From left: WTVG-TV's Brian Trauring and his wife Linette converse with John and Barbara Cochran during the 2012 Touchstone Awards at the Toledo Club.
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Bob Bennett, left, and David Vossmer are 2012 Contributor Touchstone Awards nominees.
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WTVG-TV reporter Bill Hormann accepts his Excellence in Journalism award from Kim Sidwell.
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The Bernard F. Judy scholarships, named for the late editor-in-chief of The Blade, were presented to McKenzie Kuehnlein, left, of the University of Toledo and Shirley O'Nan of Bowling Green State University.
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Kim Sidwell, president of United Way of Greater Toledo, with PROMEDICA public affairs VP Tim Langhorst.
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WTVG-TV's Shaun Hegarty interviews guest speakers Barbara and John Cochran during the 2012 Touchstone Awards Wednesday.
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Guest speakers Barbara and John Cochran answer questions about journalism and politics from the audience.
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Baldemar Velasquez, founder and president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, wins a Lifetime Achiever Touchstone Award.
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