Best Black & White Ad

Non-Daily under 3,500

1st Place

The Camp Verde Journal

Robert Larson

Publisher

Rebecca Atha (Advertising Manager, Sales)

 

Miranda Foreman (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Lake Powell Chronicle

Sue Shinneman

Publisher

Sue Shinneman (Advertising Manager)

Ed Pease (Sales )

Ed Pease, Marty Sisk (Designer)

Marty Sisk (Composition)

 

 

3rd Place

Florence Reminder and Blade-Tribune

Donovan  Kramer Jr.

Publisher

Robert Tuley, Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager)

Kelli Kent (Sales, Designer)

 

Ruth Stalter (Composition)

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

1st Place

The Fountain Hills Times

L. Alan Cruikshank

Publisher

Kip Kirkendoll (Advertising Manager)

Brittany Pohle (Sales, Designer)

 

Pam Small (Composition)

 

 

2nd Place

Payson Roundup

Richard Haddad

Publisher

Julie Haught (Display Advertising Manager)

Scott Smith (Sales, Designer)

 

Jay Cooper (Composition)

 

 

3rd Place

White Mountain Independent (Show Low)

Greg Tock

Publisher & Editor

Wiley Acheson (Advertising Manager)

Steve Taylor (Sales, Composition)

Terri Madrid (Designer)

 

 

Non-Daily greater than 10,000

1st Place

West Valley View (Litchfield Park)

Elliott Freireich

Publisher

Stephanie Hillebrand (Advertising Manager)

Karen Befus (Sales)

Sharon Weltz (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Explorer Newspaper (Tucson)

Melanie Larson

Managing Editor

Gerry Bolkom (Advertising Manager)

Suzi Hoffmann (Sales)

LuAnne Morgan (Designer)

 

 

 

3rd Place

Sonoran News

Donald Sorchych

Publisher & Editor

Gail Dudley (Avertising Manager)

Kelly Bowers (Sales)

Barbara Balletto (Designer, Composition)

 

 

Daily under 25,000

1st Place

Daily News-Sun (Sun City)

Jason Joseph

Publisher

Tom Coakley (Advertising Manager)

Barb Epler (Sales)

Christopher Pitts (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Casa Grande Dispatch

Donovan Kramer Sr.

Assoc. Pub./Mng. Editor

Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager, Sales)

 

Lissa Katisch (Designer)

Melva Bekis (Composition)

 

 

3rd Place

The Sun (Yuma)

Julie Moreno

Publisher

Lisa Miller (Advertising Manager)

Marco Hurtado (Sales)

Jake Schroeder (Designer, Composition)

 

 

Daily greater than 25,000

1st Place

East Valley Tribune

Karen Wittmer

CEO/Publisher

Mike Palmerine (Advertising Art Director)

Shannon Landers (Sales)

Christy Byerly (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Tucson Newspapers, Inc.

Michael Jameson

President/CEO

Diana Fennie (Advertising Operations Manager)

Kerry Hilton (Sales)

Karen Keller (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place

The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)

Sue Clark-Johnson

Publisher/CEO

Kym Thill (Artist Supervisor)

Michelle Page (Sales)

Jym Nichols (Advertising Graphic Designer)

 

Best Color Ad

Non-Daily under 3,500

1st Place

The Camp Verde Journal

Robert Larson

Publisher

Rebecca Atha (Advertising Manager)

Mark Seda (Sales)

Shannon Mageary (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

The Coolidge Examiner

Donovan  Kramer Jr.

Publisher

Kara Cooper, Robert Tuley (Advertising Manager)

Robert Tuley (Sales, Designer)

 

Melva  Bekis (Composition)

 

 

3rd Place

Lake Powell Chronicle

Sue Shinneman

Publisher

 Sue Shinneman (Advertising Manager, Sales, Designer)

 

 

Marty Sisk (Composition)

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

1st Place

Payson Roundup

Richard Haddad

Publisher

Julie Haught (Display Advertising Manager)

Scott Smith (Sales)

Richard Haddad (Publisher, General Manager, Designer)

Melinda McQuerrey (Composition)

 

 

2nd Place

The Wickenburg Sun

Kevin Cloe

Publisher

 

Vic Porto (Sales)

Juan Jimenez (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily greater than 10,000

1st Place

Navajo Times (Window Rock)

Tom Arviso Jr.

