The Public Has Judged: FMC Folio Award Winners Announced
Hundreds of journalists, business and community leaders were in attendance at the annual FMC Folio Awards on April 20, to find out who the public chose as the best in local news and social media.
The FMC received a record number of Folio entries this year, and 37 awards were given out for stories that ranged from Hurricane Irene to the murders at Gilgo Beach. The prestigious Robert W. Greene Award for Investigative Journalism went to Long Island Press, WABC-TV, and WSHU Public Radio.
This year marked the third year for social media categories at the Folio Awards. The Social Media Icon Award went to HJMT and the Best Non-Profit Campaign Award was awarded to Winthrop- University Hospital.
The complete list of winners is below.
The event held at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y., kicked off with a keynote address by media personality Donny Deutsch. Deutsch makes frequent media appearances and came to fame when he hosted “The Big Idea,” a talk show spotlighting entrepreneurs and their quest to achieve the American Dream. He is also the chairmen of Deutsch Inc.
The CBS New York anchor team Maurice DuBois and Kristine Johnson co-hosted the award ceremony. Award presenters included television and radio anchors NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero and Michael Gargiulo, My9’s Harry Martin and Sharon Crowley, PIX 11’s Frances Rivera and Sukanya Krishnan, FiOs 1’s CJ Papa and Megan Vega, WCBS News Radio 880’s Steve Scott and Wayne Cabot, and Fox 5 New York’s Steve Lacy and Jill Nicolini.
“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 Fair Media Council Executive Director Jaci Clement. “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 for the event included Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Briarcliffe College, North Shore-LIJ Health System, and WeiserMazars LLP.
The Fair Media Council (FMC) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that educates businesses, nonprofits and the public to become media savvy. FMC also advocates for quality local news coverage and has about 200 New York Metro area businesses and nonprofits as members. For more information go to www.fairmediacouncil.org, email info@fairmediacouncil.org or call 516.224.1860 or 855.432.4763.
FMC Folio Winners 2012
Television and Radio:
Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Broadcast
Hurricane Irene – Long Island Power
Aug. 29, 2011
1010 WINS
Reporter: Terry Sheridan & the 1010 WINS News Team
Continuing News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Broadcast
Tragedy at Gilgo Beach
Dec. 14, 2010 – April 6, 2011
WCBS NewsRadio 880
Reporters: Mike Xirinachs, Sophia Hall & the WCBS NewsRadio Team
Robert W. Greene Award for Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast
Jail Death Tapes
Feb. 21, 2011 – Feb. 22, 2011
WABC – TV
Reporter: Sarah Wallace
Photographer/Editor: Rob Cantwell
LIPA Struggles to Provide Oversight of Storm Costs
April 27, 2011
WSHU Public Radio
Reporter: Charles Lane
Editor: Naomi Starobin
Feature Story in a Regular Newscast
Heroes On Our Island: The Comeback Kid
April 19, 2011
FiOS 1 News
Phil Corsentino, Rich Barrabi
Spot News Story
The Fury of Irene
Aug. 28, 2011 – Aug. 29, 2011
WCBS NewsRadio 880
Reporters: Mike Xirinachs, Sophia Hall & the WCBS NewsRadio Team
Feature Story – Long Form
Inside a Place Where the Sunrise Lasts All Day Long
Aug. 24, 2011 & Sept. 27, 2011
Patch.com, StaceySweet.tv
Host and Producer: Stacey Sweet
Videographer/Editor: Tom Zweibel
Science, Health, or Environment News
Motorcycle Granny
Aug. 28, 2011
WPIX – TV
Reporter: Dr. Steve Salvatore
Photographer: Ian Handler
Producer: Noreen Lark
Island Assignment: Food Day 2011
Nov. 20, 2011
WALK 97.5 FM
Reporter/Producer: David North
Colored Contacts Danger
June 28, 2011
WNBC – TV
Pei-Sze Cheng, Jeff Richardson
Cultural, Artistic, Historical or Religious News
The Hooligan Navy
Nov. 18, 2011
WNBC – TV
Reporter: Greg Cergol
Producer/Photographer: John Albertson
Political News Coverage
Suffolk’s Pioneering Redistricting Commission Threatened
Aug. 12, 2011
WSHU Public Radio
Reporter: Charles Lane
Editor: Naomi Starobin
An Ugly Campaign
Oct. 18, 2011, Oct. 19, 2011, Nov. 9, 2011
WNBC – TV
Reporter: Greg Cergol
Photographers: John Albertson, Justin Laub
Economic, Business or Consumer Issues News
Jobless on Long Island
Dec. 12, 2011
News 12 Long Island
Reporter: Stone Grissom
Photographer: Drew Singh
Sports News
The Black Beast
May 6, 2011
WNBC – TV
Reporter: Greg Cergol
Producer/Photographer: John Albertson
Enterprise Reporting
Harvest of Hunger Long Island
Nov. 24, 2011
FiOS 1 News
Phil Corsentino, Richard French III, Megan Vega, Clare Hickey,
Carolyn Fortino, Holli Haerr, Jackie Shutack
Taxes: Accountability News
Water Districts
Dec. 14, 2010
WNYW – Fox 5
Barbara Nevins Taylor, Ray Parisi, Alan Lesner, Vinny Mariani
Energy Trends & Innovations Feature Reporting
BNL Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Jan. 25, 2011
MyLITV
Waldo Cabrera
School-to-workforce Feature Reporting
Commerce Plaza
March 2, 2011
MyLITV
Waldo Cabrera
Transportation Improvements Feature Reporting
Eliminating Blind Spots
Dec. 9, 2010
WCBS – TV
Reporter: Jennifer McLogan
Newspaper & Magazine
Robert W. Greene Award for Investigative Journalism
Membership Has Its Privileges: Is NCPD Selling Different Treatment to Private Citizens?
