NATIONAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION
The Society of the Professional Photojournalist
2001 TELEVISION NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY WINNERS FOR 2000 WORK

SPOT NEWS

PHOTOJOURNALIST

STATION

CITY

TITLE

TIME

1st Place

BRETT AKAGI

KARE

MINNEAPOLIS

WHAT I GOT

1:18

2nd Place

MAJOR KING

KMGH

DENVER

ONES WHO WALKED AWAY

1:36

3rd Place

SCOTT JENSEN

KARE

MINNEAPOLIS

GOT NOTHIN'

1:30

HM

SUZANNE BARTOLE

KNSD

SAN DIEGO

RIDE OF YOUR LIFE

1:15

GENERAL NEWS

PHOTOJOURNALIST

STATION

CITY

TITLE

TIME

1st Place

ANDY BENTON

WCNC

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

IT'LL NEVER BE OVER

1:45

2nd Place

GARY KNOX

KARE-TV

MINNEAPOLIS

LETTERS IN THE RUBBLE

1:38

3rd Place

MICHAEL DELGIUDICE

NEWS 12 LONG IS.

WOODBURY, N.Y.

RIDE FOR LIFE - 2000

3:09

HM

ERIC KEHE

KUSA

DENVER

LONG RIDGE POINT

1:57

SPORTS

PHOTOJOURNALIST

STATION

CITY

TITLE

TIME

1st Place

STEVE RHODES

WTHR

INDIANAPOLIS

BIG DREAMS THAT START SMALL

3:29

2nd Place

DOUGLAS BURGESS

WFAA

DALLAS

ONE MORE CHANCE TO PLAY

4:25

3rd Place

SEAN T. OLSON

KUSA

DENVER

THE ULTIMATE ROUND

3:13

HM

GARY KNOX

KARE

MINNEAPOLIS

A MODEST LEGEND

4:04

FEATURE

PHOTOJOURNALIST

STATION

CITY

TITLE

TIME

1st Place

ERIC OLSON

KSTP-TV

ST. PAUL, MINN.

HARVEST OF HOPE

5:06

2nd Place

DAVID SUSSMAN

WGNO-TV

NEW ORLEANS

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL

2:50

3rd Place

DOUGLAS LEGORE

WHTM-TV

HARRISBURG, PENN.

THE PRIDE OF PARKVILLE

2:53

HM

JIM DOUGLAS

KARE-TV

MINNEAPOLIS

BEYOND THE IMAGINATION

4:51

NEWS FEATURE

PHOTOJOURNALIST

STATION

CITY

TITLE

TIME

1st Place

GARY KNOX

KARE

MINNEAPOLIS

FISHING FOR LOVE

2:39

2nd Place

ERIC BLUMER

KCNC

DENVER

MUD RULES

2:32

3rd Place

STEVE RHODES

WTHR

INDIANAPOLIS

STRANGE PEOPLE PERFORMING IN PERSON

3:04

HM

SCOTT JENSEN

KARE

MINNEAPOLIS

WOODTICK TOWN

1:55

TEAM ENTRY

PHOTOJOURNALIST

STATION

CITY

TITLE

TIME

1st Place

TOM BISHOP/ KEVEN STREHLE

KING

SEATTLE

ULTIMATE GIFT

11:00

2nd Place

BEA CHANG, JIM DOUGLAS, JOHN MAHON, JONATHAN MALAT, SCOTT JENSEN

KARE

MINNEAPOLIS

RETURN OF THE WILD

3:40

3rd Place

ERIKA WUTHERICH/ DAVE DEMEDIUS

KNXV

PHOENIX

SLED DOG INN

3:04

IN-DEPTH

PHOTOJOURNALIST

STATION

CITY

TITLE

TIME

1st Place

JOHN G. WARNER

WCVE

RICHMOND, VA.

ASHLAND WALMART

10:55

2nd Place

KURT AUSTIN

KGW

PORTLAND, ORE.

MICHAEL'S MIRACLE

7:00

3rd Place

DOUGLAS BURGESS

WFAA

DALLAS

TO HELL AND BACK

4:45

HM

KEVEN H. STREHLE

KING

SEATTLE

CHASING THE DRAGON

7:00

DOCUMENTARY

PHOTOJOURNALIST

STATION

CITY

TITLE

TIME

1st Place

JOHN BAYNARD

ABC NEWS - NIGHTLINE

ARLINGTON, MASS.

FAMILY DOCTOR

17:00

2nd Place

ART HOWARD

WRAL

RALEIGH, N.C.

WILDERNESS, NC

17:00

3rd Place

JASON HANSON

KSTP

ST. PAUL, MINN.

SEARCHING SEOUL

22:03

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

PHOTOJOURNALIST

STATION

CITY

TITLE

TIME

1st Place

GARY KNOX

KARE

MINNEAPOLIS

POY COMPILATION

22:30

Runner up

DOUGLAS BURGESS

WFAA

DALLAS

POY COMPILATION

25:38:00

Finalist

LOU DAVIS

KUSA

DENVER

POY COMPILATION

20:52

STATION OF THE YEAR

PHOTOJOURNALISTS

STATION

CITY

TITLE

TIME

1st Place

KARE STAFF

KARE

MINNEAPOLIS

KARE SOY ENTRY

29:00:00

Runner up

KSTP STAFF

KSTP

ST. PAUL, MINN.

SOY

28:12:00

Finalist

KUSA STAFF

KUSA

DENVER

SOY

29:12:00

Finalist

KMBC STAFF

KMBC

KANSAS CITY, MO.

SOY ENTRY

25:52:00

Finalist

KMGH STAFF

KMGH

DENVER

SOY

30:00:00

JUDGES

RICHARD ADKINS

WRAL

RALEIGH, N.C.

CHIEF PHOTOJOURNALIST

ELISA BERKOWITZ

WTTG

WASHINGTON D.C.

PLANNING EDITOR

JANE BOULEN

WDSU

NEW ORLEANS

PHOTOJOURNALIST-FORMER QUARTERLY CLIP CHAIR

TIM GRIFFIS

KOMO

SEATTLE

PHOTOJOURNALIST

PAT GRIBBIN

WESH

ORLANDO, FLA.

CHIEF PHOTOJOURNALIST-NEWS OPERATIONS MANAGER

FLETCHER JOHNSON

ABC-NIGHTLINE

WASHINGTON D.C.

PHOTOJOURNALIST

PAT SLATTERY

WSMV

NASHVILLE, TENN.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

CONTEST CHAIRMAN

RICH MURPHY

WFLA

TAMPA. FL

CHIEF PHOTOJOURNALIST