On Tuesday, Hour Detroit brought home nearly 20 honors from the annual Society of Professional Journalists – Detroit Chapter (SPJ) 2016 Excellence in Journalism Awards celebration.
Reviewed by journalists from other SPJ chapters, the Excellence in Journalism Awards recognize outstanding achievements in print, broadcast, photo, and online journalism across southeastern Michigan.
Hour Detroit was honored in the following categories:
- Cover Design: First Place—Restaurant of the Year (March 2015); Valerie Morgan, Joe Vaughn and Kosta Finnllow
- Cover Design: Second Place—Best of Detroit (June 2015); Valerie Morgan, Roy Ritchie and Veronica Soderlund
- Cover Design: Third Place—The Food Issue (August 2015); Valerie Morgan and Cybelle Codish
- Explanatory Story: First Place — Reclaiming the Rouge (May 2015); Kurt Kuban
- Explanatory Story: Second Place — City of Vision (Health Guide, Spring 2015); Monica Mercer
- Feature Story: First Place — Oneita the Magnificent (January 2015); Jeff Waraniak
- Feature Story: Second Place — A Long Day’s Coney Into Night (July 2015); Steve Wilke, Dorothy Hernandez, Jeff Waraniak and Casey Nesterowich
- Feature Story: Honorable Mention — Life in the Cadaver Lab (October 2015); Jeff Waraniak
- Feature Story: Honorable Mention — Inside the House of Truth (November 2015); Scott Atkinson
- Feature Photography: Second Place — Inside the House of Truth (November 2015); Josh Scott
- Feature Photography: Third Place — Legendary Favorites (June 2015); Roy Ritchie
- Feature Photography: Honorable Mention — Authentic Artistry (March 2015); Cybelle Codish
- Headline Writing: First Place — Absinthe Minded, Food-Porn Illness, Grounds Control, Making the Leap, Shelf Awareness (October, August and July 2015); Dorothy Hernandez
- Localization of a National Story: First Place: Farm to Table: Delivering the Goods (August 2015); Dorothy Hernandez, Casey Nesterowich and Steve Wilke
- Magazine Spread Design: First Place — Elements of Surprise (March 2015); Valerie Morgan, Joe Vaughn and Kosta Finnllow
- Magazine Spread Design: Second Place — Inside the House of Truth (November 2015); Veronica Soderlund and Josh Scott
- Magazine Spread Design: Third Place — A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (March 2015); Valerie Morgan and Marvin Shaouni
- Magazine Spread Design: Honorable Mention — Reclaiming the Rouge (May 2015); Veronica Soderlund
- Sports Reporting: First Place — It Was a Very Good Year (April 2015); Jeff Waraniak
For more information, visit spjdetroit.org.
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