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2023 Press Club of Long Island Media Awards Finalists Revealed

Posted on Apr. 24, 2023  /  0

The finalists in the 2023 Press Club of Long Island Media Awards have been identified — see the full list below. The first-, second- and third-place winners across the various categories in the annual journalism contest will be named and honored at the PCLI Media Awards Banquet at Fox Hollow in Woodbury on Thursday, June 15, at 6 p.m. Tickets are now on sale

The evening will also include the induction of the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame Class of 2023.

If you notice a misspelling, please email [email protected] to ensure names are printed correctly on awards.

Anton Media, Alex Nunez
Bellmore Merrick Broadcasting, AJ Laverdiere, Ariel Boodhram, Brianna Boland, Hannah Broxmeyer, Lily Yepez, Luke Yepez, Matthew Manno, Maya Stone, Riley Fried, Sean McQuillan
Blank Slate Media, Steven Blank, Judy Epstein, Robert Pelaez, Brandon Duffy, Steven Keehner
Campus News, Dave Paone
Dan's Papers, Oliver Peterson, David Taylor, Timothy Bolger
Nassau Observer, Dave Gil de Rubio
ESPNNewYork.com/ESPN.com, Rich Cimini
Five Towns College, Brandon Laxton, Jacob Bila, Kate Miller, Manny Vazquez, Sean Lanigan, Sebastian Prout
Freeport Herald, Reine Bethany
Great Neck News, Steven Keehner
GreaterLongIsland.com, Jamie Stuart, Ana Borruto, Andrew Theodorakis, Jamie Stuart, Nicholas Esposito
HEAT Network, Alex Brock, Melanie Senra, Danielle Keane, Gab Marinelli, Tyler Mroczek
Hofstra Chronicle, Michelle Rabinovich
Hofstra Pulse, Gabrielle Pascal
Hofstra University, Yaw Bonsu
James Lane Post, Jessica Mackin-Cipro, Ty Wenzel, Heather Buchanan
Kelsunn Communications, Inc., Silas W. Kelly, LMSW, Greg D. Williams, Skeery Jones, Dr. Katherine Briar-Lawson
LIBeerGuide.com, Bernie Kilkelly
Long Island Advocate, Yaw Bonsu, Scott Brinton, Kristin Thorne
Long Island Business News, Adina Genn, Joe Dowd
Long Island Press, Madeline Armstrong
Long Island Woman, David Lefkowitz
LTV East Hampton and WLIW-FM, Bridget LeRoy, William McCuddy
Massapequan Observer, Paul Disclafani
MyLITV, Waldo Cabrera, Musa Ali Shama, Lauren Wagner
News 12, Frank Pokorney, Alan Flamenhaft, Andrew Ehinger, Andrew Ryan, Brent Singleton, Brian Heyman, Brian Jingeleski, Charles Bucci, Chris R. Vaccaro, Christine Amante, Christine McGrath, Colleen Ellis, Danielle Campbell, David Leibowitz, Elizabeth Hashagen, Erin Ferris, Ivy Charmatz, James DiGregorio, Jean Salzarulo, Karen Fiorelli, Kevin Vesey, Lee Danuff, Lindsay Wilson, Mike Smollins, Nancy Lynch, Patrick Mantle, Phil Dowling, Rich Barrabi, Rich Von Ohlen, Robert Doda, Sameer Kumar, Sandrina Rodrigues, Shawn Brown, Stephen Levine, Tara Rosenblum, Theresa Holihan, Tim Ivers, Toniann Antonelli, Virginia Huie, Dave Garden
News Beat Podcast, Christopher Twarowski, Jed Morey, Jeff Main, Michael 'Manny Faces' Conforti, Rashed Mian
Newsday, Alejandra Villa Loarca, Alexa Coveney, Alfonso Castillo, Arielle Martinez, Arthur Mochi Jr, Beth Whitehouse, Brinley Hineman, Cecilia Dowd, Chris Ware, Corin Hirsch, Craig Ruttle, Dan Janison, Danielle Silverman, David Olson, David M. Schwartz, Debbie Egan-Chin, Donna Nahas, Drew Singh, Elisa DiStefano, Ellen Yan, Erica Marcus, Faith Jessie, Gabriella Vukelic, Greg Inserillo, Gregg Sarra, Heather McGowan, Henry Salmaggi, Hillary Raskin, Howard Simmons, Howard Schnapp, J. Conrad Williams Jr., James Carbone, James Stewart, James T. Madore, Jason Roseman, Jeff Bachner, Jeffrey Basinger, Jessica Damiano, Joe Dziemianowicz, John Hanc, John Keating, John Paraskevas, John Valenti, Johnny Milano, Jonathan LaMantia, Ken Buffa, Liza Burby, Lorena Mongelli, Mark Levitas, Matt Bodkin, Matt Davies, Matthew Chayes, Matthew Golub, Meghan Giannotta, Michael Dobie, Michelle Romano, Paul LaRocco, Priscila Korb, Rachel Weiss, Randee Daddona, Robert Cassidy, Robert Brodsky, Roger Rubin, Sandra Peddie, Sarina Trangle, Scott Vogel, Shari Einhorn, Shawna VanNess, Steve Langford, Steve Pfost, Susan Yale, Thomas A. Ferrara, Valerie Robinson, William Perlman, William Keating, Josh Stewart, Social Media Committee, Arthur Browne, Reece T. Williams, Ti-Hua Chang, Michael O’Keeffe, Gregory Martin Stevens, Nirmal Mitra, Rita Ciolli, Amanda Fiscina, Randi Marshall, Coralie Saint-Louis, Lane Filler, Mark Chiusano, Joye Brown, Valerie Robinson, Michael Drazka
