Group Names the Star's Judy Thomas Its Religion Reporter of the Year

Kansas City Star
October 9, 2012

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Kansas City Star reporter Judy L. Thomas has been named the Religion Reporter of the Year for metropolitan newspapers.

The award was announced at the Religion Newswriters Association's 2012 annual conference in Bethesda, Md.

Thomas was recognized for her coverage of a priest sex abuse scandal involving Father Shawn Ratigan, Bishop Robert Finn and the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese, and stories about the Rev. Jerry Johnston and the former First Family Church of Overland Park.

The Star's religion editor, Helen Gray, was a finalist in the metropolitan newspaper category.

Other media that won awards included The Associated Press, The Washington Post Magazine, and CNN.

The Religion Newswriters Association, founded in 1949, is a charitable, literary and educational organization whose purpose is to promote excellence in media coverage and in public discourse about religion.