Public Eye : Readers Picks

Best Local Activist
Sister Alice Gerdeman
Intercommunity Justice & Peace Center

Best Local Elected Official
Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory

Best Local Hero
Bengals Coach Marvin Lewis

Best Scandal
Then-Hamilton County Prosecutor Mike Allen's affair (still)

Best Firehouse/Firefighters
Cincinnati Fire Dept. Co. 19 (Clifton)

Best Friend to the Environment
Sierra Club

Best Fund-Raising Event
Arthritis Foundation Walk (May 2005)

Best Police Officer
Cincinnati Police Chief Thomas Streicher

Best Religious Leader
Brian Tome
Crossroads Community Church

Best Journalist
Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati Enquirer

Best Newspaper Columnist
Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati Enquirer

Best Radio Station
WNKU-FM

Best Radio DJ
The Dude (WEBN-FM)

Best Radio Talk Show Host
Jerry Springer, WCKY-AM

Best TV Newscast
WCPO (Channel 9)

Best TV Anchor
Clyde Gray, WCPO (Channel 9)

Best TV Sportscaster
Brad Johansen, WKRC (Channel 12)

Best TV Weathercaster
Rich Apuzzo, WXIX (Channel 19)

Best Web Site
woxy.com (97X radio)

Best Blog
myspace.com

  

TICKER: First-time winners: Mark Mallory, Marvin Lewis, Arthritis Walk, Chief Streicher, Brian Tome, Paul Daugherty (Journalist), The Dude, Brad Johansen, woxy.com and myspace.com.

Perennial winners: Paul Daugherty, who won Best Columnist for the 10th consecutive year; Clyde Gray (seven years in a row); and the Channel 9 newscast (five years).

A streak broken: Dennis Janson had won Best TV Sportscaster five years in row.

Old favorites start with the Contemporary Arts Center, which won for the 10th consecutive year; Enjoy the Arts/START and Playhouse in the Park (six years in a row); Riverbend (seventh time in eight years); and Dale Hodges (sixth time in seven years).

Streaks snapped: Jekyll & Hyde's had won Best Pool Hall seven years in a row; the defunct BarrelHouse won Best Brewpub seven years in a row; and The Dubliner, closed and now reopened under new ownership, won Best Celtic Pub five years in a row.