The Batavian's Philip Anselmo garnered two awards in 2007-08 New York State Associated Press Association writing contest.
He won a first place award for Business/Finance coverage and shared a third-place award in the Continuing Coverage category.
Prior to joining The Batavian, Philip was a staff writer with The Daily Messenger in Canandaigua, where he wrote his award-winning pieces.
The Daily News also made a fine showing in the contest.
- Spot News -- 3rd Place: Family of four killed in head-on crash. Paul Mrozek, Scott DeSmit
- Sports -- 3rd Place: A lot of guts, a little glory. Tom Rivers
- Columns -- 2nd Place: Town supervisors, village mayors, define the working poor. Tom Rivers
- Arts/Entertainment -- 1st Place: It’s hip to be a ’Chuck.’ Ben Beagle
- Arts/Entertainment Criticism -- 3rd Place: Holmes’ plays a lively game at Geva. Ben Beagle
The New York Daily News has published a complete list of awards.
Congratulations to all of the winners.
