2010 Edward R. Murrow Awards National Winners

The Radio Television Digital News Association has announced the 2010 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 in the network television grouping. NBC also won Murrows for Best Newscast, Breaking News, Writing and Hard News Reporting.

CBS News earned four Murrow Awards in the network television grouping this year, including two for “60 Minutes,” (Feature Reporting and Investigative Reporting) and two for CBS News (News Documentary and News Series.)

For the first time in 2010 RTDNA honored audio and video news produced exclusively for online news organizations. The Associated Press won every award presented to an online news organization with a national audience, including the award for News Series with the entry, “Marine’s Diary,” an interactive, three-part video essay.

In all, 59 news organizations are being honored with 89 awards.

Television Network/Syndication Service

Overall Excellence
NBC News
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Video Breaking News Coverage
NBC News
Miracle on the Hudson
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Video Continuing Coverage
ABC News
Iran's Election Crisis
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Video Feature Reporting
CBS News 60 Minutes
Resurrecting Eden
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Video Reporting: Hard News
NBC News
To Save the Children
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Video Investigative Reporting
CBS News 60 Minutes
Amazon Crude
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Video News Documentary
CBS News
The Lost Children
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Video News Series
CBS News
Echo Company
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Video Newscast
NBC News
The Crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407
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Video Sports Reporting
ESPN
E:60 Catfish Hunters
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Use of Video
Global TV
A Single Rose
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Web site
CNN
CNN.com

Writing
MSNBC
A Baseball Fan Named Marie
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Radio Network/Syndication Service

Overall Excellence
CBS Radio News
Overall Excellence
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Audio Breaking News Coverage
AP Radio News
Miracle on the Hudson
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Audio Continuing Coverage
CBS Radio News
Economic Meltdown
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Audio Feature Reporting
WNYC-AM/FM
Radio Rookies "Money Stress"
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Audio Reporting: Hard News
National Public Radio
IED: A Familiar Enemy for Platoon
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Audio News Documentary
Long Haul Productions
American Dreamer: Sam's Story
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Audio Investigative Reporting
Youth Radio with National Public Radio's "All Things Considered"
In the Kennel: Uncovering a Navy Unit's Culture of Abuse
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Audio News Series
The Environment Report (WUOM)
Dioxin Delays
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Audio Newscast
CBS Radio News
CBS World News Roundup
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Audio Sports Reporting
National Public Radio
Friday Night Lives
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Use of Sound
CNN
The Bronx - A River Runs Through It
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Web site
National Public Radio
NPR.org

Writing
National Public Radio
Tell Me More
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
Part VI

Online News Operation - National

Video Continuing Coverage
The Associated Press
Economy
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Video Feature Reporting
The Associated Press
Liberty Snowflex
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Video Reporting: Hard News
The Associated Press
Kidney Swap
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Video Investigative Reporting
The Associated Press
Toxic Water Fountains
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Video News Documentary
The Associated Press
Killer Blue: Baptized by Fire
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Video News Series
The Associated Press
Marine's Diary
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Online News Operation - Local

Overall Excellence
Star Tribune - Minneapolis, MN
Star Tribune Composite
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Video Feature Reporting
The Dallas Morning News - Dallas, TX
Choosing Thomas
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Video News Documentary
Knoxnews.com - Knoxville, TN
Death on Chipman Street: The Channon Christian and Chris Newsom Murders
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Use of Video
The Texas Tribune - Austin, TX
Stump Interrupted
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Web site
The Texas Tribune
texastribune.org


Television: Large Market

Overall Excellence
KHOU-TV - Houston, TX
KHOU Overall Excellence
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Video Breaking News Coverage
WJLA-TV - Washington, DC
Metro Train Crash
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Video Continuing Coverage
WXIA-TV/WATL-TV - Atlanta, GA
State of Stimulus: Tracking the Money
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Video Feature Reporting
KARE TV - Minneapolis, MN
"The Tyler Project"
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Video Reporting: Hard News
WITI-TV - Milwaukee, WI
Twisted Family Tree
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Video Investigative Reporting
KMGH-TV - Denver, CO
33 Minutes to 34 Right
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Video News Documentary
KHOU-TV - Houston, TX
Under Fire
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Video News Series
WCVB-TV - Boston, MA
Healthcare Uncovered
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Video Newscast
KARE TV - Minneapolis, MN
KARE 11 News at 10 pm
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Video Sports Reporting
KXAS-TV - Fort Worth, TX
A Game of Hope
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Use of Video
WTHR-TV - Indianapolis, IN
Steve Rhodes Composite
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Web site
Bay News 9 - St. Petersburg, FL
baynews9.com

