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The Radio Television Digital News Association has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971.
Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Murrow set as a standard for the profession of electronic journalism.
Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Murrow set as a standard for the profession of electronic journalism.
These are the 2018 RTDNA National Murrow Award recipients.
2018 Regional winners | 2018 Student winners
2018 Regional winners | 2018 Student winners
Winning stations receive one trophy per award at the Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala, October 22 in New York. Personalized duplicates are available here.
Please note, if you don't see a category listed below, there were no entries in that category or the judges decided there was no winner in that category.
Radio: Small Market | Large Market | Network
Television: Small Market | Large Market | Network
Digital News Organization: Small | Large
| Small Market Radio |
| Overall Excellence |
| Overall Excellence |
| New Hampshire Public Radio |
| Concord, NH |
| Breaking News Coverage |
| Hurricane Irma Hits Southwest Florida |
| WGCU Public Media |
| Fort Myers, FL |
| Continuing Coverage |
| Urgent for Care: Can Missouri's Poorest County Keep Its Hospital Alive? |
| KBIA |
| Columbia, MO |
| Excellence in Innovation |
| The Vietnam War: WITF Stories |
| WITF |
| Harrisburg, PA |
| Excellence in Social Media |
| South Dakota Public Broadcasting Social Media |
| South Dakota Public Broadcasting |
| Vermillion, SD |
| Excellence in Sound |
| Virginia Nonprofits Bring Theater To Life For Visually Impaired |
| Community Idea Stations |
| Richmond, VA |
| Excellence in Video |
| A Month After Maria, Efforts To Bring Clean Water To Remote Parts of Puerto Rico |
| WNPR |
| Hartford, CT |
| Excellence in Writing |
| Reality of Possible Separation Sets in for American Children of Undocumented Parents |
| KAZU |
| Seaside, CA |
| Feature Reporting |
| Finding Solace at the Wall |
| WITF |
| Harrisburg, PA |
| Hard News |
| Some Immigrants Flee U.S., Knowingly Walking into Police Arrest in Canada |
| Vermont Public Radio |
| Colchester, VT |
| Investigative Reporting |
| Scandal Surrounds New Castle County Elected Leader |
| WDEL-FM/AM |
| Wilmington, DE |
| News Documentary |
| Why is Vermont so Overwhelmingly White? |
| Vermont Public Radio |
| Colchester, VT |
| News Series |
| Alabama Rural Health Care |
| Alabama Public Radio |
| Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Newscast |
| May 24, 2017 Morning Newscast |
| WFIU/WTIU News |
| Bloomington, IN |
| Sports Reporting |
| Reno 1868 FC's Fan Base Is Growing Fast |
| KUNR |
| Reno, NV |
| Website |
| WUFT.org |
| WUFT |
| Gainesville, FL |
| Go behind the scenes of Murrow Award-winning work. |
| Large Market Radio |
| Overall Excellence |
| Overall Excellence |
| WTOP-FM |
| Washington, DC |
| Breaking News Coverage |
| Amtrak Derailment |
| KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio |
| Seattle, WA |
| Continuing Coverage |
| The Fatal Police Shooting of Justine Ruszczyk |
| Minnesota Public Radio News |
| Saint Paul, MN |
| Excellence in Innovation |
| WFDD’s Community Conversation on Mental Health |
| WFDD |
| Winston-Salem, NC |
| Excellence in Social Media |
| Boston's Free Speech Rally |
| WBUR |
| Boston, MA |
| Excellence in Sound |
| Wine Country on Fire |
| KCBS Radio |
| San Francisco, CA |
| Excellence in Video |
| A Peek Inside the Collectibles Empire of Terry Kovel |
| ideastream |
| Cleveland, OH |
| Excellence in Writing |
| A New Kansas Museum Dares to Showcase Daredevil Evel Knievel |
| KCUR-FM |
| Kansas City, MO |
| Feature Reporting |
| Homeless Girl Scouts |
| KIRO Radio |
| Seattle, WA |
| Hard News |
| For Illinois Sex Offenders, Six Years Can Turn Into Life in Prison |
| WBEZ Chicago Public Radio |
| Chicago, IL |
| Investigative Reporting |
| Inside Santa Clara Jails, Predatory Bail Schemes Flourished for Years |
