1989 ONPA Television year-end contest results

Photographer of the Year
1st – Chris Kettler WTOL, Toledo
2nd – Paul Kwapich WTOL, Toledo
3rd – David Hollis WKYC, Cleveland
HM – Pat Story, WLWT, Cincinnati
HM – Brad Wmget WHIO, Dayton

Sports Photographer of the Year
1st – Scott Simpson WLWT, Cincinnati
2nd – Brad Winget WHIO, Dayton
3rd – Larry Moore WHIO, Dayton

Station of the Year
1st – WKYC, Cleveland
2nd – WTOL, Toledo

Editing with Effects
1st – Scott Simpson, WLWT, Cincinnati, “Sidelines/Miami”
2nd – David Hollis, WKYC, Cleveland, “Monarch Migration”
3rd – Chris Kettler, WTOL, Toledo, “Women in Police”
HM – Brad Winget, WHIO, Dayton, “Autumn Colors”

Editing without Effects
1st – David Hollis, WKYC, Cleveland, “Steel Monkey”
2nd – Rodney King, WTOL, Toledo, “Farm Auction”
3rd – Douglas Beach, WFMJ, Youngstown, “Buccia Winery”
HM – Phil Drechsler, WTOL, Toledo, “Free Gas”

Feature
1st – David Hollis, WKYC – Cleveland, “Small Town Erhart”
2nd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO – Dayton, “Wingwalker”
3rd – Paul Kwapich, WTOL, Toledo, “Homeless March”
HM – Chris Kettler, WTOL, Toledo, “Eagles”

General News
1st – Ron Schmidt/Kevin Rue, WLWT, Cincinnati, Markwell Funeral”
2nd – Ali Ghanberi, WKEF, Dayton, “March for Choice”
3rd – Rodney King, WTOL, Toledo, “Farm Auction”
HM – Bob Pliillips, WDTN, Dayton, “All Dogs Go To Heaven”

Live News
1st – Paul Kwapich, WTOL, Toledo, Dave at the Fair”
2nd – Brad Winget, WHIO, Dayton, “911”

Magazine/Series/Mini doc
1st – Chris Kettler, WTOL, Toledo, “Bootcamp or Cons”
2nd – David Hollis, WKYC, Cleveland, “Iron and Steel Essays”
3rd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO, Dayton, “UD Kentucky Trip”
HM – Dee Moorman, WHIO, Dayton, “Chasing the Wind”

News Feature with Effects
1st – Phil Drechsler, WTOL, Toledo, “Falconer”
2nd – Paul Kwapich, WTOL, Toledo, “Glamorous Jen”
3rd – Pat Story, WLWT, Cincinnati, “Light up Cincinnati”
HM – Brad Wmget, WHIO, Dayton, Autumn Colors”

News Feature without Effects
1st – John G. Warner, WHIO, Dayton, “All Hallow’s Eve”
2nd – Chuck Hamlin, WHIO, Dayton, “Tiny Tots”
3rd – Charles Brunswick, WFMJ, Youngstown, “Wendell August Forge”

Personality Profile
1st – Kris John, WDTN, Dayton, “Cronkite”
2nd – Paul Kwapich WTOL, Toledo, “Chucklehead”
3rd – John G. Warner, WHIO, Dayton, “Violin Maker”
HM – Douglas Beach, WFMJ, Youngstown, “Blues University”

Sports
1st – Brad Winget, WHIO, Dayton, In the Pits”
2nd – Larry Moore Mike Campbell, WHIO, Dayton, “C.J. vs Alter”
3rd – Scott Simpson, WLWT, Cincinnati, “Super Bowl XXIII”

Sports Feature
1st – Kris John, WDTN, Dayton, Elephants Can Fly”
2nd – Tom Sharkey, WDTN – Dayton, “BMX-Ohio”
3rd – Larry Moore, WHIO, Dayton, “Owen Donahue-Referee”
HM – Chris Kettler, WTOL, Toledo, “Fremont Boxer”

Spot News
1st – Tom Sharley, WDTN, Dayton, “Miami Riots”
2nd – Bob Phillips, WDTN, Dayton, “Mad River Drug Bust”
3rd – Paul Kwapich, WTOL, Toledo, “Jeanette Fire 911”
HM – Brad Winget, WHIO, Dayton, Wyoming Street Fire”