TBABJ Announces the Winners of the 2008 Griot Drum Awards

The following journalists were honored with awards at the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists’ Griot Drum Awards banquet Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg.

Winners:
Television, Spot News -- "MLK Parade," WFTS News and Production Team, WFTS/ABC Action News.

Television, Non-Deadline Reporting -- "Freedom Riders," Dennis Hollingsworth, WTSP-TV 10.

Television, Investigative/Series, "Taking Action series," Matt McGlashen and Jackie Callaway, WFTS/ABC Actions News.

Television, Community/Public Affairs, "A Gulf Coast Journal: Buck O'Neill profile," Jen Noble, WEDU-TV.

Television, Documentary, "Central Avenue Remembered," Spencer Briggs, WEDU-TV.

Deadline and Spot News Reporting, Print (circ. above 100,000): "Jury spares Steele's Life," Jamal Thalji, Molly Moorhead and Julia Kumari Drapkin, St. Petersburg Times.

Print, Investigative Reporting, (circ. above 100,000), "A Chase an Outcry and Shots in the Dark," Tom Lake, Molly Moorhead, Jamal Thalji, Julia Kumari Drapkin, St. Petersburg Times.

Print, Features, (circ. above 100,0000), "Mom's Call to Action," Sarah Hoye, The Tampa Tribune.

Print, Community/Public Affairs, (circ. above 100,000), "Fraternizing with the enemy, "Rodney Thrash, St. Petersburg Times.

Print, Sports Feature, (circ. above 100,000), "Family Blessings," Anwar Richardson, The Tampa Tribune.

Print, Investigative Reporting (circ. below 100,000), "American Recession, Black Depression," Charles Cherry II, Florida Courier.

Print, Features, (circ. below 100,000) "United Front, "Wade Tatangelo, Creative Loafing.

Print, Community/Public Affairs, (circ. below 100,000), "Complete Systems Failure," Jenise Morgan, Florida Courier.

Print, Sports Feature, (circ. below 100,000), "New Name, Same Winning Spirit," Charles Cherry II, Florida Courier.

Print, Commentary, (circ. below 100,000), "Black Colleges Deal with Mission Creep," Charles Cherry II, Florida Courier.

Print, Criticism, (circ. below 100,000), "Numbers Man," Megan Voeller, Creative Loafing.

Photo, Deadline and Spot News, "Relatives Devastated," Fred Bellet, Tampa Tribune.

Photo, Features, "Comfort," Lara Cerri, St. Petersburg Times.

Photo, Sports News, "Strong Finish," Fred Bellet, Tampa Tribune.

Photo, Sports Feature, "Athlete of the Year," Fred Bellet, The Tampa Tribune.

Graphic or Photo Illustration, "A Night on the Town," Lara Cerri, St. Petersburg Times.

Photo Illustration, "The Iraq War: What Would MLK Say?" Charles Cherry II, Florida Courier.

New Media, "In the Mix," Sarah Hoye, The Tampa Tribune.