Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . The Series . Awards

August 29, 2008




	ANGEL AWARDS - Excellence In Media National Television Award of Excellence "Sex and the Pulpit" -- Show #142 (1999) Award of Merit "Oregon Assisted Suicide" -- Show #203 (1998) Silver Angel Award Anti-trafficking Activist Sunitha Krishnan -- Show #1019 (2008) Anne Lamott -- Show #1027 (2008) Sara Miles -- Show #1039 (2008) Street Children of Brazil -- Show #1042 (2008) Missionary Doctor Mark Jacobson -- Show #1047 (2008) Holocaust Forgiveness Advocate Eva Kor -- Show #1046 (2008) Exonerated Prisoners -- Show #1048 (2008) Circuit Preacher David Brown -- Show #1053 (2008) Pat Nolan -- Show #1103 (2008) Clemency for Prisoners -- Show #1104 (2008) "Scott Neeson" -- Show #923 (2007) "Peru Doctor" -- Show #938 (2007) "Down Syndrome" -- Show #931 (2007) "Basil Brave Heart" -- Show #1009 (2007) "Rick and Kay Warren" -- Show #1001 (2007) "Rev. Gardner C. Taylor" -- Show #951 (2007) "Homeless Hospice" -- Show #1013 (2007) "Jean Vanier" -- Show #939 (2007) "Faith and Family in America, Part Two: Religion and Parenting" -- Show #910 (2006) "Right to Live" -- Show #852 (2006) "Gerard Straub" -- Show #837 (2006) "Impossible Choices" -- Show #833 (2006) "Buddhist Tiger Temple" -- Show #833 (2006) "Sister Mary Andrew Matesich" -- Show #828 (2006) "Reconciliation in Greensboro" -- Show #810 (2005) "Indian Violins"-- Show #745 (2005) "Seed School" -- Show #743 (2005) "Father Joe: Slum Priest" -- Show #740 (2005) "Prolonging Life" -- Show #738 (2005) Internet -- RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY Web site, Thirteen/WNET (2004) "Misericordia" -- Show #636 (2004) "Teen Hospice" -- Show #625 (2004) "Nun Doctor" -- Show #610 (2004) "Anti-Abortion Cams" -- Show #603 (2004) "Legal Ethics" -- Show #448 (2002) "Holocaust Survivors: The Search for Faith" -- Show #434 (2002) "Juvenile Justice" -- Show #421 (2002) "Louisiana Prison Hospice" -- Show #329 (2001) "Disabled Accessibility" -- Show #305 (2000) "Dorchester Temple" -- Show #312 (2000) "Palliative Care" -- Show #245 (2000)



	APPLE AWARD - National Education Media Network (NEMN) Multi-Topic Magazine Format Bronze Apple "Black Women Preachers" -- Show #125 (1998)



	CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS The International Television Competitions News Program/Magazine Silver Plaque For "The Series" (2008) Show #'s 947 (2007) Show #'s 833 & 836 (2006) Certificate of Merit Show #'s 740 & 813 (2005) Show #'s 636 & 704 (2004) Show #'s 434, 436 & 438 (2001)



	CINE GOLDEN EAGLE AWARDS Broadcast - News - Informational "Anti-Trafficking Activist Sunitha Krishnan" - Show # 1019 (2007) "DNA and Fair Trials" -- Show # 941 (2006) "Scott Neeson "-- Show # 941 (2006) "Impossible Choices" -- Show #833 (2005) "Euro Islam" -- Show #746 (2005) "Israel in Crisis" -- Show #704 (2004) "Teen Hospice" -- Show #625 (2003) "The Ethics of Cloning" -- Show #545 (2003) "Celibacy and the Priesthood" -- Show #532 (2002) "Palliative and Hospice Care for Dying Children" -- Show #501 (2002)



	CLARION AWARD - The Association for Women in Communications (AWC) Television News Feature Story, National "Catholicism in Spain" -- Show #945 (2007) "Euro Islam" -- Show #746 (2005) Television News Magazine Program "Cambodia Land Mines" (Honorable Mention) -- Show #647 (2004) "AIDS and the African-American Church" -- Show #519 (2003)



	COUNCIL ON CONTEMPORARY FAMILIES - 2007 Media Award for Video Coverage of America's Families "Faith and Family in America" -- Show #908 (2007)



	GABRIEL AWARDS - Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals Television - Short Feature - National Release Certificate of Merit "Scott Neeson" - Show #923 (2007) Misericordia" -- Show #636 (2004) Buddhist Tiger Temple -- Show #833 (2006) Personal Achievement Award Bob Abernethy -- (2003)



