Murrow 2023

National Winners

Network Television Network Radio
Large Market Television Large Market Radio
Small Market Television Small Market Radio
Large Digital Organization Small Digital Organization

Student

Congratulations to all national winners of the 2023 Edward R. Murrow Awards! We look forward to celebrating with you at the 
Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala on Oct. 9 at Gotham Hall in New York City. 


Network TV
Breaking News Coverage

The CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell: Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
CBS News
New York, NY

Continuing Coverage

60 Minutes: City of Lions, Harvest of War, Olena Zelenska, and Convoy of Life
CBS News
New York, NY


Digital

ABC News Digital
ABC News
New York, NY

Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Pride: To Be Seen
ABC News
New York, NY

Excellence in Innovation

CBS Sunday Morning - Oceans Give, Oceans Take
CBS News (in partnership with This American Life)
New York, NY

Excellence in Video

Dear Noah: Pages from a Family Diary
NBC News
New York, NY

Excellence in Writing

The CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell: Steve Hartman, On The Road
CBS News
New York, NY

Feature Reporting

Full Circle: The Grandmother of Juneteenth
LX News
Dallas, TX

Feature Documentary

Retrograde
National Geographic
Washington, DC

Hard News

Journalists in Mexico Fear Cartels — And Facebook
VICE World News
Brooklyn, NY

Investigative Reporting

Abbey Gate
CNN
New York, NY

News Documentary

Plot to Overturn the Election
FRONTLINE (in partnership with ProPublica)
Boston, MA

News Series

60 Minutes: City of Lions, Harvest of War, Olena Zelenska, and Convoy of Life
CBS News
New York, NY

Newscast

World News Tonight with David Muir: Live from the Ukrainian Border
ABC News
New York, NY

Podcast

Reclaimed: The Story of Mamie-Till Mobley
ABC News
New York, NY

Sports Reporting

College Gameday: Meechie and Michigan
ESPN
Bristol, CT

Overall Excellence

ABC News
ABC News
New York, NY


Network Radio
Breaking News Coverage

Crisis in Ukraine
ABC News
New York, NY

Continuing Coverage

The Fall of Roe v. Wade
NPR
Washington, DC


Digital

STILL LIFE, Ukraine
NPR
Washington, DC

Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Locked Up: The Prison Labor That Built Business Empires
Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting (in partnership with PRX and The Associated Press)
Emeryville, CA

Excellence in Innovation

Planet Money TikTok
NPR
Washington, DC

Excellence in Sound

Start Here: 9/11
ABC News
New York, NY

Excellence in Writing

Pink Card
ESPN, 30 for 30 Podcasts (in partnership with Shirazad Productions)
Los Angeles, CA

Feature Reporting

Radio Ukraine
New York Public Radio (in partnership with The New Yorker)
New York, NY

Hard News

The Face of Hunger
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Toronto, ON

Investigative Reporting

The Ballot Boogeymen
Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting (in partnership with PRX)
Emeryville, CA

News Documentary

My Neighbor the Suspected War Criminal
Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting (in partnership with PRX)
Emeryville, CA


News Series

Climate, Migration and the Far-Right
NPR/All Things Considered
Washington, DC

Newscast

CBS World News Roundup
CBS News Radio
New York, NY

Podcast

Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong
American Public Media
St. Paul, MN

Sports Reporting

Sewer Salmon
ABC News
New York, NY

Overall Excellence

ABC News
ABC News
New York, NY


Large Market Television
Breaking News Coverage

Deadly I-65 Police-Involved Shooting
WKRN
Nashville, TN

Continuing Coverage

Lost Trust
WJZY Queen City News
Charlotte, NC

Digital

BURNED: The Story Behind the Marshall Fire
KUSA-TV
Denver, CO

Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Taking Back Gulfton
ABC13 Houston
Houston, TX

Excellence in Innovation

Medical Debt Lawsuits: A Catalyst Project
KXAN (in partnership with ClearHealthCosts)
Austin, TX

Excellence in Video

Gunny at the Wheel
KARE-TV
Minneapolis, MN

Excellence in Writing

From Pen to Paper to Pixels; Jim Altman Writes 2022
FOX 61
Hartford, CT

Feature Reporting

Gunny at the Wheel
KARE-TV
Minneapolis, MN

Hard News

Frankensteined: The Monster on Georgia's Roads
WXIA
Atlanta, GA

Investigative Reporting

Fire - Power - Money: Who's Behind the PG&E Bailout?
KXTV
Sacramento, CA

News Documentary

BURNED: Six Hours in December
KUSA-TV
Denver, CO

News Series

Saving San Francisco
NBC Bay Area
San Francisco, CA

Newscast

6PM Newscast - School Shooting
KMOV
St. Louis, MO

Podcast

KARE 11 Investigates: Cruel & Unusual
KARE-TV
Minneapolis, MN

Sports Reporting

Birth of a Boom
KOMO
Seattle, WA

Overall Excellence

WFAA
WFAA
Dallas, TX


Large Market Radio
Breaking News

Highland Park Parade Shooting
WBBM Newsradio
Chicago, IL

Continuing Coverage

Reproductive Rights in the Deep South
WWNO/WRKF
New Orleans, LA

Digital

Coverage of Western Kansas
Kansas News Service (in partnership with High Plains Public Radio)
Kansas City, MO

Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Walk Home
KNKX (in partnership with The Seattle Times)
Seattle, WA

Excellence in Innovation

WBZ NewsRadio's TikTok Account
WBZ NewsRadio
Boston, MA

Excellence in Sound

Mariachi Extravaganza: Meet the Competitors in this Year’s ‘Mariachi Super Bowl’
Texas Public Radio
San Antonio, TX

Excellence in Writing

It Takes a Python to Find a Python: How Researchers Bagged the Heaviest Snake in Florida History
WLRN News
Miami, FL

Feature Reporting

KDKA Radio News Extra: The Struggle for Fire Recruits
KDKA Radio
Pittsburgh, PA

Hard News

Research Shows Social-Emotional Learning in Schools Pays Off, but Conservatives See a Liberal Agenda
KMUW (in partnership with Kansas News Service)
Kansas City, MO

Investigative Reporting

How a Mass. Law Intended to Protect Victims Became a 'Gift to Abusers'
WBUR
Boston, MA

News Documentary

BURNED: As California Wildfires Threaten Rural Communities, Forest Service Prevention Efforts Stall
CapRadio (in partnership with KCRW and The California Newsroom)
Sacramento, CA

News Series

Falling Short: Why Democrats Keep Losing Most Statewide Races?
WFAE
Charlotte, NC

Newscast

Total Information AM 10/25/22 6 a.m.
KMOX-AM
St. Louis, MO

Podcast

Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
WHYY (in partnership with Temple University Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting)
Philadelphia, PA


Sports Reporting

Even Competitive Hunting Can't Stop Coyotes from Thriving in Kansas
Kansas News Service (in partnership with High Plains Public Radio)
Kansas City, MO

Overall Excellence

Texas Public Radio News
Texas Public Radio
San Antonio, TX


Small Market Television
Breaking News Coverage

Nightclub Mass Shooting
KRDO
Colorado Springs, CO

Continuing Coverage

City Council Collapse
KRDO
Colorado Springs, CO

Digital

Gonzalo Lopez Investigation
KBTX
Bryan, TX

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The River: The Eric McGinnis Murder
ABC57 News
South Bend, IN

Excellence in Innovation

WRDW-TV
WRDW-TV
Augusta, GA

Excellence in Video

Niagara Daredevils at Oakwood
WIVB-TV
Buffalo, NY

Excellence in Writing

NBC-2's Story 2 Share with Sean Martinelli
WBBH-TV
Fort Myers, FL

Feature Reporting

Letters to Nurses
WAFB TV
Baton Rouge, LA

Hard News

Surviving the Aftermath
KTVQ
Billings, MT

Investigative Reporting

The Dark Side of Cedar Point
WTOL-Channel 11
Toledo, OH

News Documentary

Water Harvester: An Invitation to Abundance
Arizona Public Media
Tucson, AZ

News Series

The Serial Snipers: 20 Years Later
WTVR
Richmond, VA


Newscast

Denison Street Shots Fired Incident
WPRI
Providence, RI

Podcast

Hometown Stories: Greenfield Structures
WDBJ7
Roanoke, VA


Sports Reporting

The Most Important Coaching Job of My Life
Spectrum News 1 Rochester
Rochester, NY


Overall Excellence

WPRI
WPRI
Providence, RI


Small Market Radio
Breaking News Coverage

Migrants Landed Unannounced on Martha’s Vineyard; Island Mobilizes to Help as a National Story Grows
WCAI
Cape Cod and the Islands, MA

Continuing Coverage

Sandy Hook: 10 Years Later — Coverage from Connecticut Public
CT Public
Hartford, CT


Digital

KBIA-FM
KBIA-FM
Columbia, MO

Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Indian Boarding Schools Tried to Eradicate Their Language. Now, the Seneca are Bringing it Back.
WXXI Public Media
Rochester, NY

Excellence in Innovation

Falmouth to Falmouth: Connecting Cornwall to Cape Cod
WCAI
Cape Cod and the Islands, MA

Excellence in Sound

'Flying on Strings and Cloth': High Above Western Massachusetts
New England Public Media
Springfield, MA

