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Touchstone 2020 Date Announced!

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The date for the 2020 Touchstone Awards has been announced.  The ceremony will take place on October 21, 2020.  More details to come…we’ll be announcing our speaker and community awards in the coming days and entries for the journalism awards will be open soon.

Please Nominate Someone Who Has Made A Positive Community Impact

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The Press Club of Toledo is proud to recognize the achievements of local journalists and community leaders each year at the annual Touchstone Awards dinner. We are now accepting nominations for our three community awards:  Lifetime Achievement Award, Touchstone Contributor, and Golden Touchstone. 

 

  • The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes long-term efforts to enhance the quality of life in Northwest Ohio.  This award goes to those who have made an impact through professional and/or philanthropic achievements throughout their lives. 
  • The Touchstone Contributor Award also recognizes outstanding contributions to the community, but specifically someone who has made a significant impact on the quality of life in the Northwest Ohio region over the past year.    
  • The Golden Touchstone Award recognizes lifetime achievement in the field of journalism in Northwest Ohio. 

There are many worthy candidates for each of these awards, especially during these extraordinary times.  Won’t you please take a moment to nominate someone you have seen make a difference?   Please submit the person’s name, title, and a brief paragraph on why you think they deserve the award and send to pressclub@bex.net.   You may also send any questions or inquiries to that address.  Don’t hesitate! The deadline for nominations in these three categories is June 3, 2020. 

The recipients will be announced in June and will be honored at the annual Press Club Touchstone Award dinner in October.   

Entries for Press Club of Toledo journalism awards will open in June.  These awards recognize work published between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.  Start looking through your work now to be ready to submit!  

21st Touchstone Awards A Huge Success…See Who the Winners Were

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The 21st Touchstone Awards were held in front of a capacity crowd at the Toledo Club on Wednesday night.  Pictured at left are members of the Press Club board, along with special guests Nikki Battise of CBS News, and the youngest Press Club member in history, Jaden Jefferson.  Thanks to everyone who attended…and congratulations to all of our winners.  Please consider becoming a member of the Press Club and helping us host more events like the Touchstone Awards throughout the year. 

Below you can find the winners for the night…

 

Lifetime Achievement Awards

Gary Shores, K-100
Paul Toth, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority

Contributor Award
Dave Zenk, Metroparks Toledo

Golden Touchstone Award
Jan Larson-McLaughlin, BG Independent News

Journalism Winners
Television- Sports
Jordan Strack, WTOL

Television- Hard News
Brian Dugger, Tyler Paley, Eric Rerucha, WTOL.

Television- Feature
Brigette Burnett, Buckeye Broadband, BCAN

Podcast
WTOL First Alert Weather Team

TV Photojournalism
Joe Cromer, WTOL

Social Media
WTOL Instagram Page

Print Non-Daily Feature
Erin Holden, Athena Cocoves, Jeff McGinnis, Courtney Probert, Toledo City MzPaper

Student – Television
Chase Bachman, BGSU

Student- Radio
Isaac Petkac, BGSU

Radio- Single Report
Brad Creswell, WGTE

Radio- Show/Series
Brad Creswell, WGTE

Photojournalism- Print
Kurt Steiss, The Blade

Print Daily- Hard News
Lauren Lindstrom & Nicki Gorny, The Blade

Print Daily- Sports
David Briggs, The Blade

Print Daily- Feature
Allison Dunn, The Blade

Digital Media
Toledoblade.com

Student Print
Stepha Poulin, BGSU

Bernard Judy Scholarship Winners
Chase Bachman, BGSU
Maya Williams, UT

Jan Larson McLaughlin to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

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The 21st Touchstone Awards are coming up on October 16! We are proud to present our Lifetime Achievement Award to Jan Larson McLaughlin of BG Independent News. Jan has been a fixture in northwest Ohio journalism for 35 years—often in the thick of local news coverage, bringing content, clarity and context to her readers, not only offering consistent coverage of city councils, school boards, economic development and stories of personal success and tragedy, but also as a newsroom leader.. Please join us to honor Jan Larson McLaughlin!
 
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