The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a Press Club corporate member, received 36 awards in the annual Missouri Press Foundation Better Newspaper Contest. The awards were presented Saturday at the Missouri Press Association convention in Branson.
Taking first-place honors for the Post-Dispatch were: Bill McClellan, best humorous columnist. Bill is a Press Club member and a former Press Club Media Person of the Year. Also receiving first-place awards were: Christine Byers, best news story; Chris Lee, best photo package, Vahe Gregorian and Stu Durando, best sports news story or package; Bryan Burwell, best sports columnist; Matthew Hathaway, best business story; Jake Wagman, best coverage of government, and Best Newspaper in Education program.