| KQED |
| San Francisco, CA |
| News Documentary |
| Out of the Blocks: 2100 Edmondson |
| WYPR |
| Baltimore, MD |
| News Series |
| The Breaking Point |
| WCBS Newsradio 880 |
| New York, NY |
| Newscast |
| October 31, 2017 5pm |
| WCBS Newsradio 880 |
| New York, NY |
| Sports Reporting |
| Vital Organ-ist |
| KTAR-FM |
| Phoenix, AZ |
| Website |
| KUT.org |
| KUT |
| Austin, TX |
| Radio Network |
| Overall Excellence |
| Overall Excellence |
| CBS News Radio |
| New York, NY |
| Breaking News Coverage |
| Las Vegas Massacre |
| CBS News Radio |
| New York, NY |
| Continuing Coverage |
| Immigration Coverage |
| NPR |
| Washington, DC |
| Excellence in Innovation |
| Follow the Money: Citizen Sleuths Investigate |
| The Center for Public Integrity, Reveal and PRX |
| Emeryville, CA |
| Excellence in Social Media |
| Hidden Brain |
| NPR |
| Washington, DC |
| Excellence in Sound |
| What Happened When the Gunshots Started |
| NPR |
| Washington, DC |
| Excellence in Writing |
| Dave Ross |
| CBS News Radio |
| New York, NY |
| Feature Reporting |
| Emancipation: One Young Man Leaves Foster Care On His Own Terms |
| Youth Radio |
| Oakland, CA |
| Hard News |
| They Told Me I Wasn't a Human Being': Gay Men Speak Of Brutal Treatment in Chechnya |
| NPR |
| Washington, DC |
| Investigative Reporting |
| No Place to Run |
| The Texas Tribune, Reveal and PRX |
| Austin, TX |
| News Documentary |
| Embedded: Trump Stories - "The Golf Course" |
| NPR |
| Washington, DC |
| News Series |
| America's Fentanyl Crisis |
| ABC News Radio |
| New York, NY |
| Newscast |
| CBS World News Roundup |
| CBS News Radio |
| New York, NY |
| Sports Reporting |
| Armless Archer Makes His Mark Among The World's Best |
| Only A Game from NPR and WBUR |
| Boston, MA |
| Small Market Television |
| Overall Excellence |
| Overall Excellence |
| WREX-TV |
| Rockford, IL |
| Breaking News Coverage |
| NOLA Tornado |
| WDSU-TV |
| New Orleans, LA |
| Continuing Coverage |
| Cracking the Code |
| WVUE-TV/NOLA.com |
| New Orleans, LA |
| Excellence in Innovation |
| 360: Immerse Yourself in Idaho Life |
| KTVB-TV |
| Boise, ID |
| Excellence in Social Media |
| Interactive Stories on Facebook / YouTube |
| KTUU-TV |
| Anchorage, AK |
| Excellence in Sound |
| Donna's Voice |
| WAFB-TV |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
| Excellence in Video |
| 360: Insane Base Jumping |
| KTVB-TV |
| Boise, ID |
| Excellence in Writing |
| Eric Hanson's This is Iowa |
| KCCI-TV |
| Des Moines, IA |
| Feature Reporting |
| A Hall of Fame Life |
| WANE-TV |
| Fort Wayne, IN |
| Hard News |
| Shoot or Don’t Shoot: In an Officer’s Shoes |
| NEWS CENTER Maine |
| Portland, ME |
| Investigative Reporting |
| State of Unrest |
| WVUE-TV |
| New Orleans, LA |
| News Documentary |
| Prescribing Hope |
| Hawaii News Now |
| Honolulu, HI |
| News Series |
| The Wall |
| KGPE-TV |
| Fresno, CA |
| Newscast |
| March Misery March 14 6pm |
| WHEC-TV |
| Rochester, NY |
| Sports Reporting |
| Jaxon's Wish |
| Wisconsin Public Television |
| Madison, WI |
| Website |
| KOMU 8 News Website |
| KOMU-TV |
| Columbia, MO |
| Large Market Television |
| Overall Excellence |
| Overall Excellence |
| KCRA-TV |
| Sacramento, CA |
| Breaking News Coverage |
| Hurricane Harvey |
| KHOU-TV |
| Houston, TX |
| Continuing Coverage |
| Influence, Infidelity & Men in Power |
| WSMV-TV |
| Nashville, TN |
| Excellence in Innovation |
| Atticus |
| WXIA-TV |
| Atlanta, GA |
| Excellence in Social Media |
| Wine Country Wildfires |
| KNTV |
| San Jose, CA |
| Excellence in Sound |
| Strings for Hope |
| WTVF-TV |
| Nashville, TN |
| Excellence in Video |
| The Scott Legacy |
| KING-TV |
| Seattle, WA |
| Excellence in Writing |
| Eric Johnson, Writing |
| KOMO-TV |
| Seattle, WA |
| Feature Reporting |
| Joel |
| KING-TV |
| Seattle, WA |
| Hard News |
| A Stolen Family - The Ryan Laber Story |
| KMGH-TV |
| Denver, CO |
| Investigative Reporting |
| Criminal Caretakers |
| WFAA-TV |
| Dallas, TX |
| News Documentary |
