Public Eye Readers Picks

Best Local Hero: Jim Tarbell Photo By: Graham Lienhart

Best Local Hero:
Jim Tarbell

2. Pete Rose

3. Joe Nuxhall

4. Matt Maupin

5. Carson Palmer

Best Local Activist:
Jim Tarbell

Best Local Elected Official:
Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory

Best Scandal:
Arrest of Jeni Lee Dinkle on charges of having sex with a minor

Best Firehouse/Firefighters:
Cincinnati Fire Dept. Co. 51
(College Hill)

Best Friend to the Environment:
Dan Korman, owner of Park + Vine
1109 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-721-7275

Best Fundraising Event:
ArtWorks’ Secret Art Works
(November 2007)

Best Police Officer:
Officer Alphonso Staples
Cincinnati Police Dept.

Best Religious Leader:
Brian Tome, Crossroads Community Church
3500 Madison Road, Oakley, 513-731-7400

Best Journalist:
Joe Wessels
Cincinnati Post reporter (through Dec. 31, 2007) and current CityBeat columnist

Best Newspaper Columnist:
Paul Daugherty
Cincinnati Enquirer

Best Radio Station:
WNKU-FM

Best Radio Personality:
Jeff & Jenn, Q102

Best Radio Talk Show Host:
Bill Cunningham, WLW-AM

Best TV Newscast:
WCPO
(Channel 9)

Best TV Anchor:
Clyde Gray, WCPO
(Channel 9)

Best TV Sportscaster:
Ken Broo, WLWT
(Channel 5)

Best TV Weathercaster:
Derek Beasley, WLWT
(Channel 5)

Best Web Site:
cincinnati.com

Best Blog: Buy Cincy (co-founders Sean Fisher and Kurt Myers) Photo By: Joe Lamb

Best Blog:
Buy Cincy (buycincy.com)

2. Building Cincinnati
(building-cincinnati.com)

3. Lance McAlister Blog (1530homer.com/pages/lancesBlog)

4. Cincinnati Blog
(cincinnati.blogspot.com)

5. Urban Cincinnati
(urbancincy.com)

The Ticker: Here’s breaking news: Paul Daugherty wins Best Columnist for the 12th consecutive year, every Best of Cincinnati ever. … Other perennial winners include Clyde Gray (TV Anchor) for nine straight years; Channel 9 (TV Newscast) seven straight years; and WNKU (Radio Station) four straight years. … First-time winners include Cincinnati Fire Dept. Co. 51 (Firehouse/Firefighters), Dan Korman (Friend to the Environment), ArtWorks’ Secret Art Works (Fund-Raising Event), Alphonso Staples (Police Officer), Joe Wessels (Journalist), Derek Beasley (Weathercaster) and Buy Cincy (Blog).