Denver Business Journal staff honored by the Colorado Press Association
Written on March 2, 2010
The Denver Business Journal staff received 10 prizes, including five first-place honors, on Saturday at the Colorado Press Association's annual awards presentation for the state's newspapers.
Editor Neil Westergaard won two first-place prizes for his weekly columns in the Journal, one for serious column writing and the other for humorous columns.
The Journal staff received first-place honors for headline writing, while Karl Wimer took top prize for editorial cartoons.
And the newspaper's production department won first place for creating the year's best advertising campaign.
Other awards to the Journal staff Saturday:
• Best news story, second place ― Ed Sealover paydayloans.
• Best series of articles, second place ― Bob Mook, Neil Westergaard.
• Best real estate ad, second place ― Ashley Davis.
• Best series, third place ― Bob Mook, Cathy Proctor, Noelle Leavitt.
• Best special section, third place ― Greg Avery, Alisa Hatcher, Kathleen Lavine, Boots Gifford.
The Journal was judged alongside other weekly newspapers. The contest period covered Sept. 1, 2008, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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