Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2003 National Awards Winners

Sigma Delta Chi Awards for Excellence in Journalism (Society of Professional Journalists)

Non-Deadline Reporting (Largest Circulation Category)
First Place: Post-Gazette's All Nine Alive Team - "All Nine Alive" Special Section

Associated Press Sports Editors Contest

Daily Section (Category 100,000-250,000)
One of the top 20 in the country (No overall winner)

Sunday Section (Category 100,000-250,000)
Honorable Mention, Just behind the top 10

Enterprise Reporting
First Place: Lori Shontz - "Fast Forward," Series on Kenyan runners

Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards (Formerly Penney-Missouri Awards)

Health and Fitness
First Place: Christopher Snowbeck, Anita Srikameswaran, Ervin Dyer, Byron Spice - "Colors of Care" series

Pro Football Hall of Fame Dave Boss Award

Photograph of the Year - Action Category
First Place: John Beale - "Facemask"

Education Writers Association

Third Place: Gretchen McKay - "A Late Bloomer Learns to Read"

Association of Food Journalists

Columns
Finalist (Announced in Nov.): Suzanne Martinson - Three columns

Feature Writing
Finalist (Announced in Nov.): Marlene Parrish

Society of Newspaper Design

Photography
Award of Excellence: Darrell Sapp - "Cold Fire"
Award of Excellence: Annie O'Neill - "Fire and Foam"
Award of Excellence: Peter Diana - "The Steelers Lose"
Award of Excellence: Bob Donaldson - "A Red Letter Day"
Award of Excellence: Steve Mellon - "A Lasting Love"

Illustration
Award of Excellence: Diane Juravich, designer; Anita Dufalla, artist - "Winter Arts Preview," Weekend Mag
Award of Excellence: Diane Juravich, designer; Scott Mervis, editor - "Tickle Your Funny Bone," Weekend Mag
Award of Excellence: Stacy Innerst, artist; Bill Pliske, designer - "Voters Guide"
Award of Excellence: Diane Juravich, designer; Ted Crow, artist; Scott Mervis, editor - "Fall Arts Preview," Weekend Mag
Award of Excellence: Diane Juravich, designer; Ted Crow, artist; Scott Mervis, editor - "The Burger Challenge," Weekend Mag
Award of Excellence: James Hilston, Stacy Innerst and Steve Thomas, artists - "Setting the Scene," infographic

National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism Awards (Poynter Institute)

General News
Second Place: Steve Mellon - "Flight 93 anniversary"
Award of Merit: Darrell Sapp - "Election sounds"

Pictures of the Year International (Missouri School of Journalism)

Award of Excellence: David LaBelle, Steve Mellon, Doug Oster, Chris Pett-Ridge, Jim Mendenhall - "A Day to Remember"

John Hervey Awards

First Place: Pohla Smith - "Harnessing Kids' Future"