ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 131347Z APR 00 ZYB MIN PSN 570305J20 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N09B// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N05305// NAVADMIN 093/00 MSGID/GENADMIN/N09B// SUBJ/1999 CHINFO MERIT AWARD WINNERS// REF/A/DOC/OPNAVNOTE 5305/14DEC99// AMPN/REF A ANNOUNCED CHINFO INTERNAL MEDIA AWARD COMPETITIONS FOR EXEMPLARY ACHIEVEMENTS IN INTERNAL MEDIA PRINT/BROADCAST PRODUCTS BY NAVY COMMANDS AND INDIVIDUALS// POC/MR J.D. LEIPOLD/GM13/NMC/-/TEL:(202) 433-3776/TEL:DSN 288- 3776// RMKS/1. IAW REF A, WINNERS FOR SUBJECT AWARDS WERE SELECTED FROM AMONG ALL NAVY SUBMISSIONS. FIRST PLACE WINNERS IN PRINT CATEGORIES A-V AND BROADCAST CATEGORIES A-M WILL REPRESENT THE NAVY IN THE DOD THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARDS TO BE JUDGED 17-21 APR 00 AT THE DEFENSE INFORMATION SCHOOL, FT MEADE, MD. 2. PRINT MEDIA CATEGORIES CAT A: MILITARY FUNDED NEWSPAPERS, LARGE, SHORE UNITS 1ST NAVAL RESERVIST NEWS, NAVRESFOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 2ND LABSTRACTS, NRL, WASH DC 3RD SKYWRITER, NAF, ATSUGI JA CAT B1: MILITARY FUNDED NEWSPAPERS, SMALL, DEPLOYED UNITS 1ST TAKE NOTICE, USS ESSEX (LHD 2) 2ND THE GUARDIAN, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) 3RD NIMITZ NEWS, USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) HM THE KENNEDY EAGLE, USS JOHN F KENNEDY (CV 67) CAT B2: MILITARY FUNDED NEWSPAPERS, SMALL, SHORE UNITS 1ST NORTHWEST ISLANDER, NAR, WHIDBEY ISLAND WA 2ND STRATUS, USSTRATCOM, OFFUTT AFB NE 3RD THE CSWDG EDGE, COMSURFWARDEVGRU, NORFOLK VA CAT B OVERALL WINNER: TAKE NOTICE, USS ESSEX (LHD 2) CAT C: MILITARY FUNDED NEWSPAPER (MAGAZINE) 1ST ANCHOR WATCH, NSGA, FT MEADE MD 2ND WINDJAMMER, COMFLEACT, OKINAWA JA 3RD EL TIBURON, NSGA, SABANA SECA PR HM THE CHRONICLE, COMSTRATCOM WING ONE, TINKER AFB OK CAT D: CIVILIAN ENTERPRISE NEWSPAPER (METRO) 1ST THE WEAPONEER, NAVAIRWARCENWEAPDIV, CHINA LAKE CA 2ND EVERETT NAVY DISPATCH, NAVSTA, EVERETT WA 3RD TRIDENT TIDES, SUBASE BANGOR, SILVERDALE WA HM THE GOLDEN EAGLE, NAS, LEMOORE CA CAT E: CIVILIAN ENTERPRISE NEWSPAPER (TABLOID) 1ST THE SIGNATURE, NAS, SIGONELLA IT 2ND GOSPORT, NAS, PENSACOLA FL 3RD DESERT ROUNDUP, NAS, FALLON NV HM THE NEWPORT NAVALOG, NAVSTA, NEWPORT RI CAT F: CE NEWSPAPER (MAGAZINE FORMAT) 1ST THE WHITE FALCON, COMICEDEFOR, KEFLAVIK IC CAT G: NEWS ARTICLE 1ST JO2(SS) DAVE KAYLOR, CINCPACFLT, PEARL HARBOR HI 2ND JO1 SANDRA V RAMIREZ, COMNAVREGMID-LANT, NORFOLK VA 3RD ANNE MCMILLIN, NAS, FALLON NV CAT H: FEATURE ARTICLE 1ST JOC ROBERT F PAILTHORPE, COMSTRATCOM WING ONE, TINKER AFB OK 2ND JO1(SW/AW) JONATHAN ANNIS, USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) 3RD SCOTT VANIER, COMNAVREGMID-LANT, NORFOLK VA HM JOC(SW) MIKE MORLEY, USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) HM SN SYBIL MCCARROL, USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) CAT I: COMMENTARY 1ST DONALD N KENNEDY, COMNAVREGMID-LANT, NORFOLK VA 2ND JOC ROBERT F PAILTHORPE, STRATCOMMWING ONE, TINKER AFB OK 3RD RICHARD BARTLETT, NAVSTA, EVERETT WA HM YNSN SHIMEKA S COLLINS, USS JOHN F KENNEDY (CV 67) CAT J: SPORTS ARTICLE 1ST JO2 O'DELL ISAAC II, FCTC LANT, VIRGINIA BEACH VA 2ND LTJG LESLIE HULL-RYDE, USNA, ANNAPOLIS