Motor Press Guild Announces 2018 MPG Awards Finalists

The Dean Batchelor Award, for excellence in automotive journalism,
will be presented to one MPG Award winner

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Motor Press Guild (MPG), America’s largest automotive media
association, has announced the finalists for the MPG Excellence in
Automotive Journalism Awards. The winners of this year’s awards will be
revealed during the MPG Dean Batchelor Award Dinner, held February 24,
at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.


From the winners in each of seven MPG Award categories, the Guild
chooses a single recipient for the Dean Batchelor Award. It is presented
to the journalist whose work best represents the professional standards
that marked Batchelor’s career.


The Bob D’Olivo Award for outstanding achievement in photography, named
in honor of one of the media’s most influential photographers, will also
be presented at the event.


The finalists in each category are:


Articles: Feature Article

Steven Ewing (“Digging Mongolia: Hunting for Fossils with
Infiniti and New Paleontological Tech”)


Amy Wallace (“Lady Leadfoot”)


Lyn Woodward (“The Rebelle Rally: A 7-Day, 1200-Mile,
Women-Only, GPS-Free Test of Endurance, Brains and Heart”)


Articles: News Article

Mark Harris (“Arizona Governor and Uber Kept Self-Driving
Program Secret, Emails Reveal”)


Jerry Hirsch (“Feds Say Truckers Over-Counted, Autonomous Tech
Threat Overstated”)


Jerry Hirsch (“Thor Trucks Storming Into Heavy-Duty EV Market”)


Books

Tim Considine (“Twice Around the Clock – The Yanks at Le Mans
Vol. I-III”)


Hurley Haywood and Sean Cridland (“Hurley: From the Beginning”)


Ryan Snodgrass (“Turbo 3.0: Porsche’s First Turbocharged
Supercar”)


Audio/Visual: Feature Video

Micah Muzio/COTU (Ford GT/Resale Value, KBB.com)


Randy Wells (Icarus, Hot Rod Films)


Lynne Woodward (The Rebelle Rally, The Drive)


Audio/Visual: Video Review

Henry Catchpole (Porsche 911 GTS/Manual Gearbox, Carfection on
Roadshow)


Micah Muzio/COTU (Ford Bullitt, KBB.com)


Micah Muzio/COTU (Subaru Ascent, KBB.com)


Audio/Visual: Audio Program

No Finalists


Social Media/Social Media Feed

Jonny Lieberman, Instagram


Drew Phillips, Instagram


Social Media/YouTube Channel

Doug DeMuro, “Here’s Why the Koenigsegg Agera RS1 Is Worth $10
Million”


Regular Cars, “Good Example: 1990 Chevrolet K5 Blazer: Regular Car
Reviews”


Bob D’Olivo Award For Photography

Sean Cridland (“From Darkness”)


Lisa Linke (“GT3 RS”)


Lisa Linke (“Porsche GT3 RS”)


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Contacts

Media Contact:Michelle Suzuki for MPGmichelle@msc-pr.com