CBS News journalism has earned three 2022 Wilbur Awards presented by the Religion Communicators Council. 60 MINUTES earned two honors and CBS SUNDAY MORNING earned one. The awards will be presented at a virtual ceremony on Friday, May 13.

CBS News’ Wilbur Awards honorees are:

• 60 MINUTES: “Survival” earned honors in the News – Network or National Syndication category for Holly Williams’ report on how 50 years ago, a group of schoolboys worked together to survive after being stranded on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. Bill Owens, executive producer; Tanya Simon, executive editor; Holly Williams, correspondent; Michael H. Gavshon, producer; Daniel J. Glucksman, editor; Nadim Roberts, associate producer. (Watch It Now)

• 60 MINUTES: “The Ritchie Boys” earned honors in the Documentary category for Jon Wertheim’s report about a secret American military intelligence unit made up of many German born Jews who played a pivotal role in helping the Allies beat Hilter during World War II. Bill Owens, executive producer; Tanya Simon, executive editor; Jon Wertheim, correspondent; Katherine Davis, producer; Stephanie Palewski Brumbach, editor; Robert Zimet, editor; Jennifer Dozor, associate producer. (Watch It Now)

• CBS SUNDAY MORNING: “Two Hats” earned honors in the News-Network or National Syndication category for Lee Cowan’s profile of Edgar Rodriguez, who wears the hats of both police chief and pastor in Moville, Iowa. Lee Cowan, correspondent; Aria Shavelson, producer; George Pozderec, editor; Rand Morrison, executive producer. (Watch It Now)

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