WWL Louisiana took home 15 first-place trophies Saturday night at the 66th annual Press Club of New Orleans Excellence in Journalism Awards. Long-time Morning Anchor Eric Paulsen was also honored with the Press Club's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Congratulations to all of the winners and our entire staff for their excellent work!
Medical – Health Reporting:
1st Place
Eleanor Tabone
WWL-TV
Lifestyle Reporting:
1st Place
Leslie Spoon, Chris Russell
WWL-TV
Best Documentary:
1st Place
Charisse Gibson, Nicole Waiver
WWL-TV
Feature Videography:
1st Place
Adam Copus
WWL-TV
Best Video Editing:
1st Place
Adam Copus
WWL-TV
Best Visual Storytelling:
1st Place
Chris Russell
WWL-TV
Best Public Affairs:
1st Place
Ian Kramar, Ben Arendt, Chris Franklin
WWL-TV
Best Sports Story:
1st Place
Ricardo LeCompte
WWL-TV
Best Sports Special:
1st Place
Doug Mouton, Adam Ney
WWL-TV
"Eye on the Black & Gold – Bears Special"
Best Sportscast:
1st Place
Ricardo LeCompte
WWL-TV
Best Weathercast:
1st Place
Alexandra Cranford
WWL-TV
Best News Website:
1st Place
WWLTV.com Staff
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Best Use of Facebook:
1st Place
WWL Louisiana Staff
Best Talk Show:
1st Place
Val Amedee, Caegan Moore, Malik Mingo, Haley Livaudais
WWL-TV
President's Videography Award / Best in Show:
TV Videography
Adam Copus
WWL-TV
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Eric Paulsen, WWL Louisiana Morning Anchor
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