The 2015 Green Eyeshade Awards were announced today, and Memphis magazine and the Memphis Flyer brought home a total of 11 awards in a wide range of categories. The competition, conducted by the Society of Professional Journalists, features the best print, online, and broadcast journalism in 11 Southern states.
Winners from Contemporary Media included:
Criticism - Non-Dailies First Place: Joe Boone (various Memphis Flyer columns)
Criticism - Non-Dailies Second Place: Chris McCoy (various Memphis Flyer columns)
Editorial Writing - Non-Dailies Second Place: Bruce VanWyngarden (various Memphis Flyer columns)
Feature Writing - Non-Dailies First Place: Louis Goggans (“The Silent Epidemic: Though It’s Little Publicized, HIV/AIDS Has a Significant Presence in Memphis”)
Politics Reporting - Non-Dailies Third Place: Jackson Baker (“The Prince of Nashville: Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris”)
Public Affairs Reporting - Non-Dailies Third Place: Bianca Phillips (“Burning Questions for the TVA Coal-Burning Plant”)
Public Service in Non-Daily Journalism Second Place: Louis Goggans (“Gateway to Disaster”)
Feature Writing - Magazine Second Place: Eileen Townsend (“Marisol Escobar’s Long and Winding Road”)
Feature Writing - Magazine Third Place: Richard Alley (“The Mind’s Eye: Willy Bearden”)
Online - Best Blog First Place: Louis Goggans (“Calling the Bluff”)
Online - Best Blog Second Place: Vance Lauderdale (various “Ask Vance” posts)