Publisher/CEO

Vernon Yazzie (Advertising Manager, Sales)

 

Jolene Yazzie (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Sonoran News

Donald Sorchych

Publisher & Editor

Gail Dudley (Advertising Manager, Sales)

 

Barbara Balletto (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place

The Catholic Sun (Phoenix)

Anita Scarpati

Managing Editor

Anita Scarpati (Advertising Manager)

Jennifer Ellis (Sales, Composition)

Julie O'Keefe (Designer)

 

 

 

Honorable Mention

The Ahwatukee Foothills News (Phoenix)

Jason Joseph

Publisher

Holli Roach (Advertising Manager, Designer, Composition)

Gina Quintana (Sales)

 

 

 

Daily under 25,000

1st Place

Today’s News-Herald (Lake Havasu City)

Mike Quinn

Publisher

Steve Stevens (Advertising Director)

Donna Schroeder (Sales)

 

 

 

 

2nd Place

Casa Grande Dispatch

Donovan Kramer Sr.

Assoc. Pub./Mng. Editor

Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager)

Richard Rosales (Sales, Designer)

 

Sue White (Composition)

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily greater than 25,000

1st Place

East Valley Tribune

Karen Wittmer

CEO/Publisher

Mike Palmerine (Advertising Art Director)

Bob Galusha (Sales)

Eric Chepelsky (Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place

The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)

Sue Clark-Johnson

Publisher/CEO

Kym Thill (Artist Supervisor)

Ann Aruiza (Sales)

Lisa DuBois (Advertising Graphic Designer)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid Ad Series Black & White

Non-Daily under 3,500

1st Place

The Coolidge Examiner

Donovan  Kramer Jr.

Publisher

Kara Cooper, Robert Tuley (Advertising Manager)

Robert Tuley (Sales, Designer)

 

Melva Bekis (Composition)

 

 

2nd Place

The Camp Verde Journal

Robert Larson

Publisher

Rebecca Atha (Advertising Manager)

Warren Young (Sales)

Miranda Foreman (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

1st Place

Payson Roundup

Richard Haddad

Publisher

Julie Haught (Display Advertising Manager)

Scott Smith (Sales)

Melinda McQuerrey (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

White Mountain Independent (Show Low)

Greg Tock

Publisher & Editor

Wiley Acheson (Advertising Manager)

Kyle Rippy (Sales, Composition)

Debbie Herbein (Designer)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily greater than 10,000

1st Place

Sonoran News

Donald Sorchych

Publisher & Editor

Gail Dudley (Advertising Manager)

Kelly Bowers, Coleen Reidenbach (Sales)

Barbara Balletto (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Explorer Newspaper (Tucson)

Melanie Larson

Managing Editor

Gerry Bolkcom (Advertising Manager)

Jim Humphery (Sales)

LuAnne Morgan (Designer )

 

 

 

3rd Place

Arizona Daily Wildcat  (UofA/Tucson)

Mark Woodhams

Director

Mike Spohn (Advertising Manager, Sales)

 

Faye Joyal (Designer, Composition)

 

 

Daily under 25,000

1st Place

The Daily Courier (Prescott)

Kit  Atwell

Pub./CEO

Roy S. Trahan II (Advertising Director)

Jackie Shurtz (Sales)

Kellie Mora (Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Casa Grande Dispatch

Donovan Kramer Sr.

