RTDNA Announces 2024 Region 9 Edward R. Murrow Award Winners
Today, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced Region 9 winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards. Region 9 comprises Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi .
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
Marathon Petroleum Fire
WVUE-TV
New Orleans, LA
Continuing Coverage
Double Injustice
WVUE-TV
New Orleans, LA
Digital
WVTM Digital
WVTM
Birmingham, AL
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Follow the Line
WWL-TV
New Orleans, LA
Excellence in Video
Follow the Line
WWL-TV
New Orleans, LA
Excellence in Writing
Bill Wood: Write Away
WGNO-TV
New Orleans, LA
Feature Reporting
Shelter to Service
WVUE-TV
New Orleans, LA
Hard News
Double Injustice
WVUE-TV
New Orleans, LA
Investigative Reporting
Outside the Office
WVUE-TV
New Orleans, LA
News Documentary
Outside the Office
WVUE-TV
New Orleans, LA
News Series
Outside the Office
WVUE-TV
New Orleans, LA
Newscast
WVTM Newscast
WVTM
Birmingham, AL
Sports Reporting
Riding Blind
WVUE-TV
New Orleans, LA
Overall Excellence
WVUE
WVUE-TV
New Orleans, LA
Breaking News Coverage
Little Rock Plane Crash
KARK 4/FOX 16
Little Rock, AR
Continuing Coverage
KK's Corner Murder Investigation
KPLC
Lake Charles, LA
Digital
March 2 Tornado Coverage
KTAL
Shreveport, LA
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Black Infertility & Donor Shortage
THV11
Little Rock, AR
Excellence in Innovation
WAFB 9 News
WAFB TV
Baton Rouge, LA
Excellence in Video
Losing a Legacy: Arkansas' Duck Decline
THV11
Little Rock, AR
Excellence in Writing
What's Your Story with Aaron Dietrich
KNOE
Monroe, LA
Feature Reporting
Christmas In Vidalia
KNOE
Monroe, LA
Hard News
911 Delay Leads to Homeless Man's Death
KATV-TV
Little Rock, AR
Investigative Reporting
NWA Doctor Accused of Medicaid Fraud
KNWA
Fayetteville, AR
News Documentary
MIssissippi Tornadoes Recovering & Rebuilding
WAPT-TV
Jackson, MS
News Series
The BRAVE Cave
WAFB TV
Baton Rouge, LA
Newscast
March 31, 2023: Surviving the Storm
KARK 4/FOX 16
Little Rock, AR
Podcast
Sold in the South
WAFB TV
Baton Rouge, LA
Sports Reporting
Tornado Destroys Amory's Baseball Field, but Strengthens Team's Spirit in State Championship Run
WJTV
Jackson, MS
Overall Excellence
WAFB 9 News
WAFB TV
Baton Rouge, LA
Breaking News Coverage
Smokey Fog Leads to Massive Deadly Pileup and Fatal Fire
WWL
New Orleans, LA
Continuing Coverage
Scandals Surround New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell
WWL
New Orleans, LA
Digital
Fashion at the Magic City Classic
Gulf States Newsroom
New Orleans, LA
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Place, Erased: Revilletown
Gulf States Newsroom
New Orleans, LA
Excellence in Sound
He Learned the Art of Jazz in New Orleans. Now, People Cram into a Berlin Basement to Hear Him Play
WWNO/WRKF
New Orleans, LA
Excellence in Writing
The Dollar Store Takeover
Gulf States Newsroom
New Orleans, LA
Feature Reporting
Roe is Dead in Louisiana. But ‘Roe,’ the Play, Lives on in Baton Rouge
WWNO/WRKF
New Orleans, LA
Hard News
How Mississippi Historians are Preserving Emmett Till’s Story
Gulf States Newsroom
New Orleans, LA
Investigative Reporting
Utility Bill of the Month
Gulf States Newsroom
New Orleans, LA
News Documentary
Banned: One Year Later
WWNO/WRKF
New Orleans, LA
News Series
Place, Erased
Gulf States Newsroom
New Orleans, LA
Podcast
Sea Change
WWNO/WRKF
New Orleans, LA
Sports Reporting
Alabama’s 1st NCAA Women’s Wrestling Team is Ready to Roll
Gulf States Newsroom
New Orleans, LA
Breaking News Coverage
Birmingham-Southern College to Stay Open — For Now
WBHM 90.3
Birmingham, AL
Continuing Coverage
Moody Landfill Fire
WBHM 90.3
Birmingham, AL
Excellence in Sound
Any School Can Get You a Diploma. This School Might Get You a House
WBHM 90.3
Birmingham, AL
Excellence in Writing
'Bad Chemistry,' Monsanto, Anniston, and Taylor
Alabama Public Radio
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feature Reporting
Cahaba Lily Season Draws Crowds, Inspires Conservation Efforts
WBHM 90.3
Birmingham, AL
Hard News
After Botched Executions, Alabama Will Try Lethal Injection Again
WBHM 90.3
Birmingham, AL
News Documentary
Bad Chemistry
Alabama Public Radio
Tuscaloosa, AL
News Series
Bad Chemistry
Alabama Public Radio
Tuscaloosa, AL
Newscast
WBHM Newscast
WBHM 90.3
Birmingham, AL
Overall Excellence
WBHM
WBHM 90.3
Birmingham, AL