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2010 ADDY Awards 

 

ADDY 

Category: Publication Design - Entire Magazine

Client: Oklahoma Today

Title: May June 2009 issue “State of Rock”

 

ADDY 

Category: Publication Design - Editorial Spread

Client: Oklahoma Today

Title: May June 2009 issue “State of Rock”

 

Silver 

Category: B-to-B or Consumer - Single Flat

Client: Oklahoma Today

Title: May June 2009 issue sales piece “State of Rock”

 

Bronze 

Category: Publication Design - Cover

Client: Oklahoma Today

Title: May June 2009 issue “State of Rock”

 

2010 Society of Professional Journalists Awards

(Contest period – July 2008- June 2009)

 

Best Magazine - Winner

Oklahoma Today

May/June 2009 “State of Rock ” issue  

 

Gold

Category: Magazine Feature Writing

Entry: “Major League City

Written by Steffie Corcoran

 

Gold

Category: Magazine Profile Writing

Entry: “Thunder Roll”

Written by Steffie Corcoran

 

Gold

Category: Magazine General Photography

Entry: “Raising Cains”

Photographed by Scott Raffe

 

Gold

Category: Magazine Page Design

Entry: “Hiking Oklahoma : A Field Guide”

Designed by Steven Walker

 

Gold

Category: Magazine Cover

Entry: May/June 2009 “State of Rock” issue  

 

Gold

Category: Magazine Best Reporting Portfolio

Steffie Corcoran

 

Silver

Category: Magazine Best Reporting Portfolio

Tom Lindley

 

Silver

Category: Magazine Column Writing

Entry: “Letter from Chickasha

Written by Bill Wallace

 

Silver

Category: Magazine Reader Service

Entry: “Hiking Oklahoma : A Field Guide”

Written by Kent Frates

 

Silver

Category: Magazine Illustration/Graphic

Entry: “OKC Collage”

By Clint Stone

 

Bronze

Category: Magazine Best Reporting Portfolio

Brooke Adcox

 

Honorable Mention

Category: Magazine Feature Photography

Entry: “ Wichitas

By Mark Nault

 

2009 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Profile: Bronze for "Straight Up, No Chasers"

Written by Mary Logan Wolf

 

Art Direction of a Single Story: Gold for "Major League City"

 

Department: Merit for "What to do With $77"

 

Special Focus Issue: Gold for September/October 2008, the Oklahoma City Issue

 

2009 Maggie Awards (Western Publishing Association)

 

Award of Excellence

Category: Regional and State, Consumer

Entry: September/October 2008 Oklahoma City Issue

 

Award of Excellence

Category: Special Theme Issue, Consumer

Entry: September/October 2008 Oklahoma City Issue

 

2009 Great Plains Journalism Competition ( Tulsa Press Club and Benevolent Association)

 

First Place

Category: Magazines, Profile Writing

Entry: “Brother Benefit” by Tom Lindley

Judge’s Comments: Excellent storytelling with good use of quotes and anecdotes. Writing has perfect tone for subject matter with clever, but not too trite, “turn of phrase.” Article gives reader insight into many sides of the famous artist.

 

Finalist

Category: Magazines, Best Magazine Cover

Entry: May/June 2008 - Barbecue

 

Finalist

Category: Magazines, Feature Writing

Entry: “Major League City ” by Steffie Corcoran

 

GRAPHEX 40 (Art Directors Club of Tulsa )

 

Merit Award

Category: Direct Mail

For: Rock & Roll Issue Sales Piece

By: Adam Gault

 

2009 Oklahoma City ADDY Awards

 

Gold ADDY

Category:  Special Event Campaign

For: Vince Gill: Back in Class

By: Adam Gault , Joan Henderson

 

Silver

Category:  Print: Local Only Best Special Event Material

For: Vince Gill: Back in Class

By: Adam Gault , Joan Henderson 

 

Silver

Category:  Specialty Advertising

For: Peace Okie T-Shirt

By: Adam Gault , Joan Henderson

 

Silver

Category:  Editorial Spread

For: Sky Dance

By: Amber Vanderzee, Steven Walker

 

Bronze

Category:  Poster

For: Oklahoma City Cover Poster

By: Clint Stone, Adam Gault

 

Bronze

Category:  Cover

For: Oklahoma City Cover – Sept/Oct 2008

By: Clint Stone, Steven Walker, Joan Henderson, Louisa McCune-Elmore

 

