Blade garners 7 Outdoor Writers of Ohio awards
The Outdoor Writers of Ohio recently held their annual conference in Delaware County and handed out their Excellence in Craft awards for work done in 2022.
Matt Markey
The Blade received seven awards.
The Blade won the Outstanding Media Achievement award for “The Outdoors Page”, First Place for Best Columnist, First Place in Environmental Writing, Second Place in the best news story competition, Second Place in the best feature story category, Second Place in the best “How-To” article category, and a Third Place in the environmental writing story category.
Here is the breakdown:
Joe Landsberger
* Outstanding Media Achievement Award: “The Outdoors Page”
The Blade – Joe Landsberger & Matt Markey
* Best Outdoors Columnist: First Place, Matt Markey, The Blade
Based on a compilation of work throughout the year
* Atzenhoefer Award for Best Environmental Writing: First Place: Matt Markey, The Blade
“Cattle are Moo-ving in to Upgrade Habitat at Oak Openings”
* Best Newspaper Article: Second Place: Matt Markey, The Blade
“Alleged Walleye Cheaters Too Good Too Often”
* Best Newspaper Feature Story: Second Place: Matt Markey, The Blade
“Wildlife Artist Sketches a Path for Others to Follow”
* The Paul Liikala Award: Best How-To Article: Second Place: Matt Markey, The Blade
“Water Temperature Should Tell Anglers to Bait and Switch”
Atzenhoefer Award: Best Environmental Writing: Third Place: Matt Markey, The Blade
“Heavy Metal: Biologist Call in The Crue in Fight to Keep Invasive Fish at Bay”