Providence Journal staffers win 26 awards from Rhode Island Press Association

Will Richmond, The Providence Journal
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It was an award-winning weekend for The Providence Journal at last Friday night's Rhode Island Press Association awards ceremony.

The Journal staff took home 26 awards, including 13 first-place honors.

Here's a look at the winning entries.

Feature Photo

First place: Kris Craig, I heart hair

General News Photo 

First place: Kris Craig, Good loser

Third place: David DelPoio, Olivia Passaretti

Gyanna Bey and Kaia Sherette flip their drenched hair up and back to form a water-droplet heart for their aunt on shore at the Gov. Notte Park beach in North Providence on July 17, 2022. Journal photographer Kris Craig received a first-place award for this image from the Rhode Island Press Association.
Gyanna Bey and Kaia Sherette flip their drenched hair up and back to form a water-droplet heart for their aunt on shore at the Gov. Notte Park beach in North Providence on July 17, 2022. Journal photographer Kris Craig received a first-place award for this image from the Rhode Island Press Association.

Personality Photo/Portrait 

First place: David DelPoio, Losing his home over an unpaid water bill 

Sports Photo 

Third place: David DelPoio, Just needs some air

Arts/Entertainment Story 

First place: Paul Edward Parker, Gilded Age

 Arts/Niche Columnist 

Third place: Gail Ciampa, Providence Journal

Community Journalism 

First place: Antonia Noori Farzan, Exeter families

Second place: Jack Perry, Elisha Project

Feature Story (In-Depth) 

Third place: Tom Mooney, You can’t get there from here without Route 95

Government Reporting 

First place: Antonia Noori Farzan, Black radio station

History Journalism 

First place: Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, What happened to the HMS Gaspee?

Investigative/Analytical News Story 

Third place: Amy Russo, The Velasquezes

Neighborhood Coverage

Third place: Antonia Noori Farzan, Parking bans

News/Features Columnist 

First place: Mark Patinkin, The Providence Journal

News Story (Short) 

First place: Tom Mooney, Wrongful imprisonment

Profile/Personality Story 

First place: Antonia Noori Farzan, Cherie Cruz

Religion/Spirituality Story 

First place: Jack Perry, Wiccan church

Honorable mention: Antonia Noori Farzan, New bishop

Reporting on the Environment 

First place: Alex Kuffner, Race against time

Science/Health Care Story 

Third place: Antonia Noori Farzan, That’s not right

Single-Topic Series 

Second place: Tom Mooney, Nicholas Alahverdian

Third place: Antonia Noori Farzan, Cardillo family 

Sports Feature Story 

Third place: Eric Rueb, Marquis Buchanan

Sports Story 

First place: Eric Rueb, Shaye Robinson

Photographer of the Year 

Second place: Kris Craig, The Providence Journal

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