1998 SATW FOUNDATION
LOWELL THOMAS TRAVEL JOURNALISM COMPETITION

Category 1: Grand Award — Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year
Gold: Alan Solomon, Chicago Tribune
Silver: Peter Guttman, freelance travel journalist
Bronze: (tie)
Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times
Jill Schensul, The Record (Hackensack, NJ)

Category 2: Newspaper Travel Sections
2A — Newspapers with 500,000 or more circulation
Gold: Chicago Tribune, Randy Curwen, Travel Editor
Silver: The Dallas Morning News, Karen Jordan, Travel Editor
Bronze: The Seattle Times, John Macdonald, Travel Editor

2B — Newspapers with 350,000-499,999 Circulation
Gold: The Orange County (CA) Register, Gary Warner, Travel Editor
Silver: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Richard Haddaway, Travel Editor
Bronze: Sunday Oregonian, Sue Hobart, Travel Editor

2C — Newspapers with less than 350,000 Circulation
Gold: The Record (Hackensack, NJ), Jill Schensul, Travel Editor
Silver: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), Katherine Rodeghier, Travel Editor
Bronze: Kansas City Star, Mary Lou Nolan, Travel Editor

Category 3: Travel Magazines
3A — Monthly or more frequent
Gold: Arizona Highways, Robert J. Early, Editor
Silver: Westways, Susan LaTempa, Editor-in-Chief
Bronze: Attaché, Jay Heinrichs, Editor

3B — Non-monthly
Gold: Islands, Joan Tapper, Editor-in-Chief
Silver: Travel Holiday, John Owens, Editor-in-Chief
Bronze: National Geographic Traveler, Richard Busch, Editor

Category 4: Newspaper Article on U.S./Canada Travel
Gold: Carol Rust, “Down at the DQ,” Houston Chronicle “Down at the DQ”
Silver: Robert Strauss, “Honolulu Mommas,” Chicago Tribune “Honolulu Mommas”
Bronze: Alan Solomon, “Wandering Indiana,” Chicago Tribune

Category 5: Magazine Article on U.S/Canada Travel
Gold: Dan Baum, “Butte, America,” American Heritage
Silver: Robert Baird, “Mississippi’s Got the Blues,” Historic Traveler
Bronze: Tony Reichhardt, “Death and Life of Stonewall Jackson,” Historic Traveler

Category 6: Newspaper Article on Foreign Travel
Gold: Marty Racine, “Tarahumara: Life on Their Terms,” Houston Chronicle
Silver: Christopher Reynolds, “Forbidden Cuba,” Los Angeles Times
Bronze: Alan Solomon, “The Joy of Scotland,” Chicago Tribune

Category 7: Magazine Article on Foreign Travel
Gold: Richard Busch, “The Fairest Cape,” National Geographic Traveler “The Fairest Cape”
Silver: Bob Payne, “Belize,” Islands
Bronze: Jolee Edmondson, “The Making of a Tourist Destination,” Sky

Category 8: Newspaper Photo Illustration of Travel Article
Gold: Bruce C. Strong, “Cuba: Island of Irony,” The Orange County (CA) Register
Silver: Christopher Reynolds, “Portugal: It’s Madeira, M’Dear,” Los Angeles Times
Bronze: Jill Schensul, “Now This Is Camp,” The Record (Hackensack, NJ)

Category 9: Magazine Photo Illustration of Travel Article
Gold: Thomas Santalab, “The World in Vancouver,” Dynasty
Silver: Gary Ladd, “Time Sculptures,” Arizona Highways
Bronze: Robert Holmes, “Chili Kingdom,” Travel Holiday

Category 10: Self-Illustrated Article
Gold: Nancy Jo Johnson, “Out of Tibet,” Life
Silver: Jill Schensul, “Getting Lost in America,” The Record (Hackensack, NJ)
Bronze: Ron Wurzer, “Beirut Without Bullets,” The Seattle Times

Category 11: Article on Land Travel
Gold: Alan Solomon, “Wandering Indiana,” Chicago Tribune
Silver: Sherry Stripling, “Saddle Sore,” The Seattle Times
Bronze: Kathryn Jones, “Slipping In and Out of Mexico,” The New York Times

Category 12: Article on Marine Travel
Gold: Alison DaRosa, “In Your Dreams,” San Diego Union-Tribune
Silver: Neal Matthews, “South Pole Safari,” Travel Holiday
Bronze: Heidi Johnson-Wright and Steve Wright, “Caribbean Cruise With the Wheelchair-bound,” San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle

Category 13: Article on Adventure Travel
Gold: Willie Weir, “Spoke Songs,” The Seattle Times
Silver: Donna Rosenthal, “Africa’s Best-Kept Secret,” Journeys
Bronze: Yvette Cardozo and Bill Hirsch, “Trolling for Whales at the Arctic Circle,” Sport Diver

Category 14: Travel News/Investigative Reporting
Gold: Christopher Reynolds, “Forbidden Cuba,” Los Angeles Times
Silver: Gary Warner, “Learning to Travel with El Nino,” The Orange County (CA) Register
Bronze: Karen Karbo, “Stopping to Smell the Luggage,” Avenues

Category 15: Service-oriented Consumer Article
Gold: Candyce Stapen, Kim Wright Wiley, Ed Kohn, “Floating Holidays,” Family Fun
Silver: Lois Madison Reamy, “Roll Out the Carry-Ons,” Institutional Investor
Bronze: Everett Potter, “How to Book an Adventure Vacation,” Diversion

Category 16: Environmental Tourism Article
Gold: Michael DiLeo, “The Undoing of a Dam,” American Way
Silver: Matthew Jaffe, “Secrets of the Rain Forest,” Sunset
Bronze: Alan Solomon, “Workers Compensation,” Chicago Tribune Magazine

Category 17: Cultural Tourism Article
Gold: (tie) Jim Molnar, “Grail Quest,” The Seattle Times Paula Bock, “A Land of War, A Journey of the Heart,” The Seattle Times
Silver: Kelly Simon, “The Soul’s Send-Off,” Grand Tour
Bronze: Tony Perrottet, “Zanzibar,” Islands

Category 18: Travel Book
Gold: Jeffrey Becom and Sally Jean Aberg, “Maya Color — The Painted Villages of Mesoamerica,” Abbeville Press
Silver: David Noland, “Travels Along the Edge,” Vintage Departures
Bronze: Gary Ferguson, “The Sylvan Path,” St. Martin’s Press
Honorable Mention: Charles Hillinger, “Charles Hillinger’s America,” Capra Press

Category 19: Guidebook
Gold: Pamela Bloom, “Amazon Up Close,” Hunter Publishing
Silver: Richard Mahler, “New Mexico’s Best,” Fulcrum Publishing
Bronze: Eleanor Berman, “Traveling Solo: Advice and Ideas for More Than 250 Great Vacations,” Globe Pequot Press

Category 20: Destination Travel Using Film, Video, Audio or Combination
Gold: Peter Guttman, “Malaysia/Gourmet Getaways,” Television Food Network
Silver: Ron Bernthal, “Borders,” WJFF-FM
Bronze: No award

Category 21: Electronic Media — Internet
Gold: Microsoft’s Expedia.com, Mary Ord, Executive Producer
Silver: Salon Wanderlust, Donald George, Editor
Bronze: Paul Lucas, “There in Spirit,” Epicurious.com