2009 Society of Professional Journalist Awards

 

Gold

Category:  News Writing

Entry:  "Flying Bootlegger"

 

Gold

Category: Column Writing

Ami Reeves for "Good Fences"

 

Gold

Category: Profile

Entry: "Watermelon Slim"

 

Gold

Category: Reader Service

Entry: "Centennial Parade"

 

Gold

Category: Photo Story/Essay

Entry: "46 Landscapes"

 

Gold

Category:  General Photography

Entry:  "Nault’s Tree Amid Clouds"

 

Gold

Category: Illustration/Graphic

Entry: "Sky Dance"

 

Gold

Category: Best Magazine Reporting Portfolio

Tom Lindley

 

Gold

Category: Best Magazine

Entry: Centennial Issue

 

Silver

Category:  Profile

Entry:  "Vince Gill"

 

Silver

Category: Feature Photography

Entry: "Prison Blues"

 

Silver

Category: Photo Story/Essay

Entry: "Prison Blues"

 

Silver

Category: General Photography

Entry: "Nault’s Quannah Parker Lake "

 

Silver

Category: Page Design

Entry: "We the People"

 

Silver

Category:  Best Magazine Reporting Portfolio

Brooke Adcox

 

Bronze

Category: Profile

Entry: "Beautiful Minds in the Centennial Issue"

 

Bronze

Category: General Photography

Entry: "Hardeman’s  Natural   Falls"

 

Bronze

Category: Illustration/Graphic

Entry: "BBQ"

 

Bronze

Category: Best Magazine

Entry: "BBQ"

 

Honorable Mention

Category: Promotional Material (PR Category)

Adam Gault for "Back in Class materials"

 

2008 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Magazine of the Year

Finalist

 

Gold

Category:  Single Photograph

Entry:  "Tree Amid Clouds"

Issue: November/December 2007

 

Silver

Category: Overall Art Direction

 

Bronze

Category: Culture Feature

Entry: " Trail Drive " by Chad Love

Issue: November/December 2007

 

Bronze

Category: Column

Entry: "Letter From  Chelsea " by Ami Reeves

 

Award of Merit

Category: Art Direction of a Single Story

Entry: "The Hotel"

 

2008 Eddies (formerly Editorial Excellence Awards)

 

Gold

Category: Consumer, Regional, Full Issue

 

The Editorial Excellence Awards are presented for overall excellence by Folio:, the magazine industry’s most important trade publication. Oklahoma Today’s entry, the November/December 2007 Centennial issue, was the last of eight special issues devoted to Oklahoma ’s Centennial.

 

GRAPHEX 39 (Art Directors Club of Tulsa )

 

Citation

Category: Magazine or Book Spread

Entry: Oklahoma : A Portrait of America

Contributors: Scott Raffe, Libby Bender, Carl Brune

Issue: September/October 2007

 

Citation

Category: Illustration

Entry: Early Spring/Storm Approaching

Photographer: Mark W. Nault

Issue: November/December 2007

 

Citation

Category: Photography

Entry: Cold Comforts

Photographer: Evan Taylor

Issue: January/February 2008

 

2008 Society of Professional Journalist Awards

 

Best Magazine

January/February 2007

 

Gold

Category:  Magazines — Column Writing

Entry:  “Cowboy Hall” by Gordon Grice

Issue: January/February 2007

 

Gold

Category:  Magazines — Photo Story/Essay

Entry:  “The Hotel,” photographed by John Jernigan

Issue: May/June 2007

 

Gold

Category:  Magazines — Magazine Illustration/Graphic

Entry:  “On the Road” by Tim Jessell

Issue: July/August 2006

 

Silver

Category:  Magazines — Magazine Reporting Portfolio

Writer: Chad Love

Entries: “Watch Out” January/February 2007, “Mountain High” March/April 2007

“The Return of the Charismatic Megafauna” May/June 2007

 

Silver

Category:  Magazines — Column Writing

Entry:  “Locust Pocus” by Mary Logan Wolf

Issue: January/February 2007

 

Silver

Category:  Magazines — Photo Story/Essay

Entry: “Salt of the Red Earth,” photographed by M.J. Alexander

Issue: November/December 2006

 

Silver

Category:  Magazines — Magazine Page Design

Entry: “With These Hands”

