2003 Front Page Award Winners
Newspapers
Beat Reporting: Karla Schuster, Newsday, “Roosevelt Schools: Students, Preparing For Exams Just Part of Ordeal.”
General Business: Susan Pulliam and Deborah Solomon, Wall Street Journal, “Uncooking The Books, Fraud at WorldCom.”
Criticism: Ariella Budick, Newsday, “Leo the Lionized, Renaissance Man.”
Column/Editorial: Irene Virag, Newsday, “Natural World: Hot, Smelly Skunk Cabbage Herald The New Season.”
Deadline Reporting: Rita Ciolli, Newsday, “Sins Of The Fathers, Priest Scandal.”
Feature Writing: Andrea Gurwitt, Herald News, “Caught In The Middle; Mother Makes Too Much For Assistance, But Not Enough To Live On.”
Humor Writing: Kathleen O’Brien, The Star Ledger, “How To Let Go? The Truth Slowly Dawns.”
In-Depth Reporting: Lucette Lagnado, Wall Street Journal, “America’s Health Care System: A Young Woman, An Appendectomy, And A $19,000 Debt” (a three-part healthcare series).
Lifestyle Reporting: Erica Marcus, Newsday, “Food Without The Fuss: TV Dinners.”
Specialized Writing: Amy Ellis Nutt, The Star Ledger, “The Seekers: Will the Universe Disappear?”
New Reporter: Franziska Castillo, The Journal News, “Deadly Fire Reveals Dangers On Nodine Hill.”
Sports: Janet Paskin, The Journal News, “Teen Kicks Myth With Tae Kwon Do.”
Photojournalism
News: Ruby Washington, New York Times, “Colin, You Made A Good Speech.”
Sports: Kathy Kmonicek, Newsday, “Cliff Floyd’s Painful Day.”
Feature: Suzanne Plunkett, Associated Press, “Parks 90th.”
Human Interest: Mayita Mendez, Newsday, “Rose of Remembrance.”
Photo Essay: Suzanne Plunkett, Associated Press, “Afghanistan Women’s Prison Tales.”
Magazines
Business: Suzanna Andrews, Vanity Fair, “Shattered Dynasty: The Pritzker Family.”
Science/Health/Medicine: Karen Houppert, Self, “Race and Breast Cancer: The Survival Gap.”
News: Marie Brenner, Vanity Fair, “France’s Scarlet Letter.”
Criticism: Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, “Mother’s Helpers;” “On The Contrary;” “Food Processor:” Book Reviews.
Lifestyle: Jessica Seigel, Lifetime Magazine, “Bent Out of Shape.”
Entertainment: Laura Jacobs, Vanity Fair, “Taking It All Off: Gypsy Rose Lee.”
Wires
Beat Reporting: Sandy McClure-Bensinger, Gannett, “Were Rules Bent For Parolee.”
Personal Finance: Martha Graybow, Reuters, “U.S. Soldiers Tackle Finances Before War Duty.”
General Business: Helen Stock, Bloomberg News, “AIG, Victim’s Attorneys Sift Through Nightclub Ashes.”
Deadline Reporting: Caroline Humer, Reuters, “New York Dogs Try Yoga for Stress Relief.”
Feature Writing: Helen O’Neill, Associated Press, “A Father’s Farewell.”
Column/Editorial: Gunna Dickson, Reuters, “Traveling With, Or Without, Your Best Friend.”
Specialized Writing: Victoria Thieberger, Reuters, “Economists Walk on the Wild Side Of Human Behavior.”
Science/Medicine: Johanna Bennett, Dow Jones, “Take 2 Aspirin and Email Me In The Morning.”
New Reporter, Wire Services: Hollister Hovey, Dow Jones, “Scios Expected To Keep On Pumping: Cancer Drugs.”
Internet
Feature: Leela Jacinto, ABCNews.com, “Taking on the Tradition: One Kenyan Girl Confronts A Cruel World About Her Circumcision.”
Criticism: Jane Black, BusinessWeek.com, “The System That Doesn’t Safeguard Travel: Airline Safety.”
Business Feature: Jane Black, BusinessWeek.com, “Behind the High Speed Slowdown: Tech Or Content Problem.”
News: Jennifer Barrett, Arlene Getz, Suzanne Smalley, Newsweek.com, “They Never Did Come Back.”
The Peggy Awards for Broadcasting
Television General Business: Jan Hopkins, CNN, “Vanishing Retirement.”
Television Commentary: Roma Torre, NY1 News, “Big River: Broadway Review.”
Television Feature: Lisa Fenn, ESPN, “High School Basketball Star Chris Paul.”
Television Magazine: Katie Couric and Sophia Faskianos, NBC News, “The Central Park Jogger.”
Radio Commentary: Tara Anderson, WFUV, “Ballads of September 11.”
Radio Features: Emily Botein, WNYC Radio, “If They Had A Pill, I’d Be There In A Second: Stuttering.”
Radio General Business: Amy Eddings and Andrea Bernstein, WNYC Radio, “Handshake Hotels.”
Radio News: Allison Keyes, National Public Radio, “No Knock Warrants.”