I've posted a new build for News Articles in the downloads section (members only).

New Functionality Includes:-

• A new option in the News Articles Archive module called "Author". This will allow you to display a list of authors with the number of articles they have written and a link to view those articles.
• A new option in the News Articles Archive module when selecting "Category", this option "Hide Zero Categories" will not display categories with 0 articles when checked. (unchecked by default).

See an example here:-

http://www.ventrian.com/Resources/Blog.aspx

Thanks again for your assistance