2009 Excellence in Religion Reporting Awards


Cassel Award: Religion Reporter of the Year—Small Newspaper

First Place: Melanie B. Smith, The Daily Decatur
Second Place: Melissa Nann Burke, York Daily/Sunday News
Third Place: Adriana Janovich, Yakima Herald-Republic

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

First Place: Jeff Brumley, Florida Times-Union
Second Place: Bob Smietana, The Tennessean
Third Place: Julia Duin, The Washington Times

Radio Religion Reporting

First Place: Stephanie Martin, KQED Radio
Second Place: Monica Brady-Myerov, WBUR-FM
Third Place: Jessica Alpert, NPR

Religion Reporter of the Year

First Place: Moni Basu, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Second Place: Julia Duin, The Washington Times
Third Place: Eric Gorski, Associated Press

Schachern Award: Best Religion Section or Pages

First Place: The Salt Lake Tribune
Second Place: The Houston Chronicle
Third Place: The Post and Courier (Charlotte)

Supple Religion Writer of the Year

First Place: Moni Basu, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Second Place: Michelle Bearden, The Tampa Tribune
Third Place: Tim Townsend, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Television Reporting

First Place: Kim Lawton, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Second Place: Judy Valente, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Third Place: Kimberly Holmes, WBOC-TV