2015 AWARDS IN CRAFT

EXCELLENCE IN THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY

Photo by Gary N-ski – Cobweb Horse

AGLOW 2015 Chevy Trucks Awards-In-Craft Recognized in Brooklyn Center, MN

AGLOW’s 2015 Chevy Trucks’ Awards-In-Craft Competition winners were recognized Tuesday, Sept. 29 during the 59th Annual AGLOW Conference at the Double Tree by Hilton Minneapolis North Hotel in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. First through third places were awarded in a variety of media divisions and topical categories. Plaques, certificates and cash awards were made possible through sole sponsorship of the competition by Chevy Trucks.

AGLOW’s Annual Awards in Craft competition receives hundreds of entries from it’s media members who provide their best work in communications through print, broadcast and online media across the country. These prestigious awards are judged with specific criteria and given to the best media entries in divisions for television, online, radio, print and photography. Specific awards are given within each division for categories including hunting, fishing, travel and open.

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2015 FEATURED AWARDS

BEST OF PRINT & ELECTRONIC MEDIA

Dan Small receives AGLOW’s 2015 Best of Print and Electronic Media Award from AGLOW executive Director, Josh Lantz. His article entitled, Mostly Peaceful Coexistence, was selected from all first place winners in all print and electronic media award categories. Gary N-ski photo.

BEST OF ALL PHOTO ENTRIES

Gary N-ski of Lodi, Wisconsin bested all photo entries with his Cobweb Horse image to receive AGLOW’s 2015 Pete Czura Award for Excellence in Photography. Bob Holzhei photo.

BEST OF INDUSTRY PUBLIC RELATIONS

Mike Capps of Elsberry, Missouri based PR firm, Howard Communications, receives AGLOW’s 2015 Best of Industry Public Relations Award for their Howard Communications Online Photo Library. Gary N-ski photo.

Best of Radio/Fishing

1st Place – Bob Willging (WI):
Summer White House on the Brule

2nd Place – Carrie Zylka (WI):
Fishing for Salmon on Kodiak Island

3rd Place – Wally Banfi (WI):
Pete Jopke Invasive Species

Best of TV/Fishing

1st Place – Jeff Kelm (WI):
Operation Tip Up

2nd Place – Dan Small (WI):
Junior Coho Derby

3rd Place – Don Dziedzina (IL):
Drift Fishing the Kankakee River

Best of Web Communications/Fishing

1st Place – Chris Young (IL):
Support Conservation: Buy Your Fishing License Today

2nd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL):
Ice Fishing Lake of the Woods, A Different Perspective

3rd Place – Dena Woerner (AR):
Fish Now, Do Everything Else Later

Best of Magazine/Fishing

1st Place – Ken Kieser (KS):
Sharks of the Boca Grande Pass

2nd Place – Thomas Carney (MI):
Spey Casting – One More Trick Up a Fly Fisherman’s Sleeve

3rd Place – Bill Hilts Jr. (NY):
Kayaking – Gaining Momentum by Paddles & Peddles

Best of Magazine/Boating & Boating Safety

1st Place – Bill Antonides (SD):
Freedom’s Just Another Word

2nd Place – Cory Yarmuth (IL):
Protect Yourself On and Off the Water

3rd Place – Jason Houser (IL):
Staying Safe In Your Canoe

Best of Newspaper/Hunting

1st Place – Bob Groene (IL):
Two Birds With One Stone Can Get You Into Trouble

2nd Place – Kenneth Kieser (MO):
Ducks of the Sioux Reservation

3rd Place – Jason Houser (IL):
Bow Hunting S mall Game

Best of Newspaper/Best Outdoor Page

1st Place – Bill Hilts, Jr. (NY):
Kayaking Gaining Momentum

Best of Photography/Outdoor Recreation

1st Place – Gary N-ski (WI):
Pulling in Summer

2nd Place – Mark LaBarbera (WI):
Happy Scout at Camp Long Lake Range

3rd Place – Terry Frey (WI):
The Ice Roads

Best Book

1st Place – Lew Freedman (IN):
Cody Rodeo, The Mystique of Bill Cody

2nd Place – Angelo Peluso (NY):
Mount Misery

3rd Place – Lew Freedman (IN):
Iditarod Adventures

Best of Radio/Hunting

1st Place – Bob Willging (WI):
Popular Art of Hunting with Live Decoys

2nd Place – Jeff Kelm (WI):
T raining a Deer Dog

3rd Place – Dan Small (WI):
Turkey Hunting with Ray Eye

Best of TV/Hunting

1st Place – Dan Small (WI):
Track Chair Pheasant Hunt

2nd Place – Mark LaBarbera (WI):
Deer Hunt Wisconsin 2014

3rd Place – Dan Small (WI):
KAMO Youth Deer Hunt!

