POY 1978
1978 ONPA Annual Contest Winners
Photographer of the Year
Natalie Fobes, Cincinnati Enquirer
Feature Picture Story
1st – David Griffin, Ohio University Post, “Giving their All”
2nd – David Griffin, Ohio University Post, “Carrying the Burden”
3rd – David Griffin, Ohio University Post, “Tattoo Parlor”
HM – Lee Ball, Lorain Journal. “Weed Patch”
HM – Natalie Fobes, Cincinnati Enquirer, “Country Doctor”
Hm – William Wade, Ohio University Post, “Art of Glass Blowing”
Feature Picture Story – Color
1st – William Wade, Ohio University Post, “Appalachian People”
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a
HM – John Sheckler, Middletown Journal, “Sisters”
News Picture Story
1st – Marcy Nighswander, Akron Beacon Journal, “Fall of Tent City”
2nd – n/a
#rd – Alex Burrows, Cincinnati Enquirer, “No Coal … No Just Us”
HM – Larry Nighswander, Cleveland Press, “RTA Rapid Crash”
HM – William Wade, Ohio University Post, “Stuck in a Roller Coaster”
Sports Picture Story
1st – William Wade, Ohio University Post, “Marathon Race”
2nd – David Griffin, Ohio University Post, “Team Trainer”
3rd – William Wade, Ohio University Post, “Women Ruggers”
Spot News (over 50,000)
1st – Terry Bochatey, United Press International, “Wizard gets Walloped”
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a
Photographers of the Year
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