Category 2 - Automotive
First Place - Commonwealth Journal, Debbie Stigall, Lisa Rowell
Easy to read layout. Headings are very eye-catching.
Second Place - Commonwealth Journal, Debbie Stigall, Shirley Randall
Good use of variety of colors. Header very eye-catching.
Third Place - Commonwealth Journal, Debbie Stigall, Shirley Randall
Layout unique with background consistent in direction of vehicles drawing into ad not out. Use of two large vehicles at top to draw attention. Unique background.
Honorable Mention - Elizabethtown News Enterprise, Judy Martin, Kimberly Morgan
Good use of complementary colors. Header stands out with good continuation of theme.

Category 3 - Hardware/Appliance Stores
First Place - Bowling Green Daily News, Phyllis Godfrey
Great photo reproduction, presents theme of ad immediately. Clean simple design.
Second Place - The Gleaner, Shannon Royster, Ruth Ann Risley
Good use of photos, heading stands out.
Third Place - Bowling Green Daily News, Andrea Dennis
Presents theme immediately, put element of design into car placement and show heading placement.

Category 4 - Financial
First Place - The Gleaner, Janet Morgan, Donna Taylor
With use of photo being of new facility it takes you to the location. Header really stands out.
Second Place - The Gleaner, Nancy Hamilton, Ruth Ann Risley
Good use of color, artwork very dominant and fits with the theme well.
Third Place - Bowling Green Daily News, Leighann Whitaker
Good crisp clean picture, nice layout flow with sub-border on inside of ads draws all three photos together.

Category 5 - Professional Services
First Place - The Gleaner, Nancy Hamilton, Ruth Ann Risley
Immediate impact, color usage, header and centrally placed copy hit the point. Very clean copy.
Second Place - The Gleaner, Nancy Hamilton, Ruth Ann Risley
Presents a topic that is difficult to present in a unique way. Color scheme is soothing. Headline and top cut complement each other.
Third Place - The Gleaner, Debbie Martin, Craig O’Bryan
Like large photo of church, draws attention to the entire ad. A lot of elements in the ad with good balance.

Category 6 - Food, Drug, Liquor
First Place - The Gleaner, Janet Morgan, Cheryl Martin
Pills in the background very clever, doesn’t dominate the ad but fits well. Like Post-It Rx. Helps push idea it’s a pharmacy ad.
Second Place - The Advocate Messenger, Lou Wilkerson, Jenny Upton
Good clean, easy to read. Not cluttered with tons of items. Great presentation throughout.
Third Place - Bowling Green Daily News, Misty Holt
Nice clean elegant appearance.

Category 7 - Furniture
First Place - The Gleaner, Nancy Hamilton, Ruth Ann Risley
Excellent use of color and space, all areas of the ad are eye catching. You will read some sort of message no matter where you go after artwork.
Second Place - The Gleaner, Nancy Hamilton, Ruth Ann Risley
Good headline. Good layout of ad.
Third Place - Bowling Green Daily News, Kellye Ford
Excellent artwork, good reproduction of artwork. Rustic look but still homey.
Honorable Mention - The Advocate Messenger, Karen Ross, Jenny Upton
Artwork explained purpose of the ad. Nice logo, good balance, very appealing.

Category 8 - Real Estate
First Place - The Gleaner, Nancy Hamilton, Ruth Ann Risley
Awesome border!! Reproduction is great!
Second Place - Bowling Green Daily News, Barry Vincent
Great colors and type.
Third Place - Bowling Green Daily News, Misty Holt
Again, great color.

Category 9 - Clothing Stores
First Place - The Advocate Messenger, Robert Cunningham, Holly Turney
Nice photo, nice layout. Good offers in ad.
Second Place - The Advocate Messenger, Robert Cunningham, Holly Turney
Great artwork, black and gray works very well.
Third Place - The Advocate Messenger, Robert Cunningham, Holly Turney
One of the best ideas of the day.

Category 10 - Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page
First Place - The Gleaner, Staff
Placement of ads spaced with background makes ads standout well. Good use of color. Ads not overloaded with copy except the agriculture breakfast ad.
Second Place - The Gleaner, Staff
Placement of ads in center draws your eyes to center of the ads. Schedule not lost.
Third Place - Kentucky New Era, Ad Staff, Graphic Staff
Unique presentation of Holiday Greeting section. Ads distinct enough that still don’t run together.

Category 11 - Creative Use of the Newspaper
First Place - Commonwealth Journal, Lisa Rowell
Header, Pennies a day with follow up of artwork tells story.
Second Place - The Gleaner, Joey Samples
The nostalgic look of ad as impact of theme of ad.
Third Place - The Advocate Messenger, Jerry Dunn, Holly Turney
Great testimonial, great use of color.
Honorable Mention - The Advocate Messenger, Robert Cunningham, Holly Turney
Lieke use of color with placement of the border, draws you to the building and the website message.

Category 12 - Entertainment/Dining
First Place - The Advocate Messenger, Karen Ross, Adam Willoughby
Graphics and border art draws in readers. Bold font sells the message.
Second Place - The Advocate Messenger, Karen Ross, Adam Willoughby
Fun graphics and layout make this ad pop.
Third Place - The Gleaner, Nancy Hamilton, Ruth Ann Risley
This ad makes you crave Mexican food and fun. Super graphics.

Category 13 - Special Sections
First Place - Bowling Green Daily News, Ad Staff
Great color, exceptional ad layout. Good use of photos and art work. Ads look like they were made by agency but obviously were not.
Second Place - The Gleaner, Staff
Held overall theme with all ads.
Third Place - The Gleaner, Staff
Nice straight forward clean institutional ads. Very simple ads that get right to the point. Nice use of color.

