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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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