Wednesday, September 12, 2012

I can finally tell everyone ...



Walsh is double winner in FWAA writing contest September 2012 Vol. 50, No. 3
Christopher Walsh and Dave Matter were the big winners in the 20th annual 
FWAA Best Writing Contest.
Walsh, from BamaOnline.com, became a rare two-time first-place winner in 
the same year when he picked up top places in Game and Column categories. 
Matter, from the Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune, placed first in Feature and was 
second in the Game category behind Walsh.
The other first-place winner was Joe Rexrode for his Enterprise story in the 
Lansing (Mich.) State Journal. Ivan Maisel of ESPN.com and Chris Tomasson 
of FOX Sports Florida are the other double placers. All the writers will 
be honored at the annual FWA Awards Breakfast Jan. 7 in South Florida.
GAME
First Place —Christopher Walsh, BamaOnline.com
Second Place — Dave Matter, Columbia Daily Tribune 
Third Place— Pete Thamel, New York Times 
Honorable Mention — Andy Staples, SI.com; Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com; Chris Tomasson, 
FOX Sports Florida
FEATURE
First Place — Dave Matter, Columbia Daily Tribune 
Second Place — Andrea Adelson, ESPN.com 
Third Place — Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune 
Honorable Mention — Brett McMurphy, CBSSports.com; Greg Barnes, InsideCarolina. 
com; Thayer Evans, FOXSports.com; Matt Fortuna, ESPN.com
COLUMN
First Place — Christopher Walsh, BamaOnline.com
Second Place —Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com 
Third Place —Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com 
Honorable Mention — Malcolm Moran , published in NY Times; Pat Forde, Yahoo! 
Sports; Brett McMurphy, CBSSports.com
ENTERPRISE 

First Place — Joe Rexrode, Lansing State Journal 
Second Place — Chris Tomasson, FOX Sports Florida 
Third Place — Michael Rothstein, WolverineNation 
Honorable Mention —Ryan McGee, ESPN.com; Kelly Whiteside, USA TODAY; Don 
Kausler Jr., The Birmingham News/(Mobile) Press-Register/The Huntsville Times

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