The Herald-Sun Wins Eight NC Press Association Awards

The Herald-Sun was honored with eight North Carolina Press Association awards for 2011 including: first place for sports coverage in the 12, 500-34,999 circulation division, second place for best video, second place in the multimedia project category, and third place in the features design category. Individual awards went to staff photographer Bernard Thomas, first place in the sports photography category for the12,500-34,999 circulation division; Neil Offen placed second and John McCann third in the lighter columns category; and Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan placed second in the criticism category.