Category 1 - Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores
First Place - Bowling Green Daily News, Allie Gilliam; Very clean and crisp, nice choice of color. Color went well with time of year.
Second Place - Kentucky New Era, Regina Henderson; Good job of using space, very unique!
Third Place - The Danville Advocate Messenger, Robert Cunningham, Jenny Upton; Creative use of wording, eye-catching. Nice use of white space. Too many different styles of type.
Category 2 - Automotive
First Place - The Henderson Gleaner, Julie Cobb, Lori Zint; Not cluttered, nice use of color.
Second Place - The Gleaner, Julie Cobb, Lori Zint; Good focal point, good use of color. Red is eye-catching.
Third Place - The Gleaner, Julie Cobb, Lori Zint; Organized well, not too much info. Draws people in.
Category 3 - Hardware/Appliance Stores
First Place - The Gleaner, Shannon Royster, Ruth Ann Risley; The Good-Better-Best theme made it easy to compare prices. Organized well.
Second Place (TIE) - Kentucky New Era, Debby Mabry, Regina Henderson; They’re selling lighting and electrical, not the company building. Remove some of the pictures and make the remaining larger.
Second Place (TIE) - The Gleaner, Shannon Royster, Ruth Ann Risley; Kind of busy, too much information, but well organized with what they had to work with.
Third Place - The Gleaner, Shannon Royster, Ruth Ann Risley; Cheesy and busy but eye-catching. They accomplished what they set out to do with the ad.
Category 4 - Financial
First Place - The Gleaner, Janet Morgan, Donna Taylor; Very clean!! Good use of color! Eye-catching!
Second Place - The Gleaner, Nancy Hamilton, Ruth Ann Risley; Good use of graphic to convey message!
Third Place - The Gleaner, Nancy Hamilton, Ruth Ann Risley; Cute theme!
Category 5 - Professional Services
First Place - Bowling Green Daily News, Andrea Dennis; Pic draws eye into ad, uncluttered.
Second Place - The Advocate Messenger, Karen Ross, Holly Turney; Welcoming, nice layout, type goes well together.
Third Place - The Gleaner, Janet Morgan, Donna Taylor; Recognizable image, immediately gets point across.
Category 6 - Food, Drug, Liquor
First Place - The Gleaner, Janet Morgan, Donna Taylor; Nice theme and good use of color!!
Second Place - The Gleaner, Janet Morgan, Donna Taylor; Conveys the message well.
Third Place - The Gleaner, Janet Morgan, Donna Taylor; Good headline!!
Category 7 - Furniture
First Place - The Gleaner, Nancy Hamilton, Ruth Ann Risley; Very eye-catching!
Second Place - The Gleaner, Janet Morgan, Donna Taylor; Great photo, very clean and modern.
Third Place - The Advocate Messenger, Mary Gilliland, Holly Turney; Eye-catching spot color! Draws the eye!!
Category 8 - Real Estate
First Place - The Gleaner, Kristen Duggan, Craig O’Bryan; We knew immediately that the ad was for golf course property!
Second Place - The Gleaner, Nancy Hamilton, Ruth Ann Risley; Very inviting!
Third Place - Elizabethtown News Enterprise, Bill Anderson, Bill Mathers; Very descriptive!
Category 9 - Clothing Stores
First Place - Bowling Green Daily News, Andrea Dennis, Terri Johnson; Nice use of visuals.
Second Place - The Advocate Messenger, Karen Ross, Jenny Upton; Simple, clean.
Third Place - The Advocate Messenger, Mary Gilliland, Holly Turney; Theme works well, not too cluttered.
Category 10 - Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page
First Place - Kentucky New Era, Staff, Regina Henderson; Nice use of graphics and pics. Live and in color!
Second Place - The Advocate Messenger, Staff, Jenny Upton; Eye gets main point even though there are many ads.
Third Place - The Gleaner, Staff; Nice background graphic, a little busy.
Category 11 - Creative Use of the Newspaper
First Place - The Gleaner, Darrin Phegley; Eye catching, type and photos all tie in. Good use of color and black and white photos.
Second Place - The Gleaner, Mike Lawrence; Unique, artwork draws in reader. Obvious ties to the community.
