2006 Katie Award Winners

The Press Club of Dallas presented its 48th annual Katie Awards Saturday, Nov. 18, to more than 700 journalists and communications professionals at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas. The Katie Awards support the Press Club of Dallas Foundation’s endowment for scholarships. The following is a list of the 2006 Katie Award recipients and their winning category:

Major Market Newspapers
Best Spot News Story
Michelle Hillen
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Big Easy Levees Burst 

Major Market Newspapers
Best General News Story
Scott Parks, Reese Dunklin and Holly K. Hacker
The Dallas Morning News
Rivalry Spins into FBI Probe

Major Market Newspapers
Best Feature Story
Hugh Aynesworth
Washington Times
Louisiana Justice

Major Market Newspapers
Best Investigative Reporting
Elizabeth Albanese
The Bond Buyer
Smoke Gets in Your Ayes 

Major Market Newspapers
Best Government/Political Story
Paul Barton
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
An Unorthodox Arrangement

Major Market Newspapers
Best Business News Story
Paul Monies
The Oklahoman
GM Plant 

Major Market Newspapers
Best Business Feature Story
Barry Shlachter
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Unsettled Blame

Major Market Newspapers
Best Arts Criticism
Jerome Weeks
The Dallas Morning News
Pick-up Schticks 

Major Market Newspapers
Best Arts Feature Story
Jeff Prince
Fort Worth Weekly
Lionizing Lone Star Act 

Major Market Newspapers
Best Humor/Satire
Andrea Grimes
Dallas Observer
Eye of the Beholder

Major Market Newspapers
Best Specialty News Reporting
Amy Schlesing
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Iraq Coverage

Major Market Newspapers
Best Specialty Feature
Harry Shattuck
Houston Chronicle
India: An Assault on the Senses

Major Market Newspapers
Best Specialty Feature
Larry Bleiberg
The Dallas Morning News
Low-Roller's Las Vegas

Major Market Newspapers
Best Editorial
Mike Hashimoto
The Dallas Morning News
Call Them What They Are

Major Market Newspapers
Best Sports Story
Jimmie Trammel
Tulsa World
Seeking Redemption

Major Market Newspapers
Best Sports Feature Story
Brad Townsend
The Dallas Morning News
Tormented Ex-Horn

Major Market Newspapers
Best Sports Column
Wally Hall
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Gracious Warrior

Major Market Newspapers
Best General Column
Loren Steffy
Houston Chronicle
Skilling Reminisces as Memory Fails Him

Major Market Newspapers
Best Series
Betty Brink
Fort Worth Weekly
Carswell Prison Series

Major Market Newspapers
Best Special Section
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Crimes of the Century

Major Market Newspapers
Best Headline Portfolio
Dan Puschwitz
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Major Market Newspapers
Best Reporting Portfolio
Leila Fadel
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Major Market Newspapers
Best Major Market Daily
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 

Best Major Market
Special Interest Newspaper
Dallas Observer 

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Spot News Story
The Beaumont Enterprise
Hurricane Rita: Brutal Blow 

Medium Market Newspapers
Best General News Story
Kenneth Dean
Tyler Morning Telegraph
What's in the Water

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Feature Story
Peter Gorman
Fort Worth Weekly
Smuggler's Run

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Government/Political Story
Christine Perez
Dallas Business Journal
HUD Secretary’s Blunt Warning

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Business News Story
Elizabeth Albanese
The Bond Buyer
Sealed Bids-No More

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Business Feature Story
Elizabeth Albanese
The Bond Buyer
69 Years for First Southwest 

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Sports Story
Perryn Keys
The Beaumont Enterprise
A Series of Unfortunate Events 

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Sports Feature Story
Lee Goddard
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Refugio Four

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Sports Column
Matt Young
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Jonesing for a Jinx

Medium Market Newspapers
Best General Column
Donnis Baggett
Bryan-College Station Eagle 

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Humor/Satire
John Brummett
Times Record
Brummett Columns 

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Specialty News Reporting
Elizabeth Albanese
The Bond Buyer
Bond with the Road 

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Specialty Feature Reporting
Debra Hampton and Guy Fitz
Texas Catholic
Vatican II Opened Window to Revitalize Catholicism and Methodism

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Editorial
Tom Taschinger
The Beaumont Enterprise
Perils of Political Appointees 

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Series
Elizabeth Pierson
Freedom Communications, Rio Grande Valley
Abuse on the Rise in Texas Youth Prisons 