MD 3RD JENNIFER BURKE, NRL, WASH DC HM RICHARD BARTLETT, NAVSTA, EVERETT WA CAT K: SERIES 1ST ART GIBERSON, SCOTT HALLFORD, MIKE ANTOINE, JO3 STACEE JAMES, NAS, PENSACOLA FL 2ND JO2 SEAN KEKOA GANO, JO2 SEAN H HUGHES, JO1(SW/FMF) S.A. THORNBLOOM, CINCPACFLT, PEARL HARBOR HI 3RD CDR L T EVANS, COMSUBGRU TEN, KINGS BAY GA HM LTJG LESLIE HULL-RYDE, USNA, ANNAPOLIS MD CAT L: SINGLE OR STAND-ALONE PHOTOGRAPH 1ST ENS BILL DAVIS III, NAVSTA, ROTA SP 2ND RONALD FONTAINE, NAVSTA, NEWPORT RI 3RD DALE ANDERSON, NAS, LEMOORE CA HM KEN MIERZEJEWSKI, USNA, ANNAPOLIS MD CAT M: PICTURE STORY 1ST JEFF HALL, NAS, LEMOORE CA 2ND DALE ANDERSON, NAS, LEMOORE CA 3RD JOC JON E MCMILLAN, NAVSTA, ROTA SP XX CAT N: PHOTOJOURNALISM 1ST JO1(SW/FMF) S A THORNBLOOM, USS ESSEX (LHD 2) 2ND JO2 GREGORY S CLEGHORNE, NAVSTA, PEARL HARBOR HI 3RD DONALD N KENNEDY, COMNAVREGMID-LANT, NORFOLK VA HM PH2 CHAD MCNEELEY, NAVSTA, PEARL HARBOR HI CAT O: ILLUSTRATIVE ART 1ST LARRY PARKHURST, PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD, BREMERTON WA 2ND MICHELE FLETCHER, PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD, BREMERTON WA 3RD DIANE BATCHELDER, PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, PORTSMOUTH NH HM MORGAN IAN WILBUR, NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER, WASH DC CAT P: SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN PRINT MEDIA 1ST AIRWINGER FINAL EDITION, NAS, JACKSONVILLE FL 2ND MV MAJ BERNARD F FISHER (T-AK 4396) NAMING CEREMONY, MSC, WASH DC 3RD IT'S SHOWTIME, NAS, PATUXENT RIVER MD HM WELCOME ABOARD THE LEGEND, USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) HM WELCOME ABOARD, USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) CAT Q: OPEN WRITING 1ST PH2 AARON ANSAROV, NMC FSD, SAN DIEGO CA HM JO1 RODNEY J FURRY, NMC FSD, SAN DIEGO CA CAT R: FLAGSHIP PUBLICATION (THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARDS CATEGORY ONLY) ALL HANDS MAGAZINE WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARDS WHERE IT WILL COMPETE WITH THE FLAGSHIP PUBLICATIONS FROM THE OTHER SERVICES. CAT S: CONTRIBUTION BY A NEWSPAPER CONTRACTOR-STRINGER 1ST CATHIANNE BOLDT, NAS, LEMOORE CA 2ND CRAIG RICHARDSON, SUBASE, KINGS BAY GA 3RD MARIA SUTHERLAND, NAS, LEMOORE CA CAT T: PRINT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR JO1 ROBERT BENSON, NMC, WASHINGTON DC HM: DONALD N KENNDY, COMNAVREGMID-LANT, NORFOLK VA CAT U: INFORMATION GRAPHICS 1ST JOHN MAHONEY, NAVAL SAFETY CENTER, NORFOLK VA CAT V: WEB-BASED PUBLICATION 1ST USS NIMITZ NEWS ONLINE, USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) 2ND EVERETT NAVY DISPATCH ONLINE, NAVSTA, EVERETT WA 3RD GUANTANAMO BAY GAZETTE, NAVSTA, GITMO CU HM SIGNATURE, NAS, SIGONELLA IT CAT W1: FAMILYGRAMS, SMALL COMMANDS 1ST GETTYSBURG ADDRESS, USS GETTYSBURG (CG 64) 2ND THE BARRY BUGLE, USS BARRY (DDG 52) 3RD EXCALIBUR, USS MOBILE BAY ((CG 53) HM CROSSINGS, USS ROSS (DDG 71) HM DIAMONDBACK NEWS, VF 102 CAT W2: FAMILYGRAMS, LARGE COMMANDS 1ST BIG E MAGAZINE, USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) 2ND FOCUS ON FOUR, NMCB FOUR CAT X1: CRUISEBOOKS, SMALL COMMANDS 1ST USS ROSS (DDG 71) 2ND USS GETTYSBURG (CG 64) 3RD USS HIGGINS (DDG 76) HM USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51) CAT