Excellence in Writing

The Santa Cruz Corpse Flower ... Resurrected!
90.3 KAZU
Monterey, CA

Feature Reporting

‘Old Ladies’ Dive into Cape Ponds Seeking Trash, Emerge Triumphant
WCAI
Cape Cod and the Islands, MA

Hard News

Teen Rescues and Resuscitates Friend Caught in the Cascades on Independence Pass, Credits CPR Training
Aspen Public Radio
Aspen, CO

Investigative Reporting

He Built NH’s Largest Addiction Treatment Network. Now, He Faces Accusations of Sexual Misconduct
NHPR
Concord, NH

News Documentary

Outside/In: After the Avalanche
NHPR
Concord, NH

News Series

No Stone Unturned: Preserving Slave Cemeteries in Alabama
Alabama Public Radio
Tuscaloosa, AL

Newscast

The West Virginia Morning News
WCHS MetroNews Radio
Charleston, WV

Podcast

Deliberate Indifference
WBHM 90.3
Birmingham, AL

Sports Reporting

Poolside Math
WVTF/Radio IQ
Roanoke, VA

Overall Excellence

WCHS MetroNews Radio
WCHS MetroNews Radio
Charleston, WV

Large Digital Organization
Breaking News Coverage

Uvalde Shooting and Its Aftermath
The Texas Tribune
Austin, TX

Continuing Coverage

The New York Times Coverage of the Russia-Ukraine War
The New York Times
New York, NY

Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Inequality in Medicine
STAT
Boston, MA

Excellence in Innovation

A Culture in the Cross Hairs
The New York Times
New York, NY

Excellence in Sound

Saving the Sounds of an Ancient City
The Washington Post
Washington, DC

Excellence in Video

Why People Risk Their Lives Hunting For Deadly Explosives
Insider
New York, NY

Excellence in Writing

Three Extraordinary Stories about Seemingly Ordinary People
Detroit Free Press
Detroit, MI

Feature Reporting

How Neighbors Near the Border Fought Back Against Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s Illegal Wall — and Won
The Intercept
New York, NY

Hard News

A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making
ProPublica (in partnership with Los Angeles Times)
New York, NY

Investigative Reporting

The Public Has Never Seen the U.S. Government Force-Feed Someone — Until Now
The Intercept
New York, NY

News Documentary

Florida’s Fight Over Education
USA Today: States of America
New York, NY

News Series

Colorado River in Crisis
The Arizona Republic
Phoenix, AZ

Podcast

Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's
Gimlet, a Spotify Studio
New York, NY


Sports Reporting

The Lost Generation of Black Coaching in the NFL
The Washington Post
Washington, DC

Overall Excellence

The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
Austin, TX


Small Digital Organization
Breaking News Coverage

Murder Streamed Live to Social Media
Unfiltered with Kiran
Baton Rouge, LA

Continuing Coverage

Uvalde School Shooting
Austin American-Statesman
Austin, TX

Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Talk
The Emancipator
Boston, MA

Excellence in Innovation

Testify
The Marshall Project (in partnership with WOVU and Cleveland Documenters)
New York, NY

Excellence in Video

Meet the Woman Fighting for the Rights of Voters Who Can’t Read
ProPublica
New York, NY

Excellence in Writing

The Night Raids
ProPublica
New York, NY

Feature Reporting

Nuclear Buildup Sickened His Community. Then It Caught up with Him.
Center for Public Integrity
Washington, DC

Hard News

Exclusive: North Korea’s Monster Fake Out
Recorded Future News
Arlington, VA

Investigative Reporting

Is China Polluting North Carolina with Hog Waste?
WHYNOT
Washington, DC

News Documentary

Wy-Kan-Ush-Pum (Salmon People): A Native Fishing Family’s Fight to Preserve a Way of Life
ProPublica (in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting)
New York, NY

News Series

Mayor's 'Fee' Falls Apart
Unfiltered with Kiran
Baton Rouge, LA

Podcast

Power to Police Perpetrators
KFF Health News (in partnership with Just Human Productions)
Washington, DC


Overall Excellence

Center for Public Integrity: Investigating Inequality
Center for Public Integrity
Washington, DC


Student
Audio Feature Reporting

Black Farmers Concerned About New Loan Program
Cronkite News/Arizona PBS, Arizona State University
Phoenix, AZ

Audio Hard News

Sunken Homes
WUFT News, University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Audio Newscast

Carolina Connection – Feb. 19, 2022
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Digital Reporting

Farm to School Institute
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Lincoln, NE


Excellence in Podcasts

Engulfed: St. John's Fight
The Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Video Feature Reporting

The Grand Ole Guitar
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN

Video Hard News

Hurricane Ian: The Aftermath
WUFT News, University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Video Newscast

Hofstra Votes Live 2022
The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, Hofstra University
New York, NY