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Special Section
Photojournalists of the Beaumont Enterprise
The Beaumont Enterprise
Rita Captured 

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Special Section
Oklahoma Gazette
Sexual Boundaries in a Red State 

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Headline Portfolio
Kevin Kerrigan
Corpus Christi Caller-Times 

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Reporting Portfolio
Scott Cooper
Oklahoma Gazette 

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Daily Newspaper
Corpus Christi Caller-Times 

Medium Market Newspapers
Best Special Interest Newspaper
Dallas Business Journal 

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best Spot News
The Lufkin Daily News
Hurricane Rita 

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best General News Story
Mark Donald
Texas Lawyer
Race Takes Center Stage
in Dallas County DA Campaign 

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best Feature Story
Robert Francis
Fort Worth Business Press
More Than Mere Survival

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best Government/Political Story
Miriam Rozen
Texas Lawyer
Mr. DeLay's Neighborhood 

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best Business News Story
Mark Donald
Texas Lawyer
Follow the Money 

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best Investigative Reporting
Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
Texas Lawyer
Report Shows Mixed Results for Big-Tex Finances in 2005 

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best Sports Story
Mary Alice Robbins
Texas Lawyer
Tall Order 

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best General Column
Bill Thompson
Fort Worth Business Press
Play It Again, Bill

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best Humor/Satire
Durhl Caussey
Seniors 2000
I'm Not Going to Pay 10 Cents to Use the Restroom 

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best Specialty News Reporting
John Browning
Rockwall County Herald-Banner
Legally Speaking - Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Sued

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best Specialty Feature Reporting
Arnold Wayne Jones
Dallas Voice
Restaurant Criticism Portfolio 

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best Special Section
Colleen B. McGushin
Texas Lawyer
The In-House Crowd

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best Series
Brenda Sapino Jeffreys, Mary Alice Robbins and Miriam Rozen
Texas Lawyer
The Border 

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best Headline Portfolio
Nathan Rich
Fort Worth Business Press 

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best Reporting Portfolio
John Council
Texas Lawyer 

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best Small Market/Community Newspaper
The Lufkin Daily News 

Special Circulation Newspapers
Best Small Special Interest Newspaper
Texas Lawyer 

Spanish-Language Newspapers
Best General News Story
Isabel Morales
Al Dia
Pierden Su Casa 

Spanish-Language Newspapers
Best Feature Story
Por Pablo Bello
Noticias Libres
Recomiendan Prevenir que Sus Hijos se Metan en Pandillas 

Spanish-Language Newspapers
Best Specialty Feature Reporting
Paulina Magdaleno
Al Dia
La Pasion de Andy 

Spanish-Language Newspapers
Best Editorial
Alfredo Carbajal
Al Dia 

Spanish-Language Newspapers
Best Sports Story
Sandra Velazquez
Diario La Estrella
Mavs y Suns Se Enfrentan con Hambre de Triunfo 

Spanish-Language Newspapers
Best Series
Jose L. Castillo
Diario La Estrella
Denuncia (2 Parts) 

Spanish Language Newspapers
Best Special Section
Gabriel Cabarrouy, Mauro Diaz, Fernando Hernandez and Carlos A. Nava
Al Dia
Copa MLS: Buscan Tesoro 

Spanish-Language Newspapers
Best Headline Portfolio
Jorge Gomez
Al Dia 

Best Spanish-Language Newspaper
Noticias Libres 

Spanish-Language Television
Best Investigative Reporting
Milensky Rega, Suzanne Rega, Martha Kattan and Carlos Tamez
KUVN Univision 23
Baby for Sale

Wire Services
Best Spot News Story
Victor Epstein
Bloomberg News
Decaying Bodies Abound in Low-Lying St. Bernard

Wire Services

Best General News Story
Sean Murphy
The Associated Press - Oklahoma
Girl Slain – Oklahoma 

Wire Services
Best Feature Story
Shaun Shafer
The Associated Press - Oklahoma
Indecent Exposure 

Wire Services
Best Government/Political Story
Liz Austin
The Associated Press – Texas
Lottery Investigation 

Wire Services
Best Business News Story
Mary Schlangenstein
Bloomberg News
American Attendants Drop Support of Joint Profit Plan 

Wire Services
Best Business Feature Story
Mary Schlangenstein
Bloomberg News
Delta, Northwest Bankruptcies May Sour More Mergers 

