The Award • Bruce Baer • About Friends • Judging • Past Winners

1978
Leslie Zaitz,
The Oregonian
Law Enforcement in Curry County
Special Recognition:
Don Butler, KOIN-TV
Brian Jennings, KXL Radio

1979
Jerry Uhrhammer,
Eugene Register Guard

Lane County Land Swap
Special Recognition:
Don Butler, KOIN-TV
14 Staff Members,
Eugene Register Guard

1980
Donna Wiench, KOIN-TV
Portland Police Violence
and Phil Manzano,
Michael Walden,
Salem Statesman-Journal
Undocumented Workers
in Reforestation.
(A tie)

1981
Leslie Zaitz, The Oregonian
Misconduct in the Oregon
Legislature
Special Recognition:
Paul Hanson, KATU

1982
Alan Ota, The Oregonian
Oregon Board of Pharmacy
Special Recognition:
Eric Mason, KMTR-TV
Kent Phillips, KMJK radio

1983
Joe Duncan, Coos Bay World
Sexual Abuse of Children.
Special Recognition:
Paul Hanson, KATU-TV
Thomas Brown, KATU-TV
Steve Tyler, KATU-TV

1984
Wendy Magar, Roy Gault,
Corvallis Gazette-Times
NCAA Review of OSU Boosters.
Special Recognition:
Deedee Harrington,
Newberg Times
Paul Hanson, KGW-TV

1985
Tauna Lange, KOIN-TV
Thy Brothers Keeper,
documentary
Special Recognition:
Patty Mantia,
Eugene Register Guard
Peter Linsky, KXL radio
Marilyn Deutsch, Beth Willon,
OPB

1986
Hope Robertson, OPB
Front Street AIDS, documentary
Special Recognition:
Lars Larson, KPTV
Steve Law, Lake Oswego Review

1987
Kay Durham, Mark Zusman,
Willamette Week
Michael Stoops Investigation.
Special Recognition:
Steve Amen, OPB
Roger Morton,
Grants Pass Daily Courier

1988
Roger Morton,
Russell Working,Paul Fattig,
Grants Pass Daily Courier
The War For the Schools.
Special Recognition:
Hope Robertson, OPB

1989
Terrie Claflin,
Medford Mail Tribune
Victim of Drugs, the Tenth Child
Special Recognition:
Lars Larson, Gordon Coffin,
KPTV

1990
Lars Larson, Gordon Coffin,
KPTV
Kids Molesting Kids, documentary
Special Recognition:
Alan Gustafson,
Salem Statesman-Journal

1991 No award.

1992
Russell Working, Roger
Hayden, Dennis Roler
Grants Pass Daily Courier
Measure 9 Articles and Editorials

1993
Randi Bjornstad,
Eugene Register Guard
Prescribed Risk
Special Recognition:
Eric Mason, KOIN-TV
Alan Gustafson,
Salem Statesman-Journal

1994 No award.

1995
John Hendrickson, David
Steves, Salem Statesmen-Journal
Building Power,
the House That PAC Built
Special Recognition:
Dani Dodge, Susan Jay,
Gordon Gregory
Medford Mail Tribune

1996
Jim Murez, Springfield News
Sexual Harassment Charges At Local High School
Special Recognition:
Jean Powell, KEZI-TV
Oregonian (seven reporters, Wes Cooley coverage.)

1997
Brian Denson, The Oregonian
Bob Young, Willamette Week
Stories Investigating the Crash of
Air Force Reserve C-130 off Oregon Coast
(A tie)

1998
Nena Baker, Brent Walth
The Oregonian
A Sizemore Investigation.

1999
Leslie Zaitz, Keizer Times
School Construction Cost Overruns
Special Recognition:
Allan Clasen,
The Northwest Examiner
Brent Walth, Alex Pulaski,
The Oregonian

2000
Brent Walth, Richard Read,
Julie Sullivan, Kim Christensen
The Oregonian
Unchecked Power of the INS
Special Recognition:
James Sinks, The Bulletin
Case of the Phantom Herd
James Long, Jeff Manning
The Oregonian
The Fall of Capital Consultants

2001
Leslie Zaitz,
The Oregonian
Investigation of Stan Bunn
Special Recognition:
Nigel Jaquiss
Willamette Week
The Poisoning of Whitaker School.
Leslie Zaitz,
The Oregonian
Bungled Disaster Preparation at
Umatilla

2002
Michelle Roberts
The Oregonian
Out of the Shadows:
Oregon’s mental health system.
Special Recognition:
Ben Jacklet, Anna Skinner
Portland Tribune
Secret Watchers
Jim Redden, Janine Robben
Portland Tribune
The Pond-Gaddis investigation.

2003
Brent Walth, Julie Sullivan, Kim Christensen
The Oregonian
A Place Where Children Die (Warm Springs Reservation)
Special Recognition:
Nigel Jaquiss, The Willamette Week
Following the Mooney Trail (Lewis & Clark President Michael Mooney)

2004
Nigel Jaquiss, The Willamette Week The 30-Year Secret (Neil Goldschmidt sexual abuse of teenager)

Steve Law, Tracy Loew, Peter Wong
Salem Statesmen Journal
Power Circle (Relationship between Goldschmidt consulting firm and Governor's office)

Michelle Roberts, The Oregonian
Betraying a Fragile Trust (The Oregon State Hospital)

2005
Katie Willson, McMinnville News Register
The Mole drug cases. Exposed a fraudulent drug sting operation in Yamhill County.
Special Recognition:
Maxine Bernstein, Brent Walth, The Oregonian
Flawed disability fund is a costly crutch for the city. (Lavish payments from Police and Fire fund.)

Nigel Jaquiss, Willamette Week
Power Failure. Series on Texas Pacific’s efforts to buy PGE.

2006
James Sinks, TheBulletin (Bend) A six-part series entitled “Changing Oregon: Our Shifting Political
Landscape.”

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