2004 RNA CONTEST WINNERS
Awards banquet photos

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Cassels Award for Excellence in Religion Reporting
1st- Gloria LaBounty, The Sun Chronicle
2nd- Maya Kremen, Herald News (West Patterson, N.J.)
3rd- Karen Owens-Phelps, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

Chandler Award for Student Reporter of the Year in Religion News
1st- Andy Olsen, Asbury College
2nd- William Nathan Ross Todd, University of Missouri
3rd- Jeffrey A. LaBroad, Boston College
3rd- Amanda Michaels, University of Notre Dame

Cornell Award for Excellence in Religion Reporting
1st- Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune
2nd- Julia Duin, The Washington Times
3rd- Norris Burkes, Gannet News Service

Radio Excellence in Religion Reporting
National: Barbara Bradley Hagerty, National Public Radio
Local: Simone M. Orendain, Northern Public Radio- WNIJ-FM

Schachern for Excellence in Religion Pages and Sections
Large: The Dallas Morning News, Ed. Bruce Tomaso
Medium: The Salt Lake Tribune, Ed. Peg McEntee
Small: Santa Barbara News-Press, Ed. Al Bonowitz

Supple Award for Religion Writer of the Year
1st- Eric Gorski, The Denver Post
2nd- John Blake, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
3rd- William Lobdell, Los Angeles Times

Television Excellence in Religion Reporting
1st- Kim Lawton, Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly

Templeton Story of the Year
1st- Rukmini Maria Callimachi, The Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill)
2nd- David Van Biema, TIME Magazine
3rd- Ward Sanderson, Stars and Stripes

Templeton Reporter of the Year
1st- Sandi Dolbee, The San Diego Union-Tribune
2nd- Bruce Nolan, The Times-Picayune
3rd- Darren Barbee, Fort Worth Star-Telegram