23 Apr Tribune Broadcasting Stations Win 12 Edward R. Murrow Awards
Eight Stations Honored, Best News Series, Best Feature Reporting
KDVR/KWGN Denver Honored for Overall Excellence
Tribune Broadcasting is pleased to announce that eight of its broadcast television stations have been awarded 12 Edward R. Murrow Awards by the Radio Television Digital News Association, with KDVR/KWGN in Denver receiving the highest honor, an award for Overall Excellence.
Tribune Broadcasting’s stations were awarded Edward R. Murrow Awards in the regional categories of News Series, Feature Reporting, Continuing Coverage, Sports Reporting, Documentary, Writing and Use of Sound and Video. WTVR in Richmond Virginia, which received four regional awards this year, was honored with three National Edward R. Murrow Awards in 2014.
“We are extremely proud of the award-winning work produced by Tribune Broadcasting’s news teams,” said Bart Feder, SVP/News. “We are honored to be recognized by the RTDNA with 12 Murrow Awards, one of journalism’s highest achievements.”
RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971; the awards recognize the best journalism produced by radio, television and online news organizations around the world.
The following is a list of Tribune Broadcasting’s 12 award winners:
REGION 3
OVERALL EXCELLENCE
KDVR / KGWN-TV
Denver, CO
FEATURE REPORTING
The Birthday Club
KDVR / KWGN-TV
Denver, CO
REGION 4
REPORTING: HARD NEWS
Risk on the Rails
WITI-TV
Milwaukee, WI
REGION 5
NEWS DOCUMENTARY
The Murder of Betsy Faria
KTVI-TV
St. Louis, MO
USE OF SOUND/VIDEO
Randy Schumacher
WHO-TV
Des Moines, IA
REGION 9
WRITING
David Kumbroch
WHNT-TV
Huntsville, AL
REGION 10
CONTINUING COVERAGE
Mitochondrial Mystery
WTIC-TV
Hartford, CT
REGION 11
NEWS SERIES
Below the Radar
WPIX-TV
New York, NY
REGION 12
FEATURE REPORTING
Tracy and Yvonne’s Story
WTVR-TV
Richmond, VA
REPORTING: SPORTS
Reaching Home
WTVR-TV
Richmond, VA
USE OF SOUND/VIDEO
Escape from Libby Prison
WTVR-TV
Richmond, VA
WRITING
Greg McQuade
WTVR-TV
Richmond, VA
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