Issue: January/February 2007

 

Silver

Category:  Magazines — Magazine Illustration/Graphic

Entry:  Pest in Show” by Debby Cotter Kaspari

Issue: September/October 2006

 

Bronze

Category:  Magazines — Magazine Reporting Portfolio

Writer: Steffie Corcoran

Entries: “Truck Stop” Jan/Feb 2007,“Dome Sweet Home” September/October 2006

“The New Centurions” September/October 2006

 

Bronze

Category  Magazines — Column Writing

Entry:  “Pie Heaven” by Michael Wallis

Issue: January/February 2007

 

Bronze

Category:  Magazines — Magazine Page Design

Entry: “You Picked a Fine Time, Lucille’s”

Issue: March/April 2007

 

Honorable Mention

Category:  Magazines — Column Writing

Entry:  “Talk of the Town” by Teresa Miller

Issue: January/February 2007

 

Honorable Mention

Category:  Magazines — Feature Writing

Entry:  “The New Centurions”

Issue: September/October 2006

 

Honorable Mention

Category:  Magazines — Magazine Page Design

Entry: “ Pest in Show”

Issue: September/October 2006

 

2007 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Nature Feature: Gold for " Pest in Show" (September/October 2006)

Written by Gordon Grice

 

Overall Art Direction: Gold

 

Profiles: Silver for "Carrie Me Home" (January/February 2006)

Written by Kathryn Jenson White

 

Essay: Silver for " Mosey Road " (July/August 2006)

Written by Mary Logan Wolf

 

Illustration: Silver for "On the Road" (July/August 2006)

Illustration by Tim Jessell

 

Column: Bronze for "Letter From Pocola"

Written by Doug Kelley

 

Single Photograph: Bronze for "Image Makers" (November/December 2006)

Photo by Michael Hardeman

 

GRAPHEX 38 (Art Directors Club of Tulsa )

 

Citation

Category: Magazine or Book Spread

Entry: On the Road Opener (Tim Jessell Illustration)

Issue: July/August 2006

 

Citation

Category: Miscellaneous

Entry: Power Lunch Event Materials

 

2007 Oklahoma City ADDY Awards

 

ADDY

Category:  Editorial Spread Publication Design

Client: Oklahoma Today

Title: Salt of the Red Earth

 

ADDY

Category: Poster

Client: Oklahoma Today

Title: Route 66 Signs

 

Silver Merit

Category: Editorial Spread Publication Design

Client: Oklahoma Today

Title: Carrie Me Home

 

Silver Merit

Category: Four-Color Spread, Multiple Page or Insert

Client: Oklahoma Today, The Oklahoma Centennial Commission

Title: Oklahoma Centennial Kickoff Ad

 

Bronze Merit

Category: Campaign Special Event Material

Client: Oklahoma Today

Title: Route 66 Invitational Bowling Tournament

 

2007 Tulsa ADDY Awards

 

ADDY

Category:  Publication Design (Magazine or Book) Editorial Spread

Client:  Oklahoma Today

Title: On the Road (July/August 2006)

 

ADDY

Category:  Collateral Material - Poster

Client:  Oklahoma Today

Title: Route 66 Illustrated Poster by Tim Jessell

 

ADDY

Category:  Collateral Material – Special Event Material Campaign

Client:  Oklahoma Today & The Tulsa Press Club

Title: Power Lunch: The Oklahoma Statehood Day Luncheon

 

Citation of Excellence

Category:  Publication Design (Magazine or Book) Editorial Spread

Client:  Oklahoma Today

Title: Carrie Me Home (January/February 2006)

 

2007 Society of Professional Journalist Awards

 

Gold

Category:  Magazines — Feature Writing

Entry:  Lip Service

Issue: November/December 2005

 

Gold

Category:  Magazines – Page Design

Entry: Being There Opener

Issue: July/August 2005

 

Gold

Category:  Magazines – Reporting Portfolio

Entry: Features by Chad Love

Issue: July/August 2005, September/October 2005, May/June 2006

 

Silver

Category:  Magazines – Page Design

Entry: Winged Glory Opener

Issue: July/August 2005

 

Bronze

Category:  Magazines – General Photography

Entry: Winged Glory

Issue: July/August 2005

 

Bronze

Category:  Magazines – Illustration/Graphic

Entry: Being There

Issue: July/August 2005

 

