Readers Poll
Alex Fine
2010 Readers Poll: News and Media
Readers pick the politician in need of a slap upside the head and more.
Published: September 22, 2010
Best Politician
Winner: Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
2nd: Gov. Martin O'Malley
3rd: former governor and gubernatorial candidate Bob Ehrlich
Best Politician in Need of a Slap Upside the Head
Winner: former mayor Sheila Dixon
2nd: Gov. Martin O'Malley
3rd: State's Attorney Patricia Jessamy
Best Do-Gooder
Winner: (tie) Andres Alonso and the late Bea Gaddy
2nd: (tie) Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld III and City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke
3rd: Adam Van Bavel
Best Troublemaker
Winner: Sheila Dixon
2nd: Patricia Jessamy
3rd: Ed Norris
Best Local Eccentric
Winner: John Waters
2nd: Leroy, mayor of Fells Point
3rd: Nosy Jack from Hampden
Best Scandal
Winner: Sheila Dixon's charges and subsequent resignation
2nd: Police Commissioner Bealefeld's alleged support of Gregg Bernstein's campaign for state's attorney
3rd: the fatal shooting of Tyrone Brown by off-duty Baltimore Police officer Gahji Tshamba
Best Local Issue You're Sick Of
Winner: crime
2nd: slots
3rd: the bottle tax
Best Use of Taxpayer Funds
Winner: schools
2nd: Charm City Circulator
3rd: street repairs
Best Misuse of Taxpayer Funds
Winner: investigation into and charges against Sheila Dixon
2nd: roadwork for the Baltimore Grand Prix
3rd: Sheila Dixon's pension
Best Print Journalist
Winner: Julie Scharper, The Baltimore Sun
2nd: (tie) Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun and Dan Rodricks, The Baltimore Sun
3rd: Anna Ditkoff, City Paper
Best Local Publication
Winner: City Paper
2nd: Urbanite
3rd: The Baltimore Sun
Best Overlooked Story
Winner: homelessness
2nd: good news
3rd: (tie) the city taking over the Senator Theatre and the possible Walmart coming to 25th Street
Best Local Blog
Winner: Midnight Sun, baltimoresun.com
2nd: Bmore Musically Informed, bmoremusic.net
3rd: Baltimore Crime, baltimorecrime.blogspot.com
Best Local Twitter Feed
Winner: @justin_fenton
2nd: @BaltimorePolice
3rd: (tie) @city_paper, @BohsandOs, @BeerInBaltimore
Best Baltimore-Related Web Site
Winner: citypaper.com
2nd: baltimoresun.com
3rd: livebaltimore.com
Best Local Radio Personality
Winner: Mickey, Amelia, and Spiegel, 98Rock
2nd: Ed Norris, WHFS-FM
3rd: Jojo and Reagan, Mix 106.5
Best Local TV News Person
Winner: Denise Koch, WJZ-TV
2nd: Stan Stovall, WBAL-TV
3rd: Marty Bass, WJZ-TV
Best Meteorologist
Winner: Bob Turk, WJZ-TV
2nd: Tom Tasselmyer, WBAL-TV
3rd: Marty Bass, WJZ-TV
Best Local Sportscaster
Winner: Mark Viviano, WJZ-TV/ESPN Radio
2nd: Gerry Sandusky, WBAL-TV
3rd: Keith Mills, WBAL-AM
Best City Paper Story
Winner: Best of Baltimore
2nd: "Nowhere to Go" by Andrea Appleton
3rd: Murder Ink by Anna Ditkoff
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