Excellence in Opinion/Editorial Judge Vikki Porter, Director of the Western Knight Center, at the USC Annenberg School and former editor of The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, CA, observed Lokeman’s work “brings sassiness, thoughtfulness and solid arguments to topics many...
Awards
“Dana’s Metamorphosis” by Jodi Hernandez, KOVR-TV – 2000 Winner
Excellence in Video/TV Reporting Reporter Jodi Hernandez and photojournalist Cyndy Green of KOVR-TV, a CBS affiliate in Sacramento, CA, won for their work on "Dana's Metamorphosis," about a male-to-female transgender person's journey. Judges said the pair used "an...
Lynn Neary & Loretta Williams of NPR – 2000 Winner
Excellence in Audio/Radio Reporting In the radio/audio competition, sponsored by the Seigenthaler Foundation, the judges selected an explanatory National Public Radio report on the origin and theories about homosexuality by Lynn Neary and Loretta Williams of NPR's Los...
Rhonda Chriss Lokeman, Kansas City Star – 2000 Winner
Excellence in Written Opinion/Editorial Lokeman is a member of the Kansas City Star's editorial board. Her entries included columns on Matthew Shepard, the gay pride parade and Jerry Falwell's meeting with gay Christians. One judge called her "the Frank Rich of Kansas...
Newsweek Magazine’s “Gay Today” April Special Issue – 2000 Winner
Excellence in Written News/Feature Newsweek Magazine, and a team led by John Leland, was honored for their groundbreaking April special issue called "Gay Today," for its breadth and depth of this series, which contained page after page of profiles of average gay...
Gay.com – 2000 Winner
Excellence in Internet and/or New Media Gay.com engages every facet of gay and lesbian life, from daily news and relationship advice, to tax tips and gay film reviews. The consistent, daily delivery of information and interactive content makes Gay.com stand out in the...