The Tribune-Review won 16 Golden Quill Awards for journalistic excellence — including a top prize — at The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania’s annual recognition held Tuesday at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh.

The awards recognize written, visual, broadcast and online journalism during 2020.

The Trib had a total of 50 finalists.

The Trib won the Marie Torre Memorial Award in Video Journalism for its report “Tragedy at Brighton,” detailing problems dealing with a massive covid-19 outbreak at a Beaver County nursing home. The Torre award is for best in show in video journalism. It was given for the first time Tuesday night.

The award is named after legendary KDKA-TV reporter and news anchor Marie Torre, who died in 1997.

The Press Club recognized Paul Martino, retired KDKA-TV reporter and anchor, and Susan K. McFarland, recently retired executive editor of Trib Total Media, with President’s Awards.

The Trib’s first place winners were:

Written Journalism

Spot/Breaking News: “Turnpike Bus Accident,” staff

Traditional Feature: “A Daughter’s Promise,” JoAnne Klimovich Harrop, Susan K. McFarland, Sean Stipp

Business/Technology/Consumer: “Buccos & Bucks | Experts: Big Spending Doesn’t Equal Big Success,” Megan Tomasic, Paula Reed Ward

Profile: “Salk’s Legacy: How Pittsburgh’s Polio Vaccine Triumph Could Shape Race to End Coronavirus Pandemic,” Paul Guggenheimer, Natasha Lindstrom

Columns/Blogs: Lori Falce commentary

Video

Enterprise/Investigative: “Tragedy at Brighton,” Sean Stipp, Chris Benson, Natasha Lindstrom

Documentary: “Tragedy at Brighton,” Sean Stipp, Chris Benson, Natasha Lindstrom

Traditional Feature: “A Daughter’s Promise,” Sean Stipp

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