"LandSpeed" Louise Earns Top Honors at All American Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association National CompetitionMay 23, 2015 – Speedway, IN - Winners of the 2014 All American Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association National Competition were announced during a breakfast ceremony held just prior to the 99th running of the Indy500. All magazine and newspaper judging was completed by an independent panel from a major journalism school. Entries were judged “blind,” no judge was aware of the writer or where the work was published. The works sent for judging were published in the 2014 calendar year.
FIRST | Newspaper Feature Writing | Women in Drag Racing: Hear Them Roar | New York Times
FIRST | Magazine Feature Writing | A Century of Speed | Society of Automotive Historians Journal
SECOND | Photography – Print Action | “Push-Started to Glory” | Custom Car Magazine, UK“With the recent demise of the New York Times Auto Section, the recognition for my newspaper win is bittersweet,” explained Noeth, “I am grateful to Norm Mayersohn, Jim Cobb and Robert Peele for giving me the assignment and equally appreciative to ladies and their teams for all the time they spent helping me understand their approach to the sport of drag racing. The SAH Editor Ruben Verdes put in plenty of work helping me edit down an enormous, "century-long," manuscript to fit the Journal’s space limitations and yet still give the readership plenty to enjoy about the Bonneville Salt Falts. As for my photo win, geez, Colin Bond wins for driving the coolest push “truck” ever on Bonneville, an ethereally enthralling race place.”The American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) is the oldest and largest organization devoted to auto racing coverage. Founded in 1955 in Indianapolis, AARWBA has members throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. To encourage excellence in the coverage of motor sports, AARWBA media members submit their best work for the annual media contest. Categories are for written, broadcast, online and photographic work. Winners
present a true testament to the growth of the sport of auto racing.
Judges: Photography – Prof. Emeritus Susan Fleck, Pulliam School of Journalism, Franklin College, Indiana; Magazine & Newspaper Writing – Prof. Emeritus Jerry Miller, Pulliam School of Journalism, Franklin College, Indiana and AARWBA Contest Chairman
Supporting the group’s credo of “Dedicated to Increasing Media Coverage of Motor Sports” was Firestone and Honda who jointly sponsored the morning repast for the working press in attendance.
All the winning entries can be viewed at:
www.landspeedproductions.biz
