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KPA advertising award winners named during luncheon
LOUISVILLE General Excellence winners were announced in the Kentucky Press Association’s Advertising Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers Contest during an awards luncheon here on April 28. The top winners were the McLean County News, The McCreary County Voice, The Jessamine Journal, The Appalachian News-Express, The Messenger in Madisonville, The Gleaner in Henderson, The Courier-Journal in Louisville and the Ft. Campbell Courier. Other newspapers honored included Lyon County Herald Ledger, Trimble Banner, Springfield Sun, LaRue County Herald News, Cynthiana Democrat, Tribune Courier, Kentucky Standard, Sentinel News, Murray Ledger & Times, Times Tribune, The Advocate Messenger, Bowling Green Daily News, Lexington Herald Leader, Messenger Inquirer, Medical Leader, Kentucky Kernel. The Illinois Press Association judged the competition in March of 2006. The complete list of winners:
Weekly Class 1 (Circulation up to 3,000)
McLean County News - First Place: General Excellence, Automotive, Hardware/Appliance Stores, Real Estate, Clothing Stores, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Entertainment/Dining, Best Ad Series, General Miscellaneous, Sporting Goods/Athletics; Second Place: Automotive, Professional Services, Food, Drug, Liquor, Real Estate, Clothing Stores, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Entertainment/Dining, Special Sections, Holiday Greeting Ads, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Sporting Goods/Athletics, Special Events; Third Place: Professional Services, Food, Drug, Liquor; Certificate of Merit: Financial, Furniture, Classified Page/Section
Lyon County Herald Ledger - First Place: Professional Services, Food, Drug, Liquor, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Special Sections, Holiday Greeting Ads, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden; Second Place: General Excellence, Best Use of Color, General Miscellaneous; Third Place: Special Sections
Trimble Banner - First Place: Best Use of Color; Second Place: Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page; Third Place: General Excellence
Boone County Recorder - First Place: Special Events; Third Place: Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page
Weekly Class 2 (Circulation of 3,001 to 4,600)
McCreary County Voice - First Place: General Excellence, Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Food, Drug, Liquor, Furniture, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Sporting Goods/Athletics; Second Place: Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Automotive, Hardware/Appliance Stores, Furniture, Real Estate, Entertainment/Dining, Special Sections, Sporting Goods/Athletics, Special Events; Third Place: Furniture, Real Estate, Special Sections, Holiday Greeting Ads, Sporting Goods/Athletics, Best Newspaper Promotion
Springfield Sun - First Place: Automotive, Hardware/Appliance Stores, Classified Page/Section, Special Publications, Best Ad Series, General Miscellaneous; Second Place: General Excellence, Professional Services, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Best Use of Color, General Miscellaneous; Third Place: Automotive, Financial, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Special Publications
LaRue County Herald News - First Place: Financial, Group Promotions, Holiday Greeting Ads, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Best Use of Color; Second Place: Classified Page/Section, Best Newspaper Promotion; Third Place: General Excellence, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Best Ad Series
Clay City Times - Third Place: Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores; Certificate of Merit: Clothing Stores
Cumberland County News - First Place: Entertainment/Dining; Second Place: Financial, Food, Drug, Liquor, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Holiday Greeting Ads; Third Place: Professional Services, Entertainment/Dining, General Miscellaneous, Special Events
Grayson Journal Enquirer - First Place: Professional Services, Special Events; Second Place: Special Publications; Third Place: Food, Drug, Liquor, Group Promotions
News Democrat - First Place: Creative Use of the Newspaper, Special Sections, Best Newspaper Promotion; Third Place: Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Best Use of Color
Tompkinsville News - First Place: Real Estate; Second Place: Group Promotions, Best Ad Series; Third Place: Hardware/Appliance Stores, Classified Page/Section
Weekly Class 3 (Circulation of 4,601 and Above)
Jessamine Journal - First Place: General Excellence, Hardware/Appliance Stores, Professional Services, Food, Drug, Liquor, Real Estate, Clothing Stores, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Classified Page/Section, General Miscellaneous; Second Place: Automotive, Hardware/Appliance Stores, Financial, Furniture, Special Sections, Best Use of Color, General Miscellaneous, Sporting Goods/Athletics; Third Place: Financial, Food, Drug, Liquor, Real Estate, Clothing Stores, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Special Sections, General Miscellaneous, Special Events; Honorable Mention: Special Sections
Cynthiana Democrat - First Place: Furniture, Group Promotions, Best Ad Series, Sporting Goods/Athletics, Special Events; Second Place: General Excellence, Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Food, Drug, Liquor, Clothing Stores, Best TMC
Tribune Courier - First Place: Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Automotive, Entertainment/Dining, Special Sections; Second Place: Professional Services, Best Ad Series; Third Place: General Excellence, Automotive, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page; Certificate of Merit: Best Newspaper Promotion
Grant County News - First Place: Special Publications, Best TMC; Second Place: Classified Page/Section; Third Place: Special Publications, Sporting Goods/Athletics
