ONPA Quarterly Television Contest
From 1999 through 2012 ONPA had a quarterly television clip contest. Click on the tabs below to view results from the corresponding years.
2008 Final Point Standings
1st – David Bradford, WJW-TV, Cleveland – 71
2nd – Jeff Ritterm, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 56
3rd – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, Cleveland – 46
4th – Nate Van Sickle, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 29
5th – Byron Stirsman, WHIO-TV, Dayton – 28
6th – Kendall Griggs, WJW-TV, Cleveland – 24
7th – Christopher Poturalski, WUPW-TV, Toledo – 17
8th – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 14
9th – Rich Johnston, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 12
10th – Rich Yedlicka, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 10
10th – Craig Picklesimer, WUPW-TV, Toledo – 10
1st quarter results
General News
1st – Billy Muhammed , WJW-TV, ” Opening Day”
2nd – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV, “Starving Dog Rescue”
3rd – David Bradford, WJW-TV, “Politics can be Rough”
News Feature
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, “White Wedding”
2nd – David Bradford, WJW-TV, “Computer Sketch Artist”
3rd – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV, “Dr. Buckeye”
In Depth
1st – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, “Snakes on a Plane”
2nd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO-TV, “Cowboy Church”
3rd – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, “Hotel Disservice”
HM – Dan Pasciak, WUPW-TV, “Making Pierogis”
Spot News 1st – Kendall Griggs, WJW-TV, “East Cleveland Fire”
2nd – Ryan Vetter, WTOL-TV, “Defiance Flooding”
3rd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO-TV, “Hart St. Fire”
Judged at WPMI-TV, Mobile, AL
2nd quarter results
General News
1st – Kendall Griggs, WJW-TV, “Bike to Work”
2nd – David Bradford, WJW-TV, “End of an Era”
3rd – Nate Van Sickle, WBNS-TV, “Symphony Farewell”
New Feature
1st – David Bradford, WJW-TV, “Kindergarten Politics”
2nd – Rich Johnston, WBNS-TV, “Genetics Test”
In Depth
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, “Lima Company”
2nd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO-TV, “On the Street”
3rd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO-TV, “Driving Drunk”
Spot News
1st – Nate Van Sickle, WBNS-TV, “Urban Cattle”
2nd – Rich Yedlicka, WBNS-TV, “After the Water Rescue’
3rd – Michael Gravely, WBNS-TV, “Overnight Weather”
Judged at WHO-TV, Des Moines, Iowa
3rd quarter results
General News
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, “Coping with No Power”
2nd – David Bradford, WJW-TV, “Heart to Heart”
News Feature
1st – David Bradford, WJW-TV, “Music Men”
2nd – Nate Van Sickle, WBNS-TV, “Neighbor Helping Neighbor”
In Depth
1st – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, “Stop “Snitchin”
Spot News
1st – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, “Wicked Winds”
2nd – Nate Van Sickle, WBNS-TV, “Windy Day”
Judged at WOWT-TV, Omaha, Nebraska
4th quarter results
General News
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, “Lost and Found”
2nd – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, “Last Minute Turkeys”
3rd – David Bradford, WJW-TV, “At Whits End”
HM – Craig Picklesimer, WUPW-TV, “Gaza Protest”
News Feature In Depth
1st – David Bradford, WJW-TV, “Online Gaming Predators”
Spot News
1st – Christopher Poturalski, WUPW-TV, “Obama Door to Door in Holland”
2nd – Craig Picklesimer, WUPW-TV, “Water Rescue”
3rd – Christopher Poturalski, WUPW-TV, “Armed and Dangerous”
Judged at WIS-TV, Columbia, S.C.
