2007 Excellence in Religion Reporting Awards


Cassel Award: Religion Reporter of the Year—Small Newspaper

First Place: Larissa Theodore-Dudkiewicz, Beaver County Times
Second Place: Terri Jo Ryan, Waco Tribune-Herald
Third Place: Terry Rombeck, Lawrence Journal-World

Cornell Award: Religion Reporter of the Year—Mid-Sized Newspapers

First Place: G. Jeffrey MacDonald, The Christian Science Monitor
Second Place: Bill Sherman, Tulsa World
Third Place: John Chadwick, The Bergen County Record

Radio Religion Reporting

First Place: Rachel Martin, NPR
Second Place: Jason DeRose, Chicago Public Radio
Third Place: Philip Graitcer, Georgia Public Radio

Schachern Award: Best Religion Section or Pages

Large Newspapers
First Place: The Salt Lake Tribune
Second Place: Star Tribune
Third Place: The Grand Rapids Press

Small Newspapers
First Place: The Mobile Press Register
Second Place: Deseret Morning News
Third Place: The Huntsville Times

Supple Religion Writer of the Year

First Place: Eric Gorski, Associated Press
Second Place: John Chadwick, The Bergen County Record
Third Place: Jeff Weiss, Dallas Morning News

Television Reporting

Short Form
First Place: Maria Arita, CBS II (Dallas/Fort Worth)
Second Place: Maria Arita, CBS II (Dallas/Fort Worth)
Third Place: Jamey Tucker, WKRN

Long Form
First Place: Janet Vincent, NewsHour with Jim Leher
Second Place: Lucky Severson, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Third Place: Kim Lawton, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

Templeton Religion Reporter of the Year

First Place: Sandi Dolbee, The San Diego Union-Tribune
Second Place: Cathleen Falsani, The Chicago Sun-Times
Third Place: Eric Gorski, Associated Press

Templeton Story of the Year

First Place: David O’Reilly, Philadelphia Inquirer
Second Place: Eric Gorski, Associated Press
Third Place: Neil Munro, National Journal