Editorial Cartoon
Winner: “Driver’s Seat,” Rob Rogers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Finalists: “Hindenburg,” Rob Rogers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Phone Records,” Rob Rogers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Feature, Magazines
Winner: “Books and Babies,” Geoff Rushton, Town & Gown
Finalists: “Go West,” Mark Collins and Cara J. Hayden, Pitt Magazine
“Class Act,” Carole P. Smith, H magazine

Feature, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: “Like/Lik,” Bruce Steele, John Harvith and Patricia Lomando White, Pitt Chronicle
Finalists: “Underground Research Series,” Bruce Steele and Daniel Bates, Pitt Chronicle
“A Lot of Scope,” Bruce Steele, Pitt Chronicle

Radio Feature/Documentary
Winner: “Back in the Day,” Bob Studebaker, WDUQ-FM
Finalists: “Five Years After 9/11,” Kevin Gavin, Mark Nootbaar, Katherine Fink and Alexandria Chaklos, WDUQ-FM
“Losing the Farm,” Jason Witmer, “The Allegheny Front”

Photo Essay or Story
Winner: “Coal Disaster – Mexico,” Annie O’Neill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Finalists: “Going to the Map,” John Beale, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Scars on the Outside,” Justin Merriman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Harry Coughanour Award for Feature Photography, Newspapers, Wire Services or Magazines
Winner: “Homecoming,” Joe Appel, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Finalists: “In Memory of a Marine,” Edward Cope, The Herald-Standard
“Rescued From Fire,” Eric Felack, Valley News Dispatch

Feature/Series, Videography
Winner: “The Cellvations,” Ralph Iannotti and David Colabine, KDKA-TV
Finalists: “The Black Potter,” Pierina Morelli, WQED-TV
“Return to the Roots of Civil Roots,” Pierina Morelli, WQED-TV

Feature, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: “Passages,” Patti Conley, Beaver County Times
Finalists: “Well of Lives,” Bob Bauder, Patti Conley, April Johnston and Bill Vidonic, Beaver County Times
“A Church Filled Only With Faith,” Larissa Theodore, Beaver County Times

Feature, Television
Winner: “One Year in Brownsville,” David Solomon, WQED-TV
Finalists: “Cabbie Mayor,” Bob Mayo, WTAE-TV
“Big Savage Tunnel,” David Solomon, WQED-TV

Feature, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: “A Brother Lost in Life and Found in Death,” Gary Rotstein, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Finalists: “Buried in Rubble,” Mike Wereschagin, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
“A Friend in His Corner,” Cristina Rouvalis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Public Affairs/Documentary, Television
Winner: “Tribute to Pittsburgh’s Bishop,” Stacy Smith, KDKA-TV
Finalists: “Journey of Faith,” Dennis Woytek, Duquesne University
“Braddock’s New Battle,” “On Q Magazine,” WQED-TV

Business, Magazines
Winner: “Delivery Driver,” Ray Marano, Smart Business
Finalists: “Women in Business,” Angie Berzonski, Katrina Perkosky and Jacob Koestler, Johnstown Magazine
“Power Play,” Ray Marano, Smart Business

Business, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: “The Chopping Block,” Charlie Deitch and Marty Levine, Pittsburgh City Paper
Finalist: “A Tale of Two Cities,” Violet Law, Pittsburgh City Paper

Business, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: “What Lies Beneath,” Jennifer Thomas, Centre Daily Times
Finalists: “Lackin’ Pickers, Local Farms Are Facing a Problem – The Squeeze on Migrant Workers,” Eric Poole, Elwood City Ledger
“My Space, Your Space,” Tamara Simpson, Valley News Dispatch

Business, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: “Wild, Wild East,” Dan Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Finalists: “Mexico’s Mine Crisis,” Jerome L. Sherman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“BankTown U.S.A.,” Dan Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Science, Health & Technology, Magazines
Winner: “It’s Pay Dirt,” Jeffery Fraser, Pittsburgh Quarterly
Finalists: “Starzl: A Genius in Our Midst,” Jeffery Fraser, Pittsburgh Quarterly
“Rockin’ the Boat,” Michelle Pilecki, H magazine

Science, Health & Technology, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: “Seeds of Change,” Chris Potter, Pittsburgh City Paper

Science, Health & Technology, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: “Stigma & Secrets,” Patti Conley, Beaver County Times

Science, Health & Technology, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: “It Will Test His Soul,” Luis Fabregas, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Finalists: “Rescuing Dreams,” Ervin Dyer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Waiting to Inhale,” David Bruce, Erie Times-News

Cultural, Magazines
Winner: “Natural Treasure,” Mike Schiller, Pittsburgh Magazine
Finalists: “Beyond Aftermath,” Cindy Gill, Pitt Magazine
“Full Court Press,” Karen Lillis, Pittsburgh Quarterly

Cultural, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: “Artwork Becomes Him,” Bill O’Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper

Cultural, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: “Art Beat,” Rex Rutkoski, Valley News Dispatch
Finalist: “Old School, New Visions,” Lisa Micco, New Castle News

