2006 Excellence in Religion Reporting Awards


Cassel Award: Religion Reporter of the Year—Small Newspaper

First Place: Nicole Neroulias, San Mateo County Times
Second Place: Daniel Burke, Lancaster New Era
Third Place: Linda Andrade Rodrigues, The Standard-Times

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

First Place: John Chadwick, The Record
Second Place: Brad A. Greenberg, The Sun and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Third Place: Jessica Ravitz, The Salt Lake Tribune

Schachern Awards: Best Religion Section or Pages

Large Papers

First Place: Salt Lake Tribune
Second Place: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Third Place: The Grand Rapids Free Press

Small Papers

First Place: The Record
Second Place: The Post and Courier
Third Place: The Huntsville Times

Supple Religion Writer of the Year

First Place: Douglas Todd, The Vancouver Sun
Second Place: Jennifer Garza, The Sacramento Bee
Third Place: Margaret Ramirez, Chicago Tribune

Templeton Religion Reporter of the Year

First Place: Gary Stern, The Journal News
Second Place: Bruce Nolan, The Times-Picayune
Third Place: James Davis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Templeton Story of the Year

First Place: Robert Sibley, The Ottawa Citizen
Second Place: John Cochran, Congressional Quarterly
Third Place: William Lobdell, Los Angeles Times