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CBS NEWS’ “CBS SUNDAY MORNING” EARNS RELIGION NEWS ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

CBS News’ CBS SUNDAY MORNING earned the award for Outstanding Religion News Story in a National Television Newscast from the Religion News Association, presented Thursday night during a virtual ceremony.

CBS SUNDAY MORNING was honored for “Block By Block,” a Lee Cowan report on Community Renewal International, an organization in Shreveport, La. that is working one block at a time to reverse decades of social decline. Rand Morrison is the executive producer. Dustin Stephens is the producer, and Carol Ross is the editor. Watch it HERE.

The Religion News Association honored dozens of journalists during the event, which celebrated work completed during the 2020 calendar year.

CBS SUNDAY MORNING is broadcast Sundays (9:00-10:30 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.

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