1984 ONPA Television year-end contest results

Photographer of the Year
1st – Byron Stirsman, WHIO, Dayton
2nd – Rick Robertson, WKYC, Cleveland
3rd – Dave Hollis, WKYC, Cleveland
4th – Bob Phillips, WDTN, Dayton
4th – Scott Huffman, WDTN, Dayton
5th – Steve Goldstein, WDTN, Dayton

General News
1st – Byron Stirsman, WHIO, Datyon, “ROTC Training”
2nd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO, Dayton, “Shuttle Connection”
3rd – Dave Hollis, WKYC, Cleveland, “Wild Dogs”
HM – Steve Sobiski, WKYC, Cleveland, “Sheppard House”
HM – Rick Robertson, WKYC, Cleveland, “Cop Funeral”

Magazine Feature
1st – Byron Stirsman, WHIO, Dayton, “Gliders”
2nd – Ron Widman, WBNS, Columbus, “Spangler Candy”
3rd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO, Dayton, “Edmund Jordan”
HM – Ron Widman, WBNS, Columbus, “Pine Needle Baskets”
HM – Chuck Upthegrove, WHIO, Dayton, “A Marine Now”
Best team – Rick Ridinger, Cynthia O’Neill, WEWS, Cleveland, “Falling Toward Winter”

Mini Documentary
1st – Larry Baker, WKYC, Cleveland, “The River”
2nd – Ed Rakochy, WBNS, Columbus, “Who’ll Stop the Rain”
3rd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO, Dayton, “Thunderbirds”
HM – Kevin Jordan, WKRC, Cincinnati, “ECT, J.”

News Feature
1st – Ron Widman, WBNS, Columbus, “Broom Maker”
2nd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO, Dayton, “Fearless Flyer”
3rd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO, Dayton, “Three Year Old Bowler”
HM – Toby Elder, WKRC, Cincinnati, “Spring Fever”
HM – Michael Benedic, WKRC, Cincinnati, “Snow Adventure”

Sports
1st – Byron Stirsman, WHIO, Dayton, “Gravel Rama”
2nd – Dave Hollis, WKYC, Cleveland, “Indians vs. Buffalo”
3rd – Bob Wendt, WDTN, Dayton, “Aut Racing”
HM – Rick Robertson, WKYC, Cleveland, “Indians Opening Day”

Sports Feature
1st – Steve Goldstein, WDTN, Dayton, “Jennifer Smith”
2nd – Scott Huffman, WDTN, Dayton, “BMX”
3rd – Rick Guyton, WDTN, Dayton, “Darrel Pace”
HM – J. Kevin Jordan, WKRC, Cincinnati, “Home Gym”
HM – Rick Guyton, WDTN, Dayton, “Donny Branch”

Spot News
1st – Steve Goldstein, WDTN, Dayton, “Fatal Fire”
2nd – Chuck Upthegrove, WHIO, Dayton, “Grand Avenue Standoff”
3rd – Dave Hollis, WKYC, Cleveland, “I-71 Accident”
HM – Rick Robertson, WKYC, Cleveland, “Muriel Standoff”
HM – Richard Nordstrum and Dennis Cheatham, WHIO, Dayton, “East Dayton House Explosion”
Best team – Chuck Hamilton and Dennis Cheatham, WHIO, Datyon, “Gump Kidnapping”

Judges Award
Buckmaster, WKEF, WHIO and WDTN, Dayton