April 24, 2025 7pm Service of Evening Prayer All Saints' Episcopal Church South Hadley, MA
7pm Service of Evening Prayer will honor UMASS Professor of Journalism
Join us as we honor the professionals who tell the truth of what is happening in our nation and around the world. The service of Evening Prayer at All Saints', South Hadley is open to all who support the work of the free press, as well as all members of the press in Western Massachusetts.
The 2025 recipient of the Bishop's Award is Razvan "Raz" Sibii, Senior Lecturer II of Journalism at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Raz holds a Ph.D. and Master's in Communication from UMass Amherst, as well as a B.A. in Journalism/Mass Communication from the American University in Bulgaria. His scholarly, pedagogical, and journalistic interests focus on issues of language, identity construction, immigration, and mass incarceration. A freelance journalist, Raz was an opinion columnist for the Daily Hampshire Gazette, the Greenfield Recorder, the Hampshire Gazette, the Amherst Bulletin and the Athol News. He is winner of the 2022 SBS College Outstanding Teaching Award, and two-time finalist for the University Distinguished Teaching Award.
Past Recipients of the Bishop's Award
Carrie Saldo
Carrie Saldo
WGBY Connecting Point host Carrie Saldo received the first Bishop’s award for journalism excellence in 2019.
Wayne Phaneuf
Wayne Phaneuf
Bishop’s Award 2020 recipient Wayne Phaneuf, retired editor of The Republican, Springfield's daily newspaper.
