Announcing the Golden Melon Awards
by The Melon
January 2009 marks the first year of The Melon’s online magazine and to commemorate such an auspicious occasion, we’re pleased to announce the 1st Annual Golden Melon Awards. This is an opportunity to reward those outstanding Melon contributors and fans.
The Melon is now accepting nominations for the following categories. Submit a nomination by entering a comment or emailing goldenmelon@thmelononline.com. Nominees will be announced in early December and the awards will be given out on January 3rd, 2009. If you have category suggestions, as well, please forward those.
- GOLDEN CONTRIBUTOR (Contributor of the year.)
- INTERVIEW OF THE YEAR (Best interview of the year. Both podcasts and videos qualify.)
- MELONITE OF THE YEAR (For outstanding Guest Contributions or Commenting.)
- THE HARTMAN AWARD (Article/piece with most educational value. Named after our first guest on Melon Radio Darrick Hartman.)
- THE SOUND AWARD (Given to an article with outstanding local (Sound Area) coverage.)
- THE SPIT-SEED AWARD (Most hilarious, weird or insane article/piece or figure relating to The Melon.)
Nominations are due by December 1st.
November 18th, 2008 at 1:30 am
spit-seed award: The Traveller!
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November 18th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Yeah, I’m fairly confident the Traveller is a shoe-in for that award.
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November 18th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
My nominations:
Golden Contrib -
Walker Lindley
Glynnis Kirchmeier
Interview –
Tim Eyman 2
Rev. Bill Bischel
Melonite –
RR Anderson
marumaruyopparai
Liam Rosen
Hartman –
So Whose Fault is IT? by CVV
Separation no longer by CVV
Economy Begins to Reach Edges of Environmental Production by GK
The American Diet by EK
Artificial Intelligence Takes a Big Step Forward by WL
Sound -
Frost Park Chalk Off Coverage – EE
Election Coverage – CVV
School Board Coverage – The Melon
Spit-Seed -
Traveller
Obama a Muslin Terrorist… EE
McCain/Palin Start Rock Group EE
Joe the Plumber Gets Schooled JB
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November 18th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
My Nominations:
GOLDEN CONTRIBUTOR:
Elliot Trotter (because he either produced or assisted in creating the most original content for The Melon this year)
Walker Lindley
INTERVIEW:
Tim Eyman 1 & 2 (the first opened the doors for us)
Whitney Rhodes, Exit 133
Ron Thom & Hartman Education Special
MELONITE
RR. Anderson
Glyniss Kirchmeier
Matt Stevens
HARTMAN:
Artificial Intelligence Takes a Big Step Forward by WL
Ground Noise and Static by Joseph La Sac
GI Coffee House by Jospeh La Sac
Interview with Professor Kontogeorgeopolis about Burma
SOUND
Frost Park Chalk Off Coverage by Electric Elliot
Gi Coffee House by Joseph La Sac
SPIT-SEED
Traveller
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November 18th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
for the GOLDEN CONTRIBUTOR (Contributor of the year)…
I nominate Joseph la Sac for going where most people feel too uncomfortable to go, for being arrested twice just to honestly film an event, for offering the protection and voice of media coverage to those who are willing to put themselves at risk for what they believe in rather than just talking about it, for staying out all day and night for days at a time to make sure that dissent is heard. Joe did more than just read and make interesting social commentary for the melon. He risked his well-being, his reputation, camera equipment, he poured in time and energy, money and ambition, to bring Tacoma the stories no one else wanted to share. He may not be the most frequent contributor, but I think he’s contributed the most real journalism.
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Chris Van Vechten Reply:
November 20th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
@commenter, Joe’s certainly a qualified contender but you’re wrong if you don’t think the Melon has other contributors who put forth “real journalism.” Why, just Elliot and I alone have interviewed over 150 politicians and community leaders in the last year alone, including: US Senator Patty Murray, Congressman Norm Dicks, State Representative Dennis Flannigan, Pierce County Councilmen Calvin Goings and Tim Ferrell, Initiative Activist Tim Eyman, Tacoma City Councilman Mike Lonergan, TEA President Derrick Hartman, State Poet Lauriete Samuel Green, Volcano Cartoonist RR Anderson, Rev Bill Bishcell, KLAY Radio Host Frank Blair, Tacoma School Board President Jim Dugan, Skip Drepps, Tacoma School Board member Kim Golding, Thomas Hine, Bill Kupinse, Stonewall President Anita Latch, Nathe Lawver, Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist, Tacoma Parks Commissioner Ryan Mello, State Senator Ed Murray, Centro LAtino Director Julio Quan, UPS President Ron Thomas, Tacoma School Board Member Connie Rickman, Dick Sonntag, State Auditor Brian Sonntag, Tom Stenger, Tacoma City Council Member Marilyn Strickland…..just to name a few.
You can endorse a contributor without minimizing the efforts of our fellow Melonites.
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Electric Elliot Reply:
November 20th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
@Chris Van Vechten, Really aching for that award, eh Chris?
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anonymous Reply:
November 21st, 2008 at 9:10 am
I guess I should have said, the most interesting journalism? The people who aren’t normally featured in newspapers and on tv? School board members and local politicians and artists are great, but everyone loves and talks about them. Joe looks to the people who are overlooked or even looked down upon by everyone else, whose names you don’t see in mainstream news. Talking to the local council members, candidates, or school board members are interesting, but something that regular news outlets and high school news papers often cover.
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