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Airmen snag 10 DoD media awards

Airmen once again had a strong showing in the Thomas Jefferson Awards, the Defense Department’s annual awards for the best print and broadcast media productions by military and civilian employees in support of the Defense Department.

Airmen took 10 awards in the 2007 contest, a drop from 15 the year before. The winners, announced May 1, will be recognized at a May 16 ceremony.

Air Force winners in the broadcast category are:

* Broadcast Journalist of the Year: Staff Sgt. Nicholas Kurtz, Air Force News Agency, Detachment 10, Yokota Air Base, Japan.

* Radio Entertainment Program: Staff Sgt. Trevor Pedro, American Forces Network, Naples, Italy.

* Radio Newscast: Headquarters, AFNews, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

* Television Feature Report: Staff Sgt. Christy Byers, AFN, Iraq.

* Television Sports Report: Staff Sgt. Nicholas Kurtz, AFN, Tokyo, Japan.

* Television News Report: AFNews, Det 9, Spandahlem Air Base, Germany.

Air Force winners in the print category are:

* Stand Alone Photograph: Staff Sgt. Stacia Zachary, 96th Air Base Wing Public Affairs, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

* Photojournalism: Staff Sgt. Daniel Bellis, AFNews, Det 4, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

* Commentary: George Woodward, 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.

* Series: Tech. Sgt. Leo Brown, 442nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.