The Cullman Times staff earns honor, recognition in 2022 APA Media Awards contest
Jul. 2—Continuing its long tradition of serving the public — since 1901 — The Cullman Times earned multiple editorial and advertising awards, in addition to media recognition, from the recently announced 2022 Alabama Press Association Media Awards contests.
APA contest committee chairperson Dee Ann Campbell made the announcements June 26, noting that 52 Alabama newspapers submitted 1,858 individual entries in the editorial contest alone. The contests, editorial and advertising, are broken into divisions based upon circulation and were judged by peers from the Illinois Press Association.
"We don't go about our daily jobs to win awards," said Katherine Miller, publisher of The Cullman Times. "But in the midst of providing Cullman County with high quality local news and marketing, the honors we've earned are gratifying. They show to the public what I see every day — the hard work and dedication that goes into serving our community. I couldn't be more proud of our team."
In the editorial division, the newsroom submitted 27 entries in 10 categories winning 13. The advertising division of the newspaper similarly earned several first-, second- and third-place finishes.
"It takes an entire team, from editorial and advertising to the front office, printing and mail room staff to make a newspaper," said Tom Mayer, editor of The Cullman Times. "Unless every single person is putting forth their best effort, we can't accomplish what we set out to do every day — keep Cullman County informed. The awards we earn in contests such as this show that, indeed, we have that kind of team effort in Cullman."
The 2022 Alabama Press Association Media Awards contest winners by department:
EditorialBest Sports Coverage
2nd Place: Jake Winfrey
Best Local Economic Coverage Division B
1st Place: Amy Henderson, Benjamin Bullard
Best Local Education Coverage Division B
2nd Place: Amy Henderson, Benjamin Bullard, Tyler Hanes
Best Spot News Story
2nd Place: The Cullman Times for "'It was so scary'" by Benjamin Bullard, Amanda Shavers
Best Feature Story Coverage
2nd Place: The Cullman Times for "Freedom Riders 60th anniversary" by Amy Henderson
3rd Place: The Cullman Times for "'I know some of it is not going to get better'" by Amy Henderson
Best News Feature Story Coverage
3rd Place: "Sweet taste of success" by Benjamin Bullard
Best Editorial
1st Place: "Mo Brooks wrong on Juneteenth vote" by Amy Henderson
2nd Place: "An attack against democracy" by Amy Henderson
Best Sports Single Event Story
1st Place: "'OUR GIRLS BATTLED': Good Hope completes wild comeback, stuns No. 5 Deshler in OT thriller" by Jake Winfrey
Best Sports Feature Story
3rd Place: The Cullman Times for "A love of the game" by Jake Winfrey
Best Photo Essay
1st Place: "Trump rally" by Amanda Shavers
2nd Place: "Sacred Heart School Veterans Day parade" by Amanda Shavers
Advertising
Best Classified Page or Section
3rd Place: The Cullman Times by Debbie Miller, Amanda Tolbert
Best Single Ad 1/2 page and under, color Division B
2nd Place: The Cullman Times for "RE Garrison Trucking" by Sarah King
Best Single Ad over 1/2 page, color Division B
2nd Place: The Cullman Times for "Cullman Internal Medicine" by Sarah King
Best One Time Special Section-Newsprint or Glossy Division B
1st Place: The Cullman Times for "Day of Destruction: 10 Years Later" by Katherine Miller, staff
Best Original/Creative Idea Division B
2nd Place: The Cullman Times for "Flag Day/Fourth of July" by Katherine Miller, staff
3rd Place: The Cullman Times for "Thank You Teachers" by Debbie Miller
Best Niche Publication
3rd Place: The Cullman Times for "Cullman Football 2021" by Katherine Miller, staff
