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Earl and Carolyn Glenn

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The Champion triumphs
DeKalb legal organ wins first place

by Brian Egeston
be@brianwrites.com

At the 2007 Georgia Press Association (GPA) annual convention in Savannah, The Champion took home multiple awards across various categories, most notable being the first place award for general excellence in Division H.
More than 100 newspapers throughout Georgia entered the contest and more than 3,000 entries were submitted by the eligible publications.
The general excellence awards are based on points accumulated in both the advertising and editorial competition. According to the Georgia Press Association, general excellence winners are “newspapers that set the bar for overall achievement.”
Among all newspapers entered in the competition, The Champion was the second youngest publication–in existence for only 15 years. The following is a list of awards received by The Champion at the convention in 2007:

General Excellence
First Place

Information Graphics
Second Place
Travis Hudgons

Newspaper Illustration
First Place
Brian Egeston and
Travis Hudgons

Community Service
First Place
W.G. Sutlive Trophy
Andy Phelan

Lifestyle Coverage
First Place
Staff
Feature Photo
First Place
John Hewitt

Second Place
Brian Egeston

Photo Essay
First Place
Staff

Sports Feature Photo
First Place
Brian Egeston

Second Place
Travis Hudgons

Sports Writing
First Place
Matt Amato

Layout and Design
Hal M. Stanley Trophy
First Place
Kemesha Hunt and
Travis Hudgons
Hard News Writing
Second Place
Andy Phelan

Special Issues
Third Place
Staff

Serious column
Third Place
Kathy Mitchell

In addition to the editorial awards, The Champion participated in 2007GPA Advertising and Sales Conference with the following award results:

Non traditional advertising
First place    
               
Newspaper promotion 
First place

Newspaper promotion
Out of Print
   
First place
Second place   

Special Sections 
First place    
  
Newspaper promotion   
Second place  
  
Classified section
Second place   

Small ad space
Second place   
                                    
Institutional Ad              
Second place   

John Hewitt, COO of ACE III Communications, was elated about the results. “Mission accomplished,” Hewitt exclaimed. “We strive for excellence every day and hope that our readers are aware of the quality of  publication that they receive each week. We do it all for them.”






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