NEW YORK, NY (June 1, 2017) - The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has announced the finalists in its annual Caribbean Media Awards competition and will recognize journalists at the Caribbean Tourism Industry Awards Luncheon on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at the Wyndham New Yorker.
The awards luncheon, sponsored by Jamaica, honors industry leaders and top Caribbean stories when accolades are presented in the major media and Caribbean tourism market in show of appreciation for their contribution to the development of the tourism product. Local NBC news personality Dave Price will return as host of the Luncheon.
Following are the Caribbean Media Awards finalists for each category:
"ME TOO!...I REDISCOVERED HOME"
Best Feature by a Diaspora Journalist in US or Caribbean Media
Author Name: Melissa Noel, NBC News
Author Name: Dave Rodney, The Gleaner
"I COULDN'T HAVE WRITTEN IT BETTER MYSELF"
Best Feature Article in a Consumer Newspaper - USA
Author Name:Melanie Reffes, USA Today
Author Name: Moira McCarty, The Boston Herald
"BEEN THERE, WROTE THAT"
Best Feature Article in a US-based Consumer Magazine
Author Name: Anne Kazel-Wilcox, Simply the Best
Author Name: Delano Lavigne, Outpost Travel Guise
Author Name: Alexis Korman, Go Escape
"NO ANANSI STORY!"
Best Feature by a Caribbean Journalist
Author Name: Tosheena Robinson-Blair
Author Name:Catherine Morris
Author Name:Janet Silvera
"OH SNAP!"
Best Photograph in Conjunction with a Feature Article - USA
Photographer Name:Michaela Urban
Author/Photographer:Melanie Reffes, Delaware Online
Author/Photographer: Patricia Wuest/Reinhard Dirscherl/Alamy, Sport Diver
"NOT LOST IN TRANSLATION"
Best Feature by a US Journalist that appeared in Foreign Media
Author Name:Melissa Noel, Caribbean Beat
Author Name: Julie Masis, Times of Israel
"INNER CIRCLE KING/QUEEN"
Best Feature Article in a Trade Publication - USA
Author Name: Gay Myers, Travel Weekly
Author Name: Arnie Weissmann, Travel Weekly
Author Name: Ed Wetschler, Recommend
"OH SNAP!"
Best Feature Broadcast - USA
Author Name: Tonya and Ian Fitzpatrick, World Footprints Media
Author Name: Tonya Fitzpatrick, World Footprints Media
"FROM INFINITY...AND ABROAD!"
Best Feature by a foreign Journalist that appeared in US Media
Author Name: Margo Pfeiff, San Francisco Chronicle
Author Name:Eric Vohr, Dallas News
Author Name: Eric Vohr, Chicago Tribune
"VIRTUAL VISITOR AWARD"
Best Online Feature - USA
Author Name: Eric Felten, NationalGeographic.com
Author Name:Melissa Noel and Mikael Simmonds, NBCNews.com
Author Name: Laura Siciliano-Rosen, BudgetTravel.com
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