SOUTH CAROLINA OUTDOOR PRESS ASSOCIATION

South Carolina Outdoor Press Honors Casada, Excellence in Craft

The South Carolina Outdoor Press Association (SCOPe) presented special honors to Jim Casada and others at the organization’s 29th annual conference September 17th in Edgefield, S.C.

SCOPe is an organization of writers, editors, photographers, media producers and authors dedicated to a high standard of professionalism and ethics in communicating about the outdoors in South Carolina.

Well known author and charter member of SCOPe, Jim Casada was honored with the Pat Robertson Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual conference September 17th. President Brian Carroll presented the award to Casada who was recognized for his long-term commitment to the organization, and for a career spent documenting, reporting and exhorting about the lifestyle we all enjoy as sportsmen and women. Pat Robertson for whom the award is named, gave a well-deserved roast of Casada recounting many stories from his career that has spanned over fifty years.

In addition to the recognition of Casada for his lifetime achievement. SCOPe also presented their Excellence in Craft Awards to its membership. Once again dominating the awards was Jim Casada who took top honors in Best Newspaper Feature and Best Column and best Magazine Short Feature. Other awards were bestowed as follows:

Magazine Feature: 1st – Jon Wongrey, 2nd- Jim Mize, 3rd Jon Wongrey

Magazine Short Feature: 1st – Jim Casada, 2nd – Pete Rogers, 3rd – Jim Casada

Electronic Media: 1st – Pat Robertson, 2nd – Jim Mize, 3rd – Pete Rogers

Non Game Story: 1st – Jim Mize, 2nd – Jim Casada, 3rd – Jim Mize

Bob Glendy Award for Best Overall Fishing Story: Pete Rogers

Published Photography: 1st – Jim Mize, 2nd – Pete Rogers, 3rd – Pete Rogers

Open Photography: 1st – Pete Rogers, 2nd – Pete Rogers, 3rd – Jim Mize

SCOPe would like to thank the National Wild Turkey Federation and the Palmetto Shooting Complex for their hospitality in hosting this year’s conference. The 2017 conference will be held in Florence, SC and will mark the organization’s thirtieth year as a professional organization.

For more information on SCOPe or to join, please contact; Roger Metz at rmetz@bellsouth.net 864-414-8787