RTDNA announces 2025 Region 12 Edward R. Murrow Award winners

Today, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced Region 12 winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards. Region 12 comprises Delaware, Maryland and Washington, D.C. 

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.

Breaking News Coverage

'It's The Gateway to Baltimore:' The Key Bridge Collapse
WJZ-TV
Baltimore, MD

Continuing Coverage

Key Bridge Collapse
WBAL-TV
Baltimore, MD

Digital

WUSA9: Digital-First Journalism to Inform, Inspire & Impact
WUSA9
Washington, DC

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Road to Rehoboth: A NEWS4 Pride Special
WRC-TV
Washington, DC

Excellence in Innovation

Fox45 News In Depth with Mikenzie Frost
WBFF-TV
Baltimore, MD

Excellence in Video

Bigger Isle
WTKR
Norfolk, VA

Excellence in Writing

The Heart of It with Sean Martinelli
WUSA9
Washington, DC

Feature Reporting

One of 1
WBFF-TV
Baltimore, MD

Hard News

A Mother's Cry for Help
WUSA9
Washington, DC

Investigative Reporting

'I tell her it's fireworks:' How shootings impact DC schools
WRC-TV and The Trace's Gun Violence Data Hub
Washington, DC

News Documentary

Roots Recovered: Reclaiming Our Names
WVEC
Norfolk, VA

News Series

Hiding in the Hallways
WBFF-TV
Baltimore, MD

Newscast

News4 at 6: Baltimore Bridge Collapse
WRC-TV
Washington, DC

Sports Reporting

The Brackish Babes
WBFF-TV
Baltimore, MD

Overall Excellence

7News On Your Side
WJLA
Washington, DC

Continuing Coverage

Skipjack Wind
WBOC
Salisbury, MD

Digital

WRIC.com
WRIC
Richmond, VA

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Lantz Mills - Deaf People Had Freedom Here
WTVR
Richmond, VA

Excellence in Innovation

WRIC NOW
WRIC
Richmond, VA

Excellence in Video

The Lady's Slipper: Breaking Barriers and Making Waves
WTVR
Richmond, VA

Excellence in Writing

Tales of Love and Survival: Mike Bergazzi Writing Composite
WTVR
Richmond, VA

Feature Reporting

A 103-Year-Old's Need for Speed: The faster the better!
WTVR
Richmond, VA

Hard News

'They Failed My Mom:' Virginia nursing home oversight
WTVR
Richmond, VA

Investigative Reporting

'I lost my soul.' Indictment shocks rural county
WTVR
Richmond, VA

News Documentary

The Voices Behind the Stories
WTVR
Richmond, VA

News Series

Gaston at 20: The Unforgettable Flood
WTVR
Richmond, VA

Newscast

12 On Your Side at 6
WWBT 12 On Your Side
Richmond, VA

Podcast

Hometown Stories: Reclaiming history in Roanoke's Old Lick Cemetery
WDBJ
Roanoke, VA

Sports Reporting

Prince George Football: Changing the Culture
WTVR
Richmond, VA

Overall Excellence

WTVR CBS6
WTVR
Richmond, VA

Breaking News Coverage

Key Bridge Collapse
WTOP-FM
Washington, DC

Continuing Coverage

Too Hot to Work: Chronicling worker safety after a Baltimore man dies on the job
Baltimore Public Media
Baltimore, MD

Digital

WTOP.com
WTOP-FM
Washington, DC

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

These local Muslims vote in every election. But this time, it’s complicated
WAMU 88.5 FM and America Amplified
Washington, DC

Excellence in Sound

Capital Goose Patrol
WTOP-FM
Washington, DC

Excellence in Writing

Environmental script writing
WHRO Public Media
Norfolk, VA

Feature Reporting

Mullet Madness
WTOP-FM
Washington, DC

Hard News

Poorly regulated foreign vessels could cause a repeat of Baltimore bridge collapse in other U.S. ports
WYPR
Washington, DC

News Documentary

Baltimore's Summer Youth Engagement Strategy In Focus
WBAL-AM
Baltimore, MD

News Series

Long Road off the Streets
WTOP-FM
Washington, DC

Newscast

WBAL News Now 3-26-24
WBAL-AM
Baltimore, MD

Overall Excellence

WBAL NewsRadio 1090/FM 101.5
WBAL-AM
Baltimore, MD

Continuing Coverage

Red Onion
WVTF Public Radio
Roanoke, VA

Digital

Brown v. Board of Education, 70 years later
VPM News
Richmond, VA

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

VPM Noticias
VPM News
Richmond, VA

Feature Reporting

The Trump Store
WVTF Public Radio
Roanoke, VA

Hard News

Helene Impact
WVTF Public Radio
Roanoke, VA

Investigative Reporting

Protest policies at Virginia's colleges
VPM News
Richmond, VA

Newscast

WVTF Newscast
WVTF Public Radio
Roanoke, VA

Sports Reporting

Roanoke College Football Restart
WVTF Public Radio
Roanoke, VA