1977 ONPA Television year-end contest results

Television Photographer of the Year
1st – David Hollis, WAKR-TV, Akron, OH

Documentary
1st – Dave Mio, WKYL-TV, Lexington, KY, “Police Story”
2nd – Jim Douglas, WHIO-TV, Dayton, “Courage Behind the Mask”
3rd – Dave Mio, WKYL-TV, Lexington, KY, “El Salivador”
HM – Chuck upthegrove, WHIO-TV, Dayton, “Main Street Massacre”

General News
1st – Catherine Zimmerman, WDTN-TV, Dayton, “Am Track Reprieve”
2nd – Kevin Meagher, WKEF-TV, Dayton, “American Abroad”
3rd – Dennis Cheatham, WHIO-TV, Dayton, “Sheep Kill”
tie – Allen Rosen, WKEF-TV, Dayton, “Sheriffs Auction”
HM – Bob Phillips, “DP&L Strike”
HM – Scott Barkley, WLWT, Cincinnati, “Practice for Flood “
HM – Team Al Rosen & Gene Austin, WKEF-TV, Dayton, “Police Story”

Magazine Feature
1st – John Prazan, WKEF-TV, Dayton, “Light Fantastic”
2nd – Allen Rosen, WKEF-TV, Dayton, “DWI One for the Road”
3rd – Dave Mio, WKYL-TV, Lexington, KY, “Circus”
HM – Martha Dunsky, WHIO-TV, Dayton, “Mini Militants”
HM – Jim Douglas, WHIO-TV, Dayton, “High Flight”
HM – Allen Rosen, WKEF-TV, Dayton, “Brotherly Love”
HM – Kevin Meagher & Ken Ocepic, WKEF-TV, Dayton, “Summer Sleigh Ride”

News Feature
1st – Jim Douglas, WHIO-TV, Dayton, “Chimney Sweep”
2nd – Jim Douglas, WHIO-TV, Dayton, “Last Strokes for Holley”
3rd – Harry Darnell, WHIO-TV, Dayton, “First Day of School”
HM – David Mio, WKYL-TV, Lexington, KY, “Hummingbirds”
HM – Cathy Zimmerman, WDTN-TV, Dayton, “69 & Restaurant”
HM -Ron Widman, WBNS-TV, “Autuman”
HM – Charles Day, WDTN-TV, Dayton, “Bear “

Sports
1st – David Hollis, WAKR-TV, Akron, “Cavs vs Knicks”
2nd – Chuck Upthegrove, WHIO-TV, Dayton, , “Indy Race Day”
3rd – David Mio, WKYC- TV, Cleveland, “Jay Birds Softball”

Sports Feature
1st – David Hollis, WAKR-TV, Akron, “Couples Football”
2nd – John Prazan, WKEF-TV, Dayton, “Shooting the Bull”
3rd – Al Rosen, WKEF-TV, Dayton, “Wheelchair Athletes”
HM – Mike Everhart, WDTN-TV, Dayton, “Billiard Tourney”
HM – David Hollis, WAKR-TV, Akron, “Walt Frazier The Best”

Sports Feature – Team
1st – Kevin Meagher & Ken Oleper, WKEF-TV, Dayton, “Day at the Races”
2nd – Martha Dunsky & Jim Douglas, WHIO-TV, Dayton, “River Marathon”
3rd – Gene Austin & Jeff Highland, WKEF-TV, Dayton, “Mismatch of the Century”

Spot News
1st – Don Campbell, WDTN-TV, Dayton, Dayton, “Snake Chase”
2nd – Ed Verba, WKYC-TV, Cleveland, “Decker Fire”
3rd – David Hollis, WAKR-TV, Akron, “Akron Sewer Explosion”
HM – David Hollis, WAKR-TV, Akron, “Hillwood Fire”
HM – Toby Elder, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, “Dayton Firefighters Strike”

Special Award
Newsfilm of Beverly Hills Fire used in Instant Special – WDTN-TV, Dayton

Judges Award
Martha Dunsky, WHIO-TV, Dayton, – For her continued improvement and especially her one man band stories she films, edits & voice herself