2009 National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners

The Radio-Television News Directors Association announces the 2009 National Edward R. Murrow Award winners. The awards honor excellence in electronic journalism.

NBC News earned five Murrow awards, including the award for Overall Excellence. CBS Evening News received the award for network newscast. 60 Minutes was honored in three categories: Hard News Feature, Feature Reporting and Investigative Reporting.

In network radio, CBS News Radio won five awards, including its third consecutive award for Overall Excellence. The award for newscast went to ABC News Radio.

In all, 51 news organizations are being honored with 79 awards.

Television Network/Syndication Service

Overall Excellence
NBC News
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Breaking News
NBC News
Hurricane Gustav
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Continuing Coverage
NBC News
Tip Of The Spear
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Feature: Hard News
CBS News 60 Minutes
Exonerated
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Feature Reporting
CBS News 60 Minutes
Rex
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Investigative Reporting
CBS News 60 Minutes
The Wasteland
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News Documentary
Nickelodeon
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Coming Home: When Parents Return From War
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News Series
NBC News
American Story with Bob Dotson - News Series
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Newscast
CBS News
November 12th Broadcast
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Sports Reporting
ESPN
Kick for Nick
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Videography
CTV News
Tibetan Horseman
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Website
CNN
CNN.com

Writing
NBC News Today Show
American Story with Bob Dotson
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Radio Network/Syndication Service

 

Overall Excellence
CBS Radio News
Overall Excellence
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Breaking News
NPR
Breaking the News of the Earthquake in Chengdu, China
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Continuing Coverage
CBS Radio News
Campaign 2008
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Feature: Hard News
CBS Radio News
Military Malpractice
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Feature Reporting
World Vision Report
Daily Talk
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Investigative Reporting
ABC News Radio
The Big 3's Private Planes
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News Documentary
NPR
MEXICO '68: A Movement, A Massacre and the 40 Year Search for the Truth
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News Series
CBS Radio News
Too Close to Call
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Newscast
ABC News Radio
ABC Information Network Newscast
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Sports Reporting
NPR
Olympic Coverage
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Use of Sound
CBS Radio News
Mt. Rushmore
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Writing
World Vision Report
Michael Kavanagh
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Web Site
NPR
NPR.org

Television: Large Market

Overall Excellence
KIRO-TV
KIRO-TV Overall Excellence
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Breaking News Coverage
KWTV
Oklahoma Tornadoes
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Continuing Coverage
KCBS/KCAL-TV
November Wildfires
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Feature: Hard News
KHOU-TV
Slaughtergate
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Feature Reporting
KARE-TV
Duck in a Truck
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Investigative Reporting
NECN
The Forgotten Fire
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News Documentary
WGBH-TV
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
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News Series
KPIX-TV
Assignment Africa
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Newscast
WMUR-TV
WMUR News 9 Tonight
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Sports Reporting
KSDK-TV
Challenger Baseball
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Videography
WBNS-TV
Lima Company: A Portrait of Service
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Website
WRAL-TV
WRAL.com

Writing
KOMO-TV
Eric Johnson, Writing
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Radio: Large Market

Overall Excellence
WTOP-FM
WTOP Radio
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Breaking News Coverage
KGO-AM
Northern California on Fire
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Continuing Coverage
KMOX-AM
The Floods of 2008
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Feature Reporting
KOA-AM
Swingers
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Feature: Hard News
WTOP-FM
Hidden Hunter
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Investigative Reporting
Capital Public Radio
A Different Kind of Drug Problem
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News Documentary
WBEZ-FM
Death's Footprint
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News Series
KWMU-FM
Gangs of North St. Louis
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Newscast
KMOX-AM
Newscast 8:00a 2/8/08
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Sports Reporting
KIRO-FM
Olympic Mom
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Use of Sound
WTOP-FM
Cathedral Bells
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Website
WTOP-FM
WTOP.com

Writing
WTOP-FM
Core Values (by Chris Core)
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Television: Small Market

Overall Excellence
KCCI-TV
NewsChannel 8 Overall Excellence
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Breaking News Coverage
WATE-TV
Central High Shooting
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Continuing Coverage
KTVB-TV
Boise Inferno
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Feature: Hard News
WGRZ-TV
Kevin Everett: Minute by Minute
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Feature Reporting
KOMU-TV
Magic Tree
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Investigative Reporting
KOAA-TV
D.A. Drinks & Drives
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News Documentary
KWWL-TV
Rising Waters
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News Series
KTUU-TV
Crisis on the Yukon
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Newscast
KCCI-TV
NewsChannel 8 at 6
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Sports Reporting
WALA-TV
Challenger Field
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Videography
KTVB-TV
Oregon Trail Wagon Man
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Website
WJAR-TV
turnto10.com

Writing
WICS-TV
Andrew Tanielian
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Radio: Small Market

Overall Excellence
WJBC-AM
WJBC 2008 - The Voice of Mclean County
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Breaking News Coverage
WRVA-AM
Building Collapse
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Continuing Coverage
WSLU-FM
The Impact of War..at Home
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Feature Reporting
WMSI-FM
An Oil Well in My Own Backyard
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Feature: Hard News
WITF-FM
Aftermath of the Luis Ramirez Beating Death
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Investigative Reporting
WAKR-AM
Bungalo 5 & Hot Spots
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News Documentary
KSAK-FM
A Voice In Your Life
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News Series
WITF-FM
Impact of War
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Newscast
WDEL-AM
Delaware's Morning News
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Sports Reporting
WSLU-FM
Native Americans in Baseball's Past and Present
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Use of Sound
WVPS-FM
Oxen Exam
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Website
WAKR-AM
2008 AkronNewsNow.com
AkronNewsNow.com

Writing
WUOT-FM
WUOT-FM Writing Compilation 2008
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Website Non-Broadcast Affiliated

The Tyee
The Tyee
The Tyee.ca