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CMI staff capture awards at contest

CMI staff

The Clovis News Journal captured the top prize, the General Excellence Award, Saturday at the annual New Mexico Press Association/Associated Press Managing Editors Better Newspaper Contest in Albuquerque.

Clovis Media Inc. staff also captured multiple individual awards.

The contest saw 1,777 entries, the largest number of entries in its history and judging was completed by the Wyoming Press Association.

CMI Media Inc. includes the Clovis News Journal (CNJ), Portales News-Tribune (PNT) and Quay County Sun (QCS).

The winners:

NEWS

Clovis News Journal

David Stevens

• 1st Editorials

• 2nd Editorials

Tony Bullocks

• 1st General News Photo

• 1st Sports Photo

• 1st Feature Photo

• 2nd Feature Photo

Kevin Wilson

• 1st Columns

• 2nd Columns

• 1st Sports Writing

• 1st Sports Coverage

Dave Wagner

• 2nd Sports Writing

• 2nd Sports Coverage

Robin Fornoff

• 1st General News

• 1st Feature Writing

• 1st Business Writing

• 2nd Investigative Reporting

Portales News-Tribune

Christina Calloway

• 2nd General News

• 2nd Breaking News

• 2nd Education Writing

Quay County Sun

David Stevens

• 1st Editorials

Thomas Garcia

• 1st Sports Columns

ADVERTISING

Clovis News Journal

Shawn Luscombe * 1st Auto Advertisement * 2nd Auto Advertisement * 1st Community Newspaper Event * 2nd Community Newspaper Event * 1st Shared Signature Page

Cheyanne Bardin 1st Real Estate Advertisement * 2nd Real Estate Advertisement * 1st Retail Advertisement * 1st Shared Signature Page

Franki Baca * 1st Shared Signature Page

Kim Karlgaard * 1st Shared Signature Page

Staff * 1st Classified Ad Section * 1st Supplements And Special Sections

Portales News-Tribune

Kim Karlgaard * 2nd Retail Advertisement

Franki Baca * 2nd Shared Signature Page

Staff * 2nd Classified Ad Section

Quay County Sun Shawn Luscombe * 1st Auto Advertisement * 2nd Auto Advertisement * 1st Retail Advertisement