| Kicked Out |
| KNTV |
| San Jose, CA |
| News Series |
| Show Us Your Bills |
| KUSA-TV |
| Denver, CO |
| Newscast |
| Interstate Collapse |
| WSB-TV |
| Atlanta, GA |
| Sports Reporting |
| The Meaning of Zach Proof |
| WEWS-TV |
| Cleveland, OH |
| Website |
| KING5.com |
| KING-TV |
| Seattle, WA |
| Television Network |
| Overall Excellence |
| Overall Excellence |
| CBS News |
| New York, NY |
| Breaking News Coverage |
| Shooting at Fort Lauderdale Airport |
| NBC News |
| New York, NY |
| Continuing Coverage |
| Hurricane Maria Devastates Puerto Rico |
| CNN |
| New York, NY |
| Excellence in Innovation |
| Eclipse of the Century |
| CNN |
| New York, NY |
| Excellence in Social Media |
| War in the Koreas | Direct From With Dena Takruri |
| AJ+ |
| San Francisco, CA |
| Excellence in Sound |
| Cuba and the Cameraman |
| Netflix |
| Los Angeles, CA |
| Excellence in Video |
| Chasing Coral |
| Netflix |
| Los Angeles, CA |
| Excellence in Writing |
| 60 Minutes: The Isle of Eigg |
| CBS News |
| New York, NY |
| Feature Reporting |
| SC Featured - Rod Carew |
| ESPN |
| Bristol, CT |
| Hard News |
| Inside the Marines' fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan |
| VICE News Tonight on HBO |
| Brooklyn, NY |
| Investigative Reporting |
| 60 Minutes and The Washington Post: Too Big To Prosecute |
| CBS News and The Washington Post |
| New York, NY |
| News Documentary |
| Icarus |
| Netflix |
| Los Angeles, CA |
| News Series |
| The Unwanted |
| ABC News |
| New York, NY |
| Newscast |
| World News Tonight with David Muir |
| ABC News |
| New York, NY |
| Sports Reporting |
| Iowa Wave Feature |
| Big Ten Network |
| Chicago, IL |
| Website |
| CNN.com |
| CNN |
| New York, NY |
| Small Digital News Organization |
| Overall Excellence |
| Overall Excellence |
| The Marshall Project |
| New York, NY |
| Continuing Coverage |
| Carbon Wars |
| The Center for Public Integrity |
| Washington, DC |
| Excellence in Innovation |
| Lost Mothers |
| ProPublica |
| New York, NY |
| Excellence in Social Media |
| #CitizenSleuth |
| The Center for Public Integrity, Reveal and PRX |
| Washington, DC |
| Excellence in Sound |
| The New American Songbook: For My Ayeeyo |
| The GroundTruth Project |
| Brighton, MA |
| Excellence in Video |
| Seven Days of Heroin |
| The Cincinnati Enquirer |
| Cincinnati, OH |
| Excellence in Writing |
| Sold Out |
| The Texas Tribune |
| Austin, TX |
| Feature Reporting |
| Kaio's Courage |
| EastIdahoNews.com |
| Idaho Falls, ID |
| Hard News |
| Border Schools |
| Circa News |
| Arlington, VA |
| Investigative Reporting |
| Recovering from Rehab |
| Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting |
| San Francisco, CA |
| News Documentary |
| Beyond The Wall |
| The Texas Tribune |
| Austin, TX |
| Large Digital News Organization |
| Overall Excellence |
| The New York Times |
| The New York Times |
| New York, NY |
| Breaking News Coverage |
| Harvey Hits Texas |
| The New York Times |
| New York, NY |
| Continuing Coverage |
| Keystone XL: Driving the US Pipeline Route |
| Guardian US |
| Manhattan, NY |
| Excellence in Innovation |
| Finding Home |
| TIME |
| New York, NY |
| Excellence in Social Media |
| Finding Home |
| TIME |
| New York, NY |
| Excellence in Sound |
| Finding the Keys |
| The Boston Globe |
| Boston, MA |
| Excellence in Video |
| Puerto Rico: After the Hurricane |
| NowThis / Group Nine Media |
| New York, NY |
| Excellence in Writing |
| Disappearing Americana along Route 1 in Saugus and Lynnfield |
| The Boston Globe |
| Boston, MA |
| Feature Reporting |
| In the Deep |
| Quartz |
| New York, NY |
| Hard News |
| The Rise of Body Cameras |
| The New York Times |
| New York, NY |
| Investigative Reporting |
| Hacking Democracy: The Russian Investigation |
| The Washington Post |
| Washington, DC |
| News Documentary |
| Life After Addiction |
| TIME and Mic |
| New York, NY |
| Sports Reporting |
| All In the Game: The Black Athlete in America |
| Retro Report and The New Yorker |
| New York, NY |
