APSE JUDGING COMMITTEES 2013
Feb. 9-13, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Investigative Reporting & (and Final Breaking News: 75,001-175,000
Room: Mark Faller’s room
Chair: Mark Faller, Arizona Republic
John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times
Jeff Kuehn, Oakland Press
Nick Mathews, Houston Chronicle
Daily Sections: Under 30,000 (and Final Beat Writing: Over 175,000)
Room: Bay Lake
Chair: Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star
Frank Corsoe, Toledo Blade
Gene Warnick, Los Angeles Daily News
Brian Rosener, Daily American Republic (Poplar Bluff, Mo.)*
Daily Sections: 30,000-75,000 (and Final Beat Writing: 30,000-75,000)
Room: Glen Crevier’s room
Chair: Glen Crevier, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Tim Bannon, Chicago Tribune
Jay Lee, Houston Chronicle
Alex Mena, Miami Herald
Daily Sections: 75,001-175,000 (and Final Beat Writing: 75,001-175,000)
Room: Scott Chancey/Daniel Paulling room
Chair: Jim Luttrell, New York Times
Chris DeLuca, Chicago Sun Times
Loren Nelson, Minnesota Hockey Hub
Scott Chancey, Index-Journal (Greenwood, SC)*
Daily Sections: Over 175,000 and Final Column Writing: 30,000-75,000)
Room: Eddie Harbour/Peter Fuertes room
Chair: Lauren Gustus, Reno (Nev.) Gazette
Mike Harris, Washington Times
John Boyle, Cox Media Group Ohio
Eddie Harbour, Santa Barbara News-Press*
Sunday Sections: Under 30,000 and Final Column Writing 75,001-175,000)
Room: Michael Wallace/Tony Adame room
Chair: John Quinn, Philadelphia Inquirer
Mike Kates, Chicago Tribune
Kevin Winters Morriss, Salt Lake Tribune
Michael Wallace, ESPN/ESPN.com (DF)
Sunday Sections: 30,000-75,000 (and Final Explanatory: 75,001-175,000 and Final Column Writing: Under 30,000)
Room: Joe Sullivan’s room
Chair: Joe Sullivan, Boston Globe
Roger Simmons, Orlando Sentinel
Jeff Maillet, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Peter Fuertes, Los Angeles News Group (DF)
Sunday Sections: 75,001-175,000 (and Final Column Writing: Over 175,000 and Final Explanatory: Under 30,000)
Room: Jerry Micco’s room
Chair: Jerry Micco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Melissa Geisler, Yahoo! Sports
Ed Reed, Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press
Daniel Paulling, Hanover (PA) Evening Sun*
Sunday Sections: Over 175,000 (and Final Feature: 75,001-175,000 & Final Breaking: Over 175,000)
Room: Royal Palm
Chair: Mary Byrne, USA Today
Tom Maloney, Toronto Globe and Mail
Steve Trosky, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Tony Adame, Wichita Eagle (DF)
Special Sections: Under 30,000 & Beat Writing: Under 30,000
Room: Windermere
Chair: Todd M. Adams, UT San Diego
Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News
Lorenzo Reyes, CBSSports.com
Chuck Bausman, Philadephia Daily News
Special Sections: 30,000-75,000 & Beat Writing: Over 175,000
Room: Zack Creglow/Izzy Gould room
Chair: Ben Brigandi, Williamsport (Pa.) Gazette
Todd Harmonson, Orange County Register
Jared Cowley, The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
Zack Creglow, Casper Star-Tribune*
Special Sections: 75,001-175,000 & Beat Writing: 30,000-75,000
Room: Dan Chalk/Doug Zaleski room
Chair: Larry Graham, UT San Diego
Dan Chalk, Midland (MI) Daily News*
Nick Talbot, Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald
Matt Rennie, Washington Post
Special Sections: Over 175,000 & Beat Writing: 75,001-175,000
Room: Monica Holland/Anna Grearson room
Chair: John Bednarowski, Marietta Daily Journal
Monica Holland, Fayetteville Observer (DF)
Scott Thurston, Boston Globe
John Turner, The Sporting News
Feature Writing: Under: 30,000 & Explanatory: Over 175,000 (and Final Project: Under 30,000)
Room TBA
Chair: Dave Ammenheuser, Nashville Tennessean
Doug Zaleski, The Star Press (Muncie IN)*
Ira Schoffel, Tallahassee Democrat
Lisa Wilson, Buffalo News
Feature Writing: 30,000-75,000 & Breaking News: 75,001-175,000 (and Final Project: 75,001-175,000)
Room TBA
Chair: Don Shelton, Seattle Times
Robert Gagliardi, Cheyenne Newspapers Inc.
Anna Grearson, Times Argus (Barre, VT)*
Burt Henry, San Antonio Express-News
Feature Writing: Over 175,000 & Explanatory: Under, 30,000 (and Final Beat Writing: Under 30,000)
Room TBA
Chair: Hank Winnicki, Newsday
Chet Fussman, Florida Times Union
Dan Uthman, USA Today
Chris White, Athens Banner-Herald
Explanatory: 30,000-75,000 & Explanatory: 75,001-175,000 (and Final Feature: Under 30,000)
Room TBA
Chair: Scott Monserud, Denver Post
Paul Skrbina, Chicago Tribune
Deborah Barrington, USA Today
Mark Bradley, Palm Beach Post
Project Reporting: Under 30,000 & Project Reporting: Over 175,000
Room TBA
Chair: Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press
Matt Traub, Central New York Newspapers
Justin Pelletier, Sun Journal (Lewiston, ME)
Andy Kuppers, Lakeland Ledger
Project Reporting: 30,000-75,000 & Column Writing: 75,001-175,000 (and Final Explanatory: Over 175,000)
Room TBA
Chair: Kathy Laughlin, Sun Sentinel
Mike Szvetitz, Opelika-Auburn News
Scott Zucker, USA Today
Ruben Luna, Detroit News
Project Reporting: 75,001-175,000 & Column Writing: 30,000-75,000 (and Final Feature: 30,000-75,000)
Room TBA
Chair: Jorge Rojas, Miami Herald
Chris Imperiale, Scranton Times-Tribune
Roy LeBlanc, Tampa Bay Times
Iliana Limon, Orlando Sentinel
Column Writing: Under 30,000 & Column Writing: Over 175,000 (and Final Breaking: 30,000-75,000)
Room TBA
Chair: Ron Fritz, Baltimore Sun
Mike Huguenin, NYTimes.com
Oscar Dixon, The Associated Press
Tom Quinlan, Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.)
Feature Writing: (75,001-175,000) & Breaking News: 30,000-75,000 and Final Breaking: Under 30,000
Room TBA
Chair: Tommy Deas, Tuscaloosa News
Kent Babb, Washington Post
Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel
Keith Chartrand, Villages Daily Sun
Breaking News: Under 30,000, Final Feature: Over 175,000 and Final Project: Over 175,000)
Chair: Drew Van Esselstyn, Newark Star Ledger
Adena Andrews, CBSSports.com
Marty Bernoski, ESPN.com
Connor Ennis, New York Times
Breaking News: Over 175,000, Final Explanatory: 30,000-75,000 and Final Project: 30,000-75,000)
Chair: Teri Thompson, New York Daily News
Bill Speros, ESPN.com
Patrick Hanrahan, ESPN.com
Multimedia: Over 2 million uniques, Multimedia: Under 2 million uniques & AP writing contest and AP photo contest
Room TBA
Chair: Garry Howard, Sporting News
Phil Kaplan, Knoxville News Sentinel
Izzy Gould, Alabama Newspaper Group*
* All committee assignments subject to change