Third Place - The Gleaner, Craig O’Bryan; Photo and headline very nice and gives a subtle message.
Category 12 - Entertainment/Dining
First Place - Kentucky New Era, Donna Cumbee; Draws the eye, very clean.
Second Place - The Ashland Independent, Kellie Delaney; All elements tie together well!
Third Place - The Gleaner, Kristen Duggan, Craig O’Bryan; Good color. Very American!!
Category 13 - Special Sections
First Place - Elizabethtown News Enterprise, Advertising and Graphics; This is a beautiful piece!!!
Second Place - Kentucky New Era, Staff; Very touching, a keeper and a vivid reminder that the war touches us all!!
Third Place - The Gleaner, Staff; Great topic!!
Category 14 - Group Promotions
First Place - The Advocate Messenger, Holly Turney; Nice graphics.
Second Place - The Gleaner, Kristen Duggan, Craig O’Bryan; Map is helpful, simple and to the point.
Category 15 - Holiday Greeting Ads
First Place - Elizabethtown News Enterprise, Kimberly Morgan, Drew Johnson; We love the original artwork in this ad! Credit should be given to the artist!!
Second Place - The Advocate Messenger, Cort Kirkland, Jenny Upton; Very funny photoshop work!
Third Place - The Gleaner, Janet Morgan, Donna Taylor; Very classy ad design!
Category 16 - Agriculture/Lawn and Garden
First Place - The Gleaner, Kristen Duggan, Craig O’Bryan; The large graphic draws your eye.
Second Place - The Gleaner, Janet Morgan, Donna Taylor; Very enticing graphic, sells the product
Third Place - The Independent, Angie Lewis; Bee idea is good.
Category 17 - Classified Page/Section
First Place - The Gleaner, Staff; Very clean, nice use of color.
Second Place - Kentucky New Era, Staff; Nice layout.
Third Place - Elizabethtown News Enterprise, Staff; Very crisp but, too cluttered.
Category 18 - Special Publications
First Place - The Independent, Kellie Delaney; Very cute idea!
Second Place - The Gleaner, Staff; Convenient size, easy to read and refer to throughout the season.
Third Place - Kentucky New Era, Mary Chambers, Regina Henderson; Classy design, full of information.
Category 19 - Best Use of Color
First Place - The Gleaner, Robyn Conley, Lori Zint; Nice yellow color works well in newsprint!
Second Place - The Gleaner, Craig O’Bryan; Nice print quality and nice picture.
Third Place - The Independent, Kellie Delaney; Looks good and liked the logos in the balloons.
Category 20 - Best Ad Series
First Place - The Gleaner, Kristen Duggan, Craig O’Bryan; Good use of humor, good concept.
Second Place - The Independent, Kellie Delaney; Appeals to everyone.
Third Place - The Gleaner, Shannon Royster, Ruth Ann Risley; Like a TV commercial, but done in print. Very well done.
Category 21 - General Miscellaneous
First Place - Elizabethtown News Enterprise, Stacy Mattingly, Matt Stivers; Good choice of photo and type.
Second Place - The Advocate Messenger, Karen Ross, Jenny Upton; Good graphics, very simple.
Third Place - The Advocate Messenger, Jerry Dunn, Holly Turney; Lots of info, but important info stood out.
Category 22 - Sporting Goods/Athletics
First Place - Kentucky New Era, Regina Henderson; Photo tells the story.
Second Place - The Advocate Messenger, Karen Ross, Adam Willoughby; Great use of modern graphics!
Third Place - The Advocate Messenger, Robert Cunningham, Adam Willoughby; Very organized message!
Category 23 - Special Events
First Place - The Gleaner, Staff, Donna Stinnett; Nice publication!
Second Place - The Advocate Messenger, Karen Ross, Jenny Upton; Great graphics!
Third Place - The Gleaner, Staff, Ruth Ann Risley; Nice publication!
Category 24 - Best Newspaper Promotion
First Place - The Gleaner, Darrin Phegley; Text and art tie in well together. Nice use of color.
Second Place - The Gleaner, Craig O’Bryan; Very clean and nice use of color.
Third Place - The Gleaner, Craig O’Bryan; Nice play on words and color use.
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