Personalities

Best politician

Tony Armstrong, mayor of Sparks

2. Bob Cashell, candidate for mayor of Reno

3. Jeff Griffin, mayor of Reno

Worst politician

Jeff Griffin, mayor of Reno

2. David Aiazzi, Reno City Council

3. Sherry Doyle, Reno City Council

A few other votes: Pete Safrazza, Pete Sferazza, Pete Sfrazzzzzza, Pete Sfzrazza, Pete Speraza and Pete Szrazza

Best local TV newscaster

Tad Dunbar, KOLO-TV, Channel 8 anchor

2. John Mercer, KTVN-TV, Channel 2 anchor

3. Renee Phillips, KRVN-TV, Channel 4 anchor

Best local radio DJ/DJ team

Bruce Van Dyke, KTHX-FM, 100.1

2. Rusty Humphries, KKOH-AM, 780

3. Nick Danger, KDOT-FM, 104.5

Best local newspaper journalist

Cory Farley, Reno Gazette-Journal

2. Jimmy Boegle, Las Vegas City Life

TIE: 3. Carli Cutchin, Reno News & Review

3. Frank X. Mullen, Reno Gazette-Journal

Best local film reviewer

Bob Grimm, Reno News & Review

2. Forrest Hartman, Reno Gazette-Journal

3. Howard Rosenburg, UNR art professor/film critic

Best local novelist (living)

Bernard Schopen, author of The Desert Look,

The Big Silence and The Iris Deception

2. Carol Davis Luce, author of Skin Deep and Night Passage

3. Terri Sprenger Farley, aka Tess Farraday, author of Sea Spell (Magical Love) and Shadows in the Flame

Best local poet

Gary Short

2. Gailmarie Pahmeier

TIE:

3. Rob Gonzalez

3. Shaun Griffin

Best spiritual leader

Rob Owens, University Family Fellowship

2. Stuart Hunter, Reno Christian Fellowship

3. Father James Jeffery, Trinity Episcopal Church

Honorable mention: Jesus

Best masseuse

Michelle Morris

2. Jannon Barber

3. Bubba

Best hairdresser

Tami Harris, Cost Cutters

2. Scott Roller, Beehive Hair Co.

3. Megan Boldway, International Academy of Style

Best mechanic

Greg Pierce

2. Compact Car Repair

3. Jim Ziegler, Pro 1 Automotive

Best local actress/actor

Mary Bennett

2. Michael Grimm

Best local visual artist

Jeff Johnson

2. Ray Valdez

Best K-12 teacher

Kathleen O’Brien, TMCC High

2. Megan Mullen, third grade, Van Gorder Elementary

Best college/university instructor

Howard “Mike” Reed
Dean, UNR school of business administration

2. James Bernardi, professor, UNR speech, communication and theater

3. Robert Dillard, professor, UNR speech, communication and theater

Best local coach

Joe Sellars

2. Ken Dalton at McQueen High

3. Trent Johnson

Best local athlete

Chance Kretschmer

2. Scott McCarran

3. Patty Sheehan

Local person you’d most like to have lunch with

John Ascuaga

TIE:

2. Bruce Van Dyke

2. William Follette, Ph.D.

3. Chris Ault