2009 Final Point Standings
1st – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV – 75pts
2nd – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV – 63pts
3rd – Bill Reagan, WBNS-TV – 40pts
4th – Nate Van Sickle, WBNS-TV – 31pts
5th – Michael Gravely Jr., WBNS-TV – 21pts
6th – Jeff Sheerer, WBNS-TV – 18pts
– Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV – 18pts
8th – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV – 15pts
9th – Byron Stirsman, WHIO-TV – 12pts
– Vince Jordan, WBNS-TV – 12pts
11th – David Schulte, WBNS-TV – 6pts
12th – Brian Wicker, WBNS-TV – 3pts
13th – Rich Yedlicka, WBNS-TV – 2pts
14th – Chris Reece, WJW-TV – 1pt
– Craig Picklesimer, WUPW-TV – 1pt
– Mike Thompson, WUPW-TV – 1pt
1st quarter results
Spot News
1st – Nate Van Sickle, WBNS-TV, “New Year’s Loss”
2nd – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, “I was expecting the worst”
3rd – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV, “Historic Arson Victim”
General News
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, “Even if we’re bored to death, we’ll wait”
2nd – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV, “Rebuilding Kids Lives”
3rd – Nate Van Sickle, WBNS-TV, “I’m not a football fan”
HM – Rich Yedlicka, WBNS-TV, “Reynoldsburg Basketball Player dies”
News Feature N/A
In-Depth
1st – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, “Dan’s New Job”
2nd – Bill Reagan, WBNS-TV, “OHP Ticket Quota”
3rd – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, “Job Fair”
Judged at WNDU-TV, South Bend, Indiana
2nd quarter results
Spot News
1st – Vince Jordan, WBNS-TV, “Reynoldsburg Gas Leak”
2nd – Michael Gravely , WBNS-TV, “Body Parts Found”
Judges comments – Two judges recommend “no” award for either piece. Both were average, but not award worthy.
General News
1st – Steve MaGuire, WBNS-TV, “Christmas in April”
2nd – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, “Grounds of Remembrance”
3rd – Nate Van Sickle, WBNS-TV, “Losing the King”
HM – Brian Wicker, WBNS-TV, “Growing for a Cause”
Judges comments – Grounds of Remembrance was selected as #1 by two judges. We were unanimous with the top 4! All good stories with solid photography and editing.
News Feature
1st – Steve MaGuire, WBNS-TV, “Sheriff’s Artist”
2nd – Nate Van Sickle, WBNS-TV, “Major League gaming”
3rd – Bill Reagan, WBNS-TV, “I Survived a Shark Attack”
HM – Brian Wicker, WBNS-TV, “Not Your Average Country Song”
Judges comments – All judges selected Sheriff’s Artist for #1 – Again, nice pacing and editing all around.
In Depth
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, “Hope for Hungry”
2nd – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, “No CSI Here”
3rd – David Schulte, WBNS-TV, “Laptop LoJack”
Judges comments – Loved the standup in Hope For Hungry! Creative!Judged at KMGH-TV in Denver
Third quarter results
Spot News
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General News
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV Columbus, “National Guard Send-off”
2nd – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV Columbus, “Co-Working”
3rd – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Community Garden”
News Feature
1st – n/a
2nd – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Revenge of Summer”
In-Depth
1st – Byron Stirsman, WHIO, Dayton, “The Man Not To Be”
2nd – Bill Reagan, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Hotel Security”
3rd – Bill Reagan, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “I survived – Elevator Colapse”
Judged at KTVI-TV, St. Louis
Fourth quarter results
Spot News
1st – Michael Gravely Jr, WBNS-TV, “Burglary Standoff”
General News
1st – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV, “Banking on furniture”
2nd – Jeff Sheerer, WBNS-TV, “Domestic Silence survivor”
3rd – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, “”Ohioans in need”
News Feature
1st – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV, “A Veteran Artist”
2nd – Jeff Sheerer, WBNS-TV, “Year round Santa”
3rd – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, “Stack it high and tight”
In-Depth
1st – Bill Reagan, WBNS-TV, “Hotel Security Folo”
Judged at WTSP-TV, St. Petersburg, FL
2010 Final Point Standings
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 69pts
2nd – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 67pts
3rd – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, Cleveland – 64pts
4th – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 37pts
5th – Chris Reece, WJW-TV, Cleveland – 24pts
6th – Bill Reagan, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 15pts
7th – Mike Gravely, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 13pts
8th – Rich Yedlicka, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 11pts
9th – Dan Konik, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 9pts
10th – Brian Wicker, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 4pts
First quarter results
Spot News
1st – N/A
2nd – Micheal Gravely, WBNS – Columbus, Egg Farm Fire
3rd – N/A
General News
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS – Columbus, “Supersized Heroes”
2nd – Billy Muhammed, WJW – Cleveland, “UFO REMIX”
3rd – Steve Maguire, WBNS – Columbus, “Healthy Debate”
News Feature
1st – N/A
2nd – N/A
3rd – N/A
In Depth
1st – Steve Maguire, WBNS – Columbus, “Gold Medal Alien”
2nd – Bill Reagan, WBNS – Columbus, “Popcorn Lung part 1”
3rd – Bill Reagan, WBNS – Columbus, “Popcorn Lung part 2”
Judges from WTVF Nashville, TN
Second quarter results
Spot News
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS – Columbus, “Better Mooove out of the Way! ”
2nd – Dan Konik, WBNS – Columbus, “Newark Escapee”
3rd – N/A HM – Rich Yedlicka, WBNS – Columbus, “Swat Standoff ”
HM – Mike Gravely, WBNS – Columbus, “Union County Fire”
General News
1st – Billy Muhammed, WJW – Cleveland, “Bugs”
2nd – Rich Yedlicka, WBNS – Columbus, “Cards for Nate”
3rd – Scott Doelling, WBNS – Columbus, “Field of Heroes”
Feature News
1st – Billy Muhammed, WJW – Cleveland, “MMA Ladys”
2nd – Steve Maguire, WBNS – Columbus, “Weight Loss Challenge”
3rd – Steve Maguire, WBNS – Columbus, “Blind Horse Training”
HM – Brian Wicker, WBNS – Columbus, “Night Work”
In Depth
1st – Scott Doelling, WBNS – Columbus, “Berta Bouncing Back”
2nd – N/A
3rd – N/A
Judges from News12/Norwalk, CT
Third quarter results
Spot News N/A
General News
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Back to School Gadgets”
2nd – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Mosque”
3rd – Chris Reece, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Chick-fil-A Open”
News Feature
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Back to the Basement”
2nd – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Miami Heat”
3rd – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Mobile Spike”
In-Depth
1st – Steve Maguire,, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Flying Fuel”
Judged at WHTM-TV, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Fourth quarter results
Spot News
– N/A
General News
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Friendly Fire”
2nd – Chris Reece, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Die in”
3rd – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Stay Connected in Schools”
Feature
1st – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Lie Guy”
2nd – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Sextuplets with Santa”
3rd – Chris Reece, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Volunteering”
In-Depth
1st – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Wonderland”
2nd – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “A Living History”
3rd – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus,”Honor Flight”
Judged at WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN
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2011 Final Point Standings
1st – David Bradford, WJW-TV, Cleveland – 72
2nd – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 60
3rd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland – 58
4th tie – Scott Doelling, WBNS Columbus – 36
4th tie – Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, Dayton – 36
6th tie – Stephen Maguire, WBNS-TV, Columbus – 35
6th tie – Eric Rerucha, WTOL-TV, Toledo – 35
8th – Billy Muhammed,WJW-TV, Cleveland – 26
9th – Matthew Pawuk, WTOL-TV, Toledo – 24
10th – Jason Brainard, WTOL-TV, Toledo – 20
11th – Shawn Dunagan, WTOL-TV, Toledo – 19
12th – Drew Yaussy, WSYX/WTTE Columbus – 18
13th – William Fogle, WTOL-TV, Toledo – 17
14th – Michael Melchiorre, WNWO-TV, Toledo – 14
15th – Joe Cromer, WTOL-TV, Toledo – 13
16th – Paul Kwapich, WTOL-TV, Toledo – 12
17th – Michael Gravely, WBNS Columbus – 10
18th – Jonathan Monk, WTOL-TV, Toledo -9
19th – Annette Lawless,WJW-TV, Cleveland – 6
20th – Doug Herman, WJW-TV, Cleveland – 2
First quarter results
Spot News
1st – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, “I Knew It Would Happen”
2nd – William Fogle, WTOL-TV, “What are you doing”
3rd – Jonathan Monk, WTOL-TV, “Carey Flooding”
HM – Jason Brainard, WTOL-TV, “Train Derailment”
General News
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, “Mail Safety, Snow, & Ice”
2nd – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, “Watching for a Ray of Light”
3rd – Jeff Ritter,WBNS-TV, “Something Different”
HM – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, “Soldiers Return”
News Feature
1st – Eric Rerucha, WTOL-TV, “Wilson Football”
2nd – David Bradford, WJW-TV, “Lucky in Love”
3rd – Matthew Pawuk, WTOL-TV, “BG Snow Day”
HM – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, “Egypt’s Path to Democracy”
In Depth/Series
1st – David Bradford, WJW-TV, “Cancer Cluster (Pt. 1 & Pt. 2)”
2nd – Shawn Dunagan,WTOL-TV, “Deadly Crossing”
3rd – Stephen Magwire, WBNS-TV, “Done with Downtown”
Stories were judged at KENS-TV, SanAntonio, TX
Second quarter results
Spot News
1st – Drew Yaussy – WSYX/WTTE-TV, Columbus, “, “10-3 Officer Down”
2nd – Michael Gravely Jr. – WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Suspect Interview”
3rd – William Fogle – WTOL-TV, Toldeo, “Oregon Officer Shooting”
General News
1st – Matt Pawuk – WTOL-TV, Toldeo, “Walleye Fishin”
2nd – David Bradford – WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Downtown Jesus”
3rd – Jason Brainard – WTOL-TV, Toledo, “Ty Warwick”
3rd – Drew Yaussy – WSYX/WTTE-TV, Columbus, “Free Gas”
Feature
1st – Jeff Ritter – WBNS-TV, Columbus “It’s Going to End Sometime”
2nd – Michael Melchiorre – WNWO-TV, Toledo, “1929 Tri-Motor”
3rd – David Bradford – WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Super Bus Driver”
In Depth
1st – Ali Ghanbari – WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Just Do It”
2nd – Jeff Ritter – WBNS-TV, Columbus “Crime Scene Cleanup”
3rd – Paul Kwapich – WTOL-TV, Toledo, “Toledo Sex Tra”
3rd – Shawn Dunagan – WTOL-TV, Toledo, “What’s Missing”
Judges : WAVE3-TV Louisville, Kentucky
2011 Third quarter results
Spot News
1st – Scott Doelling – WBNS, Columbus, “Building Collapse”
2nd – Eric Rerucha – WTOL, Toledo, “Thornbrook Stolen Items”
3rd – Jason Brainard – WTOL, Toledo, “Armed Robber Thief”
General News
1st – David Bradford – WJW, Cleveland, “Youth Helmet Safety”
2nd (tie) – Kris Sproles – WDTN, Dayton, “Dayton Air Show”
2nd (tie) – Steve Maguire – WBNS, Columbus, “Packages from Home “
HM – David Bradford – WJW, Cleveland, “100 Year Old B-Day”
Feature
1st – Steve Maguire – WBNS, Columbus, “Short North Symphony”
2nd (tie) – Ali Ghanbari – WJW, Cleveland, “Pianist”
2nd (tie) – Billy Muhammed – WJW, Cleveland, “Still the Champ”
HM – Joe Cromer – WTOL, Toledo, “Mustang Rally”
In Depth / Series
1st – Kris Sproles – WDTN, Dayton, “War Hero Jesse Adams”
2nd – Jeff Ritter – WBNS, Columbus, “Disc Golf”
3rd – Scott Doelling – WBNS, Columbus, “Inhalent Abuse”
Judges: KXAS/Dallas-Fort Worth
2011 Fourth quarter results
Spot News
1st – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “I Can’t Reach Her”
2nd – Eric Rerucha, WTOL-TV, Toledo, “Morin Point Duck Hunters”
3rd – Joe Cromer, WTOL-TV, Toledo, “Fiery Summit Street Accident”
General News
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Walking with Unknown”
2nd – David Bradford, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Let’s Roll”
3rd – Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, Dayton, “2.99 Gas”
HM – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Zombies in Delaware”
Feature
1st – David Bradford, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Trick or Treat Test”
2nd – Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, Dayton, “Black Friday Shopping”
3rd – Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Blake Haxton”
In Depth
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Metro Park Mountain Biking”
2nd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland, “Courage to Heal”
3rd – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV, Columbus, “Westerville Fire Memorial”
HM – Jason Brainard WTOL-TV, Toledo, “Bad Warrant”
Entries judged at WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA
2012 Final Point Standings
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV – 69
2nd – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV – 66
3rd – Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV – 55
4th – Matthew Pawuk, WTOL-TV – 28
5th – Joshua Ames, WDTN-TV – 25
6th – Byron Stirsman, WHIO-TV – 24
7th – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV – 18
8th – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV – 15
9th – Annette Lawless, WJW-TV – 15
10th – Jon Monk, WTOL-TV – 9
11th – Joe Cromer, WTOL-TV – 8
12th – Erich Rerucha, WTOL_TV – 7
13th – Michael Melchiorre, WNWO-TV – 2
14th – Shawn Dunagan, WTOL-TV 1
– Michael Gravely, WBNS-TV – 1
First quarter results
Spot News
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, We Heard a Bam, Bam, Bam
2nd – Matthew Pawuk, WTOL-TV, Ida Damage
3rd – Eric Rerucha, WTOL-TV, North Toledo Shooting
General News
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Totally Gas Dependen
2nd – Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, January Golf 3rd – Joshua Ames, WDTN-TV, Church Donations
HM – Annette Lawless, WJW-TV, Family of Soldiers Bid Farewel
News Feature
1st – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, Spring Fling
2nd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Yelling Coach
3rd – Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, Leg
HM – Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, Segways to Court
In-Depth
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, A Hero’s Healing
2nd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO-TV, Murder in a Small Town
3rd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO-TV, Hoarding
Stories were judged at WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC
Second quarter results
In Depth
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Life’s Lesson
2nd – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV, Burning Evidence
3rd – Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV, Finding Bigfoot
HM – Byron Stirsman, WHIO-TV, Storage Wars
News Feature
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Every day is Memorial Day
2nd – Annette Lawless, WJW-TV, Hometown Hero
3rd – Joe Cromer, WTOL-TV, Food for Though
Spot News
1st – Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, Duck Rescue
2nd – Jon Monk, WTOL-TV, Findlay Damage
General News
1st – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Underwater ROV
2nd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Heavy Heart at Lost
3rd – Matthew Pawuk, WTOL-TV, East Toledo Ally Cleanup HM – Matthew Pawuk, WTOL-TV, Air Conditioner Repair
Third quarter results
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In Depth
1st – Matthew Pawuk, WTOL-TV, Alcohol Enforcement
Spot News
N/A
News Feature
1st – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Against All Odds
2nd – Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, Heavy Metal Church
3rd – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Miracle Monica
HM – Annette Lawless, WJW-TV, Surprising Sarah Greene
General News
1st – Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, 1st and 10 Miles
2nd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Hot Rush
3rd – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Mother Nature Has to Help Us
HM – Annette Lawless, WJW-TV, Catholic Church
Stories were judged at KOIN-TV, Portland, OR
Fourth quarter results
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News Feature
1st – Josh Ames, WDTN-TV, Pink Fire Truck
2nd – Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, You Got It, You Got It
3rd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO-TV, Black Sheep Ministries
HM – Byron Stirsman, WHIO-TV, Back From the Dead
General News
1st – Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, Chop Until You Drop
2nd – Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Junction City Haunting
3rd – Josh Ames, WDTN-TV, Grateful Vet
HM – Kris Sproles, WDTB-TV, Oakwood Cares
Spot News
N/A
In-Depth
N/A/