Category 14 - Group Promotions
First Place - The Advocate Messenger, Lou Wilkerson, Jenny Upton
Theme well presented.
Second Place - The Gleaner, Nancy Hamilton, Ruth Ann Risley
Artwork says entire theme of event.
Third Place - The Advocate Messenger, Staff, Adam Willoughby
Great job of presenting an often used theme.

Category 15 - Holiday Greeting Ads
First Place - Kentucky New Era, Kristi Hockensmith, Regina Henderson
Nice, well laid out ad.
Second Place - Kentucky New Era, Debby Mabry, Donna Cumbee
“Sweet” photo.
Third Place - The Gleaner, Janet Morgan, Cheryl Martin
Nice elegant border. Nice font choice.

Category 16
Agriculture/Lawn and Garden
First Place - The Gleaner, Kristen Duggen, Craig O’Bryan
Track looks 3-D, like driving off page. Artwork dominates ad and draws you right into it.
Second Place - The Gleaner, Kristen Duggen, Craig O’Bryan
Color and artwork draw you to the ad. Makes you want a pool.
Third Place - The Advocate Messenger, Karen Ross, Jenny Upton
Copy flows straight into a centrally located dominant picture. Name of company well placed between the two product lines.
Honorable Mention - The Advocate Messenger, Lou Wilkerson, Jenny Upton
Good balance, nice presentation of the topic.

Category 17 - Classified Page/Section
First Place - Elizabethtown News Enterprise, Staff
Headlines easy to find, very consistent. Clean section header and easy to identify. No column rows gives clean appearance. Nice Service Directory.
Second Place - Bowling Green Daily News, Classified Department
With multiple use of elements, pages very clean and easy to read.
Third Place - Kentucky New Era, Classified Staff
Leading between type makes it easier to read.

Category 18 - Special Publications
First Place - Commonwealth Journal, Staff, Lisa Rowell
Very clean. Good presentation of the topic, nice reproduction, very professional!
Second Place - Elizabethtown News Enterprise, Staff
Terrific idea on how to capitalize on national event with local ramifications. Good Keepsake item. Nice ads throughout.
Third Place - Commonwealth Journal, Staff, Lisa Rowell
Very well done, everything tied together very nicely. Great reproduction.

Category 19 - Best Use of Color
First Place - The Gleaner, Robyn Conley, Lori Zint
With yellow background, simple, attractive and colorful ad.
Second Place - Kentucky New Era, Debby Mabry, Donna Cumbee
Artwork looks muted but still stands out, gives classy, elegant appearance.
Third Place - The Gleaner, Kristen Duggen, Craig O’Bryan
Color on mower looks like mower is going to drive off the page.
Honorable Mention - The Gleaner, Debbie Martin, Craig O’Bryan
Use of color allows heading to stand out with picture. Picture tells the story. Sub headings draw you into the rest of the ad.

Category 20 - Best Ad Series
First Place - The Gleaner, Janet Morgan, Cheryl Martin
Continuation of a single theme, all ads similar yet different. Great use of colors, borders. Color also continuing with theme. Elegant touch. Easy to recognize this is another ad in series.
Second Place - The Advocate Messenger, Robert Cunningham, Jenny Upton, Staff
Good use of color. Could use more follow up within ads to tie to the theme.
Third Place - The Independent, Kellie DeLaney
Like that someone different is featured each time. Way feature ad is at top makes very unique.
Honorable Mention - The Advocate Messenger, Robert Cunningham, Adam Willoughby
Unique idea running ads on double truck over five day period. Featuring different counties each day.

Category 21 - General Miscellaneous
First Place - Kentucky New Era, Mary Chambers, Kelly Austin
Very clean, very well balanced. Good use of photo personalize it but with photo turned sideways, ad is more universal.
Second Place - Commonwealth Journal, Debbie Stigall, Lisa Rowell Presented as human interest story. Very effective way to relay message. Good use of soft colors throughout. The photo personalized it, but with photo turned sideways ad is more universal.
Third Place - The Gleaner, Janet Morgan, Cheryl Martin
Presentation of heading with artwork well presented. Dominant photo. Like that people are in hot tub not just hot tub itself.
Honorable Mention - The Advocate Messenger, Robert Cunningham, Adam Willoughby
Large photo conveys peaceful setting. Impressive representation of hard topic.

Category 22 - Sporting Goods/Athletics
First Place - The Advocate Messenger, Robert Cunningham, Adam Willoughby
Very exciting ad. Nice flow throughout ad.
Second Place - Kentucky New Era, Stacie McCormack, Mary Reid
Heading and artwork tell the story before reading the ad.
Third Place - The Gleaner, Dawn Steward, Alan Inkenbrandt
Good clean ad, very effective with use of color, great logo.

Category 23 - Special Events
First Place - Elizabethtown News Enterprise, Staff
One of a kind idea with many well-done number of ads that follow suit with theme.
Second Place - Kentucky New Era, Traci Rodgers, Regina Henderson
Clean ad with great use of photo. Great use of color.
Third Place - Commonwealth Journal, Staff, Ken Schmidheiser
Terrific way of telling the story despite the fact that it is busy.

Category 24 - Best Newspaper Promotion
First Place - The Gleaner, Darrin Phegley
Great way to use editorial staff within advertisement.
Second Place - The Advocate Messenger, Staff
“Get the whole story” makes small heading noticeable and effective.
Third Place - Elizabethtown News Enterprise, Circulation Staff, Kimberly Morgan
Giving years of service for each carrier, great touch. Newspaper easily identified because of delivery tube.

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