Posted by chicagomedia.org on September 28, 2008 at 16:42:41:
Sun-Times staff wins 6 awards
Chicago Sun-Times staffers have won six awards -- tops among all news outlets -- in the Chicago Journalists Association's 69th annual Sarah Brown Boyden Awards competition, recognizing the best in journalism in the city and suburbs.
The awards, given Friday night at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, went to:
* * Columnist Carol Marin, best in column-writing, for a selection of 10 columns on a wide range of subjects. Marin also received the group's "journalist of the year" award.
* * Staff reporter Tim Novak, tops in the investigations category. In reports in late 2007 and early 2008, Novak revealed that Mayor Daley's son Patrick Daley and nephew Robert Vanecko were making money off City Hall, that a sewer-inspection company in which they had an ownership stake saw its city business rise sharply during the time they were owners, and that steps were taken to shield their stake in the city contractor from public view. Daley later called his son's involvement a "lapse in judgment." The FBI and the City of Chicago's inspector general are investigating.
* * Staff reporter Natasha Korecki, for online news reporting. Korecki was honored for her coverage of the Tony Rezko corruption trial, including her "Eye on Rezko" blog.
* * Staff photographer Tom Cruze, for photography. Cruze was cited for "One Day in the Life of a Baseball-Crazed City," a series of action and fan photos from a Cubs-Sox game.
* * Sports reporter Jim O'Donnell, for sports reporting. O'Donnell was honored for a selection of three stories -- on a college soccer team overcoming tragedy, a profile of one of the top trainers in thoroughbred racing and a profile of a small-town quarterback hitting the big time in college.
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