RTDNA Announces 2023 Region 12 Edward R. Murrow Award Winners
Today, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced Region 12 winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards. Region 12 comprises Delaware, Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Regional winners automatically advance to the national competition, winners of which will be announced in August.
Congratulations to this year's winners! Learn how to promote your win here.
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Breaking News Coverage
Van Ness Mass Shooting
WRC-TV
Washington, DC
Continuing Coverage
Failure Factory
WBFF-TV
Baltimore, MD
Digital
NBC Washington
WRC-TV
Washington, DC
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
DC Pride is Universal: Better Together
WRC-TV
Washington, DC
Excellence in Video
Claudia Thompson
WVEC
Norfolk, VA
Excellence in Writing
Jay Korff Writing Composite
WJLA
Washington, DC
Feature Reporting
Billy Evans: Still Standing Guard
WUSA9
Washington, DC
Hard News
Transgender Violence
WUSA9
Washington, DC
Investigative Reporting
7News Exposes DC Police Commander Using Patrol Cars to Party
WJLA
Washington, DC
News Documentary
The Fentanyl Crisis
WVEC
Norfolk, VA
News Series
Maryland Peace of Mind
WBAL-TV
Baltimore, MD
Newscast
7News On Your Side at 6pm - Silver Spring Apartment Explosion
WJLA
Washington, DC
Podcast
Three Weeks of Hell: The DC Snipers
WTTG FOX 5
Washington, DC
Sports Reporting
Big Business of Youth Sports
WUSA9
Washington, DC
Overall Excellence
WBAL-TV
WBAL-TV
Baltimore, MD
Breaking News Coverage
November 14th UVA Shootings
WTVR
Richmond, VA
Continuing Coverage
Fox Fire
WTVR
Richmond, VA
Digital
8News: Digital First
WRIC
Richmond, VA
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Generational Trauma - VPM News Focal Point
VPM News
Richmond, VA
Excellence in Video
Solutionaries
WSLS
Roanoke, VA
Excellence in Video
Slingshot Maker Hits Target Audience: 'It Feels Good to be Self-Made'
WTVR
Richmond, VA
Excellence in Writing
Senior Portraits, The Slingshot Maker and Mystery Letters Solved
WTVR
Richmond, VA
Feature Reporting
The Miracle of Organ Donation
WWBT NBC12
Richmond, VA
Hard News
Bus Driver Fights For His Life, then Fights the System
WTVR
Richmond, VA
Investigative Reporting
Cumberland Hospital Investigation
WTVR
Richmond, VA
News Documentary
Crime Insider Reopen the Case
WTVR (in partnership with Reopen the Case Foundation)
Richmond, VA
News Series
The Serial Snipers: 20 Years Later
WTVR
Richmond, VA
Newscast
On Your Side at 6
WWBT NBC12
Richmond, VA
Podcast
Hometown Stories: Greenfield Structures
WDBJ7
Roanoke, VA
Sports Reporting
Gowdy Gloves: 'Maybe This is the Way I Get to the Show'
WTVR
Richmond, VA
Overall Excellence
WRIC 8News
WRIC
Richmond, VA
Breaking News Coverage
Roe Versus Wade: Overturned
WTOP
Washington, DC
Continuing Coverage
The Stricker Street Fire and its Fallout
WBAL-AM
Baltimore, MD
Digital
WBAL.com and the WBAL Radio App
WBAL-AM
Baltimore, MD
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Pass the Mic - Pride Episode
WYPR Radio
Baltimore, MD
Excellence in Writing
Josh Spiegel Commentary
WBAL-AM
Baltimore, MD
Feature Reporting
The Pieces Have Come Together at the Capital Checker Club’s Adams Morgan Clubhouse
WAMU 88.5
Washington, DC
Hard News
After a Tragedy, One Woman is Fighting for Suicide Barriers on a D.C. Bridge
WAMU 88.5
Washington, DC
Investigative Reporting
D.C. is Falling Short of its Taxi Accessibility Requirements. What Went Wrong?
WAMU 88.5
Washington, DC
News Documentary
The Climate Divide: Heat Disparity in Washington, D.C.
WAMU 88.5 (in partnership with Hola Cultura)
Washington, DC
Newscast
WBAL News Now at 6pm 12-8-22
WBAL-AM
Baltimore, MD
Podcast
The Complicated Legacy of Asian-Owned Carryouts in D.C.’s Black Neighborhoods
WAMU 88.5
Washington, DC
Sports Reporting
Wrestling is Back in D.C. Public High Schools, and Girls Are Joining In
WAMU 88.5
Washington, DC
Overall Excellence
WBAL NewsRadio 1090 & FM 101.5
WBAL-AM
Baltimore, MD
Continuing Coverage
UVA Shooting
WVTF/Radio IQ
Roanoke, VA
Digital
Another Way: How One Virginia City Reckons with Gun Violence
VPM News
Richmond, VA
Hard News
Better School Lunches
WVTF/Radio IQ
Roanoke, VA
News Series
More Dreams Deferred
VPM News
Richmond, VA
Newscast
WVTF/Radio IQ Newscast
WVTF/Radio IQ
Roanoke, VA
Podcast
Memory Wars
WVTF/Radio IQ
Roanoke, VA
Sports Reporting
Poolside Math
WVTF/Radio IQ
Roanoke, VA
Overall Excellence
WVTF/Radio IQ
WVTF/Radio IQ
Roanoke, VA