Our final awards will be presented Sunday at noon.
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 1A
1st Place: Stacy Faison, Lufkin Daily News
2nd Place: Jillian Smith, Jeanette Nash, Kerrville Daily Times
3rd Place: Cheryl Donatto, Baytown Sun
Honorable Mention: Dylanne Weese, Abilene Reporter-News
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 2A
1st Place: Artie Phillips, Killeen Daily Herald
2nd Place: Louis San Miguel, Laredo Morning Times
3rd Place: Tucker Stephenson, New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung
Honorable Mention: Bradley Allerton, Victoria Advocate
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 3A
1st Place: Tom Fox, Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Jeff Meddaugh, Dallas Morning News
3rd Place: Adrian Alvarez, San Antonio, Express-News
STAR BREAKING NEWS REPORT OF THE YEAR 1A
1st Place: Felicia Frazar, Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
2nd Place: Brittany Barclay, Lufkin Daily News
3rd Place: Matt Hollis, Baytown Sun
Honorable Mention: Laura Dennis, Kim Smith, Odessa American
STAR BREAKING NEWS REPORT OF THE YEAR 2A
1st Place: Eric E. Garcia, Christian Betancourt, Shane Monaco, Temple Daily Telegram
2nd Place: Lauren Villagran, El Paso Times
3rd Place: Tamara Diaz, The Victoria Advocate
Honorable Mention: Chase Rogers, Ashlee Burns and Angela Piazza Corpus Christi Caller-Times
STAR BREAKING NEWS REPORT OF THE YEAR 3A
1st Place: Staff, Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Staff, Texas Tribune
3rd Place: Domingo Ramirez, Jessika Harkay, James Hartley, Eleanor Dearman, Kaley Johnson, Emerson Clarridge, Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Honorable Mention: Guillermo Contreras, Emilie Eaton, Billy Calzada, San Antonio Express-News
STAR INVESTIGATIVE REPORT OF THE YEAR 1A
1st Place: Amber Gaudet, Denton Record-Chronicle
2nd Place: Jess Huff, Lufkin Daily News
3rd Place: Amber Gaudet, Denton Record-Chronicle
Honorable Mention: Jess Huff, Lufkin Daily News
STAR INVESTIGATIVE REPORT OF THE YEAR 2A
1st Place: Trace Harris, José Mendiola, Galveston County Daily News
2nd Place: Victoria Rossi, Robert Moore, Molly Smith, Danielle Prokop, Cindy Ramirez, El Paso Matters
3rd Place: René Kladzyk, El Paso Matters
Honorable Mention: Molly Smith, El Paso Matters
STAR INVESTIGATIVE REPORT OF THE YEAR
TEXAS MANAGING EDITORS 2022 3A
1st Place: Perla Trevizo, Lomi Kriel, Jolie McCullough, Andrew Rodriguez Calderón, Keri Blakinger, Marilyn Thompson, James Barragán, Davis Winkie, Texas Tribune
2nd Place, Caroline Ghisolfi, Tony Plohetski, Nicole Foy, Austin American-Statesman
3rd Place: Vianna Davila, Lexi Churchill and Ren Larson, Texas Tribune
Honorable Mention: Kaley Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
STAR ONLINE PACKAGE OF THE YEAR 1A
1st Place: Laura Dennis, Kim Smith, Royal McGregor, Odessa American
2nd Place: Amber Gaudet, Denton Record-Chronicle
3rd Place: TCU 360 Staff, The Daily Skiff, TCU
STAR ONLINE PACKAGE OF THE YEAR 2A
1st Place: Ryan Henry, Emily D’Gyves, Brownsville Herald
2nd Place: Staff, El Paso Times
3rd Place: Leigh Munsil, Blanca Méndez, San Antonio Report
Honorable Mention: Staff, El Paso Matters
STAR ONLINE PACKAGE OF THE YEAR 3A
1st Place: Staff, Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Jeremy Schwartz, Jessica Priest, Perla Trevizo, Chris Morran, Texas Tribune
3rd Place: Staff, San Antonio, Express-News
Honorable Mention: Staff, Texas Tribune
STAR OPINION WRITER OF THE YEAR 1A
1st Place: David Bloom, Baytown Sun
2nd Place: Greg Jaklewicz, Abilene Reporter-News
3rd Place: Jeff Pownall, Lufkin Daily News
STAR OPINION WRITER OF THE YEAR 2A
1st Place: Carlos Rodriguez, Brownsville Herald
2nd Place: Michael A. Smith, Galveston County Daily News
STAR OPINION WRITER OF THE YEAR 3A
1st Place: Josh Brodesky, San Antonio Express-News
2nd Place: Bridget Grumet, Austin American-Statesman
3rd Place: Ryan Sanders, Dallas Morning News
STAR PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR 1A
1st Place: Ronald W. Erdrich, Abilene Reporter-News
2nd Place: Josh Edwards, Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
3rd Place: Joel Andrews, Lufkin Daily News
STAR PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR 2A
1st Place: Jason Fochtman, Conroe Courier
2nd Place: Angela Piazza, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
3rd Place: Annie Rice, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
STAR PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR 3A
1st Place: Sam Owens, San Antonio Express-News
2nd Place: Tom Fox, Dallas Morning News
3rd Place: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle
STAR REPORTER OF THE YEAR 1A
1st Place: Kim Smith, Odessa American
2nd Place: Amber Gaudet, Denton Record-Chronicle
3rd Place: Jess Huff, Lufkin Daily News
Honorable Mention: Haeven Gibbons, The Daily Skiff, TCU
STAR REPORTER OF THE YEAR 2A
1st Place: Chase Rogers, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
2nd Place: Raquel Torres, San Antonio Report
3rd Place, Valerie Gonzalez
STAR REPORTER OF THE YEAR 3A
1st Place: Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman
2nd Place: Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Honorable Mention: Eleanor Klibanoff, Texas Tribune
CELESTE WILLIAMS STAR SPORTS REPORTER OF THE YEAR 1A
1st Place: Micah Pearce, The Daily Skiff, TCU
2nd Place: Brett Vito, Denton Record-Chronicle
3rd Place: Lee Scheide, Odessa American
CELESTE WILLIAMS STAR SPORTS REPORTER OF THE YEAR 2A
1st Place: Travis Brown, Bryan-College Station Eagle
2nd Place: Sam Fowler, The Victoria Advocate
3rd Place: Garrett Kroeger, Laredo Morning Times
Honorable Mention: Thaddeus Imerman, Killeen Daily Herald
Mike Forman, The Victoria Advocate
CELESTE WILLIAMS STAR SPORTS REPORTER OF THE YEAR 3A
1st Place: Danielle Lerner, Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News
Honorable Mention: Michael Gehlken, Dallas Morning News
Cedric Golden, Austin American-Statesman
MICHAEL BRICK STORYTELLING AWARD
1st Place: Kelsey Bradshaw, Austin American-Statesman
2nd Place: Nancy Preyor-Johnson, San Antonio, Express-News
3rd Place: Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle
Honorable Mention: Sharon Grigsby, Dallas Morning News