AUSTIN – Marshall News Messenger photographer Saturday was named Star Photojournalist of the Year by the Headliners Club in competition against the top news photographers at all Texas daily newspapers.

Journalists from the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, the Marshall News-Messenger, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and The Dallas Morning News won top newspaper awards Saturday from the Headliners Club in the Charles E. Green contest.

Brunner, who has been with the News Messenger about two years, had advanced to the Headliners Club competition after last month being named Star Photographer of the Year for small daily newspapers in Texas Associated Press Managing Editor's competition. Julia Robb, special projects editor for the News Messenger, was also honored in that judging as Star Reporter of the Year in the small daily category.

Winning that Texas APME competition allowed them to have their work judged against winners in all circulation sizes, from the smallest dailies to the largest metro newspapers like The Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle and others, officials said. -5/1-