The Today Show NBC editors selected their best picks from 2008 news and sports images. If you are not on duty trying to track down the first of the season snow feature – sit on a couch and vote for your favorite image. Disciplined tight edit of international events and diversity in topics given the short length of multimedia piece.

Connecticut-based Jessica Hill, a Journal-Inquirer photo editor, is representing Region 1 – her image is the final one of the sports gallery. Whoo-hoo!

Red Sox and Boston College teams represented – though in away games. ‘Tis the time of year for look backs, so if you see retrospectives worth a look – send a comment our way.

-Sarah Evans