2021

Enterprise/Investigative
FINALIST: Jeffery Fraser, “Reset Button”
FINALIST: Bill O’Toole, “Pittsburgh Today Coronavirus Coverage” (includes “When the Spanish Flu Swept In, Pittsburgh Failed the Test,” “The City of Pittsburgh Faces Crisis but Its ‘Rainy-Day Fund’ Leaves It Better Prepared Than Most,” “An Eroding Anomaly,” “Empty and Ailing, Pittsburgh Stadiums Seek Money,” and “COVID Decks Pittsburgh’s Pro Sports Teams”)
FINALIST: Bill O’Toole, Jeffery Fraser, Douglas Heuck, “Pittsburgh Tomorrow” (includes “Pittsburgh Tomorrow: Facing Facts and Seizing Opportunity” and “Pittsburgh Today and Tomorrow 2020”)

Spot/Breaking News
FINALIST: Jeffery Fraser, “Historic Low Levels of Pollution”
FINALIST: Jeffery Fraser, “‘It’s Been Crazy’: Gun Sales Break Records”
FINALIST: Julia Fraser, “Pittsburgh’s April Job Loss Is Worst Ever” 

Public Affairs/Politics/Government
WINNER: Bill O’Toole, Jeffery Fraser, Douglas Heuck, “Pittsburgh Tomorrow” (includes “Pittsburgh Tomorrow: Facing Facts and Seizing Opportunity” and “Pittsburgh Today and Tomorrow 2020”)
FINALIST: Jeffery Fraser, “Reset Button”
FINALIST: Evan Pattak, “The Day Pohla Smith Voted”

Business/Technology/Consumer
FINALIST: Jeffery Fraser, “Stayin’ Alive”
FINALIST: Ben Wecht, “Where the Dead Go”

Medical/Health
FINALIST: Julia Fraser, “Gone Before Their Time”

Science/Environment
FINALIST: Jeffery Fraser, “Historic Low Levels of Pollution”
FINALIST: Deborah Weisberg, “Saving Injured Animals”  

History/Culture
WINNER: Eliza Smith Brown, “The Day Women Took Over”
WINNER: David S. Rotenstein, “Finding Jakie Lerner”
WINNER: Ben Wecht, “Where the Dead Go”

Arts/Entertainment
FINALIST: Julia Fraser, “The Curtain Rises on a New Reality”
FINALIST: Stuart Sheppard, “Stuart Sheppard Portfolio” (includes “PICT’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’” and “City Theatre’s ‘Downstairs’ Showcases Pittsburgh’s Dazzling Acting Talent”)

Lifestyle
WINNER: Greg Curtis, “Gilbert de Botton and the Warhol” (includes “Gilbert,” “The Mysterious Party” and “Trying to Launch the Warhol Museum”)
FINALIST: Daryln Brewer Hoffstot, “A Farm Life” (includes “Ramps,“ “The Invincible Elder,” “Counting Your Chickens During COVID” and “Mysteries of the Porcupine”)

Education
WINNER: Julia Fraser, “Back to School?”
FINALIST: Jeffery Fraser, “Gauging K-12 Education Quality”

Sports
WINNER: Bill O‘Toole, “Sports Virus Portfolio” (includes “Empty and Ailing, Pittsburgh Stadiums Seek Money,” “COVID Decks Pittsburgh’s Pro Sports Teams” and “People Are Finding New Pandemic Diversions—Both Outdoors and In”)
FINALIST: Jeff Sewald, “Cameron Heyward, Gridiron Philanthropist”

Profile
FINALIST: Douglas Heuck, “Building the Cabin” (includes “My Summer Vacation” and “Finishing the Cabin”)
FINALIST: David S. Rotenstein, “Finding Jakie Lerner”

Columns/Blogs
FINALIST: Douglas Heuck, “From the Editor” (includes “Pittsburgh Tomorrow: Facing Facts and Seizing Opportunity,” “Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste,” “My Summer Vacation” and “Finishing the Cabin”)
FINALIST: Daryln Brewer Hoffstot, “A Farm Life” (includes “Ramps,“ “The Invincible Elder,” “Counting Your Chickens During COVID” and “Mysteries of the Porcupine”)

Editorials
WINNER: Douglas Heuck, “Pittsburgh Quarterly Editorials” (includes “Pittsburgh Tomorrow: Facing Facts and Seizing Opportunity,” “Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste” and “Vision and Action: A Remembrance of Paul O’Neill”)

Sports Photo
FINALIST: Chris Gooden, “Harness Racing”

Personality Profile Photo
WINNER: John Beale, “Faith Through It All”

Photo Essay
FINALIST: George Lange, “Through a Joyful Lens”
FINALIST: Joshua Troup, “Nature’s Bounty”

Editorial Cartoon
FINALIST: John Kichi, “Anti-Virus Handsoap”

Cover Design – Print
FINALIST: Anita DuFalla, “Summer 2020”

Multi-Platform Project
FINALIST: Donald Bonk, Bill O’Toole, Julia Fraser, “Pittsburgh Today & Tomorrow” (includes ““Pittsburgh Tomorrow: Facing Facts and Seizing Opportunity,” “Pittsburgh Today and Tomorrow 2020”, “Pittsburgh Tomorrow Podcast: Richard Florida, Author, ‘The Rise of the Creative Class’ (Part 1)” and “Pittsburgh Tomorrow Podcast: Michael McQuade, VP for Research at CMU”