Press Release
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Fact Sheet
For over a decade, the PBS public affairs show, RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY, hosted by veteran journalist Bob Abernethy and produced by Thirteen/WNET New York, has been providing distinctive, cutting-edge coverage and analysis of the religious and ethical dimensions of significant national and international news. Correspondents Saul Gonzalez, Fred de Sam Lazaro, Tim O’Brien, Deborah Potter, Betty Rollin, Lucky Severson, Judy Valente and Mary Alice Williams, along with managing editor Kim Lawton, travel around the nation and the globe to report on important religion and ethics stories and newsmaking headlines that impact communities across the U.S. and worldwide. Newsmakers, scholars and policy analysts also offer insightful perspectives in roundtable discussions from the show’s studio in Washington, D.C. Winner of more than 125 industry awards, the program has been hailed by the Religion Newswriters’ Association for setting “a national standard for balanced and fair coverage of religious topics.” And, the program’s Web site has also been nationally recognized for its online creativity, innovation and content, winning a prestigious 2007 Webby Award from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
Airdate:
Fridays at 5 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings)
Length:
30 minutes
Produced By:
Thirteen/WNET New York
Funded By:
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Mutual of America Life Insurance Company
The Henry Luce Foundation
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Host and Executive Editor:
Bob Abernethy
Executive Producer:
Arnold Labaton
Supervising Producer:
Phil O’Connor
Managing Editor:
Kim Lawton
Correspondents:
Kim Lawton, Saul Gonzalez, Fred de Sam Lazaro, Tim O’Brien, Deborah Potter, Betty Rollin, Lucky Severson, Judy Valente and Mary Alice Williams
Thirteen/WNET Executive-In-Charge:
Stephen Segaller
Web Site:
Available at www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/
Publicity Contact:
Mary Schultz
(202) 216-2394
schultzm@religionethics.org
For over a decade, the PBS public affairs show, RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY, hosted by veteran journalist Bob Abernethy and produced by Thirteen/WNET New York, has been providing distinctive, cutting-edge coverage and analysis of the religious and ethical dimensions of significant national and international news. Correspondents Saul Gonzalez, Fred de Sam Lazaro, Tim O’Brien, Deborah Potter, Betty Rollin, Lucky Severson, Judy Valente and Mary Alice Williams, along with managing editor Kim Lawton, travel around the nation and the globe to report on important religion and ethics stories and newsmaking headlines that impact communities across the U.S. and worldwide. Newsmakers, scholars and policy analysts also offer insightful perspectives in roundtable discussions from the show’s studio in Washington, D.C. Winner of more than 125 industry awards, the program has been hailed by the Religion Newswriters’ Association for setting “a national standard for balanced and fair coverage of religious topics.” And, the program’s Web site has also been nationally recognized for its online creativity, innovation and content, winning a prestigious 2007 Webby Award from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
Airdate:
Fridays at 5 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings)
Length:
30 minutes
Produced By:
Thirteen/WNET New York
Funded By:
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Mutual of America Life Insurance Company
The Henry Luce Foundation
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Host and Executive Editor:
Bob Abernethy
Executive Producer:
Arnold Labaton
Supervising Producer:
Phil O’Connor
Managing Editor:
Kim Lawton
Correspondents:
Kim Lawton, Saul Gonzalez, Fred de Sam Lazaro, Tim O’Brien, Deborah Potter, Betty Rollin, Lucky Severson, Judy Valente and Mary Alice Williams
Thirteen/WNET Executive-In-Charge:
Stephen Segaller
Web Site:
Available at www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/
Publicity Contact:
Mary Schultz
(202) 216-2394
schultzm@religionethics.org