Here are your standing finalists for 2008, in alphabetical order by newspaper:
GENERAL EXCELLENCE CLASS 1 - Circulation up to 3000
Digby Courier
Sackville Tribune Post
Port Hawkesbury Reporter
GENERAL EXCELLENCE CLASS 2 - Circulation 3001 to 4999
Carbonear Compass
Clarenville Packet
Lewisporte Pilot
GENERAL EXCELLENCE CLASS 3 - Circulation 5000 and up
Bridgewater Bulletin
St. Anthony Northern Pen
Yarmouth Vanguard
PREMIERE AWARDS
Best Advertising Program
Chester Clipper - Christine Rafuse & Steven Lacey
Kings County Register - Sheila Donovan
Yarmouth Vanguard - Patrick Dempsey
Best Cartoon
Enfield Weekly Press - Barbara Jean Moxsom
Kings County Register - Jason Freeman
St. Stephen Courier Weekend - Ted Michener
Best Christmas Issue
Clarenville Packet
Grand Falls Windsor Advertiser
Labrador City Aurora
Best Circulation Promotion
Bridgewater Bulletin - Staff
Kings County Advertiser – Bruce Chisholm & Margaret Wallace
Transcontinental Media – Newfoundland and Labrador Weeklies
Best Community Service
Campbellton Tribune
Clarenville Packet
Lighthouse Publishing
Best Computer Generated Image
Campbellton Tribune – Marc Lejeune
Chester Clipper - Steven Lacey
Sackville Tribune Post - Scott Doherty
Best Feature Photo
Gander Beacon - Krysta Colburne
Kings County Record - David Kelly
St. Anthony Northern Pen - Aaron Beswick
Best Feature Series
Bridgewater Bulletin - Paula Levy
Kings County Register - Wendy Elliot
Yarmouth Vanguard - Staff
Best Feature Story
Kings County Advertiser - Patty Mintz
Labrador City Aurora - Michelle Stewart
Sackville Tribune Post - Katie Tower
Best General Interest Column
Happy Valley Goose Bay Labradorian - Jan Dymond
St. Stephen Saint Croix Courier - Gerald McEachern
Port Hawkesbury Reporter - Adam Cooke
Best Graphically Designed Ad
Bridgewater Bulletin - Tanya Barry
Edmundston La République – Heintje Martin
Grand Falls Windsor Advertiser - Joanne Sooley
Best In House Car Ad
Campbellton Tribune - Marc Lejeune
Kings County Register - Tanya Moore
Lunenburg Lighthouse Log - Steve Tanner
Best In House Promotion
Bridgewater Bulletin
Port Aux Basques Gulf News
Yarmouth Vanguard
Best Investigative Story
Bathurst Northern Light - James Mallory
Clarenville Packet - Anne Barker
Inverness Oran - John Gillis
Best Local Editorial
Carbonear Compass – Lillian Simmons
Chester Clipper – Karen Janigan
Inverness Oran – Rankin MacDonald
Best National Editorial
Antigonish Casket - Brian Lazzuri
Inverness Oran - Frank Macdonald
Sussex Kings County Record - Gisele McKnight
Best News Photo
Bridgewater Bulletin - Stacey Colwell
Kings County Advertiser - Kirk Starrat
Shelburne County Coast Guard - Amy Woolvett
Best News Story
Kings County Register - Sara Keddy
Shelburne County Coast Guard - Carla Allen
Yarmouth Vanguard - Tina Comeau
Best Original Advertising Idea
Chester Clipper - Shelli Stevens
Clarenville Packet - Bonnie Goodyear
Kings County Advertiser - Wayne Foote
Best Overall Ad
Edmundston Journal Le Madawaska – Heintje Martin
Miramichi Leader - Graphics Department
Windsor Hants Journal – Lori Munroe
Best Page Design
Bridgewater Bulletin - Barbara Wentzell
Sussex Kings County Record - Jamie Roach
Woodstock Bugle Observer - Shawn Clark
Best Photo Essay
Clarenville Packet - Kirk Squires
Gander Beacon - Kevin Higgins
Sussex Kings County Record - David Kelly
Best Red Lobster
Alberton West Prince Graphic
Port Aux Basques Gulf News
Stephenville Georgian
Best Resources Story
Kings County Register - Sara Keddy
Marystown Southern Gazette - Paul Herridge
St. Anthony Northern Pen - Aaron Beswick
Best Small Ad
Campbellton Tribune - Marc Lejeune
Campbellton Tribune - Robert Woodhouse
Sackville Tribune Post - Susan Coish
Best Special Section
Grand Falls Windsor Advertiser
Kings County Register
Yarmouth Vanguard
Best Specialty Column
Bridgewater Bulletin – Patrick Hirtle
Sussex Kings County Record - Lee Whitney
Sussex Kings County Record – Tony McGarrigle
Best Sports Story or Feature
Amherst Citizen - Sam McNeish
Clarenville Packet - Kirk Squires
Digby Courier - John Demings
Best Sports Photo
Carbonear Compass - Dave White
Grand Falls Windsor Advertiser - David Newell
Sussex Kings County Record - Jamie Roach
Best Use of Art Service
Bridgewater Bulletin – Tina Hennigar
St. Anthony Northern Pen – Kathy Parsons
St. Stephen Courier Weekend – Gail Flaherty
Best Use of Process Colour
Kings County Register - Alan Knowles
St. Anthony Northern Pen - Terry Taylor
St. Stephen Saint Croix Courier - Heather Cunningham
Best Use of Spot Colour
Bridgewater Bulletin - Sarah Wentzell
Liverpool Advance - Kathy Inness
Woodstock Bugle Observer - Shawn Clark
Kelly Peck to emcee this year’s BNC awards
Kelly Peck has been a professional actor and entertainer for the last seven years around the Maritime provinces. As the spokesperson for Aliant, you may have seen him on television screens or billboards around the region.
As an Emcee, Kelly has over 10 years onstage hosting events ranging from local charity fundraisers in church basements, to the largest concert stages in the region. In the last two years, Kelly has quickly established a reputation as the 1st call Emcee for events involving large audiences and complex agendas- ie: Stanfest ’06-08, ECMA 20th Anniversary Concert 08, ECMA Pre televised Award Show, 07. Aliant Marketing Academy Awards, 07, 08. Stephenville Theatre Festival Gala 05, Celtic Colours, Unusual Suspects 04.
He specializes in making the evening as seamless, and relaxed as possible - regardless of the size of the show, or the room it’s in. His approach is guaranteed to put any audience at ease, and make them feel very comfortable during the program of any event. His style: “…whatever needs to be done to get the evening going and make it a success.”