AFSPC announces its Media Contest winners for 2008

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. --  Air Force Space Command Public Affairs announced its 2008 Media Contest winners.
The winners are:

Best News Article - Valerie Mullett, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; 2nd Place: Capt. Toni Tones, 21st Space Wing PA, Peterson AFB, Colo.; 3rd Place: Staff Sgt. Donald Branum, 50th SW/PA, Schriever AFB, Colo.

Best Feature Article - Staff Sgt. Eydie Sakura, 341st MW/PA, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; 2nd Place: Senior Airman Daryl Knee, 90th MW/PA, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.; 3rd Place: Staff Sgt. Scott McNabb, 460th SW/PA, Buckley AFB, Colo.

Best Sports Article - Valerie Mullett, 341st MW/PA, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; 2nd Place: Airman 1st Class Wesley Carter, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; 3rd Place: Tech. Sgt. Kurt Arkenberg, 90th MW/PA, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.

Best Commentary - Staff Sgt. Benjamin Rojek, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; 2nd Place: Valerie Mullett, 341st MW/PA, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; 3rd Place: 2nd Lt. Jonathan Simmons, 21st SW/PA, Peterson AFB, Colo.

Best Series - Senior Airman Dillon White, 341st MW/PA, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; 2nd Place: Staff Sgt. Raymond Hoy, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; 3rd Place: Staff Sgt. Chad Thompson, 90th MW/PA, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.

Best Art/Graphics - Jan Kays, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.

Best Photojournalism - Staff Sgt. Raymond Hoy, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; 2nd Place: Senior Airman Emerald Ralston, 341st MW/PA, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; 3rd Place: Senior Airman Stephen Collier, 21st SW/PA, Peterson AFB, Colo.

Best Combat Documentation Photograph - Senior Airman Matthew Plew, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; 2nd Place: Senior Airman Dillon White, 341st MW/PA, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.

Best News Photograph - Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; 2nd Place: Staff Sgt. Chad Thompson, 90th MW/PA, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.; 3rd Place: Staff Sgt. Stacy Foster, 50th SW/PA, Schriever AFB, Colo.

Best Feature Photograph - Joe Juarez, Space and Missile Systems Center PA, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.; 2nd Place: Senior Airman Emerald Ralston, 341st MW/PA, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; 3rd Place: Airman 1st Class Alexander Martinez, 90th MW/PA, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.

Best Sports Photograph - Lou Hernandez, SMC/PA, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.; 2nd Place: Senior Airman Matthew Plew, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; 3rd Place: Senior Airman Daryl Knee, 90th MW/PA, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.

Best Portrait/Personality Photograph - Staff Sgt. Stacy Foster, 50th SW/PA, Schriever AFB, Colo.; 2nd Place: Senior Airman Randi Flaugh, 460th SW/PA, Buckley AFB, Colo.; 3rd Place (Tie): Craig Denton, 21st SW/PA, Peterson AFB, Colo., and Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.

Best Illustrative Photograph - Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; 2nd Place: Staff Sgt. Chad Thompson, 90th MW/PA, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.; 3rd Place: Senior Airman Randi Flaugh, 460th SW/PA, Buckley AFB, Colo.

Best Pictorial Photograph - Staff Sgt. Amanda Delisle, 50th SW/PA, Schriever AFB, Colo.; 2nd Place: Airman 1st Class Andrew Satran, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; 3rd Place: Craig Denton, 21st SW/PA, Peterson AFB, Colo.

Best Picture Story - Senior Airman Randi Flaugh, 460th SW/PA, Buckley AFB, Colo.; 2nd Place: Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; 3rd Place: Staff Sgt. Eydie Sakura, 341st MW/PA, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.

Best Television Spot Production - Senior Airman Brian Economides, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; 2nd Place: Richard Lewis, SMC/PA, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

Best Television News Report - Krista Knaus, SMC/PA, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

Best Television Feature Report - Airman 1st Class Chad Usher, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; 2nd Place: Dr. Philip Boos, SMC/PA, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

Best Television Sports Report - Richard Lewis, SMC/PA, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

Best Regional Television Newscast - SMC/PA Video Services, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

Best Television Newsbreak - Richard Lewis, SMC/PA, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

Best Video Documentary - Krista Knaus, SMC/PA, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.; 2nd Place: Airman 1st Class Chad Usher, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.

Best Video Field Production - 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; 2nd Place: Richard Lewis, SMC/PA, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.; 3rd Place: Senior Airman Natalie Anderson, Headquarters AFSPC/PA, Peterson AFB, Colo.

Outstanding New Journalist - Senior Airman Dillon White, 341st MW/PA, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; 2nd Place: 2nd Lt. Brooke Brzozowske, 90th MW/PA, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.; 3rd Place: Airman 1st Class David Dobrydney, 45th SW/PA, Patrick AFB, Fla.

Outstanding New Photographer - Airman 1st Class Andrew Satran, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.

Print Journalist Of The Year - Senior Airman Emerald Ralston, 341st MW/PA, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.; 2nd Place (Tie): Staff Sgt. Benjamin Rojek, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif., and Senior Airman Daryl Knee, 90th MW/PA, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.; 3rd Place: Master Sgt. Martie Moore, 50th SW/PA, Schriever AFB, Colo.

Broadcaster of the Year - Senior Airman Natalie Anderson, Headquarters AFSPC PA, Peterson AFB, Colo.

Photographer of the Year - Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.

Contract Print Journalist of the Year - Corey Dahl, 21st SW/PA, Peterson AFB, Colo.

Contract Photographer of the Year - John Turner, 341st MW/PA, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.

Best Stand-Alone Photograph - Staff Sgt. Stacy Foster, 50th SW/PA, Schriever AFB, Colo.; 2nd Place: Lou Hernandez, SMC/PA, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.; 3rd Place: Senior Airman Matthew Plew, 30th SW/PA, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.