List of 2003 Wilbur Award Winners:

1) Newspapers, top 15 markets: "Abuse in the Catholic Church," The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, Michael Paulson, writer. 2)  Newspapers, other markets: "United They Stand," The Plain Dealer Sunday Magazine, Cleveland, Ohio, Diana Keough, writer. 3)  Newspaper column: "Sunday Reflections," The Republican-American, Waterbury, Connecticut, Tracey O'Shaughnessy, columnist. 4)  Newspaper religion sections: The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, Bruce Tomaso, religion editor. 5)  Magazines: "The Legacy of Abraham," Time Magazine, David Van Biema, writer. 6)  Editorial Cartoons and Comic Strips: Frazz, United Media, New York, New York, Jef Mallett, artist. 7)  Photography: "A Child Shall Lead Them," The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Matt Detrich, photographer. 8)  Book: "Taking Back Islam: American Muslims Reclaim Their Faith," Rodale Books, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, edited by Michael Wolfe and the producers of Beliefnet. 9) Radio: "Been There, Done That" with Marty Goldensohn, WHYY FM 91, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna, associate producer Mike Talis. 10)  Television Drama: "Unforgiven," Third Watch, Warner Brothers Television and John Wells Productions, Burbank, California, for NBC television. 11) Television, national news: "Exploring Religious America Series," Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, Thirteen/WNET, New York, New York, Arnold Labaton, executive producer, Bob Abernethy, host and correspondent.  Other correspondents - Jeff Sheler, Kim Lawton, Judy Valente, Lucky Severson. Producers - Gail Fendley, Patti Jette, Judy Reynolds, Phil O'Connor, Marcia Henning. 12) Television, local news: "Faith: One Year After 9/11." WPBT Channel 2, North Miami, Florida, Marilu Lozada, producer and writer, Sean Hickey, videographer and editor. 13) Television Documentary: 'The Pacifist Who Went to War," National Film Board of Canada, Toronto, Canada, David Neufeld, director, and Joe MacDonald, producer.

News release — March 19, 2003

2003 Wilbur Awards, Given for Religious Themes, Recognize Outstanding Radio, Television, Books, Journalism INDIANAPOLIS - The Boston Globe has been chosen the best major market newspaper by the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) in its annual Wilbur Awards competition.  The Globe's religion reporter, Michael Paulson, will be awarded the Wilbur for his stories about the clergy sexual abuse crisis of 2002.  Paulson was part of a team of eight Globe reporters that collaborated on an ongoing series, "Crisis in the Catholic Church," about the Roman Catholic Church's handling of sexually abusive priests.  RCC gives the Wilbur Awards to outstanding secular media entries that feature religious issues, themes and values. Anne Ryder, co-anchor of WTHR-TV news in Indianapolis and a former Wilbur Award winner, will host the awards ceremony April 26 at the Artsgarden in downtown Indianapolis in conjunction with the Religion Communicators Council's 2003 convention.  Based in New York City, the RCC is the oldest and largest organization of professional communicators of religion.  For the fifth year in a row, The Dallas Morning News has won the Wilbur for newspaper religion sections.  Tracey O'Shaughnessy has won her second Wilbur for her "Sunday Reflections" column in The Republican-American newspaper of Waterbury, Connecticut.  Other winners in the newspaper category include Diana Keough for her Cleveland Plain Dealer article, "United They Stand," and Matt Detrich for his photography, "A Child Shall Lead Them," in the Indianapolis Star. The televison drama Wilbur, awarded to The West Wing in 2001 and 2002, goes this year to another Warner Brothers Television and John Wells production, Third Watch, for its episode titled "Unforgiven."  Other television winners include Religion & Ethics Newsweekly for its series "Exploring Religious America;" WPBT Channel 2, North Miami, Fla., for its news feature on "Faith: One Year After 9/11;" and the National Film Board of Canada for its documentary "The Pacifist Who Went to War." Other Wilbur winners are David Van Biema for his article on "The Legacy of Abraham" in Time Magazine, Jef Mallett for his United Media comic strip Frazz, Rodale Press for its book "Taking Back Islam: American Muslims Reclaim Their Faith," and WHYY FM 91 radio in Philadelphia for "Been There, Done That" with Marty Goldensohn. Wilbur Award recipients are given a stained-glass trophy.  The awards are named for Marvin C. Wilbur, a pioneer in the field of religious public relations.  Wilbur Awards banquet tickets are still available.  For more information visit the RCC Web site at www.religioncommunicators.org or contact the Rev. Eric C. Shafer, chair of the Wilbur Awards, at 773-380-2960 or eshafer@elca.org.