Fair Media Council 2011 Folio Award Winners Announced

Hundreds of journalists, business and community leaders were in attendance at the annual FMC Folio Awards Luncheon on May 6, to find out who the public chose as the best in local news and social media.

    This year’s major winners were WABC-TV and Long Island Press, each of which took home the Robert W. Greene Folio Award in Investigative Reporting. WABC won for in-depth coverage of the “New War on Heroin,” while the Press reported on “Toxic Time Bombs.” The other major winner: WCBS-TV earned the Sean A. Fanelli Folio Award for excellence in education reporting. WCBS and the Long Island Press led the field with multiple Folio Award wins. In total, 32 awards were given out for stories that ranged from heroin problems on Long Island toNassauCounty’s broken parking meters.

A complete list of winners is below.

    The event, held at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y., kicked off with a live performance by Long Island’s own Robbie Rosen, who shot to fame as one of America’s favorite contestants on American Idol, and an invocation by Rev. Calvin O. Butts, president of SUNY-Old Westbury and pastor of the nationally renowned Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City. Rev. Butts is also a member of FMC’s Board of Directors.

   Then, following remarks on the state of the local media landscape by FMC Executive Director Jaci Clement, CBS News’ Jim Axelrod delivered the keynote. Now a national correspondent, Axelrod is the former chief White House correspondent for CBS News. He also is the author of “In the Long Run,” a memoir based on his training for theNew York Citymarathon. Immediately preceding the awards ceremony, Axelrod signed his book for guests in the Folio VIP Reception.

     Co-hosting the awards program was WPIX’s Jodi Applegate and Jim Watkins, who led a host of New York news personalities serving as awards presenters: CBS2 anchor team Maurice DuBois and Kristine Alexander, My9 anchor Harry Martin, NBC4’s Today in New York anchor Michael Gargiulo and NBC4 news anchor Shiba Russell, FiOs1 anchors Stone Grissom and Megan Vega, WCBS 880’s Craig Allen, Telemundo’s Jorge Ramos and WALK’s Patrick Shea, who lent his voice to serve as the event’s announcer.   

“The Folio Awards signify the highest of honors in news and social media, because it is the public who judges the work for relevance to the community,” said Jaci Clement, executive director of the Fair Media Council. “Despite monumental changes happening within the news industry, stories of substance and stories that matter are still being told. Those are the stories that earn Folios.”
   Major sponsors of the event include NYIT, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, North Shore-LIJ Health System and WeiserMazars LLP.  The event is taped for broadcast by WVVH-TV, and airs to five million people on Hamptons Television and Time Warner Cable.

   The Fair Media Council is a 501c not-for-profit organization that helps communities evolve by making them part of the local news ecology. For more information, please call 1.855.432.4763 or log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org. 

2011 FMC Folio Award Winners

 

Continuing News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

 

Radio:

Title: Spring Floods onLong Island

Submitted By:  WCBS-AM, News Radio 880

Dates of Broadcast:  March 30, 2010 – April 2, 2010

Reporters: Sophia Hall, Mike Xirinachs

TV:

Title: “Community Rallies Around Cancer Family”

Submitted by: CBS 2 News

Date of Broadcast: August 9, 2010

Reporter: Jennifer McLogan

 

Robert W. Greene Award for Investigative Journalism

Title: The New War On Heroin

Submitted By: WABC-TV

Dates of Broadcast:  February 8-12, 2010

Reporter:  Sarah Wallace

Photographers/Editors: Angelo Martin, Robert Cantwell, Bryan White

 

Feature Story:

Title: Wasabi Challenge

Published: NYIT LI News Tonight

Date of Broadcast: June 15, 2010

Reporters: Smaranda Lawrie

Camera: Lindsey Yang

Assignment Editor: Carol Pack

News Director: Ken Eckhardt

 

Spot News Story

Title: “Haitian Americans: Earthquake”

Submitted by: CBS 2 News

Date of Broadcast: January 14, 2010

Reporter: Jennifer McLogan

 

Feature Story Long Form

TV:

Title: “Heroin HitsLong Island: A MetroFocus Special”

Submitted by: WNET

Producers: Theresa Statz-Smith, John Servidio

 

Science, Health or Environment News

TV:

Title: Our Schools, Our Town:North BabylonGirl’s Soccer

Submitted by: Verizon FiOS1 Push PauseLong Island

Date of Broadcast: October 19, 2010

Video Journalist:  Robert Libetti

Senior Producer: Vivian Hernandez Ortiz

 

Cultural, Artistic or Religious News

Title: “Loyal Order of Moose”

Submitted by: CBS 2 News

Date of Broadcast: June 18, 2010

Reporter: Jennifer McLogan

 

Dr. Sean A. Fanelli Award in Educational Reporting

Title:DrugClinicInsideLong IslandHigh School

Submitted by: CBS 2 News

Date of Broadcast: May 11, 2010

Reporter: Jennifer McLogan

 

Economic, Business or Consumer Issues News

Title: Broken Meters

Submitted By:  WPIX-TV

Date of Broadcast:  May 12, 2010

Reporter: Rob Hoell

Photographer: Keith Lopez

 

Enterprise Reporting (tie)

Title:  “Good Will Garbage”

Submitted by: WNBC-TV

Date of Broadcast: October 29, 2010

Reporter: Andrew Siff

Editor/Photographer: Michael DelGiudice

 

 

Title: Hate onLong Island

Submitted By: FiOS 1 News

Date of Broadcast: July 2, 2010

News Director:  Phil Corsentino

Anchor: Stone Grissom

Reporter: Holli Haerr

Editor/Photographer:  Chris Arnone

Director: Ralph Kebrdle

 

Affordable Housing News

Title: Elderly struggles to remain in home onLong Islandwhen Feds cut H.E.A.P.

