Brian Thompson’s column won first place in the Florida Press Club’s 2017 Excellence in Journalism Competition in a category for commentary writing. The Bradenton Herald and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel were the other winners in the category. This is the 8th award the column has won from the Press Club since 2000. Read the three columns submitted for the award: https://www.nutshellcity.com/the-lesson-from-hurricane-matthew/ https://www.nutshellcity.com/the-somewhat-flight-of-the-christmas-drone/ https://www.nutshellcity.com/a-family-river-rapid-down-memory-lane/
Yes, that was me on WJCT in Jacksonville
WJCT, the NPR-affiliate in Jacksonville, Fla., played one of my award-winning columns and had me on for a brief interview on June 29. Didn’t sound too bad, if I do say so myself. (But radio is way more terrifying than typing words!) You can hear the piece here: http://news.wjct.org/post/first-coast-connect-humor-columnist-receives-national-award And here’s the full podcast with interview. I come on around the 45th minute: http://cpa.ds.npr.org/wjct/audio/2016/06/fcc20160629.mp3?origin=body
Thompson wins award from National Society of Newspaper Columnists
My weekly column in The St. Augustine Record won a second place award for humor writing in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists’ 2016 Column Contest. The awards were handed out at NSNC’s 40th annual conference in Los Angeles on June 25, and I had to be there … just to make sure it was for real. Because I didn’t believe it until I could see it for myself. BUT IT WAS REAL!!! The award was in the humor category for print newspapers under 50,000 circulation, and it’s the first national award I’ve received for my column. The NSNC gave out more than 25 awards at its 2016 conference, and also recognized Pulitzer Prize winning-columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. and “Dear Abby” author Jeanne Phillips. Dang! Talk about good company. Read more about it: http://www.columnists.com/2016/06/2016-column-contest-winners-announced-in-los-angeles/ Check out the three award-winning columns here (and yes, one of them is a letter to a cat!): • A letter to Little Joe, the cat • A TRUE Disney dream come true • Light bulb insanity
Thompson a finalist in NSNC Column Contest
I just learned my weekly column in The St. Augustine Record is one of three finalists in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists’ 2016 Column Contest. It is in the Humor Category for circulations under 50,000. Ain’t that sumthin’? I’ll learn what place I got in June. See kids: Writing really ridiculous stuff can pay off! Read the three award-winning columns here (boy, that sounded cool!): • A letter to Little Joe, the cat • A TRUE Disney dream come true • Light bulb insanity Learn more about the National Society of Newspaper Columnists at http://www.columnists.com/