RTDNA Announces 2019 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Winners

Regional Winners

The RADIO TELEVISION DIGITAL NEWS ASSOCIATION has announced the winners of the 2019 Regional EDWARD R. MURROW Awards. The awards will be presented at a gala on OCTOBER 14th in NEW YORK.

“Public trust in journalism is threatened by a lack of understanding about the reporting process,” said RTDNA Chairman JERRY WALSH. “The EDWARD R. MURROW AWARDS are an opportunity for our industry to showcase what well trained, ethical local journalists are doing to better our communities on behalf of the public. We invite viewers and readers to learn more about the reporting process behind each of these stories, and to know this same process is happening every single day in preparation for every single newscast.”

“The journalists behind this year’s awards have a deep connection to the communities where they live,” said Executive Dir. DAN SHELLEY. “Their reporting demonstrated a level of care for and awareness of their communities that isn’t always popular to highlight when we talk about journalism. The stories they told go deeper than the surface of problems and celebrations, and gave viewers insight into topics and places they may not encounter in their daily lives. The EDWARD R. MURROW AWARDS demonstrate how journalists help us break out of our echo chambers, and contribute to productive public dialogue that brings communities together for positive change.”

Radio winners include:

Large Market Radio Station

Region 1:

• BONNEVILLE News-Talk KIRO-F/SEATTLE: Excellence in Social Media, Continuing Coverage, Newscast
• FRIENDS OF 88.5 FM Jazz KNKX/TACOMA-SEATTLE: Feature Reporting, News Documentary
• SINCLAIR News KOMO-A-F/SEATTLE: Overall Excellence, Breaking News Coverage
• UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON News-Talk KUOW (PUGET SOUND PUBLIC RADIO)/SEATTLE, Excellence in Video, Excellence in Innovation
• OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING: Excellence in Writing, News Series, Hard News, Multimedia, Investigative Reporting

Region 2:

• ENTERCOM News KCBS-A-KFRC-F/SAN FRANCISCO: Newscast, Overall Excellence, News Series
• iHEARTMEDIA News-Talk KFI-A/LOS ANGELES: Excellence in Sound
• ENTERCOM News KNX-A/LOS ANGELES: Breaking News Coverage
• SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO News-Talk KPCC/PASADENA-LOS ANGELES and LAist: Hard News
• KQED INC. News-Talk KQED-F/SAN FRANCISCO: Sports Reporting, Feature Reporting, Continuing Coverage, Investigative Reporting, Excellence in Writing, Excellence in Social Media, Multimedia, News Documentary
• THE CALIFORNIA DREAM: Excellence in Innovation

Region 3:

• COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO: News Documentary, Multimedia
• RIO SALADO COLLEGE News-Talk-Jazz-Blues KJZZ/PHOENIX: Excellence in Sound, Hard News, News Series, Continuing Coverage
• iHEARTMEDIA News-Talk KOA-A-K231AA-K231BQ/DENVER: Overall Excellence, Breaking News Coverage
• BONNEVILLE News-Talk KSL-A-F/SALT LAKE CITY: Excellence in Innovation, Investigative Reporting
• BONNEVILLE News-Talk KTAR-F/PHOENIX: Newscast
• UNIVERSITY OF UTAH News-Talk KUER/SALT LAKE CITY: Excellence in Social Media
• MOUNTAIN WEST NEWS BUREAU: Feature Reporting, Sports Reporting, Excellence in Writing

Region 4:

• MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO: Investigative Reporting, Multimedia
• ENTERCOM News-Talk WCCO-A/MINNEAPOLIS: Newscast, Continuing Coverage, Overall Excellence, News Documentary (with THE STAR-TRIBUNE)
• WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO: Excellence in Innovation, Excellence in Sound, Feature Reporting
• iHEARTMEDIA News-Talk WISN-A/MILWAUKEE: Sports Reporting
• GOOD KARMA BRANDS News-Talk WTMJ-A-W277CV/MILWAUKEE: Hard News, Breaking News Coverage

Region 5:

• HARVEST PUBLIC MEDIA: News Series
• KANSAS NEWS SERVICE: Hard News, News Documentary
• UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY Variety KCUR/KANSAS CITY: Excellence in Sound
• ENTERCOM News-Talk KMOX-A/ST. LOUIS: Overall Excellence, Excellence in Video, Newscast, Continuing Coverage, Investigative Reporting, Breaking News Coverage
• UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS News-Talk KWMU (ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO)/ST. LOUIS: Multimedia, Sports Reporting, Feature Reporting

Region 6:

• NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING News-Talk KERA/DALLAS: News Series, Excellence in Video, Newscast, Multimedia
• UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA News-Talk-Jazz-Blues KGOU/OKLAHOMA CITYOKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY News-Talk-Triple A KOSU/STILLWATER, OK-CAMERON UNIVERSITY Variety KCCU/LAWTON, OK-UNIVERSITY OF TULSA News-Talk KWGS/TULSA: Excellence in Innovation
• ENTERCOM News KRLD-A/DALLAS: Investigative Reporting, Overall Excellence
• UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS News-Talk KUT/AUSTIN: Excellence in Social Media, Hard News, Feature Reporting
• TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO: News Documentary, Continuing Coverage
• TEXAS STANDARD: Excellence in Writing, Sports Reporting, Excellence in Sound

Region 7:

• IDEASTREAM/CLEVELAND: Sports Reporting
• MICHIGAN RADIO: Investigative Reporting, Continuing Coverage, Excellence in Sound, Feature Reporting, Hard News
• SIDE EFFECTS PUBLIC MEDIA: Multimedia
• ENTERCOM News WBBM-A-WCFS/CHICAGO: Newscast, Overall Excellence, Breaking News Coverage
• CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA News-Talk WBEZ/CHICAGO: Excellence in Writing, News Series (with THE BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION)
• EMMIS News-Talk WIBC/INDIANAPOLIS: News Documentary

Region 8:

• NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO: Feature Reporting, Excellence in Writing, News Documentary
• UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION News-Talk WFAE/CHARLOTTE: Excellence in Innovation, Excellence in Sound, Investigative Reporting
• WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY News-Talk-Classical WFDD/WINSTON-SALEM: Newscast, Overall Excellence
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA News-Talk WUNC (NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)/CHAPEL HILL, NC, Continuing Coverage, News Series, Multimedia, Breaking News Coverage, Hard News

Region 9:

• UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS News-Talk Classical-Jazz WWNO/NEW ORLEANS: News Documentary, Feature Reporting, News Series (with THE LENS), Continuing Coverage (with PUBLIC RADIO INC. News-Talk WRKF/BATON ROUGE)

Region 10:

• BOSTON UNIVERSITY News-Talk WBUR/BOSTON: Overall Excellence, Newscast, Hard News, Breaking News Coverage, News Documentary, Feature Reporting, Excellence in Innovation, Sports Reporting, Excellence in Sound, Continuing Coverage
• WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION News-Talk WGBH-F/BOSTON: Excellence in Writing, Excellence in Video, Multimedia, News Series, Investigative Reporting (with NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING)

Region 11:

• ENTERCOM News KYW-A/PHILADELPHIA: Overall Excellence, Sports Reporting, Excellence in Sound
• STATEIMPACT PENNSYLVANIA: Multimedia
• ENTERCOM News WCBS-A/NEW YORK: Newscast, Excellence in Video, Breaking News Coverage
• PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP. News-Talk WESA/PITTSBURGH: News Series, Hard News
• WHYY INC. News-Talk WHYY-F/PHILADELPHIA, Investigative Reporting, Continuing Coverage, Feature Reporting
• NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO News-Talk WNYC-A-F and THE MARSHALL PROJECT: News Documentary

Region 12:

• AMERICAN UNIVERSITY News-Talk WAMU/WASHINGTON: Feature Reporting, Investigative Reporting (with THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING WORKSHOP AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY)
• HEARST News-Talk WBAL-A-W268BA/BALTIMORE: News Documentary, Breaking News Coverage, Continuing Coverage
• HUBBARD News WTOP/WASHINGTON: Sports Reporting, News Series, Excellence in Video, Excellence in Sound, Hard News, Multimedia, Newscast, Excellence in Innovation, Overall Excellence, Excellence in Social Media

Region 13:

• MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS News-Talk WLRN-F/MIAMI: Newscast, Hard News, News Documentary, Feature Reporting, Sports Reporting, Continuing Coverage, Multimedia, Breaking News Coverage, News Series, Overall Excellence, Excellence in Sound
• COX MEDIA GROUP News-Talk WSB-A-WSBB/ATLANTA, Excellence in Innovation
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA News-Talk WUSF/TAMPA: Excellence in Writing

Region 14:

• ROGERS News CFTR-A (680 NEWS)/TORONTO: Breaking News Coverage, Overall Excellence, Multimedia
• CBC EDMONTON: Investigative Reporting
• ROGERS News CKWX-A (NEWS 1130)/VANCOUVER: Excellence in Innovation
• BELL MEDIA News-Talk CFRB-A (NEWSTALK 1010)/TORONTO: Continuing Coverage, Newscast, News Documentary, News Series, Excellence in Sound

Small Market Radio Station

Region 1:

• ALASKA PUBLIC MEDIA: Investigative Reporting
• BOISE STATE PUBLIC RADIO: Excellence in Sound, Multimedia, Feature Reporting
• JEFFERSON PUBLIC RADIO: Continuing Coverage, Hard News
• LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Variety KLCC/EUGENE, OR: Overall Excellence, Excellence in Writing, Newscast
• MONTANA PUBLIC RADIO: News Documentary, News Series

Region 2:

• CAL STATE-MONTEREY BAY Variety KAZU/PACIFIC GROVE-MONTEREY, CA: Hard News, Sports Reporting, Excellence in Writing
• CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY News-Talk KCLU-A-F/THOUSAND OAKS-SANTA BARBARA, CA: Excellence in Sound, Breaking News Coverage
• COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO News-Talk KUNC/GREELEY, CO and NOTICIERO MOBIL: Excellence in Innovation
• UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO Classical-Jazz-News-Talk KUNR/RENO: Feature Reporting, News Series
• NORTH STATE PUBLIC RADIO: Continuing Coverage
• VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO/FRESNO: Investigative Reporting

Region 3:

• ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA: News Documentary
• NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY News-Talk-Classical KNAU/FLAGSTAFF, AZ: Excellence in Writing, News Series, Sports Reporting
• COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO News-Talk KUNC/GREELEY, CO: Continuing Coverage, Investigative Reporting
• WYOMING PUBLIC RADIO: Hard News, Feature Reporting, Excellence in Sound

Region 4:

• SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING: Excellence in Video, Feature Reporting, Hard News, Overall Excellence, Excellence in Innovation

Region 5:

• UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI News-Talk KBIA/COLUMBIA, MO: Overall Excellence, Excellence in Innovation, Multimedia, Excellence in Video, Hard News, News Documentary
• WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY News-Talk KMUW/WICHITA: Newscast
• NET RADIO: Excellence in Sound, Excellence in Writing, Continuing Coverage, Feature Reporting
• iHEARTMEDIA News-Talk WHO-A/DES MOINES: Breaking News Coverage

Region 6:

• TEXAS A&M- COMMERCE News-Talk KETR/COMMERCE, TX: News Documentary
• MARFA PUBLIC RADIO: Overall Excellence, Excellence in Social Media, Continuing Coverage, Feature Reporting, Excellence in Innovation, Multimedia, Newscast

Region 7:

• INTERLOCHEN PUBLIC RADIO: Feature Reporting
• TRI STATES PUBLIC RADIO: Excellence in Sound
• PURDUE UNIVERSITY Variety WBAA-A-F/WEST LAFAYETTE, IN: Hard News, Excellence in Innovation, Newscast
• INDIANA UNIVERSITY Classical-Jazz-News-Talk WFIU/BLOOMINGTON, IN: Excellence in Writing, Investigative Reporting, Sports Reporting
• MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY News-Talk WKAR-A-F/EAST LANSING, MI: News Series
• KENT STATE UNIVERSITY News-Talk-Classical WKSU/KENT, OH: Excellence in Video
• WNIN TRI-STATE PUBLIC MEDIA News-Talk-Classical WNIN/EVANSVILLE: Overall Excellence, News Documentary

Region 8:

• WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORP. News-Talk WCHS-A-W243DR-W283AQ/CHARLESTON, WV: Newscast, Continuing Coverage, Multimedia
• WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING: News Series, Feature Reporting, News Documentary
• LOUISVILLE PUBLIC MEDIA News-Talk WFPL/LOUISVILLE: Investigative Reporting, Excellence in Writing, Overall Excellence

Region 9:

• ALABAMA PUBLIC RADIO: News Documentary, Feature Reporting
• UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM News-Talk WBHM/BIRMINGHAM: Newscast, Breaking News Coverage, News Series, Overall Excellence
• iHEARTMEDIA Country WMSI (MISS 103)/JACKSON, MS: Excellence in Sound, Excellence in Writing, Sports Reporting

Region 10:

• MAINE PUBLIC RADIO: Excellence in Video, Excellence in Writing
• NEW ENGLAND PUBLIC RADIO: Continuing Coverage
• NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO: Sports Reporting, Newscast, Feature Reporting
• VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO: Multimedia, Excellence in Innovation, Overall Excellence, News Documentary, News Series
• MARSHFIELD BROADCASTING CO. Full Service WATD-F/MARSHFIELD, MA: Breaking News Coverage
• WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION News-Talk WCAI/CAPE COD: Hard News
• SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY News-Talk-Classical WSHU/FAIRFIELD, CT: Excellence in Sound

Region 11:

• NORTH COUNTY PUBLIC RADIO: Multimedia, News Series, Hard News
• ENTERCOM News-Talk WBEN-A/BUFFALO: Breaking News Coverage, Excellence in Innovation, Continuing Coverage, News Documentary
• WITF, INC. News-Talk WITF/HARRISBURG, PA: Excellence in Sound, Investigative Reporting, Overall Excellence, Newscast, Feature Reporting

Region 12:

• COMMUNITY IDEA STATIONS: Excellence in Innovation, Excellence in Sound, Feature Reporting, Investigative Reporting, Continuing Coverage, Excellence in Social Media
• DELMARVA BROADCASTING News-Talk WDEL-A-F/WILMINGTON, DE, Overall Excellence, Breaking News Coverage, News Documentary
• VIRGINIA TECH News-Talk WVTF (RADIOIQ)/ROANOKE, VA: Excellence in Writing, Hard News, News Series, Newscast

Region 13:

• FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY News-Talk WFSU/TALLAHASSEE: Excellence in Writing, Hard News, Excellence in Video, Feature Reporting
• FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY News-Talk WGCU-F/FORT MYERS: Continuing Coverage
• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA News-Talk WUFT-F/GAINESVILLE: Breaking News Coverage, Sports Reporting, Excellence in Innovation, Excellence in Sound, News Series, Multimedia

Region 14:

• ROGERS News CKGL-A (570NEWS)/KITCHENER: Newscast
• SIREN RADIO: News Documentary

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