Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers Recognizes 2015 Awards-In-Craft Winners

I was honored to take home two awards at this year’s Annual AGLOW conference.

Best of Photography / Hunting
1^st Place – Carrie Zylka (WI): DIY Solo South Dakota Mule Deer Hunt

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

Best of the best honored for outdoor communications work at 59^th Annual AGLOW Conference

BROOKLYN CENTER, MN (September 29, 2015) – AGLOW’s 2015 Chevy Trucks’ Awards-In-Craft Competition winners were recognized Tuesday, Sept. 29 during the 59^th 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.

 

Best of Radio / Fishing
3rd Place – Wally Banfi (WI): Pete Jopke Invasive Species
2nd Place – Carrie Zylka (WI): Fishing for Salmon on Kodiak Island
1st Place – Bob Willging (WI): Summer White House on the Brule

 

Best of Radio / Hunting
3rd Place – Dan Small (WI): Turkey Hunting with Ray Eye
2nd Place – Jeff Kelm (WI): Training a Deer Dog
1st Place – Bob Willging (WI): Popular Art of Hunting with Live Decoys

 

Best of Radio / Open
3rd Place – Terry Frey (WI): The Preservation of the Roosevelt Ranch
2nd Place – Barb Carey (WI): League of Adventurous Women
1st Place – Dan Small (WI): Avoiding Electroshock Drowning

 

Best of TV / Fishing
3rd Place – Don Dziedzina (IL): Drift Fishing the Kankakee River
2nd Place – Dan Small (WI): Junior Coho Derby
1st Place – Jeff Kelm (WI): Operation Tip Up

 

Best of TV / Hunting
3rd Place – Dan Small (WI): KAMO Youth Deer Hunt!
2nd Place – Mark LaBarbera (WI): Deer Hunt Wisconsin 2014
1^st Place – Dan Small (WI): Track Chair Pheasant Hunt

 

Best of TV / Open
3rd Place – Bill Hilts Jr. (NY): Fort Niagara Historic Fishing
2nd Place – Jeff Kelm (WI): Badger Nationals BMX Races
1st Place – Dan Small (WI): Shipwreck Survivor

 

Best of Web Communications / Fishing
3rd Place – Dena Woerner (AR): Fish Now, Do Everything Else Later
2nd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL): Ice Fishing Lake of the Woods, A Different Perspective…
1^st Place – Chris Young (IL): Support Conservation: Buy Your Fishing License Today

 

Best of Web Communications / Hunting
3rd Place – Chris Young (IL): Controlled Pheasant Hunting Program
2nd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL): Monster Birds, Morels and Monsoons
1^st Place – Chris Young (IL): Sangchris Lake Youth Waterfowl Hunt

 

Best of Web Communications / Open
3rd Place – Barb Carey (WI): Wolf Camera and the Pike
2nd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL): You’re Not In Kansas Anymore
1^st Place – Chris Young (IL): Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary: Wetland Wildlife

 

Best of Magazine / Fishing
3^rd Place – Bill Hilts Jr. (NY): Kayaking- Gaining Momentum by Paddles & Peddles
2^nd Place –  Thomas Carney (MI): Spey Casting- One More Trick Up a Fly Fisherman’s Sleeve
1^st Place –  Ken Kieser (KS): Sharks of the Boca Grande Pass

 

Best of Magazine / Hunting
3^rd Place – Dan Small (WI): Hunting with “Mr. Goose”
2^nd Place – Rich Creason (IN): Savage .410 Ready for Fourth Generation
1^st Place – Ken Kieser (MO): Snow Blind Mallards

 

Best of Magazine / Open
3^rd Place – Jeff Helsdon (ON): Logging In
2^nd Place – Angelo Peluso (NY): Fish Decoys
1^st Place – Tom Watson (MN): Back Country Back Up/ Defending Your Life & Property

 

Best of Magazine / Boating & Boating Safety
3^rd Place – Jason Houser (IL): Staying Safe In Your Canoe
2^nd Place – Cory Yarmuth (IL): Protect Yourself On and Off the Water
1^st Place –  Bill Antonides (SD): Freedom’s Just Another Word

 

