1998 ONPA Television year-end contest results

Photographer of the Year
1st – Ali Ghanbari – WJW
2nd – Paul Kwapich – WTOL
3rd – Tony Giordullo – WDTN
3rd – Joshua White – WCMH

Station of the Year
1st – WJW-TV, Cleveland
2nd – WCMH-TV, Columbus
3rd – WNWO, Toledo

Best of Show
Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland “Camp Convict”

Editing
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW, Cleveland,” Camp Convict
2nd – Kim Fatica, WOIO/WUAB, Cleveland, “What’s Your Sign?”
3rd – Christopher A Hursh, WKRC, Cincinnati,” Big Boy E”R
HM – Timothy Moushey, WBNS, Columbus, “Swango”

General News
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW, Cleveland, “Camp Convic”t
2nd – Timothy Moushey, WBNS, Columbus, “Prairie Burn”
3rd – Vincent Shivers, WFMJ, Youngstown, “Unsafe Situation”
HM – Chris Reece, WJW, Cleveland, ” FBI Held Hostage”
HM – Paul Kwapich, WTOL, Toledo, “Elizardo Easter”

General Sports
1st – Vincent Shivers, WFMJ, Youngstown, “Super Kids”
2nd – Tony Giordullo, WDTN, Dayton, “Versailles State Champions”
3rd – Darin Pope, WDTN, Dayton, “Missing A 58”

In-Depth
1st – Joshua White, WCMH, Columbus, “Life on High”
2nd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW, Cleveland, “Reborn”
3rd – Kim Fatica, WOIO/WUAB, Cleveland,  “A Man and Three Babies”
HM – Paul Kwapich, WTOL, Toledo, “John Glenn: A Hero for our Time”

News Feature
1st – Christopher A Hursh, WKRC, Cincinnati, “Colorblind: One Man’s Vision”
2nd – Alan Guile, WKRC, Cincinnati, “The Belle Returns”
3rd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW, Cleveland,” Long Tradition”
HM – Joshua White, WCMH, Columbus, “Jazz & Rib Festival”

Personality Profile
1st – Paul Kwapich, WTOL, Toledo, “MS Bodybuilder”
2nd – Kim Fatica, WOIO/WUAB, Cleveland, “The Ice Man”
3rd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW, Cleveland, “The Kid”
HM – Vincent Shivers, WFMJ, Youngstown,” Bobby Kidd’s Book”

Sports Feature
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW, Cleveland, “Coach’s Rol”e
2nd – Chris Reece, WJW, Cleveland, “The TWA”
3rd – Tony Giordullo, WDTN, Dayton, ” In the Dugout with Jack”
HM – Paul Kwapich, WTOL, Toledo,” Skateboarders”

Spot News
1st – Paul Kwapich, WTOL, Toledo, “Lake Twp Accident”
2nd – Jeff Barnhill, WKRC, Cincinnati,” Trial by Fire”
3rd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW, Cleveland, “Warehouse Inferno”
HM – Michael Loomis, WTOL, Toledo,” Detroit Body”

Team Entry
1st – Dave Colabine, WKRC, Cincinnati, “Cancer Ladies”
2nd – Alan Guile, WKRC, Cincinnati, “Police Memorial”