	GRACIE ALLEN AWARDS - American Women in Radio & Television (AWRT) National News Magazine "Impossible Choices" -- Show #833 (2006) Programming/Information - Magazine "Mary Magdalene" -- Show #712 (2003) "Orthodox Women" -- Show #315 (1999)



	INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL AWARD United States Festival Association Religion, Ethics, Humanities Certificate for Creative Excellence "Thailand AIDS Refuge" -- Show #1031 (2008) "Street Children of Brazil" -- Show #1042 (2008) "Iraqi Orphan Adoption" -- Show #1122 (2008) "Huntsville: Death Capital" -- Show #914 (2007) "Basil Brave Heart"-- Show #1009 (2007) "Cambodia Land Mines" -- Show #647 (2004) "Misericordia" -- Show #636 (2004) "Teen Hospice" -- Show #625 (2002) "The Ethics of Cloning" -- Show #545 (2002) "Deaf Mass" -- Show #420 (2001) "Forgiveness" -- Show #438 (2001) "Legal Ethics" -- Show #448 (2001) "Reconciliation in Rwanda" -- Show #341 (2000) "Church Health Center" -- Show #323 (1999) "The Hajj" (Part 3) -- Show #145 (1998) Silver Screen Award "Georgia Sex Offender Law -- Show #1022 (2007) "Down Syndrome -- Show #931 (2007) "Rural Churches" -- Show #343 (2000) "Premature Babies" -- Show #308 (1999) Gold Camera Award "Scott Neeson -- Show #923 (2007) "Peru Doctor -- Show #938 (2007) "Fair Use of Water" -- Show #1016(2007) "Homeless Hospice" -- Show #1013 (2007)



	NABJ (National Association of Black Journalists) - Salute to Excellence Awards Broadcast Television - Public Affairs/News Magazines 1st Place Award "Floyd Flake" -- Show #804 (2005) 3rd Place Certificate "African American Muslims Views on War with Iraq" -- Show #630 (2004) "Rep. John Lewis" -- Show #720 (2005) "Black Churches and Gay Marriage" -- Show #746 (2005) "AIDS and the African-American Church" -- Show #519 (2003)


	National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Bob Abernethy - 2006 Gold Circle Honoree



	NEW YORK FESTIVALS TV Programming-Religious Programs Gold WorldMedal "Street Children of Brazil" -- Show #1042 (2008) "AIDS and the African-American Church" -- Show #519 (2002) Finalist Certificate "Scott Neeson" -- Show #923 (2006) "Impossible Choices" -- Show #833 (2005) "Father Joe Maier: Slum Priest" -- Show #740 (2004) "Teen Hospice" -- Show #625 (2003) "Louisiana Prison Hospice" -- Show #339 (2001) Silver WorldMedal "Homeless Hospice" -- Show #1013 (2008) "Sister Mary Andrew Matesich" -- Show #811 (2005) "Cambodia Land Mines" -- Show #647 (2004) "Misericordia" -- Show #636 (2003) "Premature Babies" -- Show #308 (2000) Bronze WorldMedal "Huntsville: Death Capital" -- Show #914 (2006)



	RCC (Religion Communicators Council) - Washington, DC Chapter Winston Taylor Awards for Excellence in Religion Communication Bob Abernethy, Executive Editor and Host, (2005)



	RIAS Berlin Commission 2nd TV Award "Jews in Germany" -- Show #913 (2005)



	RNA - Religion Newswriters Association National Television Reporting on Religion Kim Lawton, Managing Editor and Correspondent, (2004) Deryl Davis, Religion Editor and Correspondent, (2003) Deryl Davis, Religion Editor and Correspondent, (2002)



	SAJA (SOUTH ASIAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION) AWARDS Broadcast (TV/Radio) - Outstanding story on any subject "Sex Selection in India" -- Show #440 (2001)



	SIGMA DELTA CHI AWARD - Society of Professional Journalists Television-Feature Reporting - Network - Top 40 Markets "Premature Babies" -- Show #308 (1999)



	UNITY AWARD IN MEDIA - Lincoln University of Missouri Television - Public Affairs/Social Issues "New Orleans Rebirth" -- Show #912 (2006) "Darfur Update" -- Show #837 (2006) "Rep. John Lewis" -- Show #720 (2005) "Misericordia" -- Show #636 (2004) "AIDS and the African-American Church" -- Show #519 (2003) "Ma'afa" -- Show #405 (2001) "Disabled Accessibility" -- Show #329 (2000)



	WILBUR AWARDS - Religion Communicators Council Television, National News "Impossible Choices" -- Show #833 (2006) "Father Joe: Slum Priest" -- Show #740 (2005) "Exploring Religious America" -- Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 -- Show #'s 534, 535, 536, 537 (2002) Show #205 -- (1998)