Harrodsburg Herald - First Place: Holiday Greeting Ads, Best Use of Color; Second Place: Special Publications
Leitchfield Record - First Place: Financial, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page; Second Place: Creative Use of the Newspaper, Holiday Greeting Ads, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden; Third Place: Professional Services, Furniture, Entertainment/Dining; Honorable Mention: Best Use of Color
Oldham Era - Second Place: Real Estate, Entertainment/Dining; Third Place: Best Ad Series
Union County Advocate - Third Place: Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Hardware/Appliance Stores
Woodford Sun - First Place: Agriculture/Lawn and Garden; Second Place: Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Group Promotions, Special Events; Third Place: Group Promotions, Holiday Greeting Ads, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Best Use of Color
Multi-Weekly (Published two to three times per week regardless of circulation)
Appalachian News-Express - First Place: General Excellence, Hardware/Appliance Stores, Professional Services, Food, Drug, Liquor, Furniture, Clothing Stores, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Special Sections, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Special Publications, Best Use of Color, Best Ad Series, Best Newspaper Promotion; Second Place: Hardware/Appliance Stores, Clothing Stores, Special Sections, General Miscellaneous, Best Newspaper Promotion; Third Place: Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Hardware/Appliance Stores, Financial, Food, Drug, Liquor, Entertainment/Dining, Group Promotions, Best Use of Color, Best Ad Series, Sporting Goods/Athletics, Best Newspaper Promotion
Kentucky Standard - First Place: Real Estate, Entertainment/Dining, Classified Page/Section, Special Events; Second Place: General Excellence, Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Automotive, Financial, Professional Services, Food, Drug, Liquor, Real Estate, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Special Publications, Best Use of Color; Third Place: Automotive, Furniture, Real Estate, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Special Publications; Honorable Mention: Professional Services
Sentinel News - First Place: Automotive, Group Promotions, Sporting Goods/Athletics; Second Place: Holiday Greeting Ads, Classified Page/Section; Third Place: General Excellence
Central Kentucky News Journal - Second Place: Entertainment/Dining, Best Ad Series; Third Place: Professional Services, Classified Page/Section, Best TMC
Georgetown News-Graphic - First Place: Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores; Second Place: Furniture; Third Place: Holiday Greeting Ads
Hart County News Herald - First Place: Holiday Greeting Ads; Second Place: Special Events; Third Place: Clothing Stores, Creative Use of the Newspaper
Morehead News - Second Place: Sporting Goods/Athletics; Third Place: Special Sections
Paintsville Herald - First Place: Financial, Creative Use of the Newspaper, General Miscellaneous
Times Journal - Second Place: Group Promotions, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden; Third Place: General Miscellaneous, Special Events
Daily Class 1 (Circulation up to 10,000)
Madisonville Messenger - First Place: General Excellence, Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Automotive, Financial, Professional Services, Food, Drug, Liquor, Furniture, Real Estate, Entertainment/Dining, Special Publications, Best Ad Series, Sporting Goods/Athletics; Second Place: Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Hardware/Appliance Stores, Financial, Food, Drug, Liquor, Holiday Greeting Ads, Best Use of Color; Third Place: Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Hardware/Appliance Stores, Food, Drug, Liquor, Entertainment/Dining, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden; Certificate of Merit: Best Newspaper Promotion
Murray Ledger & Times - First Place: Hardware/Appliance Stores, Clothing Stores, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, General Miscellaneous; Second Place: General Excellence, Real Estate, Clothing Stores, Creative Use of the Newspaper, General Miscellaneous; Third Place: Clothing Stores, Group Promotions, Holiday Greeting Ads, General Miscellaneous
Times Tribune - First Place: Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Special Sections; Second Place: Professional Services, Special Sections, Special Publications, Best Ad Series; Third Place: General Excellence, Financial, Professional Services, Furniture, Sporting Goods/Athletics
Middlesboro Daily News - Second Place: Automotive, Furniture, Entertainment/Dining, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Special Events; Third Place: Creative Use of the Newspaper, Best Ad Series
Richmond Register - First Place: Group Promotions, Holiday Greeting Ads, Best Use of Color, Special Events, Best TMC; Second Place: Group Promotions; Third Place: Special Publications, Best Use of Color
Winchester Sun - First Place: Creative Use of the Newspaper, Classified Page/Section; Second Place: Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Sporting Goods/Athletics; Third Place: Automotive, Real Estate, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Special Sections, Special Events
Daily Class 2 (Circulation of 10,001 to 25,000)
The Advocate Messenger - First Place: Clothing Stores, Entertainment/Dining, Group Promotions, Sporting Goods/Athletics; Second Place: General Excellence, Food, Drug, Liquor, Clothing Stores, Entertainment/Dining, Best Ad Series, Best Newspaper Promotion; Third Place: Clothing Stores, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Group Promotions, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden; Honorable Mention: Furniture, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Best Ad Series, General Miscellaneous
