RTDNA Announces 2023 Region 3 Edward R. Murrow Award Winners
Today, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced Region 3 winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards. Region 3 comprises Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
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
Griner Release
Arizona's Family
Phoenix, AZ
Continuing Coverage
Christian Glass
KUSA-TV
Denver, CO
Digital
BURNED: The Story Behind the Marshall Fire
KUSA-TV
Denver, CO
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Race2Dinner
KUSA-TV
Denver, CO
Excellence in Innovation
BURNED
KUSA-TV
Denver, CO
Excellence in Video
Colorado in Four Acts
KUSA-TV
Denver, CO
Excellence in Writing
Yo Headrick, Looked Good on Paper!
KSL-TV
Salt Lake City, UT
Feature Reporting
Brenda's Vision
KUSA-TV
Denver, CO
Hard News
Another Chance at Life
KUSA-TV
Denver, CO
Investigative Reporting
Special Treatment
KUTV 2 News
Salt Lake City, UT
News Documentary
BURNED: Six Hours in December
KUSA-TV
Denver, CO
News Series
Small Trucking Companies, Big Problems
KUSA-TV
Denver, CO
Newscast
CBS4 News at 10: Club Q
KCNC
Denver, CO
Podcast
Locked Inside
12News
Phoenix, AZ
Sports Reporting
100 Mile Runner
Arizona's Family
Phoenix, AZ
Overall Excellence
Denver7 News
KMGH-TV
Denver, CO
Breaking News Coverage
Nightclub Mass Shooting
KRDO
Colorado Springs, CO
Continuing Coverage
City Council Collapse
KRDO
Colorado Springs, CO
Digital
KRDO.com
KRDO
Colorado Springs, CO
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Th(Em)
Arizona Public Media
Tucson, AZ
Excellence in Video
Favorite Places: San Rafael Valley
Arizona Public Media
Tucson, AZ
Feature Reporting
Footprints From the Past
Arizona Public Media
Tucson, AZ
Investigative Reporting
Failed by the System
KRDO
Colorado Springs, CO
News Documentary
Water Harvester: An Invitation to Abundance
Arizona Public Media
Tucson, AZ
Newscast
Tragedy at Club Q
KRDO
Colorado Springs, CO
Sports Reporting
Homestretch
Arizona Public Media
Tucson, AZ
Overall Excellence
KRDO Newschannel 13
KRDO
Colorado Springs, CO
Breaking News Coverage
Utah Student Shooting
KSL NewsRadio
Salt Lake City, UT
Continuing Coverage
CPR News Coverage of Club Q Shooting
Colorado Public Radio
Denver, CO
Digital
CPR News and Denverite Online
Colorado Public Radio
Denver, CO
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
UNSAFE: Abuse and Neglect of Arizona's Most Vulnerable Can Happen Anywhere
KJZZ
Phoenix, AZ
Excellence in Sound
She was a World-Class Violinist Who Became Homeless. Now Her Instrument is Getting a New Life
Colorado Public Radio
Denver, CO
Feature Reporting
Hundreds of Feet in the Air, Sonoran Highliners Face Fears and Find Balance
KJZZ
Phoenix, AZ
Hard News
Fentanyl is Everywhere, and Showing up in Other Illicit Drugs
Colorado Public Radio
Denver, CO
Investigative Reporting
A Criminal Investigation and Complicated Professional History Loom over the Adams County Sheriff
Colorado Public Radio
Denver, CO
News Documentary
How Colorado Counts Your Ballot
Colorado Public Radio
Denver, CO
News Series
Follow the Ballot
KSL NewsRadio
Salt Lake City, UT
Newscast
Freeway Shutdown
KSL NewsRadio
Salt Lake City, UT
Podcast
The Letter
KSL Podcasts
Salt Lake City, UT
Sports Reporting
‘Where Nerds Win’: At the Colorado School of Mines, Excellence on the Field is a Natural Product
Colorado Public Radio
Denver, CO
Overall Excellence
Colorado Public Radio
Colorado Public Radio
Denver, CO
Breaking News Coverage
After Defeat, Cheney Says 'the Real Work Begins'
Wyoming Public Media
Laramie, WY
Continuing Coverage
Coverage of the Largest Wildfire in New Mexico's Recorded History
KUNM
Albuquerque-Sante Fe, NM
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Uneven Landscapes: Spanish Emergency Alerts in the Roaring Fork Valley
Aspen Public Radio
Aspen, CO
Excellence in Innovation
NASA Sets Its Sights on the Moon by Returning to Training Grounds in Northern Arizona
KNAU
Flagstaff/Navajo Nation, AZ
Excellence in Sound
The Inevitable Next Time: Flagstaff Residents Grapple with the New Reality of Wildfire and Flood
KNAU
Flagstaff/Navajo Nation, AZ
Excellence in Writing
Apache Elders Fight to Save the Vanishing Emory Oak
KNAU
Flagstaff/Navajo Nation, AZ
Feature Reporting
Jahir Rodas Cuts His First Christmas Tree and Keeps His Grandmother’s Memory Alive
Aspen Public Radio
Aspen, CO
Hard News
Teen Rescues and Resuscitates Friend Caught in the Cascades on Independence Pass, Credits CPR Training
Aspen Public Radio
Aspen, CO
Investigative Reporting
A Secret Ballot System at Colorado’s Statehouse is Quietly Killing Bills and Raising Transparency Questions
KUNC
Fort Collins-Greeley, CO
News Documentary
Facets: Voices of Mountain Life, Episode 2: Preserving a Teton Icon
Jackson Hole Community Radio
Jackson, WY
News Series
The Housing Crisis in Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole Community Radio
Jackson, WY
Podcast
The Great Individualist: Episode 8, Slow Waters Run Deep
Wyoming Public Media
Laramie, WY
Sports Reporting
Racing Women Take to Southern Arizona Track for High-Speed Honors
Arizona Public Media
Tucson, AZ