Society of American Travel Writers Foundation The Lowell Thomas Awards Awards for Work Published in 2004-2005
(Members of the Missouri School of Journalism faculty, coordinated by Prof. Daryl Moen, judged the contest. There were 1,385 entries. In the following list of winners, numbers in parentheses denote number of entries in that category.) For questions, contact: David Molyneaux, SATW Foundation president, 216-999-4560 or satwf@aol.com.
(see 2004 winners here) Category 1: Grand Award-Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year (34) Gold: Tom Haines, Boston Globe read winning articles Silver: Peter Jon Lindberg, Travel + Leisure magazine. Read winning articles: part one two three four five six Bronze: John Flinn, San Francisco Chronicle Category 2: Newspaper Travel Sections (28) A. Newspaper Travel Section - 500,000 or more circulation Gold: Los Angeles Times, Catharine Hamm, Travel Editor Silver: Boston Globe, Wendy Fox, Travel Editor Bronze: Chicago Tribune, Randy Curwen, Travel Editor 2B. Newspaper Travel Section - 350,000-499,999 circulation Gold: Baltimore Sun, Bruce Friedland, Travel Editor Silver: The Oregonian, Portland, Sue Hobart, Travel Editor Bronze: The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Karan Smith, Travel Editor 2C. Newspaper Travel Section - 200,000-349,999 circulation Gold: The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Millie Ball, Travel Editor Silver: San Jose Mercury News, Linda Zavoral, Travel Editor Bronze: Los Angeles Daily News, Eric Noland, Travel Editor 2D. Newspaper Travel Section - 200,000 or fewer circulation Gold: Santa Barbara News-Press (Calif.), Al Bonowitz, Travel Editor Silver: Contra Costa Times (Calif.), Anne Chalfant, Travel Editor No Bronze award Category 3: Magazines (29) A. Travel Magazines Gold: National Geographic Adventure, John Rasmus, Editor-in-Chief Silver: Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel, Erik Torkells, Editor read it Bronze: Arizona Highways, Peter Aleshire, Editor 3B. Travel Coverage in Other Magazines Gold: AARP The Magazine, William R. Newcott, Features Editor Silver: enRoute, Arjun Basu, Editor-in-Chief Bronze: Midwest Living, Linda Ryberg, Senior Travel Editor Category 4: Newspaper Article on U.S./Canada Travel (105) Gold: Audra D.S. Burch, "Sleepy Delta town artlessly draws you into a web of talent," Miami Herald Silver: Steve Hendrix, "The Great Indoors," Washington Post Bronze: Jerry Shriver, "Shaking the Blues," USA Today read it Category 5: Magazine Article on U.S./Canadian Travel (91) Gold: Richard Hoffer, “Why Vegas?” VIA Magazine Silver: Jeff Greenwald, “The Dogs Must be Crazy,” Virtuoso Travel & Life, Bronze: Edie Jarolim, “The Naked Truth,” More read it Category 6: Newspaper Article on Foreign Travel (92) Gold: Matthew Bradley, "Innocence Abroad," Washington Post read it Silver: Alan Solomon, "Into Africa," Chicago Tribune read it Bronze: Cindy Loose, "This Silent Place," Washington Post Category 7: Magazine Article on Foreign Travel (84) Gold: Todd Pitock, "Family Bonds in South Africa," Endless Vacation Silver: David Farley, "Natural Born Pig Killers," Citizen Culture read it Bronze: Scott Spencer, "Naked Cities," Travel + Leisure Category 8: Newspaper Photo Illustration of Travel Article (31) Gold: Essdras Suarez, “Degrees of Separation,” Boston Globe Silver: Alan Berner, “Portland’s Hip Hub,” Seattle Times read it (requires registration and personal information) Bronze: Joan Carlin, “We Brake for Lewis and Clark,” The Oregonian Category 9: Magazine Photo Illustration of Travel Article (62) Gold: Brown Cannon III, "License to Thrill," Virtuoso Travel + Life Silver: Peter Aleshire, "Kingman," Arizona Highways Bronze: Jim Richardson, "Lost in Cornwall," National Geographic Traveler Category 10: Special Packages/Projects (60) Gold: Jill Schensul, “Feeling the Freedom,” The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Silver: Karan Smith