Wire Services
Best Specialty News Reporting
Melissa Nelson
The Associated Press - Little Rock
Delta District

Wire Services
Best Specialty Feature Reporting
Tony Cox
Bloomberg News
Texans Hunt Deer with Military Trucks, $3,000 Scopes 

Wire Services
Best Sports Story
Jaime Aron
The Associated Press – Texas
Cowboys-Owens 

Wire Services
Best Sports Feature Story
Amy Strahan
Bloomberg News
Texas Towns Save What Matters after Rita: Friday Night 

Wire Services
Best Series
The Associated Press - Oklahoma
Oklahoma Economy

Wire Services
Best Reporting Portfolio
Tim Talley
The Associated Press – Oklahoma 

Wire Services
Best Wire Service
The Associated Press – Texas 

Magazines
Best Feature Story
Valerie Asensio, Bill Keese, Brett Ringger and Valerie Bates
RIDE TEXAS Magazine
DAYTRIPS: Exploring Urban Myths & Legends 

Magazines
Best Consumer Guide
Robert Macias and TPW Editorial Staff
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
50 Reasons to Get Outside

Magazines
Best Investigative News Story
Lisa Poisso, Shelley Hawes Pate, Laura Oertling and Joylyn Niebes
Lauren Publications Inc.
Overhauling Child Protective Services

Magazines
Best Magazine News Story
Tim Rogers
D Magazine
Power Play 

Magazines
Best Editorial Column
Glenn Arbery
D Magazine
The Politics of Theater 

Magazines
Best Personal Profile/Interview
Patrecia S. Hollis
Field Artillery (U.S. Army)
Interview with Lt. Gen. John F. Sattler, Battle of Fallujah II 

Magazines
Best Writing Portfolio
Tom Wiley
RIDE TEXAS Magazine 

Magazines
Best Magazine
American Way 

Magazines
Best Magazine
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 

Radio
Best Spot News Story
WBAP News Staff
Officer Nava Shot 

Radio
Best General News Story
Capella Tucker
Houston Public Radio
Katrina Dome Volunteers 

Radio
Best Feature Story
Janet Heimlich
National Public Radio
Death Row Angels 

Radio
Best Government/Political Story
Jenni Vinson Trejo
1440 KEYS AM Radio
Immigration Crisis in America 

Radio
Best Business Story
John Pendolino
WBAP
Five Dollars a Gallon 

Radio
Best Specialty Reporting
KEDT-FM
The Shape of Texas 

Radio
Best Radio Commentary
Bob Morrison
USA Radio Network
Iraq 2005 

Radio
Best Public Affairs
Rick Hadley
WBAP
North Texas Perspective - The Amber Plan

Radio

Best Talk Show
Darrell Ankarlo, AnnMarie Petitto, Clint Granberry and Ron DeRoxtra
KLIF Dallas
Crazy Enough to Murder the Mayor? 

Radio
Best Documentary
Steve Cumming and Marla Crockett
North Texas Radio for the Blind
D-Day/The Eyes of North Texas 

Radio
Best Documentary
USA Radio Network News Team
Axis of Evil Update - What's Next in the Global War on Terror? 

Radio
Best Sports Feature Story
Mike Rogers
KRLD Radio
One Pitch Wonder 

Radio
Best Scheduled Sportscast
Chris Schneider
NewsRadio 1080 KRLD
KRLD Morning Sports 

Radio
Best Play-by-Play Sportscast
Scott Garner and Bill Mercer
Frisco RoughRiders
Frisco vs. San Antonio 

Radio
Best Series
Marla Crockett, Bill Zeeble and Catherine Cuellar
KERA 90.1 FM
Texas Schools: Where Does the Money Go? 

Radio
Best Use of Sound
Darrell Ankarlo, AnnMarie Petitto, Clint Granberry and Ron DeRoxtra
KLIF Dallas
How Iraq Almost Killed My Son! 