2006 Newsstand Resource Cover Awards

 

Category: Regional and State

Silver for Cover: September/October 2006 (Grape Love)

 

 

2006 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Environmental Feature:

Silver for "The Cimarron " (January/February 2005)

Written by Chad Love

 

Overall Art Direction:

Silver

 

General Feature:

Bronze for "Who Believes in Bigfoot" (September/October 2005)

Written by Chad Love

 

Profiles:

Bronze for "Lip Service" (November/December 2005)

Written by Steffie Corcoran

 

Special Focus Issue:

Merit for the Weather issue (May/June 2005) 

 

2006 Society of Professional Journalists

 

Gold

Category: Magazine - Photo Story/Essay

 

Silver

Category: Magazine - Page Design

 

Bronze

Category: Magazine - Illustration/Graphic

 

Bronze

Category: Magazine - General Photography

 

2006 Oklahoma Book Award

 

Presented to Oklahoma Today for 50 years of outstanding literary service to the State of Oklahoma by the Oklahoma Center for the Book.

 

March 11, 2006

 

2006 Society of Professional Journalists

 

Gold

Magazines

Overall Excellence for the Weather Issue (May/June 2005

 

Judges Comment: "A fresh and outreaching approach to a much discussed subject - weather - this issue brought a refreshing coherence to what everyone experiences or frets about. From a striking cover to lucid writing and an emphasis on localism, it was a winner."

 

Gold

Magazine Photography

"Plains Spoken" by Shane Brown, (September/October 2004)

 

Silver

Magazine News Writing

"The Better Angel" by Scott Wigton, ( January/February 2005)

 

Bronze

Magazine Feature Writing

"The Cimarron" by Chad Love, (January/February 2005)

 

Bronze

Magazine Photography

Weather in Oklahoma, (May/June 2005)

 

Honorable Mention:

Magazine Page Design

Fifty State Parks, (July/August 2004)

 

2006 ADDY Awards

 

ADDY

Category: Publication Design (Magazine or Book) Editorial Spread

Title: The Better Angel (January/February 2005)

 

2006 Maggie Awards (Western Publications Association)

 

Supplements - Award of Excellence

Title: The Oklahoma Today Guide to Great Finds

 

Regional & State, Consumer - Award of Excellence

Title: The Weather Issue (May/June 2005)

 

2005 Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame Distinguished Achievement Award

 

Winner

Category: Magazine Illustration

Entry: The Better Angel, by Steven Walker

 

2005 Katie Awards

Presented to Oklahoma Today in recognition of its fifty years of eloquence, vision, and inspired service.

November 12, 2005

 

2005 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Magazine of the Year (40,000): Winner

Art Direction of a Single Story:  Gold for "Seven Summits"

Overall Art Direction up to 40,000:  Gold

Profile:  Silver for "Rebel With a Cause: Toby Keith"

Feature Photography:  Silver for "Plains Spoken"

Reader Service Article: Award of Merit for "Seven Summits"

Photographic Essay: Award of Merit for "Glory Revisited"

 

2005 Maggie Awards (Western Publications Association)

 

Best Black & White or Two-Color Editorial Layout/Trade & Consumer

Title: Glory Revisited, January/February 2004

 

2005 San Francisco Honorary Publication Awards

 

Best Fiction

Title: Mister Bob, by Kent Lee Hawkins, September/October 2004

 

2005 Society of Professional Journalists

 

Gold

Category: Magazine - Overall Excellence

 

Gold

Category: Magazine - Photography

 

Silver

Category: Magazine - News Writing

 

Bronze

Category: Magazine - Photography

 

Bronze

Category: Magazine - Feature Writing

 

Bronze

Category: Magazine - Page Design

 

Honorable Mention

Category: Magazine - Page Design

2005 Gold Ink Awards

 

The Official Record of the Oklahoma City Bombing issue received the silver award in the cover category. This year, 1500 entries were submitted by printers in 40 categories. Winning pieces surpassed their competitors based on print quality, quality of color separations, technical difficulty, and overall visual effect.