Best of Magazine / Travel, RV & Camping
3^rd Place – Barb Carey (WI): The Fishing Bucket List
2^nd Place – Barbara Gibbs Ostmann (MO): Peaceful Retreat
1^st Place – Bill Hilts Jr. (NY): Take It Outdoors In Niagara USA

 

Best of Newspaper / Fishing
3rd Place – Bobby Whitehead (MO): Two Souls, One Spirit
2nd Place – Dan Small (WI): Putting some Green back into Green Bay
1st Place – Bill Hilts, Jr. (NY): Atlantic Salmon Restoration Still an Upstream Swim

 

Best of Newspaper / Hunting
3rd Place – Jason Houser (IL): Bow Hunting Small Game
2nd Place – Kenneth Kieser (MO): Ducks of the Sioux Reservation
1st Place – Bob Groene (IL): Two Birds With One Stone Can Get You Into Trouble

 

Best of Newspaper / Open
3rd Place – Angelo Peluso (NY): Snowy Owls from the Artic to New York
2nd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL): For Illinois High Schools, the Future of Fishing is Here
1st Place – Dan Small (WI): Mostly Peaceful Coexistence

 

Best of Newspaper / Boating & Boating Safety
3rd Place – Darrell Taylor (MO): Adventures in Towing a Boat
2nd Place – Steven Griffin (MI): Five Hours on a Kayak Tell Quite a Story
1st Place – Darrell Taylor (MO): My Biggest Fear

 

Best of Newspaper / Travel, RV & Camping
3rd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL): Labette County Kansas offers a Sportsman’s Adventure
2nd Place – Barbara Gibbs Ostman (MO): Journey to Fitness
1st Place – Bill Hilts, Jr. (NY): 1000 Isles; steeped in tradition, but with a modern flavor

 

Best of Newspaper / Best Outdoor Page
1st Place – Bill Hilts, Jr. (NY): Kayaking Gaining Momentum

 

Best of Photography / Fishing
3^rd Place –  Bill Hilts Jr. (NY): First Salmon
2^nd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL): Timing is Everything
1^st Place – Dan Stefanich (IL): Eye Candy

 

Best of Photography / Hunting
3^rd Place – Terry Frey (WI): Anticipation
2^nd Place – Wally Banfi (WI): Get Those Dogs Outdoor and Get Some Exercise
1^st Place – Carrie Zylka (WI): DIY Solo South Dakota Mule Deer Hunt

 

Best of Photography / Outdoor Recreation
3^rd Place – Terry Frey (WI): The Ice Roads
2^nd Place – Mark LaBarbera (WI): Happy Scout at Camp Long Lake Range
1^st Place – Gary N-ski (WI): Pulling in Summer

 

Best of Photography / Outdoor Scenic
3^rd Place – Jason Houser (IL): Foggy Morning
2^nd Place – Dan Stefanich (IL): Northwest Angle Sunset
1^st Place – Gary N-ski (WI): Cobweb Horse

 

Best of Photography / Black & White
3^rd Place – Wally Banfi (WI): Hey Something’s Fishy
2^nd Place – Gary N-ski (WI): Little Girl and Gray Wolf
1^st Place – Terry Frey (WI): Last Covered Bridge

 

Best Book
3^rd Place – Lew Freedman (IN): Iditarod Adventures
2^nd Place – Angelo Peluso (NY): Mount Misery
1^st Place – Lew Freedman (IN): Cody Rodeo, The Mystique of Bill Cody

 

Best of Show for Excellence in Writing or Electronic Media
Dan Small (WI): Mostly Peaceful Coexistence

 

Best of Show/Pete Czura Award for Excellence in Photography
Gary N-ski (WI): Cobweb Horse

 

Excellence in Industry / Public Relations

Howard Communications (MO): Howard Communications Online Photo Library
2015 marks the third consecutive year that Chevrolet has provided sole sponsorship for AGLOW’s Awards-In-Craft Competition.  “Chevrolet is the Most Awarded Car Company of 2015, and the 2015 Chevy Silverado was the Highest Ranked Large Light Duty Pickup in Initial Quality according to JD Power and Associates,” says AGLOW Executive Director, Josh Lantz.  “AGLOW is pleased that Chevrolet and General Motors are helping us recognize excellence within our own field of outdoor communications.”

For more information on the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW), visit www.aglowinfo.org