Assoc. Pub./Mng. Editor

Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager)

Linda Metz (Sales, Designer)

Vivian Read (Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place

The Sun (Yuma)

Julie Moreno

Publisher

Lisa Miller (Advertising Manager)

Laurel Glenn (Sales )

Jake Schroeder (Designer, Composition)

 

 

Daily greater than 25,000

1st Place

The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)

Sue Clark-Johnson

Publisher/CEO

Kym Thill, Gecko Sliwa (Artist Supervisor and Advertising Manager)

Kelly Silva (Sales)

Anabella Lindh (Advertising Graphic Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place

East Valley Tribune

Karen Wittmer

CEO/Publisher

Mike Palmerine (Advertising Art Director)

Bob Andress (Sales)

Kelli Campbell (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid Ad Series Color

Non-Daily under 3,500

 No Entry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

1st Place

Sedona Red Rock News

Robert  Larson

Publisher

Rebecca Atha (Advertising Manager, Sales)

 

Shannon Mageary (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

White Mountain Independent (Show Low)

Greg Tock

Publisher & Editor

Wiley Acheson (Advertising Manager)

Kristen Sharp (Sales, Composition)

Terri Madrid (Designer)

 

 

 

3rd Place

Chino Valley Review

Kit  Atwell

Publisher/CEO

Roy S. Trahan II (Advertising Director)

Brad Davis (Sales)

Kellie Mora (Designer)

 

 

Non-Daily greater than 10,000

1st Place

Explorer Newspaper (Tucson)

Melanie Larson

Managing Editor

Gerry Bolkcom (Advertising Manager)

Jim Humphery (Sales)

LuAnne Morgan (Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place

West Valley View (Litchfield Park)

Elliott Freireich

Publisher

Stephanie Hillebrand (Advertising Manager)

Jack Dwyer (Sales, Designer)

 

WVV Production Department (Composition)

 

 

3rd Place

The Ahwatukee Foothills News (Phoenix)

Jason Joseph

Publisher

Holli Roach (Advertising Manager, Designer, Composer)

Trish Trbovic (Sales)

 

 

 

Daily under 25,000

1st Place

Casa Grande Dispatch

Donovan Kramer Sr.

Assoc. Pub./Mng. Editor

Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager)

Robert Tuley (Sales, Designer)

 

Melva Bekis (Composition )

 

 

2nd Place

The Sun (Yuma)

Julie Moreno

Publisher

Lisa Miller (Advertising Manager)

Laurel Glenn (Sales)

Ron Hayes (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place

Kingman Daily Miner

Robin Mauser

Publisher

Jamie Lyman (Advertising Manager)

Larry Ford (Sales)

Michelle Sollows (Designer)

 

 

Daily greater than 25,000

1st Place

East Valley Tribune

Karen Wittmer

CEO/Publisher

Mike Palmerine (Advertising Art Director)

JoAnn Marrese (Sales)

Christy Byerly (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)

Sue Clark-Johnson

Publisher/CEO

Gecko Sliwa (Advertising Manager)

Mat Aurhami (Sales, Designer)

Tracy Allmandinger (Designer)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most effective use of paid small space

Non-Daily under 3,500

1st Place

The Coolidge Examiner

Donovan  Kramer Jr.

Publisher

Kara Cooper, Robert Tuley (Advertising Manager)

Sandie Kirk (Sales, Designer)

 

Ruth Stalter (Composition)

 

 

2nd Place

The Camp Verde Journal

Robert Larson

Publisher

Rebecca Atha (Advertising Manager, Sales)

 

Shannon Mageary (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place

The Copper Era (Clifton)

Rick Schneider

Publisher

Randy Johnson (Advertising Manager)

Susan Curtis (Sales )

Monica Watson (Designer, Composition)

 

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

1st Place

White Mountain Independent (Show Low)

Greg Tock

Publisher & Editor

Wiley Acheson (Advertising Manager)

Steve Taylor (Sales, Composition)

Terri Madrid (Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Sedona Red Rock News

Robert  Larson

Publisher

Rebecca Atha (Advertising Manager)

Mark Seda (Sales)

Miranda Foreman (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place

The Fountain Hills Times

L. Alan Cruikshank

Publisher

Kip Kirkendoll (Advertising Manager)

Brent Cruikshank (Sales, Designer)

 

Tangie Prieskorn (Composition)

 

Non-Daily greater than 10,000

1st Place

Sonoran News

Donald Sorchych

Publisher & Editor

Gail Dudley (Advertising Manager)

Kelly Bowers (Sales)

Mark Brontsema (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

The Ahwatukee Foothills News (Phoenix)

Jason Joseph

Publisher

 

Mary McMahon (Sales)

