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WASHINGTON (July 26, 2006) –The Catholic Communication Campaign of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced the winners of its annual Proclaim Awards honoring excellence in diocesan communications during the 2006 Catholic Media Convention held in Nashville, TN.
Twelve Proclaim Awards and eleven certificates of merit were presented to sixteen dioceses throughout the country. Entries were reviewed by a jury of media representatives from the USCCB, the Diocese of Arlington (VA), the Catholic Academy for Communications Arts Professionals, and Visual Edge and Atlantic Video, Inc. of Washington, DC. This marked the 25th year of the awards program. The 2006 Proclaim Awards can be viewed on streaming video at http://www.atlanticvideo.com/clients/ccom.
Demonstrating their consistent abilities in producing quality programs with meaningful content, several winners from past years were honored again in 2006. The Diocese of Trenton (NJ), the Diocese of Toledo (OH), the Diocese of Scranton (PA), and the Archdiocese of Seattle (WA) again walked away with Proclaim Awards in two categories. The Archdiocese of Hartford (CT.) received two certificates of merit.
The Diocese of Trenton won in the talk show category for Dealing with Difficulties, a forum for teenagers to discuss how they responded to crises, and in the radio advertisement category for Realfaith TV: New Season Spot, an advertisement promoting the Realfaith television series targeted to teenagers who would not otherwise watch or listen to faith-based programming.
The Diocese of Scranton won in the category of special television masses for Chrism Mass, a live broadcast during Holy Week, and the regular television masses category for The Daily Mass from St. Peter's Cathedral. The Diocese of Toledo won in the category of multimedia campaigns for Catholic Schools A+ Campaign, designed to promote the benefits of Catholic schools, and also in the category of other/print for Central City Ministry of Toledo Marketing, a promotional material campaign to increase awareness of the Central City Ministry Schools. The Archdiocese of Seattle was honored in the category of general excellence for The Catholic Northwest Progress, the official diocesan newspaper, as well as for the category of special inserts, features or series.
The Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) develops media programming, projects, and resources that promote Gospel values. The work of the campaign is made possible by generous donations of Catholic parishioners who contribute to the CCC's annual appeal. Fifty percent of the funds remain in the diocese for local projects.
The complete list of Proclaim Award and certificate of merit winners presented on May 25, 2006 at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel follows.
Regularly Scheduled TV Programs
2006 PROCLAIM AWARD
Real to Reel
Diocese of Springfield, MA
Certificate of Merit
Our Daily Bread: A Trip to Rome
Diocese of Buffalo, NY
Special TV Programs
2006 PROCLAIM AWARD
World Youth Day 2005: Cologne and Home
Archdiocese of Detroit, MI
Certificate of Merit
St. Joseph Cathedral
Diocese of Buffalo, NY
&
Pope John Paul II: He Was One of US
Archdiocese of Hartford, CT
Talk Shows
2006 PROCLAIM AWARD
Dealing with Difficulties
Diocese of Trenton, NJ
Certificate of Merit
On This Rock: M.V.P.
Archdiocese of Hartford, CT
Regular Television Masses
2006 PROCLAIM AWARD
The Daily Mass from St. Peter's Cathedral
Diocese of Scranton, PA
Special Television Masses
2006 PROCLAIM AWARD
Chrism Mass
Diocese of Scranton, PA
Certificate of Merit
Christus Spohn 100th Anniversary Mass
Diocese of Corpus Christ, TX
&
150th Anniversary of Polish Pastoral Ministry in the US
Diocese of Springfield, MA
Television Public Service Announcements
2006 PROCLAIM AWARD
Catholic Life Spotlight: Deacon Albert Ellis
Diocese of Baton Rouge, LA
Regularly Scheduled Radio Programs
Certificate of Merit
Religion and Rock
Diocese of Rockville Centre, NY
&
Conversation: Tony Melendez – A Life Transformed
Diocese of St Cloud, MN
Radio Paid Advertisements
2006 PROCLAIM AWARD
Realfaith TV: New Season Spot
Diocese of Trenton, NJ
Newspaper-General Excellence
2006 PROCLAIM AWARD
The Catholic Northwest Progress
Archdiocese of Seattle, WA
Certificate of Merit
The Michigan Catholic
Archdiocese of Detroit, MI
Newspaper – (Special inserts, features or series)
2006 PROCLAIM AWARD
The Catholic Northwest Progress
Archdiocese of Seattle, WA
Certificate of Merit
Altared
Diocese of Marquette, MI
Other Print – (brochures, posters, etc.)
2006 PROCLAIM AWARD
Central City Ministry of Toledo Marketing
Diocese of Toledo, OH
Certificate of Merit
Scratch Beyond the Surface - Poster
Diocese of St. Petersburg, FL
Video Presentation (such as diocesan appeals, training videos)
2006 PROCLAIM AWARD
Different Faces of Priesthood
Archdiocese of Dubuque, IA
Certificate of Merit
Worthy of the Call:
Training for Youth Who Volunteer/Work for the Catholic Church
Archdiocese of Baltimore, MD
Multimedia Campaigns
2006 PROCLAIM AWARD
Catholic Schools A+ Campaign
Diocese of Toledo, OH