Cultural, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: “Stage Wrongs,” Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Finalists: “Theater Superstition,” Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
“Next Time You Hear ‘Messiah,’ Listen for Word Painting,” Andrew Druckenbrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Criticism, Magazines
Winner: “Can You Dig It? Yes,” Sandy Levis, Pittsburgh Quarterly

Criticism, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: “Art Reviews,” Adam Grossi, Pittsburgh City Paper
Finalist: “Prince of the City,” Aaron Jentzen, Pittsburgh City Paper

Criticism, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: “After Suicide, Stations Should Rethink ‘Gotcha Stories,'” Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Sports, Magazines
Winner: “Lion in Wait,” Matt Herb, Town & Gown
Finalists: “A Season to Remember,” Bo Schweren, Pitt Magazine
“Bouncing Back,” Chris Strauss, Pittsburgh Magazine

Sports, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: “Catching On,” Chris Scarnati, Pittsburgh Sports Report
Finalists: “All Steelers, All the Time,” John Mehno, Pittsburgh Sports Report
“Birth of the Super Bowl,” George Von Benko, Pittsburgh Sports Report

Sports Reporting, Radio
Winner: “30th Anniversary of Pitt’s National Championship,” Eric Hagman, KQV Radio

Sports Photography, Newspapers, Wire Services and Magazines
Winner: “Year of Mud,” Matt Freed, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Finalists: “Fouled-Up Fly Ball,” Peter Diana, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“High Flyers,” Guy Wathen, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Sports Videography
Winner: “Steeler Monday,” John Steigerwald and Michael Challik, KDKA-TV

Sports, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: “Inseparable,” Cory Giger, Altoona Mirror
Finalist: “Safe at Home,” Kayleen Cubbal, New Castle News

Sports Reporting, Television
Winner: “Struggle for Glory,” Iris Samson, WQED-TV
Finalists: “Jerome Bettis Show,” Dean Iampietro and Channel 11 Sports Staff, WPXI-TV
“Steeler Monday,” John Steigerwald and Michael Challik, KDKA-TV

Sports, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: “Parting Shots,” Rick Shrum, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Finalists: “Long John’s Long Race,” Chuck Finder, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Friends for Life,” Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Editorial, Magazines
Winner: “Reading Between the Lines,” Douglas Heuck, Pittsburgh Quarterly

Editorial, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: “Moon Board Must Make Decision Now,” Vincent Townley, Coraopolis-Moon Record
Finalists: “The Activist Judge Myth,” Lee Chottiner, The Jewish Chronicle
“Warning: I-376 Boondoggle Ahead,” Alan Wallace, Times-Express

Radio Commentary/Editorial
Winner: “Remembering an Ethanol Pioneer,” Jennifer Szweda Jordan, The Allegheny Front

Editorial, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: “DeWeese Continues Mugging Taxpayers,” Paul S. Sunyak, The Herald-Standard
Finalists: “Tiffany’s Story: A Cautionary Tale,” Louis Florian, The Observer-Reporter
“Oddities in Auditing,” Mitchel Olszak, New Castle News

Editorial, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: “The Year of Finding Hope,” Joann Cantrell, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Finalists: “Nobody’s Home,” Reg Henry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Symptoms and Solutions,” Gery Steighner, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Column, Magazines
Winner: “Google Knows How to Flirt,” James Morris, Pittsburgh Quarterly
Finalists: “Growing Pains,” Anne-Marie Welsh, Faith Magazine
“Life of an Ex-CEO,” Chris Allison, Pittsburgh Quarterly

Column, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: “Steelers’ Fan Euphoria Breaks Down Race, Class Issues,” Lou Ransom, New Pittsburgh Courier
Finalist: “Detours,” Marty Levine, Pittsburgh City Paper

Column, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: “From the Desk of …,” Kayleen Cubbal, New Castle News

Column, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: Mike Seate, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Finalists: Brad Bumstead, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Pat Howard, Erie Times-News

Enterprise/Investigative Series, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: “Organ Donation: A Gift of Life,” Zandy Dudiak, Times Express

Enterprise/Investigative Series, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: “Affordable Housing,” Pat Litowitz, New Castle News
Finalist: “Protect & Serve,” Kathy Mellott and Staff, The Tribune-Democrat

Enterprise/Investigative Series, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: “Twanda Carlisle Inquiry,” Jeremy Boren and Richard Byrne Reilly, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Finalists: “Mine Dangers, Mine Safety,” Dennis B. Roddy and Steve Twedt, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Enterprise/Investigative Article, Magazines
Winner: “A Flood of Help,” Jeffery Fraser, H magazine
Finalist: “A Way of Life Fading,” Tracey Dooms, Town & Gown

Enterprise/Investigative Article, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: “Identity Crisis,” Mart Levine, Pittsburgh City Paper

Enterprise/Investigative News, Radio
Winner: “On the Beaten Path: Pedaling Pittsburgh and Beyond,” Mark Nootbaar, WDUQ-FM
Finalists: “Citizens Explore Transit Troubles,” Katherine Fink, WDUQ-FM
“High Waters: The Price of Development,” Jennifer Szweda Jordan, “The Allegheny Front”

