Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Traverse City Record-Eagle Entry Title: Page 1B - Oct. 22 Entry Credit: Brian Steele Judge Comment: Bright. Colorful. A lot of content featured. Appealing page design.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Kalamazoo Gazette Entry Title: Road worker deaths spike in Michigan Entry Credit: Kalamazoo Gazette staff Judge Comment: Nice centerpiece photo and useful graphic. The design of the Sunday paper masthead is also nice.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Kalamazoo Gazette Entry Title: Air quality concerns raised for years in Kalamazoo Entry Credit: Kalamazoo Gazette staff Judge Comment: Clever 'hazy air' design that even incorporates the logo in the paper's masthead. Graphic is also informative and helpful to a reader. Very nice.
