Iowa Newspaper Association 2006 Winners

On Friday night the 2006 INA awards were presented and The Des Moines Register won Newspaper of the Year for General Excellence. This is determined by overall points through all categories including News, Online and Advertising. Advertising played a large role in making this possible with our many winning entries.

Advertising Winners are,

Best Food or Grocery;
1st Place – Chocolateria Stam
3rd Place – Dahls Foods

Best Ad Featuring Professional Service
2nd Place – Des Moines Realtors

Best Furniture ad
3rd Place – Homemaker's

Best Auto Ad
1st Place – Karl Chevrolet

Best Miscellaneous Ad
1st Place – Iowa Stars
2nd Place – Des Moines Area Community College

Best Special Section (SWEEP)
1st Place – Homestyle Weekly
2nd Place – Merle Hay Mall
3rd Place - Mercy Hospital

Best Ad Series featuring Merchandise or Service
1st Place – Mercy Medical Center

Best Ad for Community Promotion or Event
2nd Place – Walk To Cure Diabetes

Best Ad Designer
3rd Place – Chris Hanson

Best in Class
1st – Homestyle Weekly
2nd – Chocolateria Stam

In fact there are only two categories that we did not have a winner in, Agriculture ad and Newspaper/Marketing ad.
Congratulations to all of our winners and everyone that contributed to these ads being so successful.