RTDNA announces 2025 Edward R. Murrow Award national winners
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) today unveiled the national winners of the 2025 Edward R. Murrow Awards. More than 100 outlets were honored for their exceptional contributions in digital, radio and television journalism.
"During a year of seemingly unending challenges to factual reporting and the business dynamics of our industry, the journalists responsible for these winning entries stood out as exemplifying the very best of our craft,” said RTDNA President and CEO Dan Shelley. “I and all of us at RTDNA are proud of them for their extraordinary service to their communities, their nations and the world.”
This year’s Murrow awards celebrated outstanding journalism produced in 2024, a history-making year that included: the 2024 presidential election, an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, a late-campaign candidate shakeup, catastrophic flooding in multiple parts of the United States, wars in Gaza and Ukraine, and more.
“These honorees show what's still possible in our industry — journalism so powerful and compelling it draws you in, illuminates and inspires," said RTDNA Chair Colin Benedict, Vice President of news at Morgan Murphy Media. "This is the true value so many journalists provide to the communities we serve every day.”
Eight organizations earned national awards for their Overall Excellence. They are:
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Small Digital News Organization: The Assembly - Durham, NC
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Large Digital News Organization: The Boston Globe – Boston, MA
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Small Market Radio: BPR - Asheville, NC
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Large Market Radio: WUSF - Tampa, FL
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Network Radio: ABC News - New York, NY
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Small Market Television: WTVR - Richmond, VA
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Large Market Television: KING TV - Seattle, WA
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Network Television: ABC News - New York, NY
In addition to the National Winners, RTDNA recognized students from five universities as recipients of the National Student Murrow awards.
A full list of all the winners of the 2025 National Murrow Awards can be accessed here.
The Murrow Awards are recognized as one of the most prestigious accolades in the news sphere, celebrating local and national journalism that aligns with the RTDNA Code of Ethics, showcases technical prowess, and underscores the significance and influence of journalism as a community service. The honored work echoes the excellence that Edward R. Murrow established as the gold standard in broadcast news.
Since 1971, RTDNA has been honoring achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards.
The winners will be celebrated at the Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala, coming Oct. 13 to Gotham Hall in New York City. RTDNA congratulates this year’s recipients of the National Edward R. Murrow Awards.