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