25 Apr Tribune Broadcasting Stations Win 19 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
Eight Tribune Broadcasting Stations Honored With Regional Awards
April 25, 2018—Tribune Broadcasting is pleased to announce eight of its broadcast television stations have been awarded a total of 19 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards by the Radio Television Digital News Association.
Tribune Broadcasting’s stations were awarded Edward R. Murrow Awards in the categories of Excellence in Reporting, Feature Reporting, Hard News, Investigative Reporting, Website, Social Media, Innovation, Writing, Sound and Video.
WTVR in Richmond Virginia received nine regional awards this year. The station has received a total of 21 regional Murrow Awards in the last three years and was honored with a national Edward R. Murrow Award in 2015. WITI in Milwaukee received four regional Murrow Awards this year and was also honored with a national Edward R. Murrow Award in 2015. WQAD in Moline, IL was honored with two awards this year. Also recognized were KDVR in Denver, WHO in Des Moines, KTVI in St. Louis and WTIC in Hartford.
“The journalists at every Tribune station are dedicated to telling important and compelling stories, while embracing innovation and the opportunity to reach our audiences in new and exciting ways. We’re proud of the stations and individuals honored with a Murrow this year, knowing they represent the excellence that we all strive for every day on behalf of the communities we serve,“ said Bart Feder, SVP/News, Tribune Broadcasting.
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 19 award winners:
Region 3: Large Market Television
Website
KDVR.com
KDVR-TV
Denver, CO
Region 4: Large Market Television
Feature Reporting
In Search of Albert
WITI-TV
Milwaukee, WI
Hard News
Perfectly Legal
WITI-TV
Milwaukee, WI
Excellence in Social Media
FOX6 News
WITI-TV
Milwaukee, WI
Website
FOX6Now.com
WITI-TV
Milwaukee, WI
Region 5: Small Market Television
Excellence in Video
A New Space for an Old Place
WHO-TV
Des Moines, IA
Region 5: Large Market Television
Excellence in Writing
Mike Colombo
KTVI-TV
St.Louis, MO
Region 7: Small Market Television
Excellence in Sound
The Eisenhower
WQAD-TV
Moline, IL
Excellence in Video
Breaking Barriers
WQAD-TV
Moline, IL
Region 10: Large Market Television
Feature Reporting
It Still Hurts
WTIC-TV
Hartford, CT
Region 12: Small Market Television
Excellence in Innovation
WTVR.com Working For You in 360
WTVR-TV
Richmond, VA
Excellence in Sound
Vinyl Salvation: I Lost Five Years of Music
WTVR-TV
Richmond, VA
Excellence in Video
Sixth Mount Zion: The Sun Do Move but this Church Does Not
WTVR-TV
Richmond, VA
Excellence in Writing
Rob Cardwell: Building Better Minds
WTVR-TV
Richmond, VA
Feature Reporting
Footlocker Found: This Guy’s Entire Life Ended Up in a Box
WTVR-TV
Richmond, VA
Investigative Reporting
Essex Village: Unsafe and Unhealthy Living Conditions
WTVR-TV
Richmond, VA
News Documentary
The Next Governor
WTVR-TV
Richmond, VA
News Series
A Case Reopened: The Mysterious Death of Nick Clavier
WTVR-TV
Richmond, VA
Sports Reporting
Beyond the Roster: Sepp Shirey
WTVR-TV
Richmond, VA
All of Tribune’s regional winners automatically advance to the national Edward R. Murrow Awards competition, with winners announced in June.
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Jessica Bellucci
VP, Communications
Tribune Broadcasting
office: 212-210-2626
Jbellucci@tribunemedia.com
@BellucciPR