Toledo Free Press won five Crystal Awards at a Nov. 17 ceremony sponsored by the Toledo Chapter of Women in Communications.

TFP Special Sections Editor Brandi Barhite won a first place Crystal Award of Excellence for Best News Feature Series for her work on the pre-primary mayoral candidate profiles of Keith Wilkowski, Jim Moody, Ben Konop and Mike Bell (her profile of D. Michael Collins was published after the contest entry deadline). Barhite won a second place Award of Merit for Best Feature Series for her “Trip to Africa” stories, which documented her trip to Toledo sister city Tanga with the Toledo International Youth Orchestra. Barhite was also named with TFP Editor in Chief Michael S. Miller for second place Best Special Section for their work on the 2009 Toledo Mud Hens issue.

“The series Brandi wrote on the mayoral primary was the most comprehensive reporting on the race in the market, and it is gratifying to see her work rewarded,” Miller said. “Each piece captured the candidates’ personalities, addressed controversies and showcased her compelling writing.”

Miller was awarded first place for best opinion column for “M-14, 4:30 p.m., Jan. 11, 2009.”

This is Miller’s third-consecutive first-place win in the category.

Ohio University student Caitlin McGlade won first place for Best Student Media for “Brundage remembered as friend and teacher,” her cover story on the death of community activist Robert Brundage. McGlade was an intern at TFP during the summer of 2009.

TFP contributor Jeff Payden, who writes and illustrates the weekly “Biff & Riley” comic strip, won two first-place awards for his work at Hart Associates.

“We are proud to participate in the Crystal awards and thank Women in Communications for hosting the event,” Miller said.

Miller also offered congratulations to the print media winners from The Blade and Adams Street Publishing.

The complete list of winners will be listed Nov. 18 at the Women in Communications Web site.

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