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2018 Wilbur Awards program brochure was made possible by An InterfaithAn Interfaith Association Association Of Of Professional Professional United Methodist Women. CommunicatorsCommunicators Founded Founded In In 1929 1929 www.religioncommunicators.org RELIGIONCOMMUNICATORS.ORGRELIGIONCOMMUNICATORS.ORG HOST: M. Alexis Scott has a long career as a newspaper journalist, executive and visionary community leader. After nearly BOOKS: Non-Fiction DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS: 17 years as publisher of the Atlanta Daily World, a newspaper founded by her grandfather in 1928, she was part of the Being Hindu: Understanding a Online News Stories executive team that opened the Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta in 2014. Before joining the Peaceful Path in a Violent World “How Christians Across America team at The Center, her responsibilities at the Atlanta Daily World included management of its overall business Rowman & Littlefield Are Fighting Trump’s Refugee operations, news content, and writing a regular column. Hindol Sengupta, author Ban” Formerly, Ms. Scott had a 22-year career with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Cox Enterprises, Inc., where she Bright Magazine worked her way up from reporter to vice president/community affairs at the AJC, and director of diversity at Cox. Laura Rena Murray, writer She is a political commentator on the Georgia Gang, a week-in-review program broadcast Sundays on FOX 5 Atlanta where she has appeared regularly since 2002. BOOKS: Non-Fiction Stakes is High: Race, Faith, and Hope for America DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS: Welcome to the 2018 Wilbur Awards at the Religion Communicators Council’s Annual Convention in Chalice Press Social Media Atlanta. Thank you for joining us. RCC helps religious communicators tell the stories at the intersection of Michael W. Waters, author An America Without Muslims? faith and the public arena. The Wilbur Awards celebrate excellence in journalism and religious storytelling. Institute for Social Policy First given in 1949, Wilburs recognize the work of individuals and agencies as they communicate about and Understanding religious issues and positive values. This year’s winners join a distinguished array from the long history of Katie Grimes, video editor; the awards. Each will receive a beautiful, hand-crafted award. Congratulations Wilbur Award winners! Dalia Mogahed, script writer

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HOST: M. Alexis Scott has a long career as a newspaper journalist, executive and visionary community leader. After nearly BOOKS: Non-Fiction DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS: 17 years as publisher of the Atlanta Daily World, a newspaper founded by her grandfather in 1928, she was part of the Being Hindu: Understanding a Online News Stories executive team that opened the Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta in 2014. Before joining the Peaceful Path in a Violent World “How Christians Across America team at The Center, her responsibilities at the Atlanta Daily World included management of its overall business Rowman & Littlefield Are Fighting Trump’s Refugee operations, news content, and writing a regular column. Hindol Sengupta, author Ban” Formerly, Ms. Scott had a 22-year career with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Cox Enterprises, Inc., where she Bright Magazine worked her way up from reporter to vice president/community affairs at the AJC, and director of diversity at Cox. Laura Rena Murray, writer She is a political commentator on the Georgia Gang, a week-in-review program broadcast Sundays on FOX 5 Atlanta where she has appeared regularly since 2002. BOOKS: Non-Fiction Stakes is High: Race, Faith, and Hope for America DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS: Welcome to the 2018 Wilbur Awards at the Religion Communicators Council’s Annual Convention in Chalice Press Social Media Atlanta. Thank you for joining us. RCC helps religious communicators tell the stories at the intersection of Michael W. Waters, author An America Without Muslims? faith and the public arena. The Wilbur Awards celebrate excellence in journalism and religious storytelling. Institute for Social Policy First given in 1949, Wilburs recognize the work of individuals and agencies as they communicate about and Understanding religious issues and positive values. This year’s winners join a distinguished array from the long history of Katie Grimes, video editor; the awards. Each will receive a beautiful, hand-crafted award. Congratulations Wilbur Award winners! Dalia Mogahed, script writer

RELIGION COMMUNICATORS COUNCIL WILBUR AWARD 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, ROOM 1505 NEW YORK, NY 10115 DEADLINE

February. 6, 2019