WTOP, NPR, CBS Radio News Lead 2010 National Murrow Awards

2010 Winners Announced

BONNEVILLE News WTOP/WASHINGTON and NPR won four awards each and CBS RADIO NEWS took home three as the RTDNA has announced the winners of the 2010 National EDWARD R. MURROW Awards for excellence in electronic journalism.

Radio winners included:

Radio Network/Syndication Service

Overall Excellence: CBS RADIO NEWS
Audio Breaking News Coverage: AP RADIO NEWS, "Miracle on the HUDSON"
Audio Continuing Coverage: CBS RADIO NEWS, Economic Meltdown
Audio Feature Reporting: WNYC-A-F/NEW YORK, Radio Rookies "Money Stress"
Audio Reporting: Hard News: NPR, "IED: A Familiar Enemy for Platoon"
Audio News Documentary: LONG HAUL PRODUCTIONS, "American Dreamer: SAM's Story"
Audio Investigative Reporting: YOUTH RADIO, "In the Kennel: Uncovering a Navy Unit's Culture of Abuse"
Audio News Series: WUOM/ANN ARBOR, MI, The Environment Report, "Dioxin Delays"
Audio Newscast: CBS RADIO NEWS, "CBS World News Roundup"
Audio Sports Reporting: NPR, "Friday Night Lives"
Use of Sound: CNN, "The BRONX -- A River Runs Through It"
Web site: NPR.ORG
Writing: NPR: "Can I Just Tell You"

Radio: Large Market

Overall Excellence: WBUR/BOSTON
Audio Breaking News Coverage: WBZ-A/BOSTON, Death of Senator KENNEDY
Audio Continuing Coverage: WCBS-A/NEW YORK, "The Tragedy Over The HUDSON"
Audio Feature Reporting: WTOP/WASHINGTON, "Walkman Rewind"
Audio Reporting: Hard News: MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC BROADCASTING, "Boot Camp Program Helping Dropouts"
Audio Investigative Reporting: KCBS-A-KFRC-F/SAN FRANCISCO, "Hard Times: CALIFORNIA's Broken Parole System"
Audio News Documentary: WTOP/WASHINGTON, "The War That Never Ends"
Audio News Series: WBAL-A/BALTIMORE, "CHRISTMAS in MARYLAND"
Audio Newscast: WTOP/WASHINGTON, 7a Newscast
Audio Sports Reporting: WTOP/WASHINGTON, "DC Divas"
Use of Sound: KGO-A/SAN FRANCISCO, "Fowl on the Flightline"
Web site: KIRO-F/SEATTLE's MYNORTHWEST.COM
Writing: WFAE/CHARLOTTE, "Lost Boys of Presby"

Radio: Small Market

Overall Excellence: WATD-F/MARSHFIELD, MA
Audio Breaking News Coverage: WRVA-A/RICHMOND, VIRGINIA RANDOLPH SCHOOL Shooting
Audio Continuing Coverage: WSHU/FAIRFIELD, CT, "A Community Victimized in the Shadows"
Audio Feature Reporting: KUNC/GREELEY, CO, "Two Men, Two Women and a Baby"
Audio Investigative Reporting: WSLU/CANTON, NY, "Seaway Valley & Hackett's: A Special Report"
Audio Reporting: Hard News: KNAU/FLAGSTAFF, "Navajos Hope For Stimulus Dollars"
Audio News Documentary: WVPN/CHARLESTON, WV, "The Great Textbook War"
Audio News Series: ALABAMA PUBLIC RADIO, "The Capital Case of BRIDGET LEE"
Audio Newscast: WATD-F/MARSHFIELD, MA, "The MidDay Report With CHRISTINE JAMES"
Audio Sports Reporting: KCLU-A-F/THOUSAND OAKS, "The Oldest DODGER"
Use of Sound: WMSI/JACKSON, MS, "Progress at Ground Zero"
Web site: WAKR-A-WONE-WQMX/AKRON's AKRONNEWSNOW.COM
Writing: KCCU/LAWTON, OK, "CHRYSLER Leaves CORDELL, LONE GROVE Clean-Up"

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