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August 8, 2007
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Babe Winkelman Honored with Outdoor Writers Association of America’s
Excellence in Craft Award
MISSOULA, Mont. – At its annual conference in Roanoke, Va., Outdoor Writers
Association of America (OWAA) announced the winner of its coveted Excellence in
Craft Award. The award is given annually to an OWAA member for outstanding
effort in upholding the OWAA Creed and continued excellence in craft.
This year’s recipient is Babe Winkelman of Brainerd, Minn., a 32-year member of
OWAA.
Winkelman hosts the nationally syndicated television series “Good Fishing” and
“Outdoor Secrets.” Winkelman’s career began with articles written for Bassmaster,
Fins & Feathers and The “In” Fisherman. In 1975, he joined OWAA and, five years
later, developed his own television series after producing a successful run of
commercials.
In 1988, Winkelman was inducted into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and,
in 1992, into the Sports Legends Hall of Fame in Columbus, Ohio. Over the years
of his OWAA membership, he has been a perennial winner in OWAA Excellence in
Craft contests, and his productions company has won more than 75 national and
international awards for excellence in the last three years alone.
The OWAA Excellence in Craft Award was initiated in 1971 to honor an OWAA member
“for outstanding effort in upholding the OWAA Creed and continued excellence in
craft.”
The Excellence in Craft Award was presented to Winkelman by Chris Madson, editor
of Wyoming Wildlife, and the 2006 Excellence in Craft Award recipient.
Since its inception in 1927, OWAA has become the largest and oldest association
of professional outdoor communicators in the United States. OWAA’s mission is to
improve the professional skills of its members, set the highest ethical and
communications standards, encourage public enjoyment and conservation of natural
resources and mentor the next generation of professional outdoor communicators.
The national headquarters is located in Missoula, Mont. For more information
about OWAA, the award and OWAA’s annual conference, visit
www.owaa.org.
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