Journalists overlaying Alabama sports activities for the USA TODAY Community took house 17 nationwide honors for his or her work in 2023 by the Related Press Sports activities Editors, with Nick Kelly profitable six awards and The Tuscaloosa Information incomes a Triple Crown for rating in three key classes.
Kelly, the College of Alabama athletics author for The Tuscaloosa Information, made the highest 10 within the Investigative class for his protection of former Crimson Tide basketball participant Darius Miles, who’s dealing with capital homicide prices. The Investigative class is judged by information organizations of all sizes, with Kelly becoming a member of journalists from USA TODAY, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ESPN.com, amongst others.
It additionally positioned in 5 classes within the D Division for Small Information Organizations: Beat Writing for its portfolio of Alabama protection; in Occasion Protection with Mikey DiLullo and Max Donaldson for his or her work on the playing scandal that led to the firing of Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon; in Lengthy Function for his story about Nate Oats' background as a soccer participant and Nick Saban's background as a highschool basketball participant; in Quick Function for his story about Kool-Support McKinstry; and within the Sport Story class for his protection of Alabama's win over Auburn within the Iron Bowl.
Donaldson now works for the Gadsden Occasions and DiLullo is a sports activities author at Houma Right this moment in Louisiana.
The Tuscaloosa Information is positioned in Digital for its web site tuscaloosanews.com and print portfolio. The highest 10 finishers in Occasion Protection accomplished the Triple Crown.
Chase Goodbread of The Tuscaloosa Information was positioned in Columns for his portfolio of labor and in Lengthy Function for his profile of former Alabama soccer participant Jimmy Johns.
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Richard Silva of the Montgomery Advertiser was additionally positioned within the Lengthy Function for his story on Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne.
Montgomery publicity photographers Jake Crandall and Mickey Welsh have been each positioned in Motion Photograph and Function Photograph, as was Gary Cosby Jr. of The Tuscaloosa Information.