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| Spot News | 1st Place | Randy Schumacher | WHO/Des Moines. IA | "It Just Hurts" |
| 2nd Place | Sean Towle | WITI/Milwaukee, WI | "Christmas Escort" |
| 3rd Place | Jim Harris | KYTV/Springfield, MO | "3G Plant Fire" |
| HM | | | Not Awarded |
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| Deadline News | 1st Place | Randy Schumacher | WHO/Des Moines, IA | "Special Delivery" |
| 2nd Place | George Taylor | KWCH/Wichita, KS | "It's Not Enough" |
| 3rd Place | Sean Towle | WITI/Milwaukee, WI | "Scary Business" |
| HM | Tom Schultheis | KYTV/Springfield, MO | "Grace" |
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| General News | 1st Place | Joel Girdner | KSPR/Springfield, MO | "Ozarker Right of Passage" |
| 2nd Place | David Bradford | WJW/Cleveland, OH | "Let's Roll" |
| 3rd Place | George Taylor | KWCH/Wichita, KS | "Making Christmas Better" |
| HM | Kevin Lewis | WNDU/South Bend, IN | "An Honest Day's Work" |
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| 48 Hour Feature | 1st Place | Tim Viste | WITI/Milwaukee, WI | "Organ Guy" |
| 2nd Place | David Bradford | WJW/Cleveland, OH | "Trick or Treat Test" |
| 3rd Place | Jon Reidy | WITI/Milwaukee, WI | "Miller Park Salmon" |
| HM | | | Not Awarded |
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| In Depth | 1st Place | Randy Schumacher | WHO/Des Moines, IA | "Sky Rise" |
| 2nd Place | Sean Towle | WITI/Milwaukee, WI | "Shipwrecked" |
| 3rd Place | Matt Nelson | KCRG/Cedar Rapids, IA | "McNutt the Artist, not McNutt the Pass Catcher" |
| HM | | | Not Awarded |