Northwell Health, Brian Donnelly, John Hastings, Sandra Lindsay, RN, John Hastings, Rob Hoell, David Reich-Hale
Oyster Bay Herald, Laura Lane
Patch.com, Peggy Spellman Hoey
pix11, Keith Lopez
Raider TV, Ceania Gonzales
RiverheadLOCAL, Denise Civiletti
Shelter Island Reporter, Eleanor P. Labrozzi
Stony Brook Media Group, Maya Brown
Tarmac, Charles Bruno, Jesus Garcia, Marco Iacono
Temple Beth-El of Great Neck Shema Magazine, Len Schiff
The Delphian, Len Schiff, Lilyen McCarthy, Joanna Reid, Lilyen McCarthy
The East Hampton Star, Christine Sampson
The Epoch Times, Dave Paone
The Express News Group, Dana Shaw
The Fire Island News, Timothy Bolger, Christopher Verga, Andrew Becher
The Foggiest Idea, Richard Murdocco
The Hofstra Chronicle, Alexis Friedman
The Hofstra Clocktower,  Sarah Emily Baum, Abigail Hart, Adallis Pantry, Alexa McNulty, Annie Mackeigan, Leah Chiappino, Leah Wrazin, Lex Besecker, Urvi Gandhi
The Long Island Advocate, Elisabeth Ford, Adam Flash, Damali Ramirez, Daniel Gall, Dylan Sandas, Hunter Spears, Jillian Tkaczyk, Madeline Armstrong, Yaw Bonsu
The Montauk Sun, Debbie Tuma
The Red & Black, Sarah Terletsky
The Southampton Press, Cailin Riley, Kitty Merrill, Michael Wright, Michelle Trauring, Sophie Griffin, Stephen J. Kotz
The Stony Brook Press, Jane Montalto, Keating Zelenke, Komal Grewal, Matt Hono, Rafael Cruvinel, Samantha Aguirre
The Stony Brook Statesman, Sonya Gugliara, Jeremy Portnoy, Ethan Tam, Lori Saxena
The Tide, Emma Robinson
Times Review Media Group, Michelina Da Fonte, Amy Zavatto, Cerria Orientale Torres, David Benthal, Emily Toy, Tara Smith, Wendy Scofield
Tu Prensa Local / LaFiesta 98.5 (WBON), Juliana Holguín, Maria del Mar Piedrabuena
Voice of Uniondale, Nicole Burke
WABC-TV Channel 7, Kristin Thorne, Stephen Cioffi, Emily Hartmann, Rolando Pujol
Wantagh Herald, Michael Malaszczyk
WCBS 880 AM, WCBS News Team, Sophia Hall
WCBS-TV Channel 2, Carlos Vasquez, Carolyn Gusoff, Eddie Ojeda, Jennifer Bisram, Joe Garufi, Leslie Boone, Scott Newton
WLIW-FM, Brian Bannon, Brian Cosgrove, Delaney Hafener, Diane Masciale, Eugenia Harvey, Frank Sesno, Gianna Volpe, Kyle Lynch, Maria Stoian, Michael Mackey, Neal Shapiro
WNBC-TV Channel 4, Linda Gaudino, Adam Harding, Andrew Siff, Greg Cergol, John Albertson, Michael DelGiudice
WNYW Fox 5 NY, Jodi Goldberg, James McLoughlin Jr
WRCN 103.9 FM, Frank MacKay, Oksana Lada, Dr. Laura Cheever
WRHU 88.7 FM, Daniel DeCrescenzo, Cody Hmelar, Connor Pilkington, Derek Futterman, Ira Nash, John Mullen, Max Milstein, Meredith Frank, Rachel Luscher, Ryan Pagano, Shreeja Patel, Victoria Bell, Yaw Bonsu
WSHU Public Radio, Davis Dunavin, Alicia Daddario, Ann Lopez, Bill Buchner, Charles Lane, Harriet Jones, Rima Dael, Sabrina Garone, Terry Sheridan, Tom Kuser
WSHU Public Radio & Tu Prensa Local, María del Mar Piedrabuena, J.D. Allen
WSHU Public Radio & WNYC/Gothamist, Charles Lane
WUSB, 90.1 FM, Bob DiBenedetto
WuzUpDoc Media, Dr. Gregory Beroza

Tickets to the Press Club of Long Island Media Awards Banquet are now on sale

About PCLI: The PRESS CLUB OF LONG ISLAND is a professional chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists — devoted to protecting and advocating for First Amendment rights, furthering ethical standards and providing ongoing training. The club was founded in 1974 in response to a reporter being jailed for failing to reveal a source. Become a member at spj.org/join.asp.

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