Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Murrow Radio Award Winners Announced


The Radio Television Digital News Association has announced the 2012 National Edward R. Murrow Award winners. The awards honor excellence in electronic journalism.

For the fourth consecutive year, NBC News won the Edward R. Murrow award for Overall Excellence in the network television grouping. NBC News also won National Murrows for Video Newscast and Writing.

In the same television grouping, ABC News earned three Murrow Awards in 2012 – for Video Breaking News Coverage, Video Continuing Coverage and Video Reporting: Hard News.

CBS News took the awards for Video Feature Reporting and Video Investigative Reporting in the network television grouping.

In all, 67 news organizations are being honored with 99 awards.  Radio winners are listed here (to see complete list of winners, click here.)

Radio: Large Market

Overall Excellence
KCBS - San Francisco
Overall Excellence

Audio Breaking News Coverage
KMOX-AM - St. Louis
Good Friday Tornado Hits St. Louis

Audio Continuing Coverage
KUT-FM - Austin, Texas
Texas 2011 Ongoing Drought

Audio Feature Reporting
WCPN-FM - Cleveland
Frank's Donation

Audio Reporting: Hard News
CFRA-AM - Ottawa, ON, Canada
A Night in the Cell Block

Audio Investigative Reporting
WBUR-FM - Boston
Anatomy of a Bad Confession

Audio News Documentary
WUSF-FM - Tampa, Fla.
Jumping Off the Skyway Bridge...and Surviving

Audio News Series
Mississippi Public Broadcasting - Jackson, Miss.
Smithville Destroyed by Tornado

Audio Newscast
WTOP-FM - Washington
Newscast 5-2-11 6pm

Use of Sound
WBUR-FM - Boston
New BSO Conductor Teaches Kids To Love Classical Music, One Wisecrack At A Time

Audio Sports Reporting
WTMJ-AM - Milwaukee
The First Pitch of the Rest of their Lives

Website
KIRO-AM - Seattle
mynorthwest.com

Writing
WFAE-FM - Charlotte, N.C.
Uncovering The Past: Mecklenburg's Role In Sterilization


Radio: Small Market


Overall Excellence
Alabama Public Radio - Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Overall Excellence

Audio Breaking News Coverage
WRVA-AM - Richmond, Va.
Shooting at Virginia Tech

Audio Continuing Coverage
KTTS-FM - Springfield, Mo.
Tornado in Joplin

Audio Feature Reporting
WBOI-FM - Fort Wayne, Ind.
Derby Brats

Audio Investigative Reporting
KUNC-FM - Greeley, Colo.
K12 Inc.: Public Online Schools, Private Profits

Audio Reporting: Hard News
WUFT-FM - Gainesville, Fla.
The Execution of Manuel Valle

Audio News Documentary
WSLU - Canton, N.Y.
The Road From 9/11

Audio News Series
WITF-FM - Harrisburg, Pa.
Facing Cancer Together

Audio Newscast
WTAQ - Green Bay, Wis.
WTAQ's Morning News

Audio Sports Reporting
WITF-FM - Harrisburg, Pa.
Hope in Handball

Use of Sound
WMSI-WJDX-FM - Jackson, Miss.
The National Memorial

Website
WDEL-AM - Wilmington, Del.
WDEL.com

Writing
KSMU-FM - Springfield, Mo.
‘Angels of Mercy:' Scenes of Heroism, Lessons Learned Emerge From Hospital Ravaged by Tornado

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