Enterprise/Investigative Article, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: “Nobody’s Homes,” Jay Young, Altoona Mirror
Finalists: “Hoping She’ll Deliver,” Larissa Theodore, Beaver County Times
“Let’s Make a Deal, With a Life on the Line,” Scott Beveridge, Observer-Reporter

Enterprise/Investigative News, Television
Winner: “Cyber Charter School Investigation,” Andy Sheehan and Mike Regan, KDKA-TV
Finalists: “Councilwoman Under Fire,” Rick Earle, Tim Holoman and Paul Feiling, WPXI-TV
“Living in Filth,’ Karen Welles and Scott Dobson, WPXI-TV

Enterprise/Investigative Article, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: “Loopholes Leave Some Children Behind,” Mark Houser, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Finalist: “Lost Boy Sought Peace, Found Death,” Gabrielle Banks, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Spot News, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: “Ravenstahl an Unknown to Jewish Pittsburgh,” Lee Chottiner, The Jewish Chronicle

Spot News, Radio
Winner: “Casino Winner,” Katherine Fink, WDUQ-FM
Finalists: “Spam-A-Lot,” Stephen Baum and Jim Cunningham, WQED-FM
“Mayor O’Connor’s Funeral,” KQV News Team, KQV Radio

Spot News Photography, Newspapers, Wire Services or Magazines
Winner: “Last Day of School,” Philip G. Pavely, Pittsburgh Tribune- Review
Finalists: “Marriage to God,” Sean Stipp, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
“Control Burn,” Guy Wathen, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Spot News, Videography
Winner: “Everything’s Gone,” David Colabine, KDKA-TV

Spot News, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: “History Repeats Itself,” Pete Bosak, Jennifer Thomas and Chris Rosenblum, Centre Daily Times

Spot News, Television
Winner: “Passing of Power,” Bob Mayo, WTAE-TV
Finalists: “Big Ben’s Accident,” KDKA Staff, KDKA-TV
“Pigeon Shooter,” Channel 11 News Staff, WPXI-TV

Spot News, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: “Remembering Alcor,” Kara Rhodes, Erie Times-News
Finalists: “Clinging to Hope,” Tribune-Review Staff, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
“Finally Free,” Jill King Greenwood, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Continuing Coverage, Non-Daily Newspapers
Winner: “Gambling Coverage,” Charlie Deitch, Pittsburgh City Paper
Finalist: “Rick Santorum’s Residency Issue,” Vera Miller, Penn Hills Progress

Continuing Coverage, Radio
Winner: “Death of a Mayor,” Kevin Gavin, Alexandria Chaklos, Mark Nootbaar, Katherine Fink, Betsy Zamagias and Jeff Cech, WDUQ-FM
Finalists: “Pittsburgh Symphony Tour,” Jim Cunningham, WQED-FM
“Week in Review,” James Murphy, KQV Radio

Continuing Coverage, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
Winner: “Grave Error,” Tamara Simpson, Tom Yerace and Chuck Biedka, Valley News Dispatch

Continuing Coverage, Television
Winner: “Tragedy at Sago,” KDKA Staff, KDKA-TV
Finalists: “Flying to the Future,” Scott Bremmer, WSEE-TV
“Sago Mine Disaster,” Channel 11 News Staff, WPXI-TV

Continuing Coverage, Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Over 45,000
Winner: “Mayor Bob O’Connor’s Illness and Death,” Rich Lord, Anita Srikameswaran and James O’Toole, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Finalist: “The Tanya Katch Case,” Jill King Greenwood and David Conti, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

The following Quill Award winners also received best-of-show awards:

Ed King Memorial Award: Television
“Passing of Power,” Bob Mayo, WTAE-TV

Ed King Memorial Award: Radio
“Death of a Mayor,” Kevin Gavin, Alexandria Chaklos, Mark Nootbaar, Katherine Fink, Betsy Zamagias and Jeff Cech, WDUQ-FM

Ed Romano Memorial Award: Photography/Videography
“Coal Disaster – Mexico,” Annie O’Neill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Ray Sprigle Memorial Award: Non-Daily Newspapers and Magazines
“Gambling Coverage,” Charlie Deitch, Pittsburgh City Paper

Ray Sprigle Memorial Award: Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation Under 45,000
“Stigma and Secrets,” Patti Conley, Beaver County Times
Ray Sprigle Memorial Award: Daily Newspapers and Wire Services, Circulation over 45,000
“Wild, Wild East,” Dan Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Also during the awards presentation, the Press Club honored Madelyn A. Ross, associate vice chancellor for national media relations, University of Pittsburgh, with the President’s Award, and the organization awarded Bob Mayo, reporter for WTAE-TV, with the Service to Journalism Award. Both were recognized for their contributions to the field of journalism.

Jennifer Paul of Irwin, a student at Boston University, received the inaugural Press Club of Western Pennsylvania scholarship, given to an aspiring journalism student.

The lead sponsors of the 2007 Golden Quill awards ceremony are Dominion, Jack Horner Communications, PR Newswire, ReedSmith, and Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Potter, Tribune Total Media, and the University of Pittsburgh.