January 2020 Eddy winners

January was a big news month, with The Blade breaking several national stories. Some of these same stories also resulted in Eddy nods.

We recognize Roberta Gedert with the News Eddy and Jeremy Wadsworth with the Visual Eddy for their handling of Harley Dilly coverage. Roberta lives in Port Clinton and was plugged into what was happening, so much so that she went to the boy’s neighborhood one weeknight after hearing police crews were there.

We broke this element, and Roberta stayed on scene after working in the newsroom that day. Jeremy was the first (and only) to spot and shoot a red coat through a bedroom window that same night.

Harley was wearing a red coat the last day he was seen.

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Another reporter-photographer duo, Bri’on Whiteside and Kurt Steiss, win for coverage of the announcement by Pete Kadens that he is giving college tuition to all Scott graduates.

Initially posed as a national CBS-first package, Mike Walton was able to convince Toledo Public Schools that The Blade should have immediate coverage.

Working ahead, Bri’on sent in a story from the school, and Kurt Steiss sent in photos, among them THE photo.

Bri wins a News Eddy here, while Kurt wins a Visual Eddy. Bri also handled a big January package on Ed Choice, while Kurt is recognized for his photography of the annual homeless count.

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Andy Morrison helped the entire newsroom by providing training on shooting video. For this, Andy wins the Digital Eddy. We’re moving to iMovie for reporter videos.

Andy researched the offering and put together a packet of material for all who attended a recent training session. He also led the presentation and took questions.

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For the Desk Eddy, we recognize Jeff Schmucker who again spearheaded production of the Top Workplaces tab. He has handled this for several years.

There is a large amount of detail involved with the section, including a lot of business listings, and Jeff paid great attention to this material.

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Click to see Jeremy’s photo of the red coat in the window

Click to see Kurt’s picture of Scott students hearing about free tuition