Booster wins several awards
Write a comment
From Staff Reports
SAN MARCOS – The Tyler County Booster won several awards from the Texas Press Association (TPA) at its annual conference, which was held last week in San Marcos.
The categories the newspaper won in range from the association’s contest highlighting advertising design to one for feature writing.
Polk County Publishing Company publisher Kelli Barnes, who attended the conference, said of the wins, “We have a great team at the Booster. They are committed to quality community journalism and Tyler County is stronger for having a legitimate news source. Thank you, readers and advertisers, for your continued support.”
TPA, which is headquartered in Austin, is one of the nation’s oldest and largest newspaper trade associations. It represents 429 Texas newspapers, which participate in the annual contest. The contest breaks down the publications into different divisions based on circulation numbers and frequency of publication.
According to its website, the organization “promotes the welfare of Texas newspapers, encourages higher standards of journalism, and plays an important role in protecting the public’s right to know as an advocate of First Amendment liberties.”
The awards won by the Booster staff for work produced during last year’s span of eligibility for the contest are:
Related Articles
• Advertising – First Place (Beth Faircloth)
• Feature Writing – Second Place (Chris Edwards)
• Headline Writing – Third Place (Chris Edwards)
• Column Writing – Third Place (Chris Edwards)
• Feature Photography – Third Place (Jim Powers; Donna Hammer; Chris Edwards and Caleb Fortenberry)
Booster editor/reporter Chris Edwards said being a part of such a prestigious trade organization was “an honor in of itself,” and added that it was “beyond awesome” for the newspaper to be adjudicated as one of the best in a crowded field.
The four other newspapers in the PCPC family: the Polk County Enterprise; Houston County Courier; San Jacinto News-Times and the Trinity County Standard, also won multiple awards for their published works from last year.
The quarterly East Texan lifestyle magazine, from PCPC, also won an award in the “Best Magazine” category. It regularly features the work of several Booster staff members.
You are a guest
or post as a guest
Be the first to comment.
