Tribune Broadcasting announced eight of its television stations were awarded 14 Edward R. Murrow Awards by the Radio Television Digital News Association, with KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City receiving the highest honor, an award for Overall Excellence.
Tribune Broadcasting’s stations were awarded Edward R. Murrow Awards in the regional categories of News Series, Feature Reporting, Investigative Reporting, Sports Reporting, Documentary and Use of Sound and Video.
RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971; the awards recognize the best journalism produced by radio, television and online news organizations around the world.
“We are extremely proud of our hardworking news teams and the award-winning work they produce, we are honored to be recognized by the RTDNA with this prestigious journalism award,” said Larry Wert, President, Tribune Broadcasting.
Category |
Region |
Story | Station | Market |
Overall Excellence |
6 |
KFOR | KFOR-TV | Oklahoma City, OK |
Feature Reporting |
6 |
Survival of Edith Morales | KFOR-TV | Oklahoma City, OK |
Feature Reporting |
12 |
JFK’s Secret Service Agent | WTVR-TV | Richmond, VA |
Investigative Reporting |
4 |
Dr. Ripoff | WITI-TV | Milwaukee, WI |
Investigative Reporting |
5 |
Durham’s Travels | WHO-TV | Des Moines, IA |
Investigative Reporting |
10 |
Mitochondrial Mystery | Fox Connecticut | Hartford, CT |
Use of Sound and Video |
4 |
Andrew Konkle | WITI-TV | Milwaukee, WI |
Use of Sound and Video |
5 |
It Doesn’t Stop Here | WHO-TV | Des Moines, IA |
Use of Sound and Video |
12 |
The Cuban | WTVR-TV | Richmond, VA |
News Series |
5 |
Trial By Fire | WHO-TV | Des Moines, IA |
News Series |
7 |
The Little Sunshine Girl | WJW-TV | Cleveland, OH |
News Series |
11 |
Shop and Frisk | WPIX-TV | New York, NY |
Reporting – Sports |
12 |
Out On The Field | WTVR-TV | Richmond, VA |
Documentary |
12 |
JFK at 50 | WTVR-TV | Richmond, VA |