Stuck getting a byline nodereference field to display 2 fields (title (the author's name) and contact field)

For an online magazine with several different article content types, rather than having editors type in byline info in field_byline for each article, I'd like the byline to be drawn from a related "content type," People. So, I'm obviously setting field_byline up as a nodereference field that draws from content type People. This will make it easy to select the writer of the article from a pull-down list (or an autocomplete field), easily keep links to author contact info updated universally across the site, etc.

I'm sure a number of you have a setup like this, so I thought I'd ask here about my problem. I can set up the relationship no problem. BUT, I am having a difficult time getting the field_byline nodereference content to display as I'd like it, either when I use the given Field Display options for field_byline, or the Contemplate module.

The fields of People are:
Title - the name of the writer
Body - for the extended bio of the writer
field_contributoremail - the writer's email

So far, so good.

But, in the display of an article (either in teaser or full node format), we'd like to display the chosen "People" node in field_byline to look like this:

by Title // field_contributoremail

"title" should be the title of the node (and link to the full node of the related People node). field_contributoremail should just be a live email link.

Here's what I've tried:

1) If I try to control the display of the nodereference byline with the Display Field controls in the content type, I can choose to show the nodereference "title as link." This produces the author's name hyperlinked to their node, but no email field.

1a) In the same Display Field controls, if I elect to display the byline noderference in the teaser format, the byline nodereference will display the way it should be showing on a separate page — the title (the author's name) is blown up to headline size, and it will also include the "authored on" date/time info for the People node, which I don't want at all.

2) BUT, if I try to manipulate the display of the nodereference byline field with Contemplate, I again almost get what I want: I can get the name and the email on one line, separated by the // . I have control over the display of the Teaser, but again, I don't seem to be able to remove the "title" or the "authored on" info — I can't remove "authored on" info or stop it from displaying the title (the author's name) like a headline.

Anyway — Has anyone been able to get Contemplate to do more advanced tricks? Am I overlooking powerful options in Views or the Display Fields options?

Thanks everyone. If I could even be pointed in the right direction, I'd be super grateful—The more I learn on my own, the better it is. I'm just a little stumped about how to exercise the most control possible over the display of field_byline.

I'm using Drupal 6.13 and Contemplate Module version 6.x-1.1 (2009-Jun-02).

Cheers everybody,

Rob B.