| Spot News | 1st Place | Justin Beach | KOIN/Portland | "Disaster" |
| 2nd Place | Albert Lutan | KTUU/Anchorage | "Pride Parade" |
| 3rd Place | Carolyn Hall Jensen | KTUU/Anchorage | "I Guess a Gas Line Broke” |
| HM | not awarded | | |
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| Deadline News | 1st Place | Carolyn Hall Jensen | KTUU/Anchorage | "A Hillside Fire" |
| 2nd Place | Justin Beach | KOIN/Portland | "Help is Coming" |
| 3rd Place | Jon Martin | KOMO-Seattle,WA | "Proud to be an American" |
| HM | Jonathan Simmons | KOIN/Portland | "Kayaker Hurt" |
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| General News | 1st Place | Jon Martin | KOMO-Seattle,WA | "Not Your Garden Variety Crime" |
| 2nd Place | Jon Martin | KOMO-Seattle,WA | "Construction Woes" |
| 3rd Place | Peter Louis Mongillo | KOMO-Seattle,WA | "Royal Wedding" |
| HM | Michael Humphries | KENS-San Antonio | "There's No Place Else To Go" |
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| 48 Hour Feature | 1st Place | Peter Louis Mongillo | KOMO-Seattle,WA | "Rock and Roll Marathon" |
| 2nd Place | Carolyn Hall Jensen | KTUU-Anchorage | "Weasel Motel" |
| 3rd Place | Zac Gooch | KBAK-Bakersfield,CA | "Where's the Chickenhackle?" |
| HM | not awarded | | |
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| In Depth | 1st Place | Ty Nguyen | KOIN-Portland | "Blood, Not a Problem" |
| 2nd Place | Larry Burns | KENS-San Antonio | "Sports DNA" |
| 3rd Place | Darren McQuade | KTVX-Salt Lake City | "Gangs in Utah" |
| HM | John Lane | WFAA-Dallas | "Reducing the Risk" |
