2003 FRONT PAGE AWARDS 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" 

  Wire Services

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"