RTDNA Announces 2023 Region 5 Edward R. Murrow Award Winners
Today, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced Region 5 winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards. Region 5 comprises Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
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
Olathe East High School Shootings
KSHB 41
Kansas City, MO
Continuing Coverage
The Real Truth about Pam Hupp
KTVI
St. Louis, MO
Digital
KMBC.com
KMBC
Kansas City, MO
Excellence in Writing
Mike Bush KSDK
KSDK-TV
St. Louis, MO
Feature Reporting
Strength of Character
KSDK-TV
St. Louis, MO
Hard News
Without Consent
KSHB 41
Kansas City, MO
Investigative Reporting
Policing or ... Painting?
KSHB 41
Kansas City, MO
News Documentary
KMBC 9 Chronicle: Race the River
KMBC
Kansas City, MO
News Series
Hearing from the Students
KSHB 41
Kansas City, MO
Newscast
6PM Newscast - School Shooting
KMOV
St. Louis, MO
Sports Reporting
A Winning Team
KSDK-TV
St. Louis, MO
Overall Excellence
KMOV 2022
KMOV
St. Louis, MO
Breaking News Coverage
March 5th Tornadoes
KCCI TV
Des Moines, IA
Continuing Coverage
Digging Into the Marengo Workplace Explosion
KCRG-TV9
Cedar Rapids, IA
Digital
Beyond the TV Screen
KAKE
Wichita, KS
Excellence in Innovation
KAKE News - At Viewers' Fingertips
KAKE
Wichita, KS
Excellence in Video
Dad's Tractor Comes Home
KCCI TV
Des Moines, IA
Excellence in Writing
Eric Hanson's This Is Iowa
KCCI TV
Des Moines, IA
Feature Reporting
Korean War Vet Finds Lost Love
KETV-TV
Omaha, NE
Hard News
Answers for Aaron
KWCH
Wichita, KS
News Documentary
Searching for Johnny: 40 Years Later
KCCI TV
Des Moines, IA
News Series
Essential: Iowa’s EMS Emergency
KCCI TV
Des Moines, IA
Newscast
Andover Tornado 6pm Newscast
KWCH
Wichita, KS
Sports Reporting
Visually Handicapped Man Sets the Pace for Long Distance Running
KETV-TV
Omaha, NE
Overall Excellence
KCCI TV
KCCI TV
Des Moines, IA
Breaking News Coverage
Deadly Amtrak Derailment Leaves a Small Missouri Town Grieving, and Eager to Help
KCUR 89.3
Kansas City, MO
Continuing Coverage
Prison and Criminal Justice in Kansas
KCUR 89.3
Kansas City, MO
Digital
Coverage of Western Kansas
Kansas News Service (in partnership with High Plains Public Radio)
Kansas City, MO
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Muslim Families in Mehlville Celebrate as the District Makes Eid al-Fitr a School Holiday
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis, MO
Excellence in Sound
Your Trip to the Airport
KMOX-AM
St. Louis, MO
Excellence in Writing
Life in Rural Kansas
Kansas News Service (in partnership with High Plains Public Radio)
Kansas City, MO
Feature Reporting
A Small Kansas Community College Finds Itself in the Spotlight Amid Allegations of Racial Animosity
KCUR 89.3
Kansas City, MO
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
Missouri Knew of Contamination in Springfield’s Groundwater Decades Before Anyone Told Residents
St. Louis Public Radio (in partnership with Midwest Newsroom)
St. Louis, MO
News Documentary
A People's History Of Kansas City: Hot 103 Jamz & the Birth of Black Radio
KCUR 89.3
Kansas City, MO
News Series
Drying Up: How Droughts Like the One in 2022 are Transforming Life on the Great Plains
Harvest Public Media (in partnership with Kansas News Service)
Kansas City, MO
Newscast
Total Information AM 10/25/22 6 a.m.
KMOX-AM
St. Louis, MO
Podcast
Overlooked
KCUR 89.3
Kansas City, MO
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
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis, MO
Breaking News Coverage
Andover Tornado 4/29/2022
KFDI News
Wichita, KS
Continuing Coverage
Keystone Pipeline Leaks Oil into Kansas Creek South of Steele City Terminal
Nebraska Public Media
Lincoln, NE
Digital
KBIA-FM
KBIA-FM
Columbia, MO
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
MMIW Awareness
Siouxland Public Media KWIT-KOJI
Sioux City, IA
Excellence in Innovation
Missouri on Mic
KBIA-FM
Columbia, MO
Excellence in Sound
For Sale: A Blast from the Past that's Built to Last
90.3 KRNU
Lincoln, NE
Excellence in Writing
Sheila Brummer Writing Samples
Siouxland Public Media KWIT-KOJI
Sioux City, IA
Feature Reporting
For Sale: A Blast from the Past that's Built to Last
90.3 KRNU
Lincoln, NE
Hard News
Farmers in the Plains Are in 'Dire Straits' Due to Drought, Wildfire Conditions
Nebraska Public Media
Lincoln, NE
News Documentary
THE EXCHANGE 5.4.22: Missing Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness
Siouxland Public Media KWIT-KOJI
Sioux City, IA
News Series
The Intersection of Homelessness and Housing
KSMU
Springfield, MO
Newscast
KTTS News Noon News October 6, 2022
KTTS News
Springfield, MO
Podcast
High Turnout, Wide Margins
KBIA-FM
Columbia, MO
Sports Reporting
One Man's Love Affair with Hockey
KMUW
Wichita, KS
Overall Excellence
Siouxland Public Media
Siouxland Public Media KWIT-KOJI
Sioux City, IA