Steve Jordan (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place

East Mesa Independent

Bret McKeand

President

Lisa Grassie (Advertising Services Manager, Sales)

 

Kristin Doetsch (Designer, Composition)

 

 

Daily under 25,000

1st Place

The Daily Courier (Prescott)

Kit  Atwell

Pub./CEO

Roy S. Trahan II (Advertising Director)

Brad Davis (Sales)

Kim Prosser (Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place

The Sun (Yuma)

Julie Moreno

Publisher

Lisa Miller (Advertising Manager)

Kellee Sheehy (Sales)

Jake Schroeder (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily greater than 25,000

1st Place

Tucson Newspapers, Inc.

Michael Jameson

President/CEO

Diana Fennie (Advertising Operations Manager)

Mike Lotenaro (Sales)

Greg Mannino (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

East Valley Tribune

Karen Wittmer

CEO/Publisher

Mike Palmerine (Advertising Art Director)

Bog Gegner (Sales)

Melissa Neubauer (Designer)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classified Section

Non-Daily under 3,500

1st Place

The Copper Era (Clifton)

Rick Schneider

Publisher

Randy Johnson (Advertising Manager)

Copper Era Staff (Sales)

Monica Watson (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

1st Place

Payson Roundup

Richard Haddad

Publisher

Shannon Marshall (In-column Classified  Manager, sales)

 

Payson Roundup Staff (Designer)

Jay Cooper and Melinda and Sherrie McQuerrey (Composition)

 

 

2nd Place

The Fountain Hills Times

L. Alan Cruikshank

Publisher

Kip Kirkendoll (Advertising Manager)

 

Fountain Hills Times Production Staff (Designer)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily greater than 10,000

1st Place

Arizona Daily Wildcat  (UofA/Tucson)

Mark Woodhams

Director

Mike Spohn (Advertising Manager)

 

Fred Smith (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Apache Junction Independent

Bret McKeand

Vice President

Angie Mendez (Classified Advertising Manager)

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Place

The Green Valley News and Sun

Pam Mox

Managing Editor

Donna West (Classified  Manager)

Peggy Dorio (Classifed Sales Rep)

 

 

 

Daily under 25,000

1st Place

The Daily Courier (Prescott)

Kit  Atwell

Pub./CEO

Brandy Wright (Classified Manager)

 

PNI graphics department (Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place

The Sun (Yuma)

Julie Moreno

Publisher

Tisha Sullivan (Classified Manager)

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Place

Casa Grande Dispatch

Donovan Kramer Sr.

Assoc. Pub./Mng. Editor

Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager)

Entrie Dispatch Sales Staff (Sales, Designer)

 

All (Composition)

 

Daily greater than 25,000

1st Place

East Valley Tribune

Karen Wittmer

CEO/Publisher

Terry Alvarez (Classified Manager)

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special Section

Non-Daily under 3,500

1st Place

The Coolidge Examiner

Donovan  Kramer Jr.

Publisher

Kara Cooper, Robert Tuley (Advertising Manager)

Department (Sales, Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

 

2nd Place

San Pedro Valley News-Sun (Benson)

Brendan FitzSimons

Managing Editor

Brendan FitzSimons (Advertising Manager)

K. Adam Tanner (Sales)

K. Adam Tanner, Sue Coons (Designer)

Sue Coons (Composition)

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

1st Place

Payson Roundup

Richard Haddad

Publisher

Julie Haught (Display Advertising Manager)

Payson Roundup Ad Sales Team (Sales)

Payson Roundup Production Team (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Sedona Red Rock News

Robert  Larson

Publisher

Rebecca Atha (Advertising Manager)

Staff (Sales, Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

 

3rd Place

The Wickenburg Sun

Kevin Cloe

Publisher

 

Betty Watson (Sales)

Juan Jimenez (Designer, Composition)

 

 

Non-Daily greater than 10,000

1st Place

Explorer Newspaper (Tucson)

Melanie Larson

Managing Editor

Melanie Larson (Publisher)

Entire Explorer Sales Staff (Sales)

Jennifer Judge (Designer)

LuAnne Morgan (Composition)

 

 

2nd Place

The Green Valley News and Sun

Pam Mox

Managing Editor

Kelly Walter (Advertising Manager)

 

Kevin McLaughlin (Designer)

 

 

 

3rd Place

Gilbert Independent

Bret McKeand

Managing Editor

Arlene Kummetz (Advertising Services Manager)

Ann Deal (Sales)

Vicki Johnston (Designer, Composition)

 

 

Daily under 25,000

1st Place

Today’s News-Herald (Lake Havasu City)

Mike Quinn

Publisher

Steve Stevens (Advertising Director)

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Place

Casa Grande Dispatch

Donovan Kramer Sr.

Assoc. Pub./Mng. Editor

Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager)

Entire Department (Sales, Designer)

 

All of Composing (Composition)

 

 

3rd Place

Daily News-Sun (Sun City)

Jason Joseph

Publisher

 

All reps (Sales)

Christine Shull (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

Honorable Mention

The Daily Courier (Prescott)

Kit  Atwell

Pub./CEO

Roy S. Trahan II (Advertising Director)

PNI sales staff (Sales)

 

PNI graphics department (Composition)

 

Daily greater than 25,000

1st Place

The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)

Sue Clark-Johnson

Publisher/CEO

Robert Espiritu (Advertising Manager)

Sheryl Bennett (Sales)

Maria Alexander (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Tucson Newspapers, Inc.

Michael Jameson

President/CEO

Danny Maddux (Product Development Manager)

Classified Recruitment (Sales)

Market Development/Graphic Design Team (Designer)

Sandy Riggins (Advertising Manager)

 

 

3rd Place

East Valley Tribune

Karen Wittmer

CEO/Publisher

Mike Palmerine (Advertising Art Director)

Zina Parfet (Sales)

Chanda Miller (Designer, Composition)

 

Web Site Banner Ad

Non-Daily under 3,500

 No Entry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

1st Place

Payson Roundup

Richard Haddad

Publisher

Richard Haddad (Publisher, General Manager, Designer, Composition)

Scott Smith (Sales)

 

 

 

Non-Daily Greater than 10,000

 No Entry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily under 25,000

1st Place

The Sun (Yuma)

Julie Moreno

Publisher

Lisa Miller (Advertising Manager)

John Courtis (Sales )

Scott McKeogh (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Casa Grande Dispatch

Donovan Kramer Sr.

Assoc. Pub./Mng. Editor

Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager)

Robert Tuley (Sales )

Richard Rosales (Designer, Composition)

 

 

Daily greater than 25,000

1st Place

East Valley Tribune

Karen Wittmer

CEO/Publisher

Mike Palmerine (Advertising Art Director)

Jody Keyser (Sales)

Kelli Campbell (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

Honorable Mention

Tucson Newspapers, Inc.

Michael Jameson

President/CEO

Darrell Durham (Strategic Manager)

 

Denise Pharris (Senior Graphic Designer, Composition)

Stacy Nikkila (Copywriter)

Newspaper Promo Ad, Series, Section

Non-Daily under 3,500

1st Place

The Arizona Range News (Willcox)

Brendan FitzSimons

Editor & Publisher

Brendan FitzSimons (Advertising Manager)

 

Amanda Jennings (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

The Copper Era (Clifton)

Rick Schneider

Publisher

Randy Johnson (Advertising Manager)

Rick Schneider (Sales)

Monica Watson (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

1st Place

Jewish News of Greater Phoenix

Florence Eckstein

Publisher

Florence Eckstein (Publisher)

 

Becky Globokar (Production Manager, Designer,  Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

The Wickenburg Sun

Kevin Cloe

Publisher

 

 

Art Pulis (Designer)

Juan Jimenez (Composition)

 

 

3rd Place

Payson Roundup

Richard Haddad

Publisher

Richard Haddad (Publisher, General Manager, Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily greater than 10,000

1st Place

The Green Valley News and Sun

Pam Mox

Managing Editor

Kelly Walter (Advertising Manager)

 

Kevin McLaughlin (Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Anthem/Deer Valley Independent

Bret McKeand

Vice President

Sandi Perry (Advertising Services Manager)

 

Debbie Myers, Chris Williams (Designer, composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place

Prescott Valley Tribune

Kit Atwell

Pub./CEO

James Shipp (Marketing Director)

 

Donna Beeson (Designer)

 

 

Daily under 25,000

1st Place

The Daily Courier (Prescott)

Kit  Atwell

Pub./CEO

James Shipp (Marketing Director)

 

Donna Beeson (Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place

The Sun (Yuma)

Julie Moreno

Publisher

Lorraine Stofft (Marketing Manager, Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Place

Casa Grande Dispatch

Donovan Kramer Sr.

Assoc. Pub./Mng. Editor

Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager, Sales, Designer)

 

 

Melva Bekis (Composition)

 

Daily greater than 25,000

1st Place

Tucson Newspapers, Inc.

Michael Jameson

President/CEO

Darrell Durham (Strategic Manager)

 

Denise Pharris (Senior Graphic Designer, Composition)

Stacy Nikkila (Copywriter)

 

 

2nd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classified Promotion

Non-Daily under 3,500

1st Place

The Copper Era (Clifton)

Rick Schneider

Publisher

Rick Schneider (Advertising Manager, Publisher, Sales)

 

Monica Watson (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

San Pedro Valley News-Sun (Benson)

Brendan FitzSimons

Managing Editor

Brendan FitzSimons (Advertising Manager, Publisher)

 

Sue Coons (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

1st Place

Payson Roundup

Richard Haddad

Publisher

Richard Haddad (Publisher, General Manager, Designer, Composition)

Shannon Marshall (Sales)

 

 

 

 

2nd Place

The Fountain Hills Times

L. Alan Cruikshank

Publisher

Kip Kirkendoll (Advertising Manager)

 

Alan Cruikshank (Designer)

Laurie Butcher (Composition)

 

 

3rd Place

Sedona Red Rock News

Robert  Larson

Publisher

Rebecca Atha (Advertising Manager)

House (Sales)

Miranda Foreman (Designer, Composition)

 

 

Non-Daily greater than 10,000

1st Place

The Ahwatukee Foothills News (Phoenix)

Jason Joseph

Publisher

Holli Roach (Advertising Manager, Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Place

Surprise Independent

Bret McKeand

Managing Editor

Sandi Perry (Advertising Services Manager)

 

Chris Williams (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place

The Green Valley News and Sun

Pam Mox

Managing Editor

Kelly Walter (Advertising Manager)

 

Kevin McLaughlin (Designer)

 

 

Daily under 25,000

1st Place

The Sun (Yuma)

Julie Moreno

Publisher

Lorraine Stofft (Marketing Manager)

 

Jack Schroeder (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Casa Grande Dispatch

Donovan Kramer Sr.

Assoc. Pub./Mng. Editor

Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager)

Classified Department (Sales)

Melva Bekis (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily greater than 25,000

1st Place

East Valley Tribune

Karen Wittmer

CEO/Publisher

Terry Alvarez (Classified Manager)

Inside Sales Team (Sales)

Mark Sequeira (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Tucson Newspapers, Inc.

Michael Chihak

President/CEO

Darrell Durham (Strategic Manager)

 

Denise Pharris (Senior Graphic Designer, Composition)

Stacy Nikkila (Copywriter)

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro Bono Public Service Ad

Non-Daily under 3,500

1st Place

The Arizona Range News (Willcox)

Brendan FitzSimons

Editor & Publisher

Brendan FitzSimons (Advertising Manager, Publisher)

 

Amanda Jennings (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

1st Place

Payson Roundup

Richard Haddad

Publisher

Richard Haddad (Publisher, General Manager, Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Place

White Mountain Independent (Show Low)

Greg Tock

Publisher & Editor

Wiley Acheson (Advertising Manager, Sales, Composition)

 

Terry Madrid (Designer)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily greater than 10,000

1st Place

The Green Valley News and Sun

Pam Mox

Managing Editor

Kelly Walter (Advertising Manager)

 

Kevin McLaughlin (Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Explorer Newspaper (Tucson)

Melanie Larson

Managing Editor

Melanie Larson (Advertising Manager, Publisher)

 

LuAnne Morgan (Designer)

 

 

 

3rd Place

Sonoran News

Donald Sorchych

Publisher & Editor

Gail Dudley (Advertising Manager, Sales)

 

Barbara Balletto (Designer, Composition)

 

 

Daily under 25,000

1st Place

The Sun (Yuma)

Julie Moreno

Publisher

Lorraine Stofft (Marketing Manager, Sales (free))

 

Scott McKeogh (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Casa Grande Dispatch

Donovan Kramer Sr.

Assoc. Pub./Mng. Editor

Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager)

Staff (Sales)

Jenny Scharf (Designer)

Melva Bekis (Composition)

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily greater than 25,000

1st Place

The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)

Sue Clark-Johnson

Publisher/CEO

Tracey Phalen (Senior Art Director, Designer)

Gene D'Adamo (Sales)

 

Michelle Jacoby (Editor)

 

 

2nd Place

Tucson Newspapers, Inc.

Michael Jameson

President/CEO

Darrell Durham (Strategic Manager)

 

Denise Pharris (Senior Graphic Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency (in-house) Newspaper Ad (B&W)

Non-Daily under 3,500

1st Place

The Camp Verde Journal

Robert Larson

Publisher

Rebecca Atha (Advertising Manager)

Warren Young (Sales)

VAS Communications (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

1st Place

Sedona Red Rock News

Robert  Larson

Publisher

Rebecca Atha (Advertising Manager)

Warren Young (Sales)

Marketing Factory (Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Arizona Capitol Times (Phoenix)

Ned Creighton

President

Diana Creighton (General Manager)

Lori Wilson (Sales )

Results Media (Designer)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily greater than 10,000

1st Place

Sonoran News

Donald Sorchych

Publisher & Editor

Gail Dudley (Advertising Manager)

Kelly Bowers (Sales)

Veronique Vial, Cirque Du Soleil (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

The Green Valley News and Sun

Pam Mox

Managing Editor

Kelly Walter (Advertising Manager)

Maricella Bon (Sales Rep)

Scott Cullen (Designer)

 

 

 

3rd Place

Arizona Daily Wildcat  (UofA/Tucson)

Mark Woodhams

Director

Mike Spohn (Advertising Manager, Sales)

 

Nick Adamakis (Designer, Composition)

 

 

Daily under 25,000

1st Place

Casa Grande Dispatch

Donovan Kramer Sr.

Assoc. Pub./Mng. Editor

Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager)

Debbie Kephart (Sales)

Results Media Group (Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place

The Daily Courier (Prescott)

Kit  Atwell

Pub./CEO

Roy S. Trahan II (Advertising Director)

 

In-house (Designer)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily greater than 25,000

1st Place

The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)

Sue Clark-Johnson

Publisher/CEO

Kym Thill (Artist Supervisor)

Michelle Page (Sales)

Lisa DuBois (Advertising Graphic Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Ad (Color)

Non-Daily under 3,500

1st Place

Florence Reminder and Blade-Tribune

Donovan  Kramer Jr.

Publisher

Robert Tuley, Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager)

Kelli Kent (Sales)

Full Agency (Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Parker Pioneer

Mike Quinn

Editor

Steve Stevens (Advertising Manager)

Ginny Frank (Sales)

 

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

1st Place

Sedona Red Rock News

Robert  Larson

Publisher

Rebecca Atha (Advertising Manager, Sales)

 

Anugito ten Voorde of Artline Graphics (Designer and Composition)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Arizona Capitol Times (Phoenix)

Ned Creighton

President

Diana Creighton (General Manager)

Eric Rosenberg (Sales )

In House (Designer)

 

 

 

3rd Place

The Fountain Hills Times

L. Alan Cruikshank

Publisher

Kip Kirkendoll (Advertising Manager)

Duke Kirkendoll (Sales)

Martz Agency (Designer)

 

 

Non-Daily greater than 10,000

1st Place

Sonoran News

Donald Sorchych

Publisher & Editor

Gail Dudley (Advertising Manager)

Coleen Reidenbach (Sales)

Tim Fuchs (Designer, Composition )

 

 

 

2nd Place

The Green Valley News and Sun

Pam Mox

Managing Editor

Kelly Walter (Advertising Manager)

Maricella Bon (Sales Rep)

Michael Bolchak (Designer)

 

 

 

3rd Place

West Valley View (Litchfield Park)

Elliott Freireich

Publisher

Stephanie Hillebrand (Advertising Manager)

Karen Befus (Sales)

5th Gear Advertising (Designer, Composition)

 

 

Daily under 25,000

1st Place

The Sun (Yuma)

Julie Moreno

Publisher

Lisa Miller (Advertising Manager)

Brenda Fisher (Sales)

 

 

 

 

2nd Place

Casa Grande Dispatch

Donovan Kramer Sr.

Assoc. Pub./Mng. Editor

Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager)

Linda Metz (Sales)

Vivify Media (Designer )

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily greater than 25,000

1st Place

Tucson Newspapers Inc.

Michael Chihak

 

Darrell Durham (Strategic Manager)

 

Ron Lopez (Graphic Designer, Composition)

Stacy Nikkila (Copywriter)

 

 

2nd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency (in-house) for a Non-Profit

Non-Daily under 3,500

 No Entry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

1st Place

Arizona Capitol Times (Phoenix)

Ned Creighton

President

Diana Creighton (General Manager)

Eric Rosenberg (Sales)

AARP In-house (Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place

Jewish News of Greater Phoenix

Florence Eckstein

Publisher

Florence Eckstein (Publisher)

Bobbi Eller (Sales)

Amanda Blum, Howling Zoe Productions (Designer, Composition)

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily greater than 10,000

1st Place

Arizona Daily Wildcat  (UofA/Tucson)

Mark Woodhams

Director

Mike Spohn (Advertising Manager)

Lenny Karpel (Sales)

 

 

 

 

2nd Place

Sonoran News

Donald Sorchych

Publisher & Editor

Gail Dudley (Advertising Manager)

Kelly Bowers (Sales)

Heard Museum (Designer)

Alissa Wahl (Composition)

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily under 25,000

1st Place

Casa Grande Dispatch

Donovan Kramer Sr.

Assoc. Pub./Mng. Editor

Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager)

Paul Beatty (Sales)

In-house (Designer )

 

 

 

2nd Place No Entry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Place No Entry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily greater than 25,000

 No Entry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency (in-house) Political Ad Campaign

Non-Daily under 3,500

1st Place

Florence Reminder and Blade-Tribune

Donovan  Kramer Jr.

Publisher

Robert Tuley, Kara Cooper (Advertising Manager)

Kelli Kent (Sales)

Full (Designer)

 

Agency (in-house) Political Ad Campaign

 

2nd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

 No Entry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily greater than 10,000

1st Place

Explorer Newspaper (Tucson)

Melanie Larson

Managing Editor

Gerry Bolkcom (Advertising Manager)

Melanie Larson (Sales)

LuAnne Morgan (Designer)

 

 

 

2nd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Place None Awarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily under 25,000

 No Entry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily greater than 25,000

 No Entry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Excellence

Non-Daily under 3,500

1st Place

The Coolidge Examiner

Donovan  Kramer Jr.

Publisher

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Place

The Camp Verde Journal

Robert Larson

Publisher

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily 3,500-10,000

1st Place

Payson Roundup

Richard Haddad

Publisher

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Place

White Mountain Independent (Show Low)

Greg Tock

Publisher & Editor

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Daily greater than 10,000

1st Place

Explorer Newspaper (Tucson)

Melanie Larson

Managing Editor

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Place

Sonoran News

Donald Sorchych

Publisher & Editor

 

 

 

 

 

Daily under 25,000

1st Place

Casa Grande Dispatch

Donovan Kramer Sr.

Assoc. Pub./Mng. Editor

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Place

The Daily Courier (Prescott)

Kit  Atwell

Pub./CEO

 

 

 

 

 

Daily greater than 25,000

1st Place

East Valley Tribune

Karen Wittmer

CEO/Publisher

 

 

 

 

 

Daily greater than 25,000

2nd Place

The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)

Sue Clark-Johnson

Publisher/CEO