Submitted by: CBS 2 News

Date of Broadcast: November 12, 2010

Reporter: Jennifer McLogan

 

Transportation Improvements Feature Reporting

Title: PortJeffersonFerry

Submitted by: MyLITV

Date of Broadcast:  November 4, 2010

Executive Producer: Waldo Cabrera

 

Newspapers/Magazines

 

An article, column or series about the news media and its impact on LI

Title: Destroying Newsday

Published: Long IslandPress – March 4, 2010

Editor-in-chief: Michael Patrick Nelson

Senior Reporter/Editor Investigations: Christopher Twarowski

 

Robert W. Greene Award for Investigative Journalism

Title: Toxic Time Bomb

Published: Long IslandPress – April 29, 2010

Senior Reporter/Editor Investigations: Christopher Twarowski

 

Feature Story – More than 2,000 words (tie)

Title: “SuffolkCountyExec.Continues Quest to DesignateCountyLandfor Mixed-Use Affordable Development”

Published: Hammer Magazine- January 2010

Writer: John Rigrod

 

Title: “In Sickness And In Health

Published: NYIT Magazine-February 2010

Writer: David McKay Wilson

Editor: Michael Schiavetta

 

Science, Health or Environment News

Title: With Friends Like These …

Published: Long IslandPress – November 11, 2010

Senior Reporter/Editor Investigations: Christopher Twarowski

 

Trend of the Year

Title: “Online Ghost Towns”

Published: Long IslandPress  – September 30, 2010

Staff Writers:  Brad Pareso, James Monaco

Editor-in-chief: Michael Patrick Nelson

 

Smart Growth Feature Reporting

Title: It’ll Never Happen

Published: Long IslandPress – July 22, 2010

Senior Reporter: Spencer Rumsey

 

Taxes: Accountability Feature Reporting

Title: Trashing Taxes

Published:Long IslandPress-August 19, 2010

Senior Editor: Spencer Rumsey

 

Social Media

 

Media Savvy Business Award:  Best use of social media campaign to achieve defined goals

Title:Long IslandMacArthurAirport

Submission: Sanna Mattson MacLeod

Dates of Campaign:  Commenced on June 17, 2010

Creative Director, Executive Vice President: Robert Mattson

Social Media Director: Amanda Baldauf

Media Director, Account Executive: Jennifer Schmitt

Digital Marketing Specialist, Agency Principal: Judy Bellem

 

Groundswell Award: Best Public Awareness Campaign

Title: “Shuttle2NYC” Campaign

Submission: Rubenstein Communications

Dates of Campaign: Launched March 2010

Creators: Jody Fisher, Suzanne Halpin, Deborah Raskin, Brady Littlefield

 

New Media Innovator Award: Best first-time use of social media

Title: Patch.ComLong Island

Dates of Campaign:  2010

Editors: Chris R. Vaccaro, Jason Molinet and David Reich-Hale

 

Twitterati Award: Best Use of Twitter

Title: Advanced Energy 2010 (Stony Brook University AdvancedEnergyCenter)

Submission: Sanna Mattson MacLeod

Dates of Campaign:  Commenced on November 2, 2009

Creative Director, Executive Vice President: Robert Mattson

Social Media Director: Amanda Baldauf

Media Director, Account Executive: Jennifer Schmitt

Digital Marketing Specialist, Agency Principal: Judy Bellem

 

Social Networker Award: Best Use of Facebook

Title: “Girl Scouts ofNassauCountyFacebook Page”

Submission: HJMT Communications, LLC

Date of Campaign:  On going

Executive Director: Donna Ceravolo, Girls Scouts ofNassauCounty

Director/Marketing: Donna Rivera-Downey, Girls Scouts ofNassauCounty

 

Blogtastic Award: Best Blog Site

Title: “A Day in the Life of a Small Business Owner”

Submission: HJMT Communications, LLC

Date of Campaign:  On going

MPA President/CEO: Hilary JM Topper

 

Buzz Worthy Award: Best use of social media to up the momentum of getting a message into the hands of a target audience

Title: Besito- 10,000 Fans Campaign

Submission: WordHampton on behalf of Besito

Dates: September 30, 2010 through October 8, 2010

Created by: Lindsey Myers

 

Community Service Award: For the best Blog site or Web site devoted to issues of interest to a particular community

Title: Reaching the Uninsured

Submission:Nassau-SuffolkHospitalCouncil

Date: December 7, 2010

Director, Web Strategy, Internet Communications:  Michael Pauley

FE Program Director: Stacy Villagran

Director of Communications: Janine Logan

 

Global Village Award: Best use of social media to reach diverse communities

Title:SuffolkArts & Film

Submission: Sanna Mattson MacLeod

Dates of Campaign:  Commenced on July 21, 2009

Creative Director, Executive Vice President: Robert Mattson

Social Media Director: Amanda Baldauf

Media Director, Account Executive: Jennifer Schmitt

Digital Marketing Specialist, Agency Principal: Judy Bellem

 

Rising Star Award: Best use of social media by a company long on mission and short on cash.

Title: Advanced Energy 2010 (Stony Brook University AdvancedEnergyCenter)

Submission: Sanna Mattson MacLeod

Dates of Campaign:  Commenced on November 2, 2009

Creative Director, Executive Vice President: Robert Mattson

Social Media Director: Amanda Baldauf

Media Director, Account Executive: Jennifer Schmitt

Digital Marketing Specialist, Agency Principal: Judy Bellem