The Charles E. Green Awards (2011)

Listed below are the most recent winners (announced in the Spring of 2011) for the Charles E. Green Awards for Excellence in Journalism. Select the category you wish to inspect and you will access that winner’s entry materials, along with comment from the category judge. Winners of previous contests can be accessed in the “Recent Contests” area to the right of this screen.

Contest Winners

Texas Associated Press Broadcasters (TAPB)

Best Investigative Report (Television)

“Grounds for Removal”

Brett Shipp, Mark Smith and Billy Bryant
WFAA, Dallas-Fort Worth

Best Spot News by a Station (Television)

“Gas Well Explosion”

WFAA, Dallas-Fort Worth

Best Reporter (Television)

Kevin Reece

KHOU, Houston

Best Reporter (Radio)

Jim Ryan

WBAP, Dallas-Fort Worth

Best Spot News by a Station (Radio)

“Greenville Avenue Fire”

KRLD, Dallas-Fort Worth

Texas Associated Press Managing Editors (TAPME)

Star Investigative Report

“DMN Investigates Governor Rick Perry”

Steve McGonigle, James Drew, Ryan McNeill
The Dallas Morning-News

Star Breaking News Report

“IRS Plane Crash”

Staff Writers
Austin American-Statesman

Star Photojournalist

Smiley N. Pool

Houston Chronicle

Star Designer

Ryan Huddle

Victoria Advocate

Star Reporter

Adriana Gómez Licón

El Paso Times

Overall Excellence Across the Associated Press Organizations

Best Online Package (Multimedia)

“Radiation and Houston Water Supply”

KHOU, Houston

“We must find ways to pass on to future generations a passion for the role which professional, balanced journalism plays in a free society.”
James Michener
“It is because of a free press and a free society that this nation maintains its freedom, its independence and its greatness.”
Gov. Ann Richards
“The American press, in whatever its form, has always been a little gaudy and noisy and self-important, but it is crucial to our system of government.”
Tom Brokaw
“The importance of excellence in journalism is known to most of us. But you might not have considered is how important is it to recognize exemplary journalism in today’s professionals and to educate tomorrow’s leaders regarding the role of the free and responsible press in our democracy.”
Walter Cronkite
Across Texas and across the United States, it’s getting harder to see government in action. We are in a grim game of information keepaway with city councils, county boards, state lawmakers and federal agencies.
Kathleen Carroll, executive editor and senior vice president of The Associated Press

The Charles E. Green Awards (2011)

Contest Winners

Texas Associated Press Broadcasters (TAPB)

Best Investigative Report (Television)

“Grounds for Removal”

Best Spot News by a Station (Television)

“Gas Well Explosion”

Best Reporter (Television)

Kevin Reece

Best Reporter (Radio)

Jim Ryan

Best Spot News by a Station (Radio)

“Greenville Avenue Fire”

Texas Associated Press Managing Editors (TAPME)

Star Investigative Report

“DMN Investigates Governor Rick Perry”

Star Breaking News Report

“IRS Plane Crash”

Star Photojournalist

Smiley N. Pool

Star Designer

Ryan Huddle

Star Reporter

Adriana Gómez Licón

Overall Excellence Across the Associated Press Organizations

Best Online Package (Multimedia)

“Radiation and Houston Water Supply”

Recent Contests

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