The editorial staff of The Alabama Baptist recently received honors from four national religious organizations.
Garnering a total of 14 national awards for its work published in 2002, the staff of the state Baptist paper was honored for its work in feature writing, photography, design and overall excellence. Other Baptist individuals and groups also were honored for their top work.
The state Baptist paper earned an award of excellence for its 2002 state convention coverage from Associated Church Press (ACP).
The judges said, “This section contains a wonderful array of well-written stories and helpful visual elements.
“The design and use of color are helpful in navigating the section. Article depth and selection is key to painting a well-rounded picture of this event,” said the judges.
ACP also awarded the staff an honorable mention for its theme section “Spanning the Globe.” Writers for this section were Sue Ann Miller — former assistant editor, now director of advertising for The Alabama Baptist — and Anthony Wade, assistant editor. Designers for the section were Erin Webster, assistant editor, and Kevin Criswell, former graphic designer. Iva Jewel Tucker copy edited the section, while Jennifer Davis Rash, managing editor, supervised the project.
Editor Bob Terry won an honorable mention from ACP for his editorial “Government Permission to Witness.”
Evangelical Press Association (EPA) gave The Alabama Baptist an Award of Merit in the overall general excellence of Christian newspapers. Also from EPA, Terry garnered third place for his first-person article “Reflections on Romans 8:28.”
Video gambling won the hearts of the judges of Religion Communicators Council (RCC). Miller earned two certificates of merit for her exhaustive investigative work weaving together the ins and outs of video gambling in Alabama.
Rash also won a certificate of merit for her work with the paper’s religious TV broadcast “A.M. Inspirations.” Terry hosts the program, while Rash closes each week’s show with information about what can be found in the current issue of the state Baptist paper.
The staff brought home six awards from Baptist Communicators Association (BCA).
Terry earned a first place award for his “Reflections on Romans 8:28,” while Miller won second place for her video gambling coverage.
Miller also received an honorable mention for her feature on retired Alabama Baptist pastor Lamar Jackson, “Baptist to the bone.”
Webster won an honorable mention for her Christmas feature “Star of Bethlehem” and an honorable mention for her “World-Renowned” portrait photo of Susan Patterson. Patterson is a professional opera singer and member of Huffman Baptist Church, Birmingham.
The staff also earned an honorable mention from BCA for its “Spanning the Globe” section.
Other BCA winners include individuals from the communications staff of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM), the Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries and Shades Mountain Baptist Church, Vestavia Hills.
Doug Rogers, SBOM communications coordinator, won first place for his scriptwriting in “Alabama Baptist Dragnet.” The drama was presented during the 2002 Alabama Baptist State Convention annual meeting.
Jesse Conte, ministry associate and graphic artist in the SBOM communications office, brought home several awards from BCA.
Conte won first place in the special exhibit/display designs category with “One Mission: Great Commission.” He also captured first place in the special advertising materials: campaigns category with “CEC02—The Verge.”
In the two-color brochures or booklets category Conte won second place for “MPact Alabama.” And in the poster or flyer category Conte earned an honorable mention for “Whadd Ya Gonna Do?”
Curry Evans, who also works with the SBOM communications office, won second place for his video feature “Whatever the Cost.”
Bob Murdaugh, director of communications for the Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries, won first place in the radio PSA or commercial category with “Gabe Gross Radio Spot.”
Brian Maxwell Smith of Shades Mountain Baptist Church won first place for his ad “Hope in the Midst of Change.”
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