Society of Professional Journalists

The South Florida Society of Professional Journalists recognized the deserving winners of its 2009 Sunshine State Awards during a ceremony tonight at the Art & Culture Center of Hollywood in Hollywood, Florida. The Sunshine State Awards honor excellence in journalism in the state of Florida. This year marked the 15th anniversary of the awards. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners, including the winners of the prestigious James Batten Award for Public Service: Jack Dolan, Matthew Haggman, and Rob Barry of The Miami Herald. Find out the names of the other winners here.

The results are in. The South Florida Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has released the list of finalists for its 2009 Sunshine State Awards, which honor excellence in journalism in the state of Florida. To review the list of finalists, go to

We have encountered some unanticipated delays in receiving judging results for several categories in this year’s competition. We hope to be able to release a partial list of finalists this week, with the remainder to follow soon thereafter. We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience. In the meantime, please mark your calendar for Saturday, May 30, the date of this year’s Sunshine State…

The meeting was called to order by Julie Kay at 7:15 PM at Nakorn Sushi & Thai in Hollywood, Florida. Members present: Sylvia Gurinsky, Darcie Lunsford, Bill Hirschman, John Hopkins, Jaime Danielson, Sergy Odiduro, and Julie Kay. Chapter administrator Tim Dodson was also present as was new member Stacey Singer of the Palm Beach Post. [...]

The meeting was called to order by Darcie Lunsford at 7:30 p.m. at Florida International University North Miami campus, . Members present; Neil Reisner, Jaime George Danielson, Ron Levitt, Bill Hirschman, Alana Roberts, Darcie Lunsford, Sergy Odiduro, John Hopkins, Student Affairs Chair Michael Koretzky and Administrsator Tim Dodson. [...]

The meeting was called to order by President Julie Kay at 7 p.m. at the offices of the Daily Review. Members present; Ron Levitt, Bill Hirschman, Sylvia Gurinsky, Sergy Odiduro, John Hopkins, Merwin Sigale, Martha Sternberg and Student Affairs Chair Michael Koretzky and Administrsator Tim Dodson.
The minutes of the previous board [...]

The meeting was called to order by with a quorum present: D Lunsford, J Kay, R Levitt, S Gurinsky, S Terilli, J George, T Dodson, M Koretzky, S Odiduro, and guests Billy Shields, Martha Sternberg, and Alana Roberts.
Tim Dodson gave a post mortem of the Sunshine State Awards dinner and said the financials [...]

Journalists in search of inspiration found it at last night’s 2008 Sunshine State Awards. They heard it in the words of keynote speakers Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. And, they saw it on the faces of colleagues honored for their outstanding contribution to journalism in the state of Florida. Fainaru-Wada and Williams, the San Francisco Chronicle investigative team that exposed the explosive BALCO steroid scandal in

The South Florida SPJ recognized the deserving winners of its 2008 Sunshine State Awards at a banquet tonight at the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Airport Hotel in Dania, Florida. A detailed report of the event will be posted here tomorrow. In the meantime, you can review the list of winners by clicking the links below.

2008 Sunshine State Awards Winners
Announced May 31, 2008.
Includes judges’ comments.
(To download a DOC version of this list, click here.)
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James Batten Award for Public Service
First Place: The South Florida Sun-Sentinel; Megan O’Matz & John Maines; Florida Gun Law
Comments: Thanks to the South Florida [...]