by Bob DeMay | Oct 30, 2020 | Obituaries, ONPA News
Jim Witmer, 61, died on Monday, October 26 following a brief illness. While truly a gifted photographer Jim is being remembered as a great family man and very caring individual. Born in Orrville, OH, Jim was the good-looking basketball star whose talent and interests...
by Bob DeMay | Jul 27, 2020 | Industry News, ONPA News
Recently retired WJW-TV photojournalist Ali Ghanbari has been presented the Robert S. Carson Award by the Ohio News Photographers Association. The award is given for outstanding contribution to photojournalism and is considered ONPA’s highest honor. Ghanbari is the...
by Bob DeMay | Jun 29, 2020 | Industry News, ONPA News
Ali Ghanbari, the most decorated Ohio news photographer, is retiring from WJW-TV in Cleveland where he has worked since 1994. The list of awards won by Ghanbari over the years is mind boggling. He is a seven-time Ohio SPJ Best Photographer, seven-time Ohio AP Best...
by Bob DeMay | Apr 4, 2020 | ONPA News, Photographers of the Year, TV Contest
Kris Sproles from WSU-TV at Wright State University in Dayton is the 2019 ONPA Television Photographer of the Year. This is Sproles’ second POY title, winning previously for his work in 2016 while working at WDTN-TV in Dayton. Eric Rerucha from WTOL-TV in Toledo...
by Bob DeMay | Mar 28, 2020 | ONPA News, Photographers of the Year, Year-end Still Contest
Columbus, OH – Meg Vogel from The Cincinnati Enquirer and Jessica Phelps from the Newark Advocate have been chosen Ohio News Photographers of the Year for 2019 by the Ohio News Photographers Association. This is the sixth straight year that Phelps has won the small...
