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The Greater Ashland Beacon Takes Second Place Excellence Award at KPA Winter Convention Three Years In A Row
By: Sasha Bush
Ashland Beacon
The Greater Ashland Beacon is well known for its community involvement, support of local youth sports, and showcasing the best of the best throughout the area. Week after week the staff of the Greater Ashland Beacon pour their heart and soul into every interview, picture, and ad to bring you awarding winning news and sports. We take great pride in being able to bring you up-to-date sports coverage, recent/upcoming events, and heartfelt stories that will often leave you in awe. It is because of readers like yourself that we do what we do, and we would not be where we are today without your support.
Our staff is comprised of some of the most talented journalists, photographers, editors, layout artist, and tech gurus you will find anywhere in the Tristate. Everyone on our staff has proven to be a vital asset to our team. It is because of their collective talents, generosity, and dedication that the Greater Ashland Beacon is the award-winning paper that it is today. Speaking of awards… The Greater Ashland Beacon was recently awarded second place by the Kentucky Press Association for General Excellence in the Weekly 1 category at the 2023 Winter Convention on Friday, January 27. The General Excellence Awards are given out to the papers that were voted on as the best newspapers of the year. Winning this award for the third straight year says a great deal about the quality of talent that makes up our Ashland Beacon family.
For everyone involved in the content creation of our feel-good paper, coming in second place across the state in the Weekly 1 Division is such a high honor. We came in second place to one of the oldest newspapers in the state of Kentucky, The Bourbon County Citizen. This proves our eleven-year-old newspaper can keep up with the best of the best.
Without our amazing staff, taking second place in General Excellence would not have been possible. Several members of our prestigious team took home several individual awards among various categories at the 2023 Winter Convention, and we couldn’t be any prouder of their accomplishments.
Here is a complete list of the staff who took home awards at the Kentucky Press Association’s 2023 Winter Convention, which was held in Lexington Kentucky at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
Best General News Story: 1st Place- Lisa Patrick
Best Feature Story: 2nd Place- Pamela Hall
Best Sports Story: 3rd Place- Sasha Bush
Best Business/Agribusiness Story: 2nd Place- Emily Roush
Best Use of Social Media or Multi-Media: 3rd Place- Sasha Bush
Best Video: 2nd Place- Jason Smith and 3rd Place- Sasha Bush
Best Feature Picture: 3rd Place- Sasha Bush
Best Picture Essay: 2nd Place- Lora Stewart
Best Sports Picture: 1st Place- Lora Stewart
Best Sports Picture Essay: 3rd Place- Lora Stewart
Best Special Section/Best Sport Special Section:
3rd Place- Philip Stewart, Melissa Hamilton, and Lora Stewart
Best Front Page: 3rd Place- Kimberly Smith
It truly has been an amazing year for the Greater Ashland Beacon and for our community. Philip Stewart, Owner, and President of the Greater Ashland Beacon stated, “I’m really excited for our staff. It shows that all their hard work and dedication is appreciated more than just in our community, but around the state. It is such an honor for us to be able to win these awards.” We can’t wait to see what 2023 has to offer. Thank you to all our staff for working so hard throughout the year, our supporters, and to all our readers for making this year an unforgettable one. The Greater Ashland Beacon is honored to play a small part in your weekly lives.
