King’s Journalism and MFA graduates shone once again at the recent Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs). Of the 78 awards handed out last week, 22 went to King’s alumni or faculty.
The AJAs have been honouring excellence in journalism in this region since 1981. The awards represent work from every platform – from newspapers to magazines, from radio to television, as well as digital journalism.
For the first time, the event on April 20th was held at three venues throughout the region, including Prince Hall on King’s campus. King’s Professor and AJA Board Director, Pauline Dakin, hosted the evening.
King’s alumni didn’t just represent almost more than a quarter of the winners, their journalistic careers now span decades.
King’s alumna Lindsay Jones, BJ(Hons)’01, swept the Newspaper Feature Writing category, winning gold and silver for two articles for The Globe and Mail. She also won a silver medal in the Enterprise/Long Form category in Digital Journalism.
Inglis Professor and MFA Cohort Director, Stephen Kimber, took home three medals, including both the gold and silver medals in the Best Profiles, Magazines category.
Two King’s alumni, Rob Antle, BJ(Hons)‘94, and Colleen Connors, BJ(Hons)‘07, worked together on a CBC Newfoundland and Labrador production team that took home gold for Business Reporting.
And the Jim MacNeill New Journalist Award went to recent King’s graduate, Nicola Seguin, BJ’21.
Congratulations to all the winners!
King’s affiliated journalists who won AJAs:
Breaking News/Newspaper
Stu Neatby, ’01, SaltWire Network, silver medal
Enterprise Reporting/Newspaper
Mike Landry, BJ(Hons)’07, Telegraph-Journal, gold medal
Stephen Kimber, The Globe & Mail, (Faculty/Inglis Prof), silver medal
Chris Lambie, BJ’92, The Chronicle Herald, silver medal
Feature/Newspaper
Lindsay Jones, BJ(Hons)’01, The Globe & Mail, gold medal
Lindsay Jones, The Globe & Mail, silver medal
Enterprise Reporting/Radio
Vanessa Blanch, BJ’00, CBC New Brunswick, gold medal
David Burke, BJ’05, CBC Cape Breton, silver medal
Feature/Radio
John Gaudi, BJ‘05, Atlantic Voice, Newfoundland and Labrador, gold medal
Best Information News Radio Program
Jo-Ann Dooley, BJ’88, Krissy Holmes, Garrett Barry, Ariana Kelland, Jonny Hodder, Caroline Hillier and Andrew Wiseman, CBC NL, gold medal
Bernice Hillier, Martin Jones, Cherie Wheeler BJ’03, David Newell, Brian McHugh and James Grudic, CBC NL, silver medal
Breaking News/Spot News Television
Angel Moore BJ’18, APTN, gold medal, gold medal
Feature/Television
Mark Cumby and Lindsay Bird BJ ‘09, CBC NL, gold medal
Best Profile/Magazines
Stephen Kimber, Atlantic Business Magazine, gold medal
Stephen Kimber, Atlantic Business Magazine, silver medal
Enterprise/Long form/Digital Journalism
Frances Willick, BJ ‘00, CBC Nova Scotia, gold medal
Lindsay Jones BJ(Hons)‘01, The Atavist Magazine, silver medal
Breaking News/Digital Journalism
Zane Woodford, BJHons’13, Halifax Examiner, gold medal
Arts & Entertainment/Any Medium
Ashley Fitzpatrick BJ ‘08, The Independent, gold medal
Business Reporting/Any Medium
Troy Turner, Rob Antle, BJ(Hons)‘94, Colleen Connors, BJ(Hons)‘07, Avanthika Anand, CBC NL, gold medal
Ashley Fitzpatrick, BJ’08, Atlantic Business Magazine, St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, silver medal
Commentary/Any Medium
Philip Moscovitch, MFA Creative Nonfiction ‘19, Halifax Examiner, silver medal
John DeMont BJ ‘81, Chronicle Herald/SaltWire, silver medal
Jim MacNeill New Journalist Award
Nicola Seguin BJ’21, CBC NS, gold medal
