SUTTON HONORED BY PEERS AT SEOPA CONFERENCE
JOHNSON CITY, TN -- Keith "Catfish" Sutton earned a standing ovation and
liberal use of the word "legend" from his peers in the outdoor writing community
Saturday, emerging as the big winner at the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association's
annual awards banquet.
Sutton received Bass Pro Shops' "Pass It On" award, was formally inducted into
the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, and picked up five trophies in SEOPA's
Excellence In Craft competition, sponsored by Chevrolet. Sutton’s wins came in the
electronic publication, outdoor book, outdoor photograph and daily newspaper categories.
Other multiple award winners included Jim Casada, whose The Literature of
Turkey Hunting was named both best book and best outdoor entrepreneur project, Jim
Ferguson, whose Revolution with Jim and Trav show won for best audio program, and
Jim Spencer, whose honors included the Sharon Rushton Award, given for outstanding
communication related to youth in the outdoors.
The banquet capped SEOPA's 2012 conference, which brings together many of
the nation's best writers and broadcasters as well as many outdoor manufacturers,
organizations, agencies and CVBs.
Here is a full list of SEOPA's 2012 award winners, starting with the Excellence in
INDUSTRY PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAM
1st Place: Howard Communications
QR Codes and Video
2nd Place: Charlotte Harbor & the Gulf Islands
The Big Year Birding Weekend
3rd Place: Quality Deer Management Association
QDMA - 2011 Whitetail Report
OUTDOOR ENTREPRENEUR PROJECT
1st Place: Jim Casada
Promotion of new book:
The Literature of Turkey Hunting
2nd Place: Brandon Butler
Driftwood Outdoors Magazine
3rd Place: Jim Ferguson
2011 Fall Hunting Guide
AUDIO PROGRAM
1st Place: Jim Ferguson
“Wild Hog Infiltration”
The Revolution with Jim and Trav - Feb. 17, 2012
2nd Place: Jim Ferguson
“Turkey Hunting with Wade Bourne”
The Revolution with Jim and Trav - May 31, 2012
3rd Place: Glynn Harris
“Birthin’ Babies and Hunting Season”
ESPN Radio - Sept. 16, 2011
ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION
1st Place: Keith Sutton
“The Aromas of Hunting”
www.arkansasonline.com - Nov. 27, 2011
2nd Place: Dale Sanders
“Fly Fishing Alaska”
www.travelworldinternational.com - November 2011
3rd Place: Keith Sutton
“The Satisfaction of Killing What You Eat”
www.grandviewoutdoors.com - Nov. 3, 2011
OUTDOOR BOOK
1st Place: Jim Casada
The Literature of Turkey Hunting
2nd Place: Ron Presley
Fishing Secrets From Florida’s East Coast
3rd Place: Keith Sutton
The Crappie Fishing Handbook
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER STORY
1st Place: John Sloan
“A Morning in Bell’s Break”
Wilson Post - May 5, 2012
2nd Place: Ken Perrotte
“Hog Hunt Heaven”
Army Times (Off Duty) - April 23, 2012
3rd Place: Glynn Harris
“Not the Turkey Season Opening Writer Envisioned”
Jena (La.) Times - April 11. 2012
DAILY NEWSPAPER STORY
1st Place: Keith Sutton
“In the Heart of an Arkansas Swamp”
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - April 22, 2012
2nd Place: Robert DeWitt
“Mr. Jimmy Was One of a Kind”
The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News - Dec. 18, 2011
3rd Place: Jimmy Darnell
“Hunting With the Falconers”
San Marcos (Texas) Daily Record - April 12, 2012
PHOTOGRAPH
1st Place: Dale Sanders
“Fly Fishing Alaska”
www.travelworldinternational.com - November 2011
2nd Place: Keith Sutton
“Survival Snow Camp”
Front Porch Magazine - February 2012
3rd Place: Jack Horan
“North Carolina Heaven”
Charlotte (N.C.) News & Observer - November 2011
MAGAZINE STORY - SHORT
(1,000 words or less)
1st Place: Jill “The Queen” Easton
“Driving Mr. Lee”
RACK Magazine - Winter 2011-2012
2nd Place: Jim Spencer
“The Bluff Dweller”
Turkey & Turkey Hunting - April 2012
3rd Place: Jim Casada
“Signaling Spring”
American Hunter - May 2012
MAGAZINE FEATURE
(more than 1,000 words)
1st Place: Jim Spencer
“Camps, Coffee and Indian Braves”
Lightnin’ Ridge Outdoor Journal - Oct/Nov 2011
2nd Place - Tie: Ken Perrotte
“Unleash the Hounds”
Virginia Wildlife - February 2012
2nd Place - Tie: Mike Giles
“Young Guns”
Mississippi Sportsman - November 2011
Realtree Website Horizons Award:
1st Place: Johnny Sain
www.aviewfromthebackroads.com
2nd Place: Mike Pehanich
www.smallwatersfishing.com
3rd Place: Brad Wiegmann
www.bradwiegmann.com
Conference Site Story sponsored by
Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau:
1st Place: Dick Jones
“Alabama From the Air and From the Water”
The High Point (N.C.) Enterprise - Oct. 24, 2010
2nd Place: Jill Easton
“Birds With Bands”
Stone County Citizen - Nov. 5, 2010
3rd Place - Tie: Glynn Harris
“Hanging Out With Big Daddy”
The Bastrop (La.) Daily Enterprise - Oct. 22, 2010
3rd Place - Tie: Jill Easton
“When You Think of North Alabama”
Batesville (Ark.) Daily Guard - Nov. 5, 2011
Sharon Rushton Award
for communications about and/or for youth in the outdoors
Sponsored by Daisy:
Jim Spencer
“The Legacy of the Red Oak”
Lightnin’ Ridge Outdoor Journal - Nov/Dec 2011
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2012 EXCELLENCE IN CRAFT AWARDS
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