Archive: BG News History

BG News named best paper in SPJ region

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By Ken Edwards on Aug 11, 2009

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It's becoming a tradition The BG News could easily get used to.

For the second consecutive year and the third time in four years, The BG News has been named Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) in its Region 4 Mark of Excellence awards contest.

Besides the all-around award, seven BG News staff members won writing and photography awards. The BG News' three first-place individual winners included 2005-06 Editor-in-Chief Bob Moser, Campus News Editor Bridget Tharp and Photographer Josh Phillips.

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BG News editors through the years

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By Ken Edwards on Aug 11, 2009

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A tribute to the past editors of The BG News:

May 1920
Jessie M. Mercer

July 1920
Harry J. Dotson

June 1921
Charles Clucas

February 1922
Ralph A. Schiller

July 1922
Ivan E. Lake

October 1922
H.K. Moore

July 1923
D. E. Smith

October 1923
Donnal V. Smith

July 1924
T.F. Edwards

July 1925
Ralph P. Engle

October 1925
A. F. Schmidt

July 1926
T. F. Edwards

October 1926
T. F. Edwards

July 1927
Ralph P. Engle
Kenneth M. Whaley

October 1927
E. F. Hadley

May 1928
Von Frowine

July 1928
E. G. Baxter

November 1928
Ralph D. Lindsay

July 1929
Lawrence S. Doren

October 1929
Erwin Price

July 1930
Harold Kohler

October 1930
Bob Wyandt

June 1931
Robert B. Boyer

September 1931
Robert B. Boyer

June 1932
William Noble

September 1932
William Noble

June 1933
Marjorie Caughey

September 1933
Grace Dussault

February 1933
Dale C. Kellog

June 1934
Wise Ruth Carter

September 1934
Lloyd Volk

June 1935
Dale C. Kellogg
Dorothy Wolfe
Archie King
Marian Wert
Arthur Knape
Arn Okun

October 1935
Linda Dill

February 1936
Carl Hawver

June 1936
Dorothy Wolfe
Raymond Hoops
Helen Hastings
Martha Lee Harris
Edna McCormick

September 1936
Carl Hawver
Archie King
George Squire
Merritt C. Burke

January 1937
George Squire
Meritt C. Burke
Cecilia McCrate
Edna McCormick

March 1937
George Squire

June 1937
Elizabeth Willaver
Archie King
Carl Hawver
Ray Hoops
Paul Cramer
Dorothy Wolfe