Best of Web Communications/Hunting

1st Place – Chris Young (IL):
Sangchris Lake Youth Waterfowl Hunt

2nd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL):
Monster Birds, Morels and Monsoons

3rd Place – Chris Young (IL):
Controlled Pheasant Hunting Program

Best of Magazine/Hunting

1st Place – Ken Kieser (MO):
Snow Blind Mallards

2nd Place – Rich Creason (IN):
Savage .410 Ready for Fourth Generation

3rd Place – Dan Small (WI):
Hunting with “Mr. Goose”

Best of Magazine/Travel, RV & Camping

1st Place – Bill Hilts Jr. (NY):
Take It Outdoors In Niagara USA

2nd Place – Barbara Gibbs Ostmann (MO):
Peaceful Retreat

3rd Place – Barb Carey (WI):
The Fishing Bucket List

Best of Newspaper/Boating & Boating Safety

1st Place – Darrell Taylor (MO):
My Biggest Fear

2nd Place – Steven Griffin (MI):
Five Hours on a Kayak Tell Quite a Story

3rd Place – Darrell Taylor (MO):
Adventures in Towing a Boat

Best of Photography/Fishing

1st Place – Dan Stefanich (IL):
Eye Candy

2nd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL):
Timing is Everything

3rd Place – Bill Hilts Jr. (NY):
First Salmon

Best of Photography/Outdoor Scenic

1st Place – Gary N-ski (WI):
Cobweb Horse

2nd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL):
Northwest Angle Sunset

3rd Place – Jason Houser (IL):
Foggy Morning

Best of Radio/Open

1st Place – Dan Small (WI):
Avoiding Electroshock Drowning

2nd Place – Barb Carey (WI):
League of Adventurous Women

3rd Place – Terry Frey (WI):
The Preservation of the Roosevelt Ranch

Best of TV/Open

1st Place – Dan Small (WI):
Shipwreck Survivor

2nd Place – Jeff Kelm (WI):
Badger Nationals BMX Races

3rd Place – Bill Hilts Jr. (NY):
Fort Niagara Historic Fishing

Best of Web Communications/Open

1st Place – Chris Young (IL):
Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary: Wetland Wildlife

2nd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL):
You’re Not In Kansas Anymore

3rd Place – Barb Carey (WI):
Wolf Camera and the Pike

Best of Magazine/Open

1st Place – Tom Watson (MN):
Back Country Back Up/Defending Your Life & Property

2nd Place – Angelo Peluso (NY):
Fish Decoys

3rd Place – Jeff Helsdon (ON):
Logging In

Best of Newspaper/Fishing

1st Place – Bill Hilts, Jr. (NY):
Atlantic Salmon Restoration Still an Upstream Swim

2nd Place – Dan Small (WI):
Putting some Green back into Green Bay

3rd Place – Bobby Whitehead (MO):
Two Souls, One Spirit

Best of Newspaper/Travel, RV & Camping

1st Place – Bill Hilts, Jr. (NY):
1000 Isles; steeped in tradition, but with a modern flavor

2nd Place – Barbara Gibbs Ostman (MO):
Journey to Fitness

3rd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL):
Labette County Kansas offers a Sportsman’s Adventure

Best of Photography/Hunting

1st Place – Carrie Zylka (WI):
DIY Solo South Dakota Mule Deer Hunt

2nd Place – Wally Banfi (WI):
Get Those Dogs Outdoor and Get Some Exercise

3rd Place – Terry Frey (WI):
Anticipation

Best of Photography/Black & White

1st Place – Terry Frey (WI):
Last Covered Bridge

2nd Place – Gary N-ski (WI):
Little Girl and Gray Wolf

3rd Place – Wally Banfi (WI):
Hey Something’s Fishy

2015 AWARD IN CRAFT PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION

Take a look at the Winning Entries…
(All photos are owned solely and exclusively by AGLOW media members, any use or reproduction is strictly prohibited by law.)