 

GRAPHEX 37 (Art Directors Club of Tulsa)

 

Silver Award

Category: Editorial/Magazine Spread

Entry: Toby Keith Cover

Issue: January/February 2004

 

Citation

Category: Advertising & Editorial

Entry: Plains Spoken Portfolio

Issue: September/October 2004

 

Citation

Category: Advertising & Editorial

Entry: 7 Summits

Issue: March/April  2004

 

2005 District ADDY Awards (for Advertising Excellence)

 

Silver Merit:: Consumer Magazine, Magazine Self-Promotion, Single

Title: Shelf Life

Silver Merit: Publication Design (Magazine or Book) Editorial Spread

Title: Glory Revisited

 

2005 ADDY Awards (for Advertising Excellence)

 

ADDY: Publication Design (Magazine or Book) Editorial Spread

Title: Where to Stay Illustration

 

ADDY: Consumer Magazine, Magazine Self-Promotion, Single

Title: Shelf Life

 

ADDY: Elements of Advertising, Digitally Enhanced Photography

Title: Where To Stay Cover Photography

 

Silver Merit: Publication Design (Magazine or Book) Editorial Spread

Title: Glory Revisited

 

Silver Merit: Publication Design (Magazine or Book) CoverTitle: January/February 2004, Oklahoman of the Year

 

Silver Merit: Consumer Magazine, Four-Color, Fractional Page

Title: Oklahoma City National Memorial

 

Silver Merit: Direct Marketing, Other Merchandise, Specialty Advertising

Title: Oklahoma Today Flower Power Seed Tins

 

Bronze Merit: Collateral Material. Special Event Material, Campaign

Title: 2004 Oklahoman of the Year Event

 

Bronze Merit: Publication Design (Magazine or Book) Cover

Title: Where to Stay Cover

 

2005 Newsstand Resource Maggie Zine Cover Awards

Honorable Mention

Category: Under 100,000 Circulation

Cover: September/October 2005 (Bigfoot)

 

2005 IABC Bronze Quill Awards

 

Feature Writing:  Award of Excellence for "Cowboy Country"

Publication Design:  Award of Merit for January/February 2004

One Time Publication:  Award of Merit for The Oklahoma Today Guide to Great Places to Stay

 

2005 NAGC Blue Pencil Awards

 

Soft Cover Book/50 Pages or More:  Award of Excellence

Entry: The Official Record of the Oklahoma City Bombing

National Association of Government Communicators

 

2004 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Environmental Feature:  Silver for "The Story of Wind"

Reader Service Article:  Bronze for "The Best Things in Life"

Historical Feature:  Bronze for "Kidnapped"

Cover:  Merit for "November/December 2003, Women of Style

 

Graphex 35 (Art Directors Club of Tulsa)

 

Photography:  Citation of Excellence for Puppy #5 (September/October 2003)

Photography:  Citation of Excellence for Glory Revisited (January/February 2004)

 

 

 

2004 ADDY Awards (for Advertising Excellence)

 

ADDY

Consumer Magazine, Self Promotion, Trade and Consumer Campaign

Ad: Cafes and Diners Promotion

Silver Merit: Consumer Magazine, Less than 4-Color

Ad:  The Oklahoma Today Writing Contest

 

2003 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Nature Feature:  Gold for "Birds of Prey"

Special Focus Issue:  Bronze for the Education Issue

Reader Service Article:  Bronze for "45 Places Every Oklahoman Should Visit"

 

2003 Gold Ink Awards

 

The July/August 2002 (45 Places) issue received a pewter (honorable mention) in the Specialty Web category. This year, 1600 entries were submitted by printers in 40 categories. Winning pieces surpassed their competitors based on print quality, quality of color separations, technical difficulty, and overall visual effect. Oklahoma Today is printed by The Lane Press.

 

2002 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Profiles:  Gold for "Back on Top"

Special Focus Issue:  Bronze for the Tulsa Issue

Overall Art Direction:  Bronze

Department:  Bronze for "The Range"

Cover:  Merit for November/December

Reader Service Article:  Merit for "Tulsa Black Book"

Art Direction of a Single Story:  Award of Merit for "Banjo: A Tribute to America's Instrument"

 

2002 Society of Professional Journalists

 

Gold: Magazines, Overall Excellence for the Tulsa Issue (July/August  2001)

Gold: Magazine Feature Writing, "State of the City" by Holly Bailey, (July/August 2001)

 

2001 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Special Focus Issue:  Gold for the Oklahoma City Issue

Cover:  Silver for September/October 2000

Public Issues:  Silver for "Oklahoma City MAPS: A New Frontier"

