RTDNA Announces 2024 Region 11 Edward R. Murrow Award Winners

Awards,

Murrow 2024

Today, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced Region 11 winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards. Region 11 comprises New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. 

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.

Region 11 Murrow Award Winners
Television | Large Market Radio | Large Market       
Television | Small Market Radio | Small Market       

Television | Large Market
Breaking News Coverage

Garfield SWAT Shootout
WPXI
Pittsburgh, PA

Continuing Coverage

Fear & Fallout: The East Palestine Train Derailment
KDKA-TV
Pittsburgh, PA

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Black Breast Crisis
News 12 Network
Yonkers, NY

Excellence in Video

Suffragists & the Supreme Court
Spectrum News NY1
New York, NY

Feature Reporting

The Ring
WPXI
Pittsburgh, PA

Hard News

Atlantic City's Coastal Gamble
CBS News Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Investigative Reporting

In Need of Care: Mental Illness Behind Bars
Spectrum News NY1
New York, NY

News Documentary

Somebody Knows Something: The Disappearance of Dulce
NBC10 Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

News Series

Crisis in the Mideast
WABC-TV
New York, NY

Newscast

Pittsburgh's Action News 4
WTAE
Pittsburgh, PA

Podcast

Mario Cuomo: The Last Liberal Pt. 3 Hard Times (A Special Edition of You Decide with Errol Louis)
Spectrum News NY1
New York, NY

Sports Reporting

Coaches & Heroes
WPXI
Pittsburgh, PA

Overall Excellence

KDKA-TV News
KDKA-TV
Pittsburgh, PA

Television | Small Market
Breaking News Coverage

Rainbow Bridge Explosion
Spectrum News 1
Albany-Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo, NY

Continuing Coverage

Deadly Armory Stampede
WHAM-TV
Rochester, NY

Digital

Reporting on New York's Food System
Spectrum News 1
Albany-Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo, NY

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

11th Airborne Division Veteran Discusses Her Transition During Pride Month
Spectrum News 1
Albany-Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo, NY

Excellence in Video

Fixing Brakes and Breaking Barriers
Spectrum News 1
Albany-Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo, NY

Excellence in Writing

Adam Chodak
WROC-TV
Rochester, NY

Feature Reporting

Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight: Mission 15
WIVB-TV
Buffalo, NY

Hard News

Pharmacy's Closure Hits Seniors Hard
Spectrum News 1
Albany-Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo, NY

News Documentary

5/14 One Year Later
WIVB-TV
Buffalo, NY

News Series

You Paid For It - Tracking Taxpayer Dollars
WRGB/CBS 6
Albany, NY

Newscast

WSYR-TV: NewsChannel 9 at 6:00
WSYR-TV
Syracuse, NY

Podcast

Orange Zone
CNYCentral
Syracuse, NY

Sports Reporting

Peyton's Purpose - The Life and Legacy of Waverly's Peyton Shaw
WETM-TV
Elmira, NY

Overall Excellence

WSYR-TV
WSYR-TV
Syracuse, NY

Radio | Large Market
Breaking News Coverage

Riot in Union Square
1010 WINS
New York, NY

Continuing Coverage

East Palestine Derailment Aftermath
WESA
Pittsburgh, PA

Digital

The Manhunt for an Escaped Killer
KYW Newsradio
Philadelphia, PA

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Young, Unhoused and Unseen
WHYY News
Philadelphia, PA

Excellence in Innovation

Elections 2023 Digital Coverage
WHYY News
Philadelphia, PA

Excellence in Sound

Veteran DJ David Dye on the Style and Impact of Philly Legend Jerry Blavat
WHYY News
Philadelphia, PA

Feature Reporting

If You Call an Ambulance in Chester Co., You’ll Have a Longer Ride and a Longer Wait at a Crowded Hospital
WHYY News
Philadelphia, PA

Hard News

New Crisis in Kensington: Treating ‘Tranq’ Wounds
KYW Newsradio
Philadelphia, PA

News Documentary

A Year of Harm Reduction
WLIW-FM
Southampton, NY

Newscast

Philadelphia’s Morning News: The I-95 Collapse
KYW Newsradio
Philadelphia, PA

Podcast

Imminent Danger: One Doctor and a Trail of Injured Women
WNYC
New York, NY

Sports Reporting

MMA Fighter Training in Philly Inspires City Artists Ahead of Championship Bout in Hawaii
WHYY News
Philadelphia, PA

Overall Excellence

WCBS 880 News
WCBS 880 AM
New York, NY

Radio | Small Market
Breaking News Coverage

Northeast Flooding Coverage
WAMC
Albany, NY

Continuing Coverage

Turned Away from Roxham Road
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY

Digital

A Pennsylvania Man Saw the True Power of Atomic Annie
WITF
Harrisburg, PA

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Black History in the Adirondacks
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY

Excellence in Sound

A Pennsylvania Man Saw the True Power of Atomic Annie
WITF
Harrisburg, PA

Excellence in Writing

Central and Northern PA School Districts and Companies Struggle to Find Bus Drivers
WPSU
State College, PA

Feature Reporting

A Pennsylvania Man Saw the True Power of Atomic Annie
WITF
Harrisburg, PA

Hard News

Long Lake Flooding
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY

Investigative Reporting

A NY Grant Meant to Help Child Care Providers is Actually Making Their Work More Difficult
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY

News Documentary

The Story of 'Goin' Places' and the New York Novelty that Traveled the World
WAMC
Albany, NY

News Series

Avoiding Loneliness is a Challenge for Some Older Adults Living on Their Own
WXXI Public Media
Rochester, NY

Podcast

Remembering 5-14
NewsRadio 930 WBEN
Buffalo, NY

Sports Reporting

Dirt Track Racing in Akwesasne
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY

Overall Excellence

NCPR
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY