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WHNPA Television Contest - Video Photography

WHITE HOUSE NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION
TELEVISION CONTEST 2009

VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: DAI BAKER, ITN

P-1 SPOT NEWS
1. Michael Horan/BJ Forte - WTTG-TV – River Road Rescues
2. Doug Wilkes – WTTG-TV- Anti-War Demonstration
3. Walter Crawford – WJLA-TV- Prince William County Flooding
HM. Peter Murtaugh – BBC – Georgia Victims

P-2 GENERAL NEWS
1. Joel Witte – WTTG-TV – Voter Reaction to Primaries
2.Jason Smith – WTTG-TV – Orleans House
3.Pierre Kattar – washingtonpost.com – U Street Jubilation
HM. Vito Maggiolo – CNN – Mt. Pleasant Street Fire
HM. Doug Wilkes – WTTG-TV - Plebes

P-3 DAY FEATURE
1.Erik Lee – WTTG-TV – Trumpet Competition
2.Bethany Swain – CNN – Notes to Remember
3.Jason Smith – WTTG-TV – Goat on the Loose
HM. Akira Hakuta – washingtonpost.com  - The Eastern Media Elite     
HM. Lance Ing – WTTG-TV- Pot of Gold

P-4 NEWS FEATURE
1.Dai Baker – ITN – Detroit Auto Show
2.Dan Sweetapple – Australian Broadcasting – U Street Election Preview
3.Joel Witte – WTTG-TV – Wright Flyer

P-5 FEATURE
1.Ben de la Cruz – washingtonpost.com – Catherine’s Secret
2.Alexandra Garcia - washingtonpost.com – The Healing Fields
3.Bill McKenna – BBC – Duke and Woodstock
HM. David Gilkey – NPR – Dreaming Green in Ukraine
HM. Peter Murtaugh – BBC – Marlboro Marine

P-6 NEWS SPECIAL REPORTS/ FEATURES
1.Ben de la Cruz – washingtonpost.com – Life or Death Choice in the Camps
2.Dai Baker – ITN – Obama, Southside Story
3.David Gilkey – NPR – Afghan Dispatches

P-7 MAGAZINE FEATURE
1.Dan Sweetapple – Australian Broadcasting – Death on Trial
2.Maxine Collins – BBC – U.S. Election /North Carolina
3.Dai Baker – ITN – Shadow Banking

P-8 DOCUMENTARY
1.Mark Thalman – National Geographic Television – CIA Secret Experiments
2.John Poole & David Gilkey – NPR – Project Song: Nellie McKay

P-9 SPORTS
1.Chip Baysden - WTTG-TV – Bike Polo
2.Bethany Swain – CNN – Kangaroo Kids   
3.John Poole – NPR – A Good Throw
HM. Joel Witte  - WTTG-TV – 50 Millionth Fan

P-10 POLITICAL
1.Dai Baker – ITN – Florida Republicans
2.David Gilkey – NPR – New Hampshire Campaign
3.Maxine Collins – BBC – The Clinton Bubble
HM. Pierre Kattar -  washingtonpost.com – Fears, Concerns About Obama in Wisconsin

P-11 LIGHTING
1.Mark Thalman – National Geographic Television – CIA Secret Experiments
2.Dan Sweetapple – Australian Broadcasting – Death On Trial
3.David Gilkey – NPR – Lighting Composite

P-12 WHITE HOUSE
* No word on winner given

P-13 NETWORK
1.Dai Baker – ITN – Texas Wind Farm
2.Brad Fulton – CTV – Ike Closing In

P-14 AUDIO
1.John Poole – NPR – A Good Throw
2.Dai Baker – ITN – Race and the Race
3.David Gilkey – NPR – Voices from the Front