September 1937
George Squire

December 1937
Richard McCartney
Virginia Francis
Robert Barr
George Beattie

February 1938
George Beattie

June 1938
Carl Hawver

October 1938
Robert Baron

September 1939
Anthony Frances

1940-1941
Anthony A. Frances

1941-1942
Robert Sealock

1942-1943
Dave Kraft

1943-1944
Patricia Schweitzer

1944-1945
Jean Harshman

1945-1946
Georgianna Kaull

1946-1947
Bobbie Simpson-John

1947-1948
Nelson Williams

1948-1949
Harold Flagg

Summer 1949
Tom J. Loomis

1949-1950
Bill Day

Summer 1950
Roger D. Bonham

1950-1951
Duane Zumbrunn

Summer 1951
Gene H. Dent

1951-1952
Don Tindall

1952-1953
Jerry Klever

1953-1954
Carol Sutliff

1954-1955
Gerald Murray

1955-1956
Brad Greenburg

1956-1957
Henry Jacques

1957-1958
Jeff Osoff

1958-1959
Dave Mertz

1959-1960
Larry Coffman

Summer 1960
David J. Brenner

1961-1961
Ruth Bender
Ron Geiser

Summer 1961
Ron Geiser

Fall 1961
Ann Scherry

Spring 1962
Ann Jett

Summer 1962
Vern Henry

1962-1963
Ann Jett

Summer 1963
Tom Walton

1963-1964
Jim Richardson

Summer 1964
Jean Hayes

Fall 1964
Phil Airulla

Spring 1965
John Love

1965-1966
Fred Endres

Summer 1966
Larry Donald

1967-1967
Randy Ketchum

Summer 1967
Quentin Dye

1967-1968
Roger Holliday

Summer 1968
James Meighan

1969-1969
Thomas Hine

Summer 1969
Daneene Fry

1970-1970
Bruce Larrick

Summer 1970
Daneene Fry

1971-1971
James Smith

Summer 1971
Harold Brown

1972-1972
Kathleen Fraze

Summer 1972
Ann Hofbauer

1973-1973
Kathleen Hatton

Summer 1973
Kim Schaefler

1974-1974
Joan Gestl

Summer 1974
Marcia Shaner

1975-1975
Curt Hazlett

Summer 1975
Mark Glover

1976-1976
Mark Glover

Summer 1976
Robert Bortel

1977-1977
Joseph Wollet

Summer 1977
Victoria Sifford

1978-1978
Patricia Thomas

Summer 1978
Rebecca Smestad

1979-1979
Jamie Pierman

Summer 1979
Paul O'Donnell

1980-1980
Pat Hyland

Summer 1980
David Drake

1981-1981
Mary Dannemiller

Summer 1981
Sarah Bissland

Spring/Fall 1981
Lisa Bowers

Winter 1982
Becky Brooks

Spring/Fall 1982
Tracy Collins

Summer 1982
Eva Parziale

Spring 1983
Becky Bracht

Summer 1983
June Remley

Fall 1983
Julie Thornton

Spring 1984
Erin Esmont

Summer 1984
Mary Hitt

Fall 1984
Carolyn Van Schaik

Spring 1985
Patricia Ritter

Summer 1985
Shelly Trusty

Fall 1985
Patricia Ritter

Spring 1986
Geoffrey Barnard

Summer 1986
Melanie Blair

Fall 1986
Mike McIntyre

Spring 1987
Ron Fritz

Summer 1987
Mizell Stewart III

Fall 1987
Ron Fritz

Spring 1988
Melissa McGillivray

Summer 1988
Judi Kopp

Fall 1988
Beth Thomas

Spring 1989
Julie Wallace

Summer 1989
Barb Weadock

Fall 1989
Angela Blandina

Spring 1990
Beth Church

Summer 1990
James Tinker

Fall 1990
Barb Weadock

Spring 1991
James Tinker

Summer 1991
Jill Novak

Fall 1991
Jill Novak

Spring 1992
John Kohlstrand

Summer 1992
Jacqueline Porter

Fall 1992
Jeremy Weber

Spring 1993
Christina Wise

Summer 1993
Eileen McNamara

Fall 1993
Kim Larson

Spring 1994
Kirk Pavelich

Summer 1994
Mike Zawacki

Fall 1994
Glen Lubbert

Spring 1995
Julie Tagliaferro

Summer 1995
Joseph Boyle

Fall 1995
Leah Barnum

Spring 1996
Dawn Keller

Summer 1996
Dawn Keller
Jay Young

Fall 1996
Jay Young

Spring 1997
Scott Brown

Summer 1997
Brandon Wray

Fall 1997
Scott Brown

Spring 1998
Darla Warnock

Summer 1998
Sarah Bednarski

Fall 1998
Darla Warnock

Spring 1999
Mike Wendling

Summer 1999
Erin Berger
Jennifer Luley

Fall 1999
Melissa Naymik

Spring 2000
Brandi Barhite

Summer 2000
Tim Marshall

Fall 2000
Jeff Hindenach

Spring 2001
AmyJo Brown

Summer 2001
Marie Chiche
Kimberly Dupps

Fall 2001
Amy Jo Brown

Fall 2001
Kimberly Dupps

Spring 2002
Kimberly Dupps

Summer 2002
Dan Nied
Phil Greenberg

Fall 2002
April Elliot

Spring 2003
Charles Soder

Summer 2003
Mike Ksenyak

2003-2004
Kara Hull

Summer 2004
Adam Hritzak

2004-2005
Carrie Whitaker

Summer 2005
Sean Corp

2005-2006
Bob Moser

BG News recognized among top newspapers at national convention

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By Ken Edwards on Aug 11, 2009

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The BG News was among five daily college newspapers that earned a prestigious Best of Show award in a top category at this year's National College Media Convention sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Advisers, Inc.

The BG News received honorable mention status, along with The Daily Texan at the University of Texas-Austin, in the category for broadsheet newspapers at four-year colleges. The top three finishers were The Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania; and The Badger Herald, University of Wisconsin.

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85th anniversary insert offered as fund raiser

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By Ken Edwards on Aug 11, 2009

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If you missed The BG News' 85th anniversary reunion weekend in BG Town last September, you don't want to pass up the opportunity to purchase the souvenir 40-page anniversary insert published in The News Sept. 30, 2005. The publication traces the history of the student newspaper -- and BGSU -- through stories, photos and timelines broken down by decades. Stories were written by BG News alumni.

A limited number of the inserts -- titled "The Campus Voice for 85 Years" -- are available for a minimum donation of $10 to The BG News Alumni Society. Checks should be payable to the BGSU Foundation and mailed to Bob Bortel, BG News, 214 West Hall, Bowling Green, OH. 43403-0234. Please note on the check the donation is for The BG News Fund account.

Making News for 85 Years

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By Ken Edwards on Aug 11, 2009

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The history of The BG News

Imagine a newspaper published by writing stories longhand without use of a typewriter or computer, one dominated by poetry and gossip.

That was in May 1920, when students at Bowling Green Normal College received the first edition of the monthly Bee Gee News. The front page featured an essay on "Why Teach School" and a list of all students enrolled for summer school. Begun as a project of the Country Life Club of Bowling Green, the first issue also included a reprinted poem.

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BG News editors win regional awards

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By Ken Edwards on Aug 11, 2009

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The Toledo chapter of the Association for Women in Communications recently recognized two current The BG News staff members for writing excellence over the past year.

Laren Weber, city news editor in 2005-06 and executive editor in 2006-07, won the organization's highest honor -- the Crystal Award of Excellence -- for a feature article she wrote in summer 2005 while reporting for the Tiffin (Ohio) Advertiser-Tribune. Weber also won the Merit Award of Achievement for an Advertiser-Tribune news article.

Megan Schmidt, opinion editor in 2005-06, won the Merit Award of Achievement for news commentary for a column she wrote in March 2005 for The BG News on the death penalty. Schmidt is a staff reporter for the 2006-07 BG News staff.

BG News Awards

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  • Society of Professional Journalists' 2006 Mark of Excellence Award as top collegiate daily in Region 4. The region includes Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania.
  • 2005 Award of Excellence from the Society of News Design for best sports page.
  • Society of Professional Journalists' 2005 Mark of Excellence Award as top collegiate daily in Region 4.
  • Society of Professional Journalists' 2003 Mark of Excellence Award as top collegiate daily in Region 4.
  • Society of Professional Journalists' 2000 Mark of Excellence Award as top collegiate daily in Region 4.
  • One of only 15 daily newspapers -- and the only college paper -- to win an Award of Excellence for Redesign from the Society of News Design in 2000.
  • Third place for Best Overall Designed Collegiate Newspaper from the Society of News Design in 2002.
  • 1989 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award as nation's Best College Daily by the Society of Professional Journalists.


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