1996 ONPA Television year-end contest results
Photographer of the Year
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland
2nd – Gunther Meisse, WMFD-TV, Mansfield
3rd – Kim Fatica, WOIOIWUAB-TV, Cleveland
Sports Photographer of the Year
1st – Chris Reece, WXIX-TV, Cincinnati
Station of the Year
1st – WJW-TV Cleveland
Best Story
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland
Editing
1st – Kim Fatica, WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland
2nd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland
3rd – Chris Reece, WXIX-TV, Cincinnati
HM Gunther Meisse, WMFD-TV, Mansfield
Feature
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland
2nd – Gunther Meisse, WMFD-TV, Mansfield
3rd – Kim Fatica, WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland
General News
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland
2nd – Gunther Meisse, WMFD-TV, Mansfield
3rd – Vince Shivers, WFMJ-TV, Youngstown
HM – Kim Fatica, WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland
Magazine/Series
1st – Sames/Reagan, WBNS-TV, Columbus
2nd – Kim Fatica, WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland
3rd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland
News Feature
1st – Gunther Meisse, WMFD- TV, Mansfield
2nd – Phil Drechsler, WTOL-TV, Toledo
3rd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland
HM – Mark Boumes, WUPW-TV, Toledo
HM – Steve France, WTOL-TV, Toledo
Personality Profile
1st – David Hollis, WJW-TV, Cleveland
2nd – Ron Strah, WJW-TV, Cleveland
3rd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland
Sports
1st – Vince Shivers, WFMJ-TV, Youngstown
2nd – Phillip Schneid, WCMH-TV, Columbus
3rd – Mark Bournes, WUPW-TV, Toledo
Sports Feature
1st – Ron Mounts, WJW-TV, Cleveland
2nd – Ray Pfeffer, WTVG-TV, Toledo
3rd – Chris Reece, WXIX – TV, Cincinnati
Spot News
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland
2nd – Brian Yuen, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
3rd – Ron Strah, WJW-TV, Cleveland
HM – Jeff Barnhill, WTOL-TV, Toledo
HM – Gunther Meisse, WMFD- TV, Mansfield