More than 120 journalists and PR pros gathered at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach on July 30 for the resurrected O.C. Press Club Journalism Awards. Here is the list of winners!

Best News Story
First Place
Paul Anderson
Daily Pilot
"Waiting for Obama"

Second Place (tie)
R. Scott Moxley
OC Weekly
“Numbers Crunched"

Jerry Hicks
OC METRO
"What's at stake for the O.C."

Third Place
Gustavo Arellano
OC Weekly
"The Renaissance Blob"

Best Feature Story
First Place
R. Scott Moxley
OC Weekly
“Hate and Death”

Second
Janet Wilson
L.A. Times
“Fire, rain, love, marriage -- and an idyllic Modjeska Canyon to intensify it all”

Third
Matt Coker
OC Weekly
“Water & War’”

Best Business Story
First
Matt Coker
OC Weekly
“Who’s Your Addy”

Second (tie)
Linda Melone
OC Metro
“Working The Next”

Craig Reem
OC METRO
“The Green Teams”

Third
Vickie Chang
OC Weekly
“Less of Mor”

Best Art and Literature Story
First
Grant Wahlquist
Riviera
Culture Clash/Retinal Delights at Laguna Art Museum

Second
Kedric Francis and staff
Riviera
Arts and Power

Third
Richard Chang
Orange County Register
Terra Cotta Warriors at the Bowers

Best Theater, Music and Entertainment Story
First
Gustavo Arellano
OC Weekly
Naranjero Blues

Second
Cindy Carcamo
Orange County Register
Marco Antonio Solís

Third (tie)
Matt Coker
OC Weekly
Rock Angel

Paul Anderson
Daily Pilot
Four Years Without

Best Food Story
First
Edwin Goei and Gustavo Arellano
OC Weekly
Brother Can You Spare a Taco

Second
Sarina Lewis
Riviera
Vive La Resurgence!

Third
Anne Valdespino
Orange Coast
Taste of OC/Dining, Marché Moderne

Best Humorous Story
First Chris Trela
Coast
“All Aboard the pity party”

Second
Kersten Wehde
Riviera
Hot Stuff!

Third (tie)
Matt Coker
OC Weekly
“Looking Back at 2008: The Ecstasy and the Agony”

Nick Schou
OC Weekly
“PentaConned”

Best Blog
First Place
Nancy Luna
Fast Food Maven
Ocregister.com

Second Place
Steve Churm
OC METRO
Blog from the Beijing Olympics

Best Columnist
First Place
Scott Moxley
OC Weekly
Moxley Confidential

Second place
William Lobdell
OC METRO

Third place (tie)
Kedric Francis
Riviera

Gustavo Arellano
OC Weekly
Ask a Mexican

Best Travel Story
First
Brad Johnson
Riviera
"Tour of Beauty" (Vietnam)

Second (tie)
Jill Reed
Orange County Register
"20,000 Wonders Under the Sea”

Cindy Carcamo
AARP Segunda Juventad
"A Trip, a Nip, and a Tuck”

Third
Steve Bramucci
Coast
Sandals

Best Series
First Place
Nick Schou
“I Lit the Fire”

Second Place
Jim Washburn
Rivera
“Glory Days-History of O.C. Nightlife”

The Real O.C. Award
First
Gustavo Arellano
OC Weekly
“Last One”

Second
Kedric Francis
Riviera
“Haven on Earth”

Annual Membership Fees

Journalists $25.00 PR Professionals $50.00 Students $1.00

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