and staff, “The New Europe,” The Globe and Mail, Toronto Bronze: Leonard Pitts of the Miami Herald and Sarah Glover of the Philadelphia Inquirer, “Journey Yields Glimpse of Missing Past” Category 11: Self-Illustrated Article (77) Gold: Michael Kodas, “Implosion,” Hartford Courant Silver: Chris Welsch, “A Land Unto Itself,” Star Tribune, Minneapolis Bronze: Bob Krist, “Myanmar,” Traveler Overseas Category 12: Article on Land Travel (49) Gold: Matthew Power, "Lost Highway of the Himalaya," National Geographic Adventure read it Silver: Jan Wong, "Jan Wong's Excellent Adventure," The Globe and Mail, Toronto Bronze: Mike Meyer, "Rails and Ties," DestinAsian Magazine Category 13: Article on Marine Travel (69) Gold: Tom Uhlenbrock, “Bottom of the World,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch Silver: Spud Hilton, “Paddling in Explorer's Wake,” San Francisco Chronicle Bronze: Steve Chapple, “Micronesia Revealed,” Scuba Diving Magazine Category 14: Article on Adventure Travel (55) Gold: Peter Mandel, “Big Sky in Botswana,” Boston Globe read it Silver: Jim Thornton, “Jungle Apprentice,” National Geographic Adventure read it Bronze: Willie Weir, “Forgotten Turkey,” Adventure Cyclist read it Category 15: Travel News/Investigative Reporting (38) Gold: Cheryl Phillips, Ken Armstrong, Steve Miletich, “Airport Insecurity,” Seattle Times read it Silver: Laura Del Rosso, “The Saga of Far and Wide,” Travel Professional Bronze: John Stone, “Airplan Owner Sales Bites Agents,” Travel Trade read it Category 16: Service-Oriented Consumer Article (87) Gold: Dan Koeppel and Melissa Wagenberg, “Do You Have Asheville Syndrome? (Plus 9 More Tempting Towns),” National Geographic Adventure Silver: John Deiner, “Orlando Bedtime Story,” Washington Post Bronze: Charlie Suisman, “My New York is Better Than Yours,” Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Category 17: Environmental Tourism Article (40) Gold: Joyce Gregory Wyels, "Mesa Verde: Trial by Fire," Americas Magazine Silver: Paul Kvinta, "Stomping Grounds," National Geographic Adventure read it (pdf file) Bronze: Brian Cantwell, “Front Line Against Extinction," Seattle Times read it Category 18: Cultural Tourism Article (110) Gold: Seth Stevenson, “Trying Really Hard to Like India,” Slate.com Silver: Alex Shoumatoff, “Blues Traveler,” Travel + Leisure read it Bronze: Cara Anna, “Crimes of the Art,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution read it Category 19: Personal Comment (116) Gold: C.M. Mayo, “The Essential Francisco Sosa, or, Picadou’s Mexico City,” Creative Nonfiction Magazine read it Silver: Tom Haines, “Feeling Out of this World,” Boston Globe read it (requires registration and personal information) Bronze: Matthew Polly, “Brown Revisited,” Slate.com Category 20: Travel Book (24) Gold: Mort Rosenblum “Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light,” North Point Press Silver: Christopher P. Baker, “Cuba Classics: A Celebration of Vintage American Automobiles,” Interlink Books reviews and photos Bronze: Laura Riley and William Riley, “Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves,” Princeton University Press reviews and photos Category 21: Guidebook (41) Gold: Kimberly Lisagor, “Outside’s Wilderness Lodge Vacations,” W.W. Norton & Co. Silver: Don George with Charlotte Hindle, “Travel Writing,” Lonely Planet Publications Bronze: Chicki Mallan and Joshua Berman, “Moon Handbooks Belize,” Avalon Travel Publishing Category 22: Internet Publications/Web site (16) Gold: Wildwritingwomen.com read it Silver: Newyorkology.com read it Bronze: Cruisecritic.com read it
23. Internet Travel Article (47) Gold: Frank Zeller, “Tsunami Report,” Lonelyplanet.com Silver: Elisabeth Eaves, “Dancing in Spanish: Flamenco in Seville,” Slate.com read it Bronze: Richard Bangs, “Fording the Mighty Mo,” MSNBC.com See Judges' Comments SATW Foundation links:
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