NEW ORLEANS — WWL-TV hauled in 25 first place awards including several Best of the Best awards and wins in the Best Newscast, Best Weathercast, Best Sportscast and Best Web Site in the Press Club of New Orleans Awards announced Monday night.
David Hammer captured the best print reporting award for his “Disaster after Disaster” series with Richard Webster and he captured the best TV reporting award for his story about “Truancy and Crime” examining the possible effects of the city’s high truancy rate on the crime rate with juveniles. Hammer’s story was written in the aftermath of the dragging death of Linda Frickey. Four teens are facing trial in the case that was committed during school hours.
Hammer took in five first place awards and two Best of the Best.
Videographer Adam Copus received the President’s Videography Award for the best TV Videography for his piece about “Crawfish Delivery.” Copus captured four first place awards in addition to the President’s Award.
Meteorologist Payton Malone won for Best Weathercast, Producer Ian Kramar and Director Ben Arendt took home the award for Best Newscast; Ricardo Lecompte received the Best Sportscast and Best Sports Show honors. Doug Mouton and Adam Ney won for Best Sports Feature and Best Sports Special.
Great Day Host Malik Mingo was named Best On Air Talent, edging out Charisse Gibson, last year’s winner.
WWLTV’s Digital Team was honored with the awards for Best Website, Best Special Section and Best Use of Facebook.
Here is a complete list of WWL-TV’s first place winners.
- Jim Metcalf Award / Best in Show TV Reporting David Hammer, TJ Pipitone “Out of School: Truancy and Crime”
- Alex Waller Award / Best in Show Print Reporting David Hammer, Richard Webster, WWL-TV “Disaster after Disaster”
- President’s Videography Award / Best in Show TV Videography Adam Copus WWL-TV “Crawfish Delivery”
- General News Reporting 1st Place Katie Moore WWL-TV “They were not Raised that Way”
- Feature Reporting 1st Place Devin Bartolotta, Whitney Hill WWL-TV “Look at this F’n Street!”
- Continuing Coverage 1st Place David Hammer / TJ Pipitone WWL-TV “The Mayor’s Fund”
- Investigative Reporting 1st Place David Hammer WWL-TV “Murder, But No Charge?”
- Medical Health Reporting 1st Place Meg Farris, Adam Copus WWL-TV “Feeling Whole: Creating New Nipples”
- Education Reporting 1st Place David Hammer, TJ Pipitone WWL-TV “Out of School: Truancy and Crime”
- Best On-Air Talent 1st Place Malik Mingo WWL-TV
- Governmental Political Reporting 1st Place Mike Perlstein, TJ Pipitone WWL-TV “Yes, a Child is Living on Death Row”
- Business Reporting 1st Place David Hammer, Tony McAuley, TJ Pipitone WWL-TV “Big Business, Big Blight”
- Best Public Affairs 1st Place Chris Franklin, Ian Kramar WWL-TV “Eye on Hurricanes 2022”
- Sports Feature 1st Place Doug Mouton, Adam Ney WWL-TV “Nola Final Four History”
- Best Sports Special 1st Place Doug Mouton, Adam Ney WWL-TV “Eye on the Black & Gold: Draft Special”
- Best Sports Show 1st Place Ricardo Lecompte WWL-TV “4th Down Friday”
- Best Sportscast 1st Place Ricardo Lecompte WWL-TV
- Best Planned Event Coverage 1st Place Torre Josey, Emily Blanke WWL-TV “Hurricane Ida: One Year Later 4pm Special”
- Best Weathercast 1st Place Payton Malone WWL-TV
- Best Newscast 1st Place Ian Kramar, Ben Arendt WWL-TV
- Print Investigative Reporting 1st Place David Hammer, Richard Webster WWL-TV “Disaster after Disaster”
- Digital Special Section 1st Place Tom Planchet WWL-TV “December Tornadoes”
- Best Use of Facebook 1st Place Tom Planchet WWL-TV “December Tornadoes”
- Best News Website 1st Place Tom Planchet WWL-TV “wwltv.com”
- Breaking News Videography 1st Place Adam Copus WWL-TV “Scariest Thing in my Life”
- Best Video Editing 1st Place Adam Copus WWL-TV “Dr. Daddy-O, the Legacy of New Orleans First Black DJ”
- Best Photo Essay 1st Place Adam Copus WWL-TV “Crawfish Delivery”
- Lifestyle Reporting 1st Place Sheba Turk, Chris Russell WWL-TV “Art of the Black Experience”
