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Last Updated: Jun 9, 2017 - 3:26:56 PM |
Bahamian, Tosheena Robinson-Blair (standing in yellow, second from left)won the Best Feature by a Caribbean Journalist for "The Life and Times of a Master Hotelier (Bahamas hotelier / Bahamas Handbook)
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NEW YORK, NY - The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) crowned the winners in its annual Caribbean Media Awards competition and recognized journalists at the Caribbean Tourism Industry Awards Luncheon on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at the Wyndham New Yorker.
During the awards luncheon, sponsored by Jamaica, CTO's secretary general Hugh Riley presented the awards to a packed audience of Tourism Ministers and other dignitaries from the Caribbean, industry executives and other well regarded journalists. Local NBC news personality Dave Price hosted the Luncheon.
The 2017 Caribbean Media Awards winners for each category are:
"VIRTUAL VISITOR AWARD"
Best Online Feature - USA
Author Name: Eric Felten, NationalGeographic.com
Article Title: Hear the Song of Trinidad
"ME TOO!...I REDISCOVERED HOME"
Best Feature by a Diaspora Journalist in US or Caribbean Media
Author Name: Melissa Noel, NBC News
Article Title: Guyana Jubilee: Celebrating 50 Years of Independence
"I COULDN'T HAVE WRITTEN IT BETTER MYSELF"
Best Feature Article in a Consumer Newspaper - USA
Author Name: Moira McCarty, The Boston Herald
Article Title: Martinique Getaway Made Easier By Direct Flights
"BEEN THERE, WROTE THAT"
Best Feature Article in a US-based Consumer Magazine
Author Name: Delano Lavigne, Outpost Travel Guise
Article Title: DOMINICA Oh, Waitukubuli
"NO ANANSI STORY!"
Best Feature by a Caribbean Journalist
Author Name: Tosheena Robinson-Blair, Bahamas Handbook
Article Title: The Life and Times of a Master Hotelier (Bahamas hotelier)
"OH SNAP!"
Best Photograph in Conjunction with a Feature Article - USA
Photographer: Reinhard Dirscherl, Sport Diver
Article Title: Treasure Island: Scuba Diving in Dominica
"NOT LOST IN TRANSLATION"
Best Feature by a US Journalist that appeared in Foreign Media
Author Name: Julie Masis, Times of Israel
Article Title: In Jamaica, a Once-In-A-Lifetime Reunion for Jews Who Weathered WWII in an Island Camp
"INNER CIRCLE KING/QUEEN"
Best Feature Article in a Trade Publication - USA
Author Name: Ed Wetschler, Recommend
Article Title: Trending Now in the Caribbean
"GOLDEN MIC"
Best Feature Broadcast - USA
Author Name: Tonya Fitzpatrick, World Footprints Media
Broadcast Name: Magical Martinique: The Island of Flowers
"FROM INFINITY...AND ABROAD!"
Best Feature by a foreign Journalist that appeared in US Media
Author Name: Eric Vohr, Dallas News
Article Title: Discover the Magical Rainforests of this Caribbean Island
"OH MY WORD, I BLOGGED!"
Best Caribbean Travel Blog Posting
Author Name: Gabrielle Agostini, The Trini Traveller
Article Title: Trinidad & Tobago Carnival Guide
In addition to Best Online Feature - USA, Eric Felton was presented the Best of the Best award for his NationalGeographic.com feature Hear the Song of Trinidad.
The Caribbean Week New York Media Awards are judged by a team of public relations and journalism experts.
In addition to the Caribbean Media Awards, CTO presented the Allied Award (Hon. Ralph Higgs), Jerry Award (Adam Stewart and Alex Zozaya), Special Recognition Award (Cyndi Miller Aird), and Lifetime Achievement Award (Patrick Baucelin).
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