1999 ONPA Television year-end contest results

Photographer of the Year
1st – Chris Reece, WJW-TV
2nd – Ali Ghanbari – WJW_TV
3rd – Jeff Barnhill, WKRC-TV

Station of the Year
1st – WJW-TV, Cleveland

Best of Show 
Chris Reece, WKW-TV, “Annual Pole Climb”

Spot News
1st – Cris Reece, WJW-TV, May Day”
2nd – Mike Loomis, WTOL-TV/WLWT-TV, “Tire Fire”
3rd – Tony Giordullo, WDTN/WLWT-TV, “Springfield Warehouse”
HM – David Colabine, WKRC-TV, “Octoberfest Crash”

General News 
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, “Highway to Heaven”
2nd – Matthew Shedenhelm, WBNS-TV, “Change the Name”
3rd – Tony Giordullo, WDTN/WLWT-TV, “Final Muinute, Final Goodbye”
HM – Kendall Griggs, WNWO-TV, “Apple Butter Festival”

General Sports
1st – Chris Reece, WJW-TV, ” Annual Pole CLimb”
2nd – Chris Hedrich, WBNS-TV, “”If You Ain’t Crashing, You Ain’t Mountain Biking”
3rd – Vincent Shivers, WFMJ-TV, “Super Kids”

News Feature
1st – Eric Anderson, WNWO-TV, “Santa Claws”
2nd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, “Tee for Two”
3rd – Chris Reece, WJW-TV, ” Shellshock”

Sports Feature
1st – Tim Moushey, WBNS-TV, “Magic of Baseball”
2nd – Eric Anderson, WNWO-TV, “Small Town, Big Dream”
3rd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, “You Go Girl”

Feature
1st – Jeff Branhill, WKRC-TV, “The Singing Bridge”
2nd – Kim Fatica, WKYC-TV, ” Lan Sharks”
3rd – Chris Reece, WJW-TV, “Maple Lanes”
HM – David Colabine, WKRC-TV, “Skateboard Ministry”

In-Dept
1st – Gregory Lockhart, WKW-TV, “The Children of Haiti”
2nd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, “Ghetto Memorial”
3rd – Tony Giordullo, WDTN-TV/WLWT-TV, “Vision for Youth”

Personality Profile
1st – Chris Reece, WJW-TV, “Bruisin’ Susan”
2nd – Kim Fatic, WKYC-TV, ” Tomko’s Trenches”
3rd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, “Ashes of Old Glory”
HM – David Colabine, WKRC-TV, ” Lemonade Girls”

Editing
1st – Jeff Branhill, WKRC-TV, “The Singing Bridge”
2nd – Chris Reece, WJW-TV, “Maple Lanes”
3rd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, “You Go Girl”
HM – Matthew Shedenhelm, WBNS-TV, “Sights & Sounds of the Memorial Tournament”

Judges: Bob Burkem from KCNC-TV, Eric Blumer from KCNC-TV, Everett McEwan from WKNC-TV, Jennifer Ross  from KMGH-TV, Sean Olsen from KUSA-TV and Lisa Kessler from KUSA-TV