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


Overall Excellence
WBUR-FM - Boston, MA
WBUR-FM Overall Excellence
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Audio Breaking News Coverage
WBZ-AM - Boston, MA
Death of Senator Kennedy
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Audio Continuing Coverage
WCBS-AM - New York, NY
The Tragedy Over The Hudson
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Audio Feature Reporting
WTOP-FM - Washington, DC
Walkman Rewind
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Audio Reporting: Hard News
Mississippi Public Broadcasting - Jackson, MS
Boot Camp Program Helping Dropouts
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Audio Investigative Reporting
KCBS-AM - San Francisco, CA
Hard Times: California's Broken Parole System
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Audio News Documentary
WTOP-FM - Washington, DC
The War That Never Ends
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Audio News Series
WBAL-AM - Baltimore, MD
Christmas in Maryland
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Audio Newscast
WTOP-FM - Washington, DC
7 AM Newscast
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Audio Sports Reporting
WTOP-FM - Washington, DC
DC Divas
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Use of Sound
KGO-AM - San Francisco, CA
Fowl on the Flightline
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Web site
KIRO-FM - Seattle, WA
MyNorthwest.com

Writing
WFAE-FM - Charlotte, NC
Lost Boys of Presby
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Television: Small Market


Overall Excellence
KTVB-TV - Boise, ID
KTVB Channel 7
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Video Breaking News Coverage
CBHT-TV - Halifax, NS, Canada
Ferguson's Cove Fire
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Video Continuing Coverage
WIVB-TV - Buffalo, NY
The Crash of Flight 3407
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Video Feature Reporting
WMTV-TV - Madison, WI
Power to Forgive
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Video Reporting: Hard News
WJRT-TV - Flint, MI
Baby Court: Connie's Story
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Video Investigative Reporting
WHIO-TV - Dayton, OH
Poison Water
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Video News Documentary
WIVB-TV - Buffalo, NY
4 the Families
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Video News Series
KTUL-TV - Tulsa, OK
Prison Rodeo, Parts I&II
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Video Newscast
KTVB-TV - Boise, ID
The News at 10 - Idaho Soldier Captured
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Video Sports Reporting
WGRZ-TV - Buffalo, NY
Baseball Hero
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Use of Video
WHO-TV - Des Moines, IA
Crossroads
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Web site
WSYR-TV - East Syracuse, NY
9wsyr.com

Writing
KTUU-TV - Anchorage, AK
Jason Lamb Compilation
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Radio: Small Market

Overall Excellence
WATD-FM - Marshfield, MA
Overall Excellence
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Audio Breaking News Coverage
WRVA-AM - Richmond, VA
Virginia Randolph School Shooting
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Audio Continuing Coverage
WSHU-FM - Fairfield, CT
A Community Victimized in the Shadows
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Audio Feature Reporting
KUNC-FM - Greeley, CO
Two Men, Two Women and a Baby
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Audio Investigative Reporting
WSLU-FM - Canton, NY
Seaway Valley & Hackett's: A Special Report
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Audio Reporting: Hard News
KNAU - Flagstaff, AZ
Navajos Hope For Stimulus Dollars
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Audio News Documentary
WVPN-FM - Charleston, WV
The Great Textbook War
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Audio News Series
Alabama Public Radio - Tuscaloosa, AL
The Capital Case of Bridget Lee
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Audio Newscast
WATD-FM - Marshfield, MA
The MidDay Report With Christine James
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Audio Sports Reporting
KCLU AM/FM - Thousand Oaks, CA
The Oldest Dodger
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Use of Sound
WMSI-FM - Jackson, MS
Progress at Ground Zero
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Web site
WAKR-WONE-WQMX - Akron, OH
AkronNewsNow.com

Writing
KCCU-FM - Lawton, OK
Chrysler Leaves Cordell, Lone Grove Clean-Up
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