RTDNA announces 2025 Region 6 Edward R. Murrow Award winners
Today, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced Region 6 winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards. Region 6 comprises Oklahoma and Texas.
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
North Texas Tornadoes
WFAA
Dallas, TX
Continuing Coverage
The Death of Nex Benedict
KOCO-TV
Oklahoma City, OK
Digital
KXAN Investigates | kxan.com
KXAN
Austin, TX
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Juneteenth 1865-2024: A Legacy of Song
KHOU
Houston, TX
Excellence in Innovation
A Hanging on Backbone Creek: Unraveling Texas' Antiquated Death Investigations
KXAN
Austin, TX
Excellence in Video
A Fatal Fall: The Treysuhr Carter Mystery
KXAN
Austin, TX
Excellence in Writing
I Need a Last Line
WFAA
Dallas, TX
Feature Reporting
'A Little Bit of Dignity'
WFAA
Dallas, TX
Hard News
Deadline: Missing Case
KWTV
Oklahoma City, OK
Investigative Reporting
Driven to Death
NBC 5/KXAS-TV
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
News Documentary
Driven to Death
NBC 5/KXAS-TV
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
News Series
Preventing Disaster: Investigating Hospital Crashes
KXAN
Austin, TX
Newscast
WFAA 10pm: North Texas Tornadoes
WFAA
Dallas, TX
Podcast
Catalyst Season 7: Death Inquests
KXAN
Austin, TX
Sports Reporting
We Have School Spirits!
KENS
San Antonio, TX
Overall Excellence
Lowered Limits,' 'The Apology' and 'Eyes to the Sky': A Year of Excellence at NBC 5
NBC 5/KXAS-TV
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Breaking News Coverage
EF-4 Tornado Destruction
KOTV/News On 6
Tulsa, OK
Continuing Coverage
Charter school teacher misconduct
KBTX-TV
Bryan, TX
Digital
KWTX Digital
KWTX
Waco, TX
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Philippine Scouts: The Forgotten WWII Heroes
KWKT FOX 44
Waco, TX
Excellence in Innovation
Brenham DPS Crash Live Online Updates
KBTX-TV
Bryan, TX
Excellence in Video
The Rescue of the Lost Battalion: 80 Years Later
KWKT FOX 44
Waco, TX
Excellence in Writing
Katie Eastman
KOTV/News On 6
Tulsa, OK
Feature Reporting
West Texas woman transforms into ‘La Catrina’
KTAB/KRBC
Abilene, TX
Hard News
Deadly Terrain - Migrant rescues in the desert
KFOX-TV
El Paso, TX
Investigative Reporting
ELP to NYC - A Controversial Busing Strategy
KFOX-TV
El Paso, TX
News Documentary
Confronting the Fentanyl Crisis
KTAB/KRBC
Abilene, TX
News Series
Traveling with the Guard
KOTV/News On 6
Tulsa, OK
Newscast
12News: Tracking Beryl
12News
Beaumont, TX
Podcast
Borderland Crimes: Who killed Kimberly? Daughter seeks answers
KVIA
El Paso, TX
Sports Reporting
Hometown Heeler
KETK
Tyler, TX
Overall Excellence
Oklahoma's Own News On 6
KOTV/News On 6
Tulsa, OK
Breaking News Coverage
Deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma leave thousands without power, trail of damage
KOSU
Oklahoma City, OK
Continuing Coverage
North Texas Church Scandals
KERA
Dallas, TX
Digital
Coverage of Hurricane Beryl in Greater Houston
Houston Public Media
Houston, TX
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Searching for the history of the Texas Farm Workers Union
Texas Standard
Austin, TX
Excellence in Sound
What can Austin learn from Dallas about covering I-35 with a park?
KUT
Austin, TX
Excellence in Writing
A generation of Austinites remembers seeing alligators near Barton Springs. Were they ever there?
KUT
Austin, TX
Feature Reporting
Jo and Bernard both lost their spouses. Now in their 90s, this Austin couple found love again.
KUT
Austin, TX
Hard News
Austin airport is getting new runway safety tech that could have prevented near-miss
KUT
Austin, TX
Investigative Reporting
How a staffing shortage can make special education jobs more dangerous
Texas Public Radio
San Antonio, TX
News Documentary
Texas Matters: Unfair school finance and Golden Pennies
Texas Public Radio
San Antonio, TX
News Series
Searching for the history of the Texas Farm Workers Union
Texas Standard
Austin, TX
Newscast
Texas Public Radio's Morning Edition
Texas Public Radio
San Antonio, TX
Podcast
Golden Pennies: Why Texas school funding still isn’t fair
Texas Public Radio
San Antonio, TX
Sports Reporting
‘They are living legends’ — The effort to preserve the rich history of the South Texas Negro League
Texas Public Radio
San Antonio, TX
Overall Excellence
NewsRadio 1080 KRLD
KRLD
Dallas, TX
Digital
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
In Presidio, the effort to preserve an Indigenous cemetery is finally complete
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX
Excellence in Innovation
The Desert Dispatch
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX
Excellence in Writing
Alpine residents describe emotional weight of devastating fire
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX
Feature Reporting
Border International 10K: We run as one
KTEP
El Paso, TX
Hard News
In West Texas, rural sheriffs may not enforce state’s controversial new immigration law
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX
Investigative Reporting
Lake Boehmer Series
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX
News Series
Lake Boehmer Series
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX
Overall Excellence
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX