2019 National Murrow Award Winners Announced

Winners

The RADIO TELEVISION DIGITAL NEWS ASSOCIATION has announced the winners of the 2019 National EDWARD R. MURROW AWARDS. 122 winners were chosen in 16 categories, including five Student MURROW AWARDS; the winners will be honored at a gala on OCTOBER 14th in NEW YORK.

“The RTDNA National EDWARD R. MURROW AWARDS recognize local and national news stories that uphold our Code of Ethics, demonstrate technical expertise and exemplify the importance and impact of journalism as a service to the community,” said RTDNA Executive Director DAN SHELLEY. “Winning a MURROW AWARD means that a news organization has provided exemplary public service to its viewers, listeners and readers.”

The radio winners:

Small Market Radio:

• Overall Excellence: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO
• Breaking News Coverage: FOREVER MEDIA News-Talk WDEL-A-F/WILMINGTON, DE, Chemical Leak/Traffic Nightmare
• Continuing Coverage: NORTH STATE PUBLIC RADIO, After PARADISE
• Excellence in Innovation: UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-RENO News-Talk KUNR/RENO and NOTICIERO MÓVIL, KUNR's Spanish/English Bilingual Content
• Excellence in Social Media: MARFA PUBLIC RADIO
• Excellence in Sound: WYOMING PUBLIC RADIO, Scientists Race To Research Stonefly Species Threatened By Climate Change
• Excellence in Video: MAINE PUBLIC RADIO: The Rockpile: MOUNT WASHINGTON Weather Observatory
• Excellence in Writing: LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Variety KLCC/EUGENE, OR, Writing Samples for BRIAN BULL
• Feature Reporting: MARFA PUBLIC RADIO, Without Hospice, Who Gets To Die In The BIG BEND?
• Hard News: VIRGINIA TECH News-Talk WVTF (RADIOIQ)/CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, Victims of Car Attack Prepare to Testify
• Investigative Reporting: COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO News-Talk KUNC/GREELEY, CO, Landlord Refuses Muslim Restaurant Owners
• Multimedia: MARFA PUBLIC RADIO
• News Documentary: TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE Variety KETR/COMMERCE, TX, For Many Black Texans, Grand Saline Embodies Racism. So Is That Fair?
• News Series: MONTANA PUBLIC RADIO, Threshold Season Two: Cold Comfort
• Newscast: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION News-Talk WCHS-A-W243DR-W283AQ/CHARLESTON, WV, WEST VIRGINIA Morning News
• Sports Reporting: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA News-Talk WUFT-F/GAINESVILLE, FL, Overcoming Adversity Through Archery

Large Market Radio:

• Overall Excellence: HUBBARD News WTOP/WASHINGTON
• Breaking News Coverage: GOOD KARMA BRANDS News-Talk WTMJ-A-W277CV/MILWAUKEE, The Fire at TRINITY LUTHERAN
• Continuing Coverage: RIO SALADO COLLEGE News-Talk-Jazz-Blues KJZZ/PHOENIX, ARIZONA Teacher Strike
• Excellence in Innovation: COX MEDIA GROUP News-Talk WSB-A-WSBB/ATLANTA, JAMIE DUPREE 2.0
• Excellence in Social Media: KQED INC. News-Talk KQED/SAN FRANCISCO, The Hustle: A Snapshot of Artists' Money in the BAY AREA
• Excellence in Sound: MICHIGAN RADIO, Mornings in MICHIGAN: The Early Birder Gets the Warblers, Chickadees, and Orioles
• Excellence in Video: ENTERCOM News WCBS-A/NEW YORK, Sweet Spot: The Hat Lady
• Excellence in Writing: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO, BLAKE FARMER
• Feature Reporting: MOUNTAIN WEST NEWS BUREAU, Evicted And Homeless, This 14-Year-Old Describes Every Day as "a Fight"
• Hard News: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO News-Talk KPCC/PASADENA-LOS ANGELES/LAist, Why Do We Keep Building Homes in Places That Burned Down?
• Investigative Reporting: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION News-Talk WGBH/BOSTON and NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, The Business of Illicit Massage
• Multimedia: KQED, Legal Developments in SFPD Shooting of MARIO WOODS
• News Documentary: TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO, TEXAS MATTERS: A Grim Look At Sex Trafficking
• News Series: PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP. News-Talk WESA/PITTSBURGH, The Past, Present and Future of Abortion Rights in PENNSYLVANIA
• Newscast: ENTERCOM News KCBS-A-KFRC-F/SAN FRANCISCO, 5pm News, NOVEMBER 8, 2018
• Sports Reporting: IDEASTREAM/CLEVELAND, CLEVELAND Softball Gets a Financial "Assist" From the Chinese

Radio Network:

• Overall Excellence: CBS NEWS RADIO
• Breaking News Coverage: CBS NEWS RADIO, STONEMAN DOUGLAS
• Continuing Coverage: NPR, Asylum Crackdown
• Excellence in Innovation: ABC NEWS, START HERE
• Excellence in Social Media: REVEAL FROM THE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND PRX, REVEAL Social Media Kept Out
• Excellence in Sound: REVEAL FROM THE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND PRX. SILICON VALLEY Diversity Choir
• Excellence in Video: RADIO FREE ASIA, The Women Against the State
• Excellence in Writing: NPR, Wildfires Razed CALIF. Neighborhoods But What About Untouched Homes?
• Feature Reporting: WNYC STUDIOS and THE NEW YORKER, Fleeing Deportation, a Woman Takes Sanctuary in a Church
• Hard News: NPR, Why The Abortion Rate In PAKISTAN Is One Of The World's Highest
• Investigative Reporting: NPR and PBS FRONTLINE, Coal's Deadly Dust
• Multimedia: AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA, IN THE DARK Season 2
• News Documentary: SIRIUSXM RADIO, Heroism In The Face Of Genocide: CHIUNE SUGIHARA, The Japanese Consul Who Saved Thousands Of Jews
• News Series: SERIAL Season 3
• Newscast: CBS NEWS RADIO, CBS WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP
• Sports Reporting: ABC NEWS, AMERICA's Next Pastime

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