Personalities

Best politician

1. Reno Mayor Bob Cashell

2. U.S. Sen. Harry Reid

3. Sparks Mayor Tony Armstrong

3. Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn

Worst politician

1. Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn

2. President George W. Bush

3. Reno Mayor Bob Cashell

Best local TV newscaster

1. Tad Dunbar,
KOLO Channel 8

2. Bill Brown,
KTVN Channel 2

3. Wendy Damonte,
KTVN Channel 2

Best local radio DJ or DJ team

1. Rob, Arnie and Dawn, KRZQ

1. Bruce Van Dyke, Kthx

3. Nick Danger, KDOT

Best local newspaper journalist

1. Cory Farley,
Reno Gazette-Journal

Best local novelist

1. Bernard Schopen

2. Steven Nightingale

Best local poet

1. Robert Gonzalez

2. Bruce Lindsay

2. Bill Cowee

Best local spiritual leader

1. Dr. Sandy Jacob at Circle’s Edge Spiritual Center,
401 W. Second St., 323-6289

2. Scott Parker at Sparks Christian Fellowship,
510 Greenbrae Drive, Sparks, 331-2303

3. Father James Jeffrey
at Trinity Episcopal Church, 200 Island Ave., 329-4279

Best local actress/actor

1. Mary Bennett

2. Jeanmarie Simpson

3. Michael Grimm

Best local visual artist

1. Nick Ramirez

2. Greg Allen

3. Jeff Johnson

Best K-12 teacher

1. Mrs. Holloman,
Jerry Whitehead Elementary School

2. Mrs. Young,
Jerry Whitehead Elementary School

Best college/ university instructor

1. Ken Peake,
University of Nevada, Reno

2. Emma Sepulveda,
University of Nevada, Reno

Best local coach

1. Ken Dalton,
McQueen Lancers

1. Phil Earley,
UNR football

1. Trent Johnson,
UNR basketball

Best local athlete

1. Willie Bowman,
Carson High baseball

2. Chance Kretchmer,
UNR football

3. Drake McElroy,
motorcycles

Local person you’d most like to have lunch with

1. Reno Mayor Bob Cashell

2. TV personality John Tyson

3. Former boxing referee, judge, Lawyer, TV personality Mills Lane