2016 ONPA Television year-end contest results

ONPA Television Photographer of the Year
1st – Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, Dayton – 35
2nd – Ryan Hitchcock, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 28
3rd – Scott Doelling, WBNS—TV, Columbus – 27

Station of the Year
WBNS-TV, Columbus

Spot News
1st – Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, Dayton, “Springfield Fire Rescue”
2nd – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “McGinty Got To Go”
3rd – Ryan Hitchcock, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Buddhist Center Fire”

General News
1st – Scott Doelling, WBNS—TV, Columbus, “Stolen Angel”
2nd – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Giving Back”
3rd – Chris Reece, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Lily Visits Zoo”

News Feature
1st – Ryan Hitchcock, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Thanksgiving Homecoming”
2nd – Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, Dayton, “The Big Dig”
3rd – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Trip of a Lifetime”

Sports
1st – Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, Dayton, “On a Mission
2nd – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Make a Wish”
3rd – Chris Reece, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Olympic Fencer”

Personality Profile
1st – Ryan Hitchcock, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Mrs. Barnett”
2nd – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Judy’s Story”
3rd – Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, Dayton, “Go Baby Go”

In Depth
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “He is still my Bob”
2nd – Chris Reece, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Opiate Crisis”
3rd – Ryan Hitchcock, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Ohio Made Acura”

Individual categories judged by WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh
Station of the Year judged by WBFF in Baltimore