Month: June 2024

NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Wendy Miller Jordan, Contest Co-Chair
arkspjcontest@gmail.com | 469.338.7062

LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is proud to announce the finalists in the 2024 Diamond Journalism Awards, a regional competition that attracts entries from Arkansas and six bordering states.

This year’s contest drew 538 entries in 82 categories, including divisions that recognize professional journalism, student journalism, and communications. SPJ members from Pennsylvania and Florida judged the competitions.

The winners will be announced on July 24 at an awards ceremony at the Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock. A reception will begin at 5 p.m. and the program featuring Fox 16 News Anchors Kevin Kelly and Donna Terrell, Arkansas’ longest-running anchor team, will start at 6 p.m. Tickets to the event are $35 per person. To purchase tickets, go here.

Here are the finalists, listed by organization:

AY Magazine
Dwain Hebda
Jenna Kelley
Mak Millard

Arkansas Money & Politics: AMP Magazine
Dwain Hebda

Arkansas Advocate
Sonny Albarado
Hunter Field
Antoinette Grajeda
Tess Vrbin

Arkansas Catholic
Aprille Spivey

Arkansas Children’s Health System
Aprille Spivey

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
David Barham
Bill Bowden
Neal Earley
Dale Ellis
Jennifer Ellis
Gwen Faulkenberry
Joseph Flaherty
Tommy Foltz
Dwain Hebda
Carrie Hill
Alyson Hoge
Aidian Holder
Tony Holt
Cynthia Howell
Heather Kersten
Grant Lancaster
Frank Lockwood
Brenda Looper
Kyle McDaniel
Thomas Metthe
Colin Murphey
Nick Popowitch
Allison Shirk
Josh Snyder
Stephen Swofford
Jenn Terrell
Alex Thomas
Staci Vandagriff
Michael Wickline

Pine Bluff Commercial
Byron Tate

Crafton Tull
Crafton Tull Marketing Team
Brittany Goff
Wendy Jordan

The Associated Press
Andrew DeMillo
Adrian Sainz
Ben Finley

The Associated Press, The Christian Chronicle, Religion Unplugged
Bobby Ross Jr.

Cherokee Phoenix
Mark Dreadfulwater
Chad Hunter
Will Chavez
Micah Fletcher

 

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Brittany Brown
Vahisha Hasan
Adrienne Johnson Martin
Andrea Morales
Jacob Steimer 

Oklahoma Voice
Nuria Martinez-Keel

InRegister Magazine
Kelli Bozeman
Sara Essex Bradley
Hoa Vu

225 Magazine
Benjamin Leger

Mississippi Free Press
Heather Harrison
Torsheta Jackson
Donna Ladd
Christian Middleton
Shaunicy Muhammad
Ashton Pittman
William Pittman
Aliyah Veal

KARK 4 News
Caitrin Assaf
Gary Burton Jr.
Bob Clausen
Stephen Goodale
Kian McMahan
Laura Monteverdi
Jessica Ranck
LV Randall

FOX 16 News/KLRT
Kimberely Blackburn
Cole Clevenger
Tylisa Hampton
Julian Jones
Ashlei King
Kevin Kelly
John Matthews
Ronni Romero
Carmen Rose
Donna Terrell
Neale Zeringue

KNWA News/FOX 24
Anna Darling
Brad Horn
Chad Mira
Lauren Motley
Ethan Sam

THV11
Breandan Conyers
Skot Covert
Sarah Horbacewicz
Lauren Johnston
Zach Keast
Kelly Tibbit

WVLT, Knoxville
Ben Cathey
Aimee Fowler
Will  Puckett
Harry Sullivan
Casey Wheeless

KATV
Cassandra Webb

Little Rock Public Radio/National Public Radio
Daniel Breen
Josie Lenora
Maggie Ryan

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Angelita Faller

Ouachita Baptist University
Chase Hartsell

LSU Tiger TV
Metia Carroll
Adam Guttuso
Haylee Kennedy
Miguel Paredes Reyes
Erin Rogers 
Ella  Wales

The Herald/Arkansas State University
Caroline Averitt
Jerry Don Burton
Rebecca Robinson
Rachel Rudd
Shelby Russom
Elijah Templeton

The Reveille/LSUReveille.com
Alison Agena
Emily Bracher
John Buzbee
Colin Falcon
Cross Harris
Frank Kidd
Lauren Madden
Jacob Mathews
Garrett McEntee
Lyla McGuire
Matthew Pellittieri
Chloe Richmond
Olivia Tomlinson
Reveille Editorial Board

Delta Digital News Service
Caroline Averitt
Ibuki Hinohara
Avery Jones
Atsuki Ohbuchi

501 Life Magazine
Tammy Keith

Madison County Record
Ellen Kreth

The Daily Citizen
Greg Geary

Law 360
Daniel Connolly
Matt Fair
Emily Field
Allison Grande 
Jon Hill 
Brandon Lowrey 

The Christian Chronicle
Audrey Jackson
Bobby Ross Jr.

World Christian Broadcasting/KNLS/WorldChristian.org
Paul Ladd