The Gleaner - First Place: General Excellence, Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Financial, Professional Services, Food, Drug, Liquor, Furniture, Real Estate, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Best Use of Color, Best Ad Series, Best Newspaper Promotion; Second Place: Hardware/Appliance Stores, Financial, Professional Services, Furniture, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Special Sections, Group Promotions, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden; Third Place: Professional Services, Entertainment/Dining, Special Sections, Holiday Greeting Ads, Best Use of Color, General Miscellaneous, Sporting Goods/Athletics; Honorable Mention: Best Use of Color
Bowling Green Daily News - First Place: Hardware/Appliance Stores, Special Sections; Second Place: Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Real Estate, Classified Page/Section; Third Place: General Excellence, Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Hardware/Appliance Stores, Financial, Food, Drug, Liquor, Furniture, Real Estate
Commonwealth Journal - First Place: Automotive, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Special Publications; Second Place: Automotive; Third Place: Automotive, Special Publications, Special Events, General Miscellaneous
Elizabethtown News Enterprise - First Place: Classified Page/Section, Special Events; Second Place: Special Publications; Third Place: Best Newspaper Promotion; Honorable Mention: Automotive
Kentucky New Era - First Place: Holiday Greeting Ads, General Miscellaneous; Second Place: Holiday Greeting Ads, Best Use of Color, Sporting Goods/Athletics, Special Events; Third Place: Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Classified Page/Section
The Independent - Third Place: Best Ad Series
Daily Class 3 (Circulation of 25,001 and Above)
Louisville Courier-Journal - First Place: General Excellence, Financial, Professional Services, Food, Drug, Liquor, Real Estate, Clothing Stores, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Entertainment/Dining, Holiday Greeting Ads, Special Publications, Best Use of Color, Best Ad Series, Sporting Goods/Athletics; Second Place: Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Automotive, Financial, Professional Services, Food, Drug, Liquor, Furniture, Real Estate, Clothing Stores, Entertainment/Dining, Group Promotions, Holiday Greeting Ads, Special Publications, Best Ad Series, General Miscellaneous; Third Place: Hardware/Appliance Stores, Financial, Professional Services, Food, Drug, Liquor, Furniture, Real Estate, Clothing Stores, Entertainment/Dining, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Classified Page/Section, Best Use of Color, Best Ad Series, General Miscellaneous, Sporting Goods/Athletics
Lexington Herald Leader - First Place: Automotive, Hardware/Appliance Stores, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Special Sections, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Classified Page/Section; Second Place: General Excellence, Hardware/Appliance Stores, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Special Sections, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Best Use of Color, Special Events; Third Place: Automotive, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Group Promotions
Messenger Inquirer - First Place: Furniture, General Miscellaneous, Special Events, Best Newspaper Promotion; Second Place: Classified Page/Section, Sporting Goods/Athletics, Best Newspaper Promotion, Best TMC; Third Place: General Excellence, Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Special Sections, Holiday Greeting Ads, Special Publications, Special Events
Kentucky Enquirer - First Place: Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores; Third Place: Best Newspaper Promotion, Best TMC
Paducah Sun - First Place: Group Promotions
Associate Newspapers
Ft. Campbell Courier - First Place: General Excellence, Financial, Furniture, Clothing Stores, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Classified Page/Section; Second Place: Automotive, Furniture, Entertainment/Dining, Special Sections, Best Use of Color, Sporting Goods/Athletics; Third Place: Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Hardware/Appliance Stores, Furniture, Real Estate, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Entertainment/Dining, Special Sections, Holiday Greeting Ads, Best Use of Color, General Miscellaneous; Certificate of Merit: Best Newspaper Promotion
Medical Leader - First Place: Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores, Professional Services, Entertainment/Dining, Holiday Greeting Ads, Best Use of Color; Second Place: General Excellence, Professional Services, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Classified Page/Section; Third Place: Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Special Publications
Kentucky Kernel - First Place: Real Estate, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page, Best Ad Series; Second Place: Food, Drug, Liquor, Real Estate, Clothing Stores, Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page; Third Place: General Excellence, Professional Services, Food, Drug, Liquor, Clothing Stores, Sporting Goods/Athletics
College Heights Herald - First Place: Special Sections, General Miscellaneous; Second Place: Best Ad Series, Special Events; Third Place: Financial, Classified Page/Section, Best Ad Series, Special Events
Murray State News - First Place: Special Publications; Second Place: Hardware/Appliance Stores, Financial, Creative Use of the Newspaper, Holiday Greeting Ads, Special Publications, General Miscellaneous; Third Place: Automotive
The Messenger - First Place: Automotive, Hardware/Appliance Stores, Food, Drug, Liquor, Agriculture/Lawn and Garden, Sporting Goods/Athletics; Second Place: Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores
The Northerner - First Place: Special Events; Second Place: Professional Services
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