Blade staff bring home 13 awards from APME Ohio awards

A Blade sports columnist and photographer took top honors in the Associated Press Managing Editors’ Ohio awards announced Sunday during a banquet in Columbus.

David Briggs took home the first place award for best sports columnist during 2023 in Ohio. Jeremy Wadsworth was selected as the state’s best photographer.

Artist Joe Landsberger won third place for best full page design, best graphic artist, and best illustration or informational graphic.

Photojournalist Steven Zenner won second place for best photo story, as well as third place for best news photo and third place for best feature photo. Sarah Readdean, The Blade’s religion writer, was named the third best features writer in Ohio.

Also taking home awards were Rebecca Benson, who won second place for best sports photo; Heather Denniss, second best headline writer; and Steve Junga with third place best sports enterprise.

Luke Ramseth and David Barkholz won third place for best enterprise reporting.

The Blade competed in a class with the daily newspapers in Ohio’s five other largest cities.