2021 ONPA Television year-end contest results

Ali Ghanbari Television Photographer of the Year Award
1st – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 40 points
2nd – Dennis Spronck, WSYX/WTTE-TV, Columbus – 32 points
3rd – Chris Reece, WJW-TV, Cleveland – 16 points
4th – Joe Cromer, WTOL-TV, Toledo – 14 points
5th – Jeff Hogan, WJW-TV, Cleveland – 2 points

Best of Show
Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus , “Hire US”

Station of the Year
WBNS-TV, Columbus
Photographers: Nate Davis, Bryant Somerville, Scott Doelling, Shawn Dunagan,  Nicki Thacker and Evan Huddle

48 Hour Feature
1st – Dennis Spronck, WSYX/WTTE-TV, Columbus, “If It Ain’t Raining, You Ain’t Training”
2nd – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “9/11 Proud”
3rd – Joe Cromer, WTOL-TV, Toledo, “Mackinac Bridge Blue Ice”
HM – Jeff Hogan, WJW-TV, “Dave Grohl Alley”

 General News
1st – Dennis Spronck WSYX/WTTE-TV, Columbus, “Don Is Don”
2nd – Dennis Spronck WSYX/WTTE-TV, Columbus, “A Simple Garment Of Destiny”
3rd – Dennis Spronck WSYX/WTTE-TV, Columbus, “Under Harrison’s Hat”
HM – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “A Simple Gesture”

In-Depth Series
1st – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Hire US”
2nd – Dennis Spronck WSYX/WTTE-TV, Columbus, “Alvin”
3rd – Joe Cromer, WTOL-TV, Toledo, “Stories Within The Stained-Glass Windows”

Personality Profile
1st – Dennis Spronck WSYX/WTTE-TV, Columbus, “Fishen With A Mission”
2nd – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “He Was Fast”
3rd – Dennis Spronck WSYX/WTTE-TV, Columbus, “The Chase”
HM – Joe Cromer, WTOL-TV, Toledo, “Mother Loses Both Daughters To Drugs”

Sports Feature
1st – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Field Of Broken Dreams”
2nd – Chris Reece, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Grooveryde”

Spot News
1st –  Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Polaris Mall Shooting”
2nd – Chris Reece, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Swatting”
3rd – Dennis Spronck WSYX/WTTE-TV, Columbus,  “Freedom Fighters”
HM – Joe Cromer, WTOL-TV, Toledo, “Dozen People Shot On Fourth Of July”

Contest entries were judged by Michael Driver and the videography staff at KCPQ,  Fox 13 Seattle.