Mike Ellis
VerifiedAwards
South Carolina Press Association
2013 - Faith beat reporting
Category covers all papers in the state.
South Carolina Press Association
2012 - Short Story - Third Place
South Carolina Press Association
2011 - Series of Articles - Third Place
For circulation 20,000 to 50,000. An award shared with Liz Carey, Anna Mitchell, Kirk Brown, Ray Chandler, Jennifer Crossley-Howard and Nikie Mayo. For our newspaper's series on Civil War culture for the 150th anniversary of the defining conflict.
South Carolina Press Association
2011 - Beat Reporting - Second Place
For circulation 20,000 to 50,000, open to all beats. My award was for crime and courts. The first place winner was my beat mate.
South Carolina Press Association
2011 - Online News Project
A full-on coverage of a rare Southern snow storm. Shared with Nikie Mayo, Erin Gillespie, Ken Ruinard, Sefton Ipock, Kirk Brown, Nathan Gray, Liz Carey, Jennifer Crossley Howard.
South Carolina Press Association
2010 - Beat Reporting - First Place
My award was for county government. Judges comments: "It would be hard to find who tops Ellis in detailed knowledge of his beat."
South Carolina Press Association
2010 - Spot News - First Place
For circulation 20,000 to 60,000. An award shared with contributors Ken Ruinard, Charmaine Smith-Miles and Nikie Mayo. Judges' comments: "Good story with spot news from the U.S. Army National Guard - a hard source to get immediate information from. Great team effort."