The Press Club of Cleveland named the winners of its 2025 All-Ohio General Excellence Awards, and Cleveland Magazine took home five first-place plaques and a second-place finish. The selections spanned writing, reporting, art and design and included a general excellence award for Best in Ohio: Print Periodical.
The awards, presented on June 6 at a ceremony, feature more than 100 categories of print and digital design as well as digital, video and written storytelling. Besides the Best in Ohio award, highlights included Best in Ohio: Art Director, honoring Erin Stinard's work directing projects throughout the magazine and covers, such as the stark (and scientifically accurate) illustration of the total solar eclipse in April 2024; Annie Nickoloff's detailed portrayal of life on board a Great Lakes freightliner; Abigail Archer's depiction of a chaotic senate race; and Dillon Stewart's nuanced portrait of fading football star Bernie Kosar's battle with (and surprising approach to fighting) parkinson's and liver disease.
The magazine is honored to be recognized for its work. Here is the full list of awards:
Best in Ohio: Print Periodical
- Cleveland Magazine
Best in Ohio: Art Director
- Erin Stinard
Lifestyle Feature
- Annie Nickoloff — "Shifting Currents"
Profile
- Dillon Stewart — "Bernie Kosar's Fourth Quarter"
Page Design, Single Page — Broadsheet, Tabs & Magazines
- Abigail Archer — "Who Do You Trust?"
- Erin Stinard — "Shifting Currents"
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