1999 digital contest

Winner's list:

Jonathan Kirshner, a student at Western Kentucky University, nabbed professional Photographer of the Year, Student Photographer of the Year and Best of Show.

Newspaper of the Year for Division I (circulation over 25,000) was the Lexington Herald-Leader.

The Division II (circulation under 25,000) winner was the Daily News of Bowling Green.

In television, Scott Utterback of WAVE in Louisville won Photographer of the Year. The runner-up was Jim Robertson of WKYT of Lexington, who also won Best of Show.

Station of the Year was WAVE in Division I (Louisville market) and WPSD of Paducah in Division II (rest of Kentucky).

News Picture Story: First - David Lutman, The Courier-Journal in Louisville; Second - David Stephenson, The Lexington Herald-Leader; Third - Gary Emord-Netzley, The Messenger-Inquirer in Owensboro; Honorable Mention - Darrin Phegley, The Gleaner in Henderson.

Feature Picture Story: First - Jonathan Kirshner, Western Kentucky University; Second - Jonathan Kirshner, WKU; Third - Mark Weber, WKU; Honorable Mention - Janet Worne and David Perry, both of The Herald-Leader.

Sports Picture Story: First - Jahi Chikwendiu, Herald-Leader; Second - Janet Worne, Herald-Leader; Third - Michael Clevenger, Courier-Journal; Honorable Mention: John Sommers, free-lance, and Pam Spaulding, Courier-Journal.

Picture Package: First - David Stephenson, Herald-Leader; Second - Joe Imel, The Daily News in Bowling Green; Third - Michael Clevenger, Courier-Journal.

Spot News: First - Paul Conrad, Daily News; Second - Paul Conrad, Daily News; Third - Clinton Lewis, Daily News; Honorable Mention - Darrin Phegley, Gleaner, and Jonathan Kirshner, WKU.

General News: First - Janet Worne, Herald-Leader; Second - Jonathan Kirshner, WKU; Third - Charles Bertram, Herald-Leader; Honorable Mention - Gary Emord-Netzley, Messenger-Inquirer, and David Stephenson, Herald-Leader.

Feature: First - Janet Worne, Herald-Leader; Second - Daniel Wallace, WKU; Third - Bill Luster, Courier-Journal; Honorable Mention - Michael Clevenger, Courier-Journal, and Darrin Phegley, The Gleaner.

Sports Action: First - Kurt Vinion, University of Louisville; Second - David Stephenson, Herald-Leader; Third - Mark Weber, WKU; Honorable Mention - Jahi Chikwendiu, Herald-Leader, and Charles Bertram, Herald-Leader.

Sports Feature: First - Jahi Chikwendiu, Herald-Leader; Second - John Sommers, free-lance; Third - Charles Bertram, Herald-Leader; Honorable Mention - Joe Imel, The Daily News, and James Wallace, Courier-Journal.

Portrait Personality: First - Andrew Otto, WKU; Second - Darrin Phegley, The Gleaner; Third - Mark Weber, WKU; Honorable Mention - Mark Weber, WKU, and Paul Conrad, The Daily News.

Pictorial: First - Michael Bunch, WKU; Second - Bill Luster, Courier-Journal; Third - David Stephenson, Herald-Leader; Honorable Mention - Frank Anderson, Herald-Leader, and Joe Imel, The Daily News.

Illustration: First - David Stephenson, Herald-Leader; Second - Mark Weber, WKU; Third - Mike Covington, Herald-Leader; Honorable Mention - Mike Covington and Janet Worne, both of the Herald-Leader.

Team Coverage: First, second and third - Herald-Leader.

Here are winners in other television photography categories:

Spot News: First place - Pete Ruiz, WHAS of Louisville; Second place - Anthony May, WPSD; Third place - Anthony Mirones, WAVE; Honorable Mention - Scott Utterback, WAVE.

General News: First - Scott Utterback, WAVE; Second - Matt Pime WHAS; Third - Marcus Hamilton, WHAS; Honorable Mention - Scott Utterback , WAVE.

News Feature: First - Jim Robertson, WKYT; Second - Scott Utterback, WAVE; Third - Doug Smith, WHAS; Honorable Mention - Kristin Stevenson.

Magazine Feature: First - Jim Robertson, WKYT of Lexington; Second - Jim Robertson, WKYT; Third - Scott Utterback, WAVE; Honorable Mention - Bill Wilcox, WLEX of Lexington.

News Series: First - Charles Watson, WTVQ; Second - Doug Smith, WHAS; Third - Mike Spissinger, WPSD; Honorable Mention - Bill Wilcox, WLEX.

Sports General: First - Kevin Rand, WAVE; Second - Scott Utterback, WAVE; Third - Anthony Mirones, WAVE; Honorable Mention - Chad Darnall, WPSD.

Sports Feature: First - Scott Utterback, WAVE; Second - Phil Dunaway, WHAS; Third - Kevin Rand, WAVE; Honorable Mention - Pete Ruiz, WHAS.

Documentary: First - Charles Watson, WTVQ; Second - Doug Smith and Phil Dunaway, WHAS; Third - Rob Adolfson, Brad Knoop, Phil Dunaway, WHAS.

Team Spot: First - Doug Smith, Heidi Thiel, WHAS; Second - Scott Moore, WLEX; Third - Kristin Stevenson, WAVE.

Team Feature: First - Chad Darnall, Dan Szurgot, WPSD; Second - Chad Darnall, Dan Szurgot, WPSD; Third - Jimmy Joslyn, Matt Wilkening, WAVE; Honorable Mention - Kristin Stevenson, Lee Holeman, Jimmy Joslyn, WAVE.