Overall Art Direction For Magazines With Advertising:  Silver

Profiles:  Silver for "Princess and the Pageantry"

Art Direction of a Single Story:  Award of Merit for "Land of the Lost"

Photojournalism:  Award of Merit for "Cherokee Country: A Documentary"

 

2001 OZZIE Awards

 

Honorable Mention:  Best Supplement, Annual, or One-Shot, Consumer

Issue:  The Official Record of the Oklahoma City Bombing

 

2001 Katie Awards

 

Winner:  Magazine Design

Entry:  The Official Record of the Oklahoma City Bombing

Winner:  Magazine Feature Story, 300 Words or Less

Entry:  "His Brother’s Keeper" from the Tulsa issue

Winner:  Magazine Opinion Essay

Entry: "Sister Cities" from the Oklahoma City issue

 

2001 Society of Professional Journalists

 

Gold: Magazines, Overall Excellence for the Oklahoma City Issue (July/August 2000)

Gold: Magazine Feature Writing," Pipe Dreams" by Holly Brady, (January/February 2001)

Gold: Magazine Feature Photography, Autumn Rising by Yousef Khanfar, (September/October 2000)

Gold: General Magazine Reporting, "We Come Here to Remember" by Mike Brake, The Official Record of the Oklahoma City Bombing

 

2001 ADDY Awards (for Advertising Excellence)

 

ADDY:  Consumer Magazine, Cover

Title:  The Official Record of the Oklahoma City Bombing

Silver Merit:  Consumer Magazine, Full Page, 4-Color

Title:  Lippert Brothers Ad Inside back cover, The Official Record of the Oklahoma City Bombing

 

Graphex 32 (Art Directors Club of Tulsa)

 

Editorial/Pages, Spreads:  Citation of Excellence for Cherokee Country opening spread (May/June 2000)

Editorial/Pages, Spreads:  Citation of Excellence for Goldberg opening spread (January/February 2000)

Covers/Magazines, Brochure or Book:  Citation of Excellence for Goldberg cover (January/February 2000)

 

2000 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Special Focus Issue:  Silver for the Music Issue

Illustration:  Silver for "Music Issue Cover"

Essay:  Silver for "Legacies of the Massacre & Battle at the Washita"

Reader Service Article:  Silver for "Discography"

Overall Art Direction For Magazines With Advertising:  Bronze

Profiles:  Bronze for "Hail to the Chief"

Nature Feature:  Award of Merit for "Sundown at the Selmon Bat Cave"

 

2000 Addy Awards (for Advertising Excellence)

 

ADDY:  Consumer Magazine, Cover

Title:  November/December 1999, (Holiday issue)

Silver Merit:  Consumer Magazine,Cover

Title:  July/August 1999, (Music issue)

 

ADDY:  Consumer Magazine, Self Promotion/Single

Title:  Covering the State

Silver Merit:  Consumer Magazine, Self Promotion/Campaign

Title:  Music Issue Campaign

 

2000 OZZIE Awards

 

Silver for Overall Design, Under 100,000

 

2000 Maggie Awards (Western Publications Association)

 

Best Feature Article, Consumer - Award of Excellence

Title: "No Ordinary Kids" (September/October 2002)

 

Special Theme Issue, Consumer - Award of Excellence

Title: The Education Issue (September/October 2002)

 

2000 Society of Professional Journalists

 

Gold: Magazine Feature Writing, "The Princess and the Pageantry," by Kelly Crow (May/June 2000)

Silver: Magazines, Overall Excellence for the Music Issue (July/August 1999)

Gold: Magazine Feature Photography, Charles Chibitty by Tom Luker, (May/June 2000)

 

1999 Editorial Excellence Awards

 

Best Regional Magazine

 

The Editorial Excellence Awards are presented for overall excellence by Folio:, the magazine industry's most important trade publication. Oklahoma Today's entry, the Air & Space issue, took a comprehensive look at Oklahoma's rich aviation history. The special issue, which was published in July of 1998, featured a cover image of famed Oklahoma aviator Wiley Post. The "photomosaic" image of Post was created by Rob Silvers, whose internationally acclaimed work includes covers for Wired, Newsweek, and Life, as well as the promotional poster for The Truman Show.

