Personalities

Best politician

1. Harry Reid

2. Bob Cashell

3. Sheila Leslie

Best interior designer

1. Heather Draper
Urban Design Studio, 645 Plumas St., 425-3248

2. Jessica Schneider

3. Angie Bommarito

Best local political activist

1. Bob Fulkerson

2. Scott Kelley

3. Richard Flyer

Best local blogger

1. Myrna the Minx

2. Dennis Hof

3. Ryan Jerz

Best local columnist

1. Cory Farley
Reno Gazette-Journal

2. Siobhan McAndrew
Reno Gazette-Journal

3. Bruce Van Dyke
Reno News & Review

Best local TV anchor

1. Tad Dunbar
KOLO Channel 8 (yes, we know)

2. Kristen Remington
KTVN Channel 2

3. Wendy Damonte
KTVN Channel 2

Best local TV news

1. KTVN Channel 2

2. KRNV Channel 4

3. KOLO Channel 8

Best local TV news hairstyle

1. Wendy Damonte

2. Kristen Remington

3. Shelby Sheehan

Best local radio DJ or DJ team

1. Mel
KRZQ

2. Bill & Connie
Alice

3. Chris Payne
KRZQ

Best real estate agent

1. Karin Baker

2. Barrie Schuster

Best bartender, male

1. Phillip Brown
5 Star Saloon, 132 West St., 329-2878

2. Anthony Thomas
Tronix, 303 Kietzke Lane, 333-9696

3. John Benson
Imperial Bar and Lounge, 150 N. Arlington Ave., 324-6399

Best bartender, female

1. Danni Molisee
Stone House Café, 1907 S. Arlington Ave., 284-3895

2. Amber Bass
Satellite, 188 California Ave., 786-3536

3. Lindsay Schott
Legends Grill Sports & Spirits, 6015 S. Virginia St., 853-5550

Best cocktail server

1. Cindy Stone
Eldorado Hotel Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., 786-5700

Best attorney

1. Egan Walker

2. Roger Harada

3. James “Andy” Boles

Best local actress/actor

1. Mary Bennett

2. Holly Natwora

Best local musician

1. Kate Cotter

2. Georgia Mowers

3. George Pickard

Best elementary school teacher

1. Derek Bowman

2. Pat Plowden

3. Mike Perrier

Best high school teacher

1. Brent Busboom

2. Levi Watson

3. Lee Wilhelm

Best college professor

1. Ted Owens

2. Bob Felten

3. Bernard Schopen

Best local filmmaker

1. Asa Gilmore

2. Victor Hugo Mercado

Best visual artist

1. Ahren Hertel

2. Asa Gilmore

3. Ray Valdez

Best sculptor

1. Rebekah Bogard

2. Laura Mijanovich

Best poet

1. Ryan Stark

2. Gailmarie Pahmeier

3. Shaun T. Griffin

Best novelist

1. Bernie Schopen

2. Christopher Coake (short stories)

Best exotic dancer

1. Shyann
Fantasy Girls, 1095 E. Fourth St., 322-2582

Best legal prostitute

1. Air Force Amy

2. Isabella Soprano

3. Bunny Love

Best local journalist

1. Dennis Myers

2. D. Brian Burghart

3. John Tyson