2021 Wilbur Awards
RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNICATING RELIGIOUS ISSUES, VALUES, AND THEMES IN THE PUBLIC MEDIA
AN INTERFAITH ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS FOUNDED IN 1929 RELIGIONCOMMUNICATORS.ORG Dear Wilbur Award Recipient, 20212021 WILBURWILBUR AWARDAWARD Congratulations on receiving the 2021 Wilbur Award for excellence in communicating religions values and themes. This award WINNERSWINNERS represents the best in religion communication and reflects your efforts to create public NEWSPAPERS content that advances religious literacy and promotes religious values. I applaud you on this great achievement and wish you all National or Top 15 Metro Markets continued success in the future. COVID hits the church (series) Sincerely, The Associated Press Jacqueline F. Fuller Luis Andres Henao, reporter; David RCC President Crary, reporter; Jessie Wardarski, video journalist Host - Ryan Koch, Wilbur Award Coordinator
“I am in awe of the way the awardees were able All Other Markets to communicate religious and inspiring themes How religion is front and center in the heated with dedication, grace, and sensitivity. It is an honor to associate with professionals such as Georgia Senate runoff races these, and I look forward to collaborating, Deseret News coordinating, and communicating with them Mya Jaradat, reporter long into the future.”
Ryan is the Director of the New York Office of Public and Blog/Column International Affairs for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day When Christians won’t acknowledge racism, protest Saints and the President of the Religion Communicators Council becomes church New York City Chapter. Religion News Service Andre Henry, author; Paul O'Donnell, editor; Roxanne Stone, Special Wilbur Award editor From time to time, the board of governors of the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) confers a special Wilbur MAGAZINES Award to a person or organization whose body of work makes a substantial and unique contribution to public discourse on National or Top 15 Metro Markets religious faith and values or interfaith dialogue and understanding. The Most American Religion This year, a Special Wilbur Award will be presented to Dennis The Atlantic C. Benson for his extraordinary career in media and public McKay Coppins, writer; Denise Wills, editor; Jeffrey discourse that has spanned over the course of six decades. Goldberg, editor in chief
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