 

1999 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Magazine of the Year:  Finalist for Overall Excellence

Special Issue:  Gold for the Air & Space Issue

Overall Art Direction For Magazines With Advertising:  Silver

Department:  Silver for "Market Place"

Illustration:  Silver for "The Sound of Speed"

Historical Feature:  Bronze for "The Bunion Derby"

Profiles:  Bronze for "Billy Walkabout"

Nature Feature:  Award of Merit for "Potential Killers”

 

1999 Print Regional Design Annual

 

The nine-page Portfolio section featuring Poteet Victory in the May/June 1998 Native American issue was selected for inclusion in this prestigious annual volume. The Oklahoma Today section was one of 300 entries selected from a field of over 35,000 submissions nationwide.

 

Graphex 30 (Art Directors Club of Tulsa)

 

Editorial/Pages, Spreads:  Bronze for "The Most Dangerous Gun"

Editorial/Pages, Spreads:  Citation for "Oklahoma's Nobel"

Editorial/Pages, Spreads:  Citation for Air & Space issue format spreads

Editorial/Pages, Spreads:  Citation for Native American issue

Editorial/Book, Magazines:  Citation for "Potential Killers"

Editorial/Book, Magazines:  Citation for the Religion issue

Editorial/Book, Magazines:  Citation for the Air & Space issue

Editorial/Book, Magazines:  Citation for the Travel issue

Covers/Magazines, Brochure or Book:  Citation for the Travel issue

 

1998 Wilbur Awards

 

Magazines: Local/Specialized Circulation:  Wilbur Award for "From Here To Eternity, Putting a Face on Oklahoma Faith"

 

1998 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Historical Feature:  Gold for "My Eyes Have Seen the Glory"

Photographic Essay:  Silver for "Twin Territories"

Illustration or Illustrated Feature:  Silver for "Call of the Wildcatter"

Special Issue:  Bronze for the Oil Issue

Cover:  Award of Merit for the Oil Issue Cover

 

1998 Ozzie Awards

 

Best Supplement, Annual, or One-Shot, Consumer:  Silver for The Air & Space Issue

 

1998 Society of Professional Journalists Awards

 

Periodicals/Feature:  Gold for "Billy Walkabout" in the May/June 1998 issue

Periodicals/Feature:  Silver for "Dime Store Indian" in the May/June 1998 issue

Periodicals/Feature:  Bronze for "Stepping into No Man's Land" in the March/April 1998 issue

Periodicals/Feature:  Honorable Mention for "Rough Riders" in the May/June 1998 issue

 

Graphex 29 (Art Directors Club of Tulsa)

 

Illustration/Multicolor:  Gold for "Call of the Wildcatter"

Editorial/Pages, Spreads:  Silver for the Oil Issue

Editorial/Book, Magazines:  Citation: Native American Issue

Covers/Magazines, Brochure or Book:  Citation: Travel Issue Cover

 

1997 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Magazine of the Year finalist:  Overall Excellence

Reader-Service Article:  Gold for "The Dance Makers"

Special Issue:  Gold for June/July 1996 (Native American)

Essay:  Silver for "The Oklahoma City Bombing"

Photo Essay or Photo Feature:  Silver for "Profile of the Mother Road"

Overall Design for Magazines with Advertising:  Silver

Department:  Silver for "Market Place"

Art Direction of an Article Lead:  Award of Merit for "The Bear Essence of Mountain Living"

Art Direction for a Cover:  Award of Merit for June/July 1996 (Native American)

 

1997 ADDY Awards (for Advertising Excellence)

 

ADDY:  Consumer Magazine, Spread Four Color

Title:  OERB Image ad for Oil Issue

Silver Merit:  Consumer Magazine, Spread Four Color

Title:  Oklahoma Turnpike Authority ad for Oil Issue

 

1996 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Magazine of the Year:  Awarded for Overall Excellence

President's Award:  Awarded for Editorial Excellence, Impact or Courage

Natural History/Natural Resource/Nature/Environmental Feature:  Gold for "Science on the Prairie"

Special Issue:  Gold for the OKC Memorial Issue

Illustration or Illustrated Feature:  Gold for "Virginia Stroud: Coming Full Circle"

Historical Feature:  Silver for "The World According to Goff"

Art Direction of an Article Lead:  Silver for "A Very Small Farm"

Overall Design:  Silver for Magazines with Advertising

Calendar Design:  Bronze

 

1996 ADDY Awards

 

ADDY:  Consumer Magazine, Campaign-Four Color

Title:  Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Image Campaign

Silver Meritl:  Consumer Magazine, Full Page-Four Color

Title:  Tulsa Convention & Visitors Bureau ad for the Memorial Issue

 

1996 Print Magazine Regional Design Annual Award

 

Certificate of Design Excellence: "On Golden Plain"

 

1996 ALA Notable Government Documents

 

Notable Document:  OKC Memorial Issue

 

Each year, the American Library Association's Government Documents Round Table selects outstanding local, national, and international government publications for special recognition as "Notable Documents." Documents which contribute to knowledge, quality of life, and an understanding of government are selected for recognition.