X2: CRUISEBOOKS, LARGE COMMANDS 1ST USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) 2ND USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER (CVN 69) 3RD USS TARAWA (LHA 1) HM USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) CAT Y1: PUBLICATIONS FOR A SPECIFIC AUDIENCE (NEWSPAPER) 1ST SEALIFT, MSC, WASH DC 2ND HORIZON, PEOTSC, ARLINGTON VA 3RD THE SCOOP, NAVWEAPSTA, CHARLESTON SC HM BLUEPRINT, COMNAVFACENGCOM, WASH DC CAT Y2: PUBLICATIONS FOR A SPECIFIC AUDIENCE (MAGAZINE) 1ST NAVAL AVIATION NEWS, NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER, WASH DC 2ND BEELINE, NAVFACENGCOM, WASH DC 3RD GROUND WARRIOR, NAVAL SAFETY CENTER, NORFOLK VA 3. BROADCAST MEDIA CAT A: RADIO ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM 1ST PHATBOY MORNING SHOW, JO2 CHARLES FINKS, NMC BCST DET LA MADD IT 2ND THUNDER RADIO AM DRIVE, JO2 KEVIN CASEY, NMC BCST DET SASEBO JA 3RD Z MORNING SHOW, JO1 GERARD SEKERAK, NMC BCST DET SIG IT CAT B: RADIO SPOT PRODUCTION 1ST JO3 MICHAEL GLOEKLER, NMC BCST DET ROTA SP 2ND JO3 ELLEN MAURER, NMC BCST DET MISAWA JA 3RD JO2 CHRISTOPHER CONATSER, NMC BCST DET ROTA SP HM CAPT C J TAYLOR/WILLIAM B CHURCH, NAR, NORFOLK VA CAT C: RADIO REPORTS 1ST JO1 MICHAEL FOUTCH, NMC BCST DET ROOSEVELT RDS PR 2ND JO1 GERALD SEKERAC, NMC BCST DET SIG IT 3RD JOSN MELISSA HUGHES, NMC BCST DET SIG IT CAT D: RADIO NEWS (FIVE MIN OR LESS) 1ST JO2 TOM MEYER, NMC BCST DET LA MADD IT 2ND RADIO NEWS DEPT, NMC BCST DET SIG IT CAT E: RADIO NEWS (MORE THAN FIVE MIN) NO ENTRIES CAT F: TV INFORMATION PROGRAM 1ST USMC BIRTHDAY SHOW, NMC HQ, WASH DC 2ND THE FULLEST POSSIBLE ACCOUNTING, NAR, NORFOLK VA 3RD BIATHLON 'ZINE, JO3 MICHAEL HATFIELD, NMC BCST DET LA MADD IT HM FIVE DAYS ON TOP GATOR, COMFAIRMED, NAPLES IT CAT G: TV SPOT PRODUCTION 1ST JO3 LISETTE CASTILLO, NMC BCST DET SIG IT 2ND JO2 KEVIN CASEY, NMC BCST DET SASEBO JA 3RD JOCS(SW) GARY POTTERFIELD, COMFAIRMED, NAPLES IT HM JO1 GERALD SEKERAC, NMC BCST DET SIG IT HM JO3 MICHAEL GLOEKLER, NMC BCST DET ROTA SP CAT H: TV REPORT 1ST CPL DAVID ANNARINO, NMC HQ, WASH DC 2ND PH1 JOHN SNEDDEN, NMC HQ, WASH DC 3RD JO2 TIM PAYNTER, NMC BCST DET SASEBO JA HM JO3 STACY YOUNG, USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) CAT I: TV SPORTS REPORT 1ST JO2 ERIN BLODGETT, NMC FSD, SAN DIEGO CA 2ND PHC(DV) WILLIAM L KRUMPELMAN II, NMC HQ, WASH DC 3RD JO1 ALAN B BLOOM, COMFLEACT, YOKOSUKA JA HM JO3 CHRISTOPHER M ROBINSON, NMC FSD, SAN DIEGO CA HM JO3 ELLEN MAURER, NMC BCST DET MISAWA JA CAT J: LOCAL TV NEWSCAST 1ST NEWSLINE, NMC BCST DET KEFLAVIK IC 2ND YOKOSUKA REPORT, COMFLEACT, YOKOSUKA JA 3RD AFN3 SASEBO NEWS, NMC BCST DET SASEBO JA HM LA MADDALENA'S EVENING NEWS, NMC BCST DET LA MADD IT HM SIGONELLA EVENING NEWS, NMC BCST DET SIG IT CAT K: REGIONAL TV NEWSCAST 1ST NAVEUR MAGAZINE, COMFAIRMED, NAPLES IT CAT L: COMMAND INFORMATION PROGRAM NO WINNER CAT M: BROADCAST JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR JO2 MIRANDA V WILLIAMS, NMC FSD, SAN DIEGO CA HM JO1 ALAN B BLOOM, COMFLEACT, YOKOSUKA JA CAT N: SITE TV NEWSCAST NO ENTRIES CAT O: SITE TV SPOT PRODUCTION 1ST JO2 PETER ROBERTSON, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) CAT P: SITE OPEN NO WINNER 4. 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