Radio
Best Small-to-Medium Market Newscast
Ian Crawford
KLBJ-AM
December 8, 2005

Radio
Best Major Market Newscast
Melanie Johnson, Curt Lewis, Judy Hydock and Bob Morrison
USA Radio Network
NewsWrapUSA 

Television
Best Spot News
Chip Waggoner, Casey Stegall and James Rose
KDFW Fox 4
Rita Bus Fire 

Television
Best General News Story
Steve Pickett and Billy Sexton
KTVT CBS 11
Katrina Rescue 

Television
Best Investigative Reporting
Brian Collister, Mandi Johnston and Steve Kline
WOAI-TV
TSA Missing Badge & Uniforms 

Television
Best Government/Political Story
Becky Oliver, Joe Ellis, Phil Fleming and Michael Tew
KDFW Fox 4
Public Workers, Private Profit 

Television
Best Specialty News Reporting
Stephen Kline and Brian Collister
WOAI-TV
Teachers with an Arresting History 

Television
Best Specialty Feature Reporting
Rebecca Aguilar and Bob Hawman
KDFW Fox 4
Immigration/American Wookie 

Television
Best Talk Show
Ernie Manouse and Matthew Brawley
HoustonPBS
InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse: John Irving 

Television
Best Talk Show
Rick Thompson, Yolette Garcia and Christine McConnell
KERA
Richard Avedon: In the American West - A 20th Anniversary Special 

Television
Best Documentary
Stateline Staff
OETA the Oklahoma Network
Stateline: Oklahoma Ink 

Television
Best Weathercast
Dan Henry
KDFW Fox 4
Tracking Hurricane Rita 

Television
Best Sports Story
Mike Lukaszewskyj, John Mubarak, Tom Abrahams and Andre Dorsey
KTRK-TV
Death at the Finish Line 

Television
Best Sports Feature
Patti Smith, Max Meija and Marshall Hooker
FSN Southwest
Anita Martini 

Television
Best Sportscast
Bob Schmelzle, Dana Larson, John Rhadigan and Shannon Berend
FSN Southwest
Southwest Sports Report 

Television
Best Special Sports Programming
Bob Schmelzle, Dana Larson, John Rhadigan and Brian Jones
FSN Southwest
FSN Live: Longhorns Championship Edition 

Television
Best Series
Sandie Newton, Mona Khanna and Billy Sexton
KTVT CBS 11
A Match for Dr. Mona 

Television
Best Public Affairs Programming
Texas Parks and Wildlife Television
TPW Program #1426

Television
Best Television Reporter
Jay Gormley
KTVT CBS 11 

Television

Best Live Report
Casey Stegall and Ricardo Cortes
KDFW Fox 4
Rita Evacuation Bus Fire 

Television
Best Live Report
Kris Gutierrez
KPRC-TV
Running from Rita 

Television
Best Anchor Team
Brian Curtis and Kristi Nelson
KXAS-TV/NBC 5
Brian Curtis and Kristi Nelson: NBC First at Four 

Television
Best Small-to-Medium Market Newscast
Amanda Palumbo and Ben Ary
KOKI-TV
5 p.m. Newscast

Television
Best Major Market Newscast
Karen Borta, Tracey Rowlett and Kris Kennedy
KTVT CBS 11
CBS News at 10 

Corporate/Nonprofit Communications
Best Media Kit
Stacy Boatman, Jamie Brown and Drenda Witt
JPS Health Network
An Evening at the Academy Awards "Giant" Media Kit 

Corporate/Nonprofit Communications
Best Media Relations Campaign
American Airlines Team
Weber Shandwick
Introducing American Airlines Next Generation Business Class 

Corporate/Nonprofit Communications
Best External Newsletter
Felicia Fuller, Alan Paul and Jenny Pope
Buckner
At Home with Buckner 

Corporate/Nonprofit Communications
Best Internal Newsletter
Leslie Denton-Roach, Dave Schafer and John Perry
City of Houston
City Savvy 

Corporate/Nonprofit Communications
Best Magazine, Corporate or Nonprofit
Janet Ragland, Tom Barnard and Amy Halbert
LeTourneau University
NOW Magazine 

Corporate/Nonprofit Communications
Best Annual Report
Heidi Cannella and Janice Pults
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Southwestern Medicine 

Corporate/Nonprofit Communications
Best Brochure
Katie Stavinoha, Lily Woo, Craig Brown and Rich Tuttle
Flint Hills Resources
Flint Hills Resources - Texas Operations 

Corporate/Nonprofit Communications
Best Writing Portfolio
Kathleen Tibbetts
Southern Methodist University Office of Public Affairs
SMU Magazine Portfolio 

Corporate/Nonprofit Communications
Best Film/Video
Jamie Brown
JPS Health Network
100 Years of JPS 

