“CBS Sunday Morning” Wins Two, “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell” and

“60 Minutes” Win One Each

CBS News programming has earned four Wilbur Awards presented by the Religion Communicators Council. CBS SUNDAY MORNING earned two honors and the CBS EVENING NEWS with NORAH O’DONNELL and 60 MINUTES each earned one.

CBS News’ Wilbur Awards honorees are:

• CBS SUNDAY MORNING: “Block By Block” – Lee Cowan reported on 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.

• CBS SUNDAY MORNING: “A Chance to Dream” – Seth Doane reported on breathtakingly beautiful music coming from an unlikely place: one of the toughest slums in the world. Eight boys living in Antananarivo, Madagascar formed an a cappella group they hope will transform their lives. Rand Morrison is the executive producer, Sari Aviv the producer and Steven Tyler the editor. Watch it HERE.

• THE CBS EVENING NEWS with NORAH O’DONNELL, “ON THE ROAD: Virginia Congressional Candidate Heals Political Divide with Compassion” – Steve Hartman reported on Qasim Rashid, a Muslim running for Congress in Virginia, who was no stranger to racist vitriol. But instead of retaliation, he tried compassion. Jay Shaylor was the executive producer. Gavin Boyle the senior producer, Roxanne Feitel the producer. Watch it HERE.

• 60 MINUTES: “Critical Condition” – Scott Pelley reported on small business owners and laid off workers in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic at a time when many cities across the country had shut down all businesses besides those deemed essential. The report showed that unemployment was much higher than official numbers. The report featured workers who couldn’t even get through to state unemployment call centers and websites, which were overwhelmed by the flood of incoming claims. There were also stories of resilience in those early weeks. 60 MINUTES featured a shuttered design company now making PPE face shields, a laid off waitress making sanitizer for neighbors in need and restaurants sending meals to exhausted hospital workers. Bill Owens is the executive producer. Tanya Simon the executive editor. Nicole Young, Katie Kerbstat Jacobson and Aaron Weisz the producers. Warren Lustig the editor. Ian Flickinger is the broadcast associate. Watch it HERE.

The Wilbur Awards will be presented during a virtual ceremony held April 9.

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