The Catholic Press Association yesterday announced the winners of the national Catholic Press Awards at the organization’s annual conference in St. Louis, MO. Orange County Catholic, the official news source of the Diocese of Orange captured honors in several award categories. In addition, the Diocese of Orange took home a first place award for Best Directory.
Locally, the OC Press Club also recognized OC Catholic for its OC Catholic TV video productions.
CATHOLIC PRESS AWARDS
Best Diocesan Directory
First Place
Bishop Kevin Vann, Publisher
Ryan Lilyengren, Executive Publisher
Best Front Page – Tabloid size newspaper
Honorable Mention
John Cheresh, Art Director
Best Editorial On A National/International Issue
Second Place
Orange County Catholic, “A firm heart without hatred” by Patrick Mott
Best Feature Writing
Second Place
Orange County Catholic, “The father of the big bang” by Patrick Mott
Third Place
Orange County Catholic, “Rendering to Caesar” by Patrick Mott
Honorable Mention
Orange County Catholic, “Faith and reason” by Lawrence Christon
Best Regular Column
Family Life First Place
Orange County Catholic, “Catholic Family Life” by Cathi Douglas, Meg Waters, Leslie Berkman
Best Online Presentation Of Multimedia Visuals
First Place
Orange County Catholic, “Stephanie’s journey” by RD Delgado
Third Place
Orange County Catholic, “2015 Trinity League Football Rivalry: Mater Dei vs. Servite” by Anthony Porrazzo
Best Coverage Of Local Politics
Second Place
Orange County Catholic, “Coverage of End of Life Option Act SB 128” by Cathi Douglas
OC PRESS CLUB AWARDS
Last month the Orange County Press Club, the 60-year-old nonprofit organization that each year hosts an annual event to honor local journalism excellence, also named its award winners during a dinner meeting at the Balboa Bay Club and Resort in Newport Beach.
OC Catholic TV received two first place awards for its video productions that cover news and events in the Diocese of Orange.
Best News Story Broadcast/Video
First Place
OC Catholic, by Anthony Porrazzo
Best Sports Story Broadcast/Video
First Place
OC Catholic, by Anthony Porrazzo