March 31, 2011
Long Island Press
Freelance Reporter: Shelly Feuer Domash
Senior Reporter/Editor -Investigations: Christopher Twarowski
Feature Story – Under 2,000 words
Same Song
July 1, 2011
Long Island Business News
Special Sections Editor: Ambrose Clancy
Feature Story – More than 2,000 words
What A Mess: A Nassau’s Shuttered Police Crime Lab Lay in Ruins, Millions Are at Stake and New Allegations Surface About Who Knew What, and When
July 21, 2011
Long Island Press
Freelance Reporter: Shelly Feuer Domash
Senior Reporter/Editor-Investigations: Christopher Twarowski
Science, Health or Environment News
Gas Rush: Lines Are Drawn in New York and Long Island’s Heated Hydrofracking Debate
Aug. 4, 2011
Long Island Press
Staff Reporter: Jaclyn Gallucci
Senior Editor: Spencer Rumsey
Interactive Content Producer: Rashed Mian
Senior Reporter/Editor-investigations: Christopher Twarowski
Rat Scans
Oct. 21, 2011
Long Island Business News
Reporter: John Callegari
Economic Business or Consumer News
How Team Mangano’s Proposal to Privatize the Nassau Sewage
System Could Flush the County’s Future Down the Drain
Nov. 17, 2011
Long Island Press
Senior Reporter/Editor-Investigations: Christopher Twarowski
Editorial
Getting Away With Murder: Without A Serial Killer, Missing
Prostitutes Just Don’t Matter
Jan. 27, 2011
Long Island Press
Staff Reporter: Jaclyn Gallucci
News Analysis
King’s Speech: Heated Words on Both Sides Will Echo Long After First Round of Long Island Congressman’s Muslim Radicalization Hearings
March 10, 2011
Long Island Press
Senior Reporter/Editor-Investigations: Christopher Twarowski
Senior Editor: Spencer Rumsey
Interactive Content Producer: Rashed Mian
Enterprise Reporting
Nassau County Police Department Investigative Series
March 3, 2011 – Oct. 20, 2011
Long Island Press
Freelance Reporter: Shelly Feuer Domash
Senior Reporter/Editor-Investigations: Christopher Twarowski
Energy Trends & Innovations Feature Reporting
Fight the Power: The Problems with LIPA and National Grid
July 14, 2011
Long Island Press
Senior Editor: Spencer Rumsey
Smart Growth Feature Reporting
Best Laid Plans
May 18, 2011
Long Island Press
Senior Editor: Spencer Rumsey
Transportation Improvements Feature Reporting
TunnelVision: Inside the East Side Access Project
April 21, 2011
Long Island Press
Senior Editor: Spencer Rumsey
Social Media
Social Networker Award: Best Use of Facebook
Long Island Restaurant Week
Tara Berkoski, Account Coordinator, Long Island Restaurant & Hospitality Group
Community Service Award: For the best blog or website devoted to issues of interest to a particular community
East Midtown Partnership (BID) Website – www.east.midtown.org
Hilary JM Topper, President + CEO, HJMT
HJMT
Shutterbug Award: Best blog or website devoted to chronicling local news
Libn.com
Michael H. Samuels
Ed Camp
Social Media Icon: Best social media campaign to enhance an organization’s image
HJMT
Best Non-Profit: Best use of social media campaign to further organization’s mission
Winthrop-University Hospital
Wendy Goldstein, MPA, Director, Public Affairs, Marketing and Advertising
Karen Senecal, MBA, Website manager