Best of Photojournalism 2007: TV News Photography: Winners
TV Team Entry Finalists
(In Alphabetical Order)
- “Golden on the Pond”
- Bob Crippa, Jim Douglas, John Drilling, Brad Hadsall, Craig Norkus, Lee Wall; KARE/Minneapolis
- “It’s Football, Sir”
- Kyle Cooper, Darren Durlach, Sean Filburn, Stan Heist, Jody Weldon;WBFF/Baltimore
- “The Light from 1,436 Ft.”
- John Drilling, Dennis Stearns; KARE/Minneapolis
- “Skyway Race”
- Jim Douglas, Monica Hanson, Deb Lyngdal, Andy Sugden, Jesse Thompson; KARE/Minneapolis
- “Wilmar Kids”
- Nate Anderson, Jim Douglas, Jonathan Malat, Paul Rovelstand, Andy Sugden KARE/Minneapolis
Winners
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- 1st
- “It’s Football, Sir”
- Kyle Cooper, Darren Durlach, Sean Filburn, Stan Heist, Jody Weldon WBFF/Baltimore
- 2nd
- “Wilmar Kids”
- Nate Anderson, Jim Douglas, Jonathan Malat, Paul Rovelstand, Andy Sugden KARE/Minneapolis
- 3rd
- “Skyway Race”
- Jim Douglas, Monica Hanson, Deb Lyngdal, Andy Sugden, Jesse Thompson KARE/Minneapolis
- HM
- “The Light from 1,436 Ft.”
- John Drilling, Dennis Stearns KARE/Minneapolis
- HM
- “Golden on the Pond”
- Bob Crippa, Jim Douglas, John Drilling, Brad Hadsall, Craig Norkus, Lee Wall KARE/Minneapolis
Judges' comments
- Joel Eagle
Five fantastic stories!!!! In the end “It’s Football Sir” gets the nod. A true team effort, it showed great planning, and covered game day without missing a single detail. I thought I was back in Annapolis for a few minutes.
Another truly unique stand out in this category was “The light From 1,436 Ft.” Amazing use of the helicopter, and wireless, Ken Speake you’re an inspiration, Good Luck in retirement.
- Jay Korff
It was a pleasure watching and judging the finalists in this category. Every story blended outstanding photography and story-telling with precise teamwork. The winning entry, “It’s Football Sir”, muscled out the competition with a truly Herculean effort. They covered a typical Navy football game with the logistical planning and execution of a finely tuned military machine. Every photographer was in the right place at the right time. The end result made you feel like you were in the middle of every play.
It’s important to note that the second place finisher deserves credit for telling a particularly moving story.
- Regina McCombs
This was fun to judge because the work was outstanding. All the stories we brought into the final round placed, but it took some discussion to sort out the order. We put a lot of weight on the team aspect – the planning, coordination and working together that it took to get the job done. One downside: two very good spot news stories just couldn’t hold their own against the features.
- Mark Morache
It’s Football Sir is a stellar example of a team of photographers working seamlessly together. There was obviously a lot of thought and planning to make this team work so well. When the big moments happened in the story, they had all the angles covered, and weaved them together to tell a complete story. The shots were tight when they needed to be tight, and wide when they needed to be wide. Willmar’s Kids was only second by a breath. It had everything. I can remember about a dozen great moments, and I always feel lucky if my stories have one or two. I also want to rave about The Light from 1436 Feet. It didn’t require the planning or a whole lot of gymnastics to accomplish, but it was perfectly done. In the hands of lesser photographers, it could have been bland, but the angles, the sequencing, the pacing and the precise use of sound made it wonderfully memorable.
- Erica Simpson
“It’s Football Sir” really stood out as the winner in this category. It is a perfect example of stellar teamwork. Coverage of this event could easily have been mediocre but the final product was exciting, interesting and made me feel like I was there. “Willmar Kids” was a VERY close second place with outstanding storytelling and coverage. Skyway race in third was well executed with what clearly must have been tricky logistics. Our honorable mentions were also great. All five of these stories are wonderful examples of carefully planned teamwork.
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