 

1995 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Historical Feature:  Gold for "The Court-Martial of Johnson C. Whittaker"

Calendar Design:  Gold for "Wildflowers Across Oklahoma"

Natural History/Natural Resource/Nature/Environment Feature:  Silver for "Mother Corn"

Other Feature:  Silver for "Saint Larry"

Best Department:  Silver for Market Place

Reader Service Article:  Merit Award for "Classic Destinations"

Illustration of Illustrated Feature:  Merit Award for "In Their Own Words"

Art Direction of an Article Lead:  Merit Award for "Cumulus Cowboy"

Overall Design:  Merit Award for Magazines With Advertising

 

GRAPHEX 26 (Art Directors Club of Tulsa)

 

Gold Award

Category: Editorial/Pages,  Spreads

Entry: "Native Roots"

 

Silver Award

Category: Editorial/Pages,  Spreads

Entry: "Cumulus Cowboy"

 

Bronze Award

Category: Editorial/Pages,  Spreads

Entry: Marketplace

Silver Award

Category: Editorial/Book, Magazine

Entry: December Issue

 

Silver Award

Category: Editorial/Book, Magazine

Entry: August Issue

 

Bronze Award

Category: Consumer Advertising/Color:

Entry: "Black Horse Gallery"

 

Bronze Award

Category: Trade Advertising/Color:

Entry: "Lydie's Legend (Marland Mansion)"

 

1995 ADDY Awards

 

ADDY:  Consumer Magazine, Fractional Page-BW

Title:  MacGregor & Green, Great Finds ad

 

Silver Merit:  Consumer Magazine, Fractional Page-BW

Title:  Pete's Place Restaurant, Ciao Y'all ad

 

Bronze Merit:  Consumer Magazine, Full Page-Four Color

Title:  Marland Mansion, Lydie's Legend ad

 

Bronze Merit:  Multi-Media Campaign, Business to Consumer

Title:  1995 Year in Review Promotion

 

1994 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Magazine of the Year:  Awarded for Overall Excellence

Overall Art Direction for Magazines with Ads:  Gold

Most Improved Magazine:  Gold

Special Issue:  Gold for the Native Amercian issue

Historical Feature:  Gold for "Coming Into the Country"

Reader Service Article:  Gold for "Six Classic Destinations"

Calendar Design:  Silver for 1993 Indian Calendar

Natural History:  Bronze for "Healing from the Earth"

 

1993 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Magazine of the Year:  Awarded for Overall Excellence

Natural History Story:  Gold for "Where the Buffalo Roam"

Special Issue:  Gold for the Native American issue

Overall Art Direction for Magazines with Ads:  Silver

Feature Story:  Silver for "Joe Don Looney: Football's Unrepentant Rebel"

Cover:  Bronze for the November/December issue

 

1991 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Magazine of the Year:  Awarded for Overall Excellence

Environmental Feature:  Gold for "Saving the Trees: A Growing Movement is Keeping Oklahoma Green"

Special Issue:  Silver for the Native American issue

Overall Art Direction for Magazines with Ads:  Silver

Photographic Essay:  Merit for "The Tallgrass Prairie: An Ocean of Bluestem in a Sea of Sky"

Historical Essay:  Merit for "The Geronimo"

 

1990 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Most Improved Magazine:  Silver

Best Regular Column:  Bronze

Best Cover: Merit

 

1989 International Regional Magazine Awards

 

Most Improved Magazine:  Winner

Best Regular Column:  Merit for "Food"

Best Feature Article: Gold for "Sniffing Out the Best 'Q'"

 

1989 Lowell Thomas Award

 

Best Travel Magazine, Non-Monthly - Runner-Up

Lowell Thomas Awards are presented by the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation