Marine Cpl. Matthew Hagerman and Army Staff Sgt. Terry Anderson won top individual honors in DoD's 1997 Thomas Jefferson journalism competition.
Hagerman, the 1997 print journalist of the year, is a staff writer with the Consolidated Public Affairs Office, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Second place in the print contest went to Chuck Prichard, U.S. Army Reserve 90th Regional Support Command, North Little Rock, Ark.
Anderson, the 1997 broadcast journalist of the year, works for Soldiers Radio and Television in Alexandria, Va. Second place honors went to Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Freddie J. Rodrigue, Navy/Marine Corps News, Naval Media Center, Washington, D.C.
The American Forces Information Service sponsors the annual competition. Print judges were Professor Rose Ann Robertson, director of writing programs, School of Communication, The American University; Glenn W. Goodman Jr., senior editor, Armed Forces Journal International; and Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg News Service.
Broadcast judges were Richard Wells, director of production, The Learning Channel; Joseph L. Cook, communications instructor and adjunct faculty member, Northern Virginia Community College; and Gregory D. Johnson, managing editor, NBC Radio News and Mutual News.
The rest of the results are:
Newspapers
Large military funded newspapers
1st -- Coastline, 7th Coast Guard District, Miami, Fla.
2nd -- Eifel Times, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
Small military funded newspapers
1st -- Grizzly, California National Guard, Sacramento, Calif.
2nd -- The Cargo Courier, 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, Louisville, Ky.
Civilian enterprise (metro) newspapers
1st -- Fort Campbell Courier, Fort Campbell, Ky.
2nd -- Quantico Sentry, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Va.
Civilian enterprise (tabloid) newspapers
1st -- Soundoff, Public Affairs Office, Fort Meade, Md.
2nd -- Rotovue, Joint Public Affairs Office, Marine Corps Air Station, New River, N.C.
Magazine Format Newspapers
1st -- Checkerboard, U.S. Army Reserve 99th Regional Support Command, Oakdale, Pa.
2nd -- Leading Edge, Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Writing
News writing
1st -- Air Force Staff Sgt. Allen D. Greer, 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, Louisville, Ky.
2nd -- Chuck Prichard), U.S. Army Reserve 90th Regional Support Command, North Little Rock, Ark.
Feature writing
1st -- Marine Sgt. Michael Wiener, Consolidated Public Affairs Office, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
2nd -- Army Spc. Aaron R. Reed, 100th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Austin, Texas
Commentary writing
1st -- David B. Hamilton (Army), Headquarters, 26th Area Support Group, Heidelberg, Germany
2nd -- Cpl. Deanna L. McDaniel, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, Calif.
Sports writing
1st -- Staff Sgt. Joseph K. Davis, 6th Air Refueling Wing, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
2nd -- Army Spc. Tom Findtner, Headquarters, I Corps and Fort Lewis, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Still Photography/Graphics
Single or stand alone photograph
1st -- Petty Officer 1st Class Telfair H. Brown, Commandant Coast Guard Imaging Department, Washington, D.C.
2nd -- Sgt. Nicole E. Ables, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, N.C.
Feature, news or sports picture story
1st -- Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael A. Meyers, Fleet Imaging Center Pacific, Guam
2nd -- Army Sgt. William Gregersen-Morash, 122nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Camp Murray, Tacoma, Wash.
Photojournalism
1st -- Lance Cpl. Erik S. Svihla, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
2nd -- Petty Officer 1st Class Rodney J. Furry, Naval Media Center Fleet Support Detachment San Diego
Illustrative art
1st -- Terrence Williams ,Public Affairs Office, Fort Lee, Va.
2nd -- Ted Wilbur, Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C.
Special Achievement in Print Media
1st -- Sgt. Robert J. Angus, 4th Marine Corps District, New Cumberland, Pa.
2nd -- Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Open writing
1st -- Tech. Sgt. Patrick McKenna, Airman Magazine, Air Force News Agency, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas
2nd -- Staff Sgt. Alan Moore, Soldiers Magazine, Fort Belvoir, Va.
Radio
Radio entertainment program
1st --Airman 1st Class Shelli Marie Dumais, Detachment 1, Air Force News, Frankfurt, Germany
2nd -- Army Sgt. Ty Kendrick, Southern Command Network, Panama
Radio news story
1st -- Army Spc. Jamie Harris, American Forces Network, Bavaria, Germany
2nd -- Air Force Staff Sgt. Dave Johnson, Detachment 1, Air Force News, Frankfurt, Germany
Television news story
1st -- Air Force Staff Sgt. Dave Johnson, Headquarters, American Forces Network News, Frankfurt, Germany
2nd -- Senior Airman Brett Baker, Air Force News, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas
Television feature or sports story
1st -- Sgt. Russell Barfield, Air Force News, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas
2nd -- Air Force Staff Sgt. Dave Johnson, American Forces Network News, Frankfurt, Germany
Radio spot production
1st -- Army Pfc. Wendy Cortez, American Forces Network Alaska, Fort Greely, Alaska
2nd -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Maria Christina Mercado, Naval Media Broadcast Detachment, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Television spot production
1st -- Marine Cpl. Geoffrey Camp, Detachment 11, Air Force News, Okinawa, Japan
2nd -- Team: Master Sgt. Will Norris, Tech. Sgt. Pete Casiano and Sgt. Russell Barfield, Air Force News, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas
Radio feature or sports story
1st -- Lori Miller (Army), American Forces Network, Bavaria, Germany
2nd -- Air Force Staff Sgt. Dan Robinson, Detachment 4, Air Force News, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Television information program
1st -- Team: Cmdr. Lorraine J. Romano, Chief Petty Officer Heidi Wasson and Senior Chief Petty Officer Charlotte Crist, Naval Reserve Psychological Operations Audio Visual Unit 0286, Norfolk, Va.
2nd -- Regional News Center, Pacific, Yokota Air Base, Japan
Local radio newscast
1st -- News Section, Detachment 8, Air Force News, Aviano Air Base, Italy
2nd -- American Forces Network, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Local television newscast
1st -- American Forces Network, Tokyo News Department, Detachment 10, Air Force News, Tokyo, Japan
2nd -- American Forces Network, Heidelberg, Germany
Regional radio newscast
No Award Made
Regional television newscast
1st -- Air Force Electronic News, Air Force News, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas
2nd -- Soldiers Radio and Television, Alexandria, Va.
Command information campaign
No award made. However, all three judges felt the entries merited honorable mentions. Entries were from these units: Detachment 4, Air Force News, Ramstein Air Base, Germany and American Forces Network, Bavaria, Germany.
Story by Staff Sgt. Alicia K. Borlik, USA, American Forces Press Service
| Date Taken: | 05.07.1998 |
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