Best of Television Photojournalism 2004
TV News Photography: Station of the Year: Small Market
- 1st
- WHO staff
- Runner-Up
- R News Staff
Through the Smaller market judging WHO-TV shined through as the top pick. They had good stories along with good technical skills. Story choice was, of course, a key skill that helped too. R-news took second place. They had a strong showing with good stories that made me care.
Judges' Comments
Gabriella Bruni
For the first time the category is split three ways, which allows recognition for stations that are not always considered. We made sure the station's mission statement went along with the video we were watching. Our top pick was WHO, market 73. You can tell the crews made the most out of what are often limited resources. Solid stuff from shooting to storytelling. "Velvet the horse" versus city hall took creativity and heart. Great twist that was not buried in the story. We also enjoyed the story about the vandalized golf course, another one that was well executed. The human element was captured in most stories from this shop.
Runner-up is R News out of Rochester. Another shop that works hard in the field, and obviously responds well to breaking news. From the pot bust to the bridge rescue, the team effort was evident.
Andre Jones
There was no debate about this one. WHO-TV was the most solid versatile station out of the bunch. I think they would have given the larger markets a run for their money. I was surprised that a market that size has so many good Photographers. Thank you all so much for keeping it real. Everyone in Television can learn a lesson or two from this station. If I'm ever in your town, drinks are on me.
Rob Macey
"WHO-TV" made an impressive commitment to the art and craft of photojournalism. Their excellent storytelling makes WHO-TV feel larger than their market size.
Photojournalistically, it's not when or where, but WHO!
Bill Masure
WHO and R-News each gave us a good variety of stories to watch.
WHO's most memorable stories included: "What Velvet Needs," a story about a horse who needed a barn. Signs of support and opposition made for a great general news story. I also liked an In-Depth look at a rare film of JFK's parade ride through Dallas on the day of his assassination.
Robert Nino
Top to bottom good technique. The panel was impressed. It's apparent WHO photojournalism staff is over performing. The spot wasn't a disaster similar to larger markets, but made the routine clean and meaningful. The basics were executed over and over from features to spot news. The features were interesting and humorous. I want to repeat how impressed we all were!