Visual Communications
Best Newspaper News Page Layout
News Design Staff
The Dallas Morning News
Desperate SOS 

Visual Communications
Best Newspaper Feature Page Layout
Michael Currie
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Visual Communications
Best Newspaper Graphics
W. Matt Pinkney and Steve Wilson
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The Fall 

Visual Communications

Best Editorial Cartoon for a Newspaper or Magazine
John Branch
San Antonio Express-News
Katrina Pass-the-Blame Game 

Visual Communications
Best Illustration Portfolio for a Newspaper or Wire Service
Clif Bosler
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 

Visual Communications
Best Illustration Portfolio for a Newspaper or Wire Service
Mark Hoffer
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 

Visual Communications
Best Magazine Cover, Commercial
Mark Mahorsky
Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine
August 2006 

Visual Communications
Best Magazine Cover, Corporate/Nonprofit
Kimberley Smith
The Wittenburg Door, Trinity Foundation, Inc.
The Elvis Hypothesis 

Visual Communications
Best Magazine Design, Commercial
Mark Mahorsky
Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine
July 2005 

Visual Communications
Best Magazine Design, Corporate/Nonprofit
Dorit Suffness
School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas
MANAGEMENT Magazine 

Visual Communications
Best Magazine Illustration
John Cuneo
D Magazine
Why Isn't Don Hill in Jail Yet? 

Visual Communications
Best Feature Photo for a Newspaper, Magazine or Wire Service
Ross Hailey
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Crime of the Century 

Visual Communications
Best General Photo for a Newspaper, Magazine or Wire Service
Tom Pennington
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Operation Como 

Visual Communications
Best Spot News Photo for a Newspaper or Wire Service
Khampha Bouaphanh
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Katrina Looters 

Visual Communications
Best Sports News Photo for a Newspaper or Wire Service
Matt Slocum
The Associated Press - Texas
Hockey Fight 

Visual Communications
Best Spot News Video Photography
Greg T. Johnson
WFAA-TV
We Were Lucky 

Visual Communications
Best Sports Video Photography
Arnold Payne
WFAA-TV
N Vision 

Visual Communications
Best Feature Video Photography
Randy Eli Grothe
The Dallas Morning News
Death on the Streets 

Visual Communications
Best Videotape Editing, Spot News
Greg T. Johnson
WFAA-TV
Bomb in the Bag 

Visual Communications
Best Videotape Editing, Features
Ram Guzman
KTVT
Katrina (Week 1 Closer) 

Visual Communications
Best Videotape Editing, Sports
Sean Hamilton
WFAA-TV
Fully Armed 

Visual Communications
Best Video Graphics
James Doyle
NBC 5/KXAS-TV
NBC 5 Compilation 2005-2006 

Visual Communications
Best Photography Portfolio
Smiley Pool
The Dallas Morning News 

Visual Communications
Best Video Photography Portfolio
Juan Renteria
WFAA-TV
Just Shoot 

Visual Communications
Best Videotape Editing Portfolio
Raul Rangel
KXAS-TV/NBC 5
Sweaty Head Editing 

Web Site
Best Visual Content, News Web Site
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Landmark Tower Implosion

Web Site
Best Audio Content (Podcast), News Web Site
Karen Dee Davis, April Kinser and Bridgette Williams
DallasNews.com
Bandwidth.29.1

Web Site
Best Graphics, News Web Site
Benjamin Blackwell and John Allen
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Road to Roses

Best News Web Site
DallasNews.com

Web Site
Best Visual Content, Corporate Web Site
Richard Krause
Dallas Cowboys Football Club
Cowboys Radio 

Web Site
Best Graphics, Corporate Web Site
Ken Maxwell, Beth Pedersen and Jose Vergara
Weber Shandwick
www.metrocinema.com

Web Site
Best Corporate Web Site
Deann Chisam and Michelle Suddeth
Koch Supply and Trading
www.ksandt.com

Web Site
Best Visual Content Non-Profit Web Site
Amy Seale
Buckner
Shoes for Orphans Web Site

Web Site
Best Audio Content (Podcast), Non-Profit Web Site
Children's Medical Center Dallas
Radio Spot 1 - The One for Children 

Web Site
Best Graphics, Non-Profit Web Site
Children's Medical Center Dallas
Online Car Seat Safety Program

Web Site
Best Non-Profit Web Site
Communications Department
Richardson Independent School District
Richardson ISD Web Site