Out of 3,459 entries, the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) has awarded 77 2008 Edward R. Murrow Awards to 54 news organizations. ABC News won a total of six in network television and CBS Radio five in network radio. At the station level, KGO-AM San Francisco, WBZ-AM Boston and WBAL-TV Baltimore each won two.
The Overall Excellence awards, requiring consistent demonstration of depth and scope in news coverage, went to ABC News in network television, CBS Radio News in network radio, KOMO-TV Seattle in large market television, WJAR-TV Providence in small market television, WBAL-AM Baltimore in large market radio and KFDI-AM & FM Wichita in small market radio.
Here is the complete list of winners.
2008 National Edward R. Murrow Winners
Television Network/Syndication Service
Overall Excellence: ABC News
Continuing Coverage: CBS News, Boots on the Ground
Feature: Hard News: ABC News, Children of War
Feature Reporting: CBS News, The Way Home
Investigative Reporting: ABC News, Brian Ross Investigates: Prescriptions for Error
News Documentary: ABC News, To Iraq and Back: Bob Woodruff Reports
News Series: ESPN Deportes, Sobrevivientes – Still Alive
Newscast: CBS News, The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric
Sports Reporting: ESPN, ESPN SportsCenter: Sister Andrea Jaeger
Spot News Coverage: ABC News, Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
Videography: ABC News, Key to the World: Kiribati
Website: CBS News, cbsnews.com
Writing: NBC News – The Today Show, American Story with Bob Dotson
Radio Network/Syndication Service
Overall Excellence: CBS Radio News
Continuing Coverage: ABC News Radio, Virginia Tech Shootings
Feature: Hard News: Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Emmett Till Apology
Feature Reporting: Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Kids Write the Blues
Investigative Reporting: NPR, Sexual Abuse of Native American Women
News Documentary: XM Satellite Radio, The Invisible: Children without Homes
News Series: NPR, Rescuing the Wounded: Iraq to Germany
Newscast: CBS Radio News, News on the Hour
Sports Reporting: ABC News Radio, A Reason to Cheer
Spot News Coverage: CBS Radio News, Virginia Tech
Use of Sound: CBS Radio News, Bob Barker Retires
Writing: CBS Radio News, Dave Ross
Television: Large Market
Overall Excellence: KOMO-TV, Seattle
Continuing Coverage: KGW-TV, December Storm
Feature: Hard News: WTHR-TV, Mission Complete
Feature Reporting: KYW-TV, Stephen McGowan
Investigative Reporting: KNBC-TV, Contaminated
News Documentary: WBAL-TV, Africa’s Maryland
News Series: WBAL-TV, A Clear Cut Case
Newscast: WHDH-TV, 7 News at 11
Sports Reporting: WCNC-TV, A League of Their Own
Spot News Coverage: KARE-TV, 35W Bridge Collapse
Videography: KUSA-TV, Scholl Videography Compilation
Website: WFAA-TV, WFAA.com Online Innovation
Writing: KOMO-TV, Sharify’s Stories
Television: Small Market
Overall Excellence: WJAR-TV, Cranston, RI
Continuing Coverage: WKRG-TV, Mobiles Makeover
Feature: Hard News: WLTX-TV, Filyaw’s Letters
Feature Reporting: News 10 Now, Syracuse, NY, Dr. Seuss Winter
Investigative Reporting: WLOX-TV, Home Sweet Meth Home
News Documentary: KTHV-TV, 50 Years: Central High Foundations of Freedom
News Series: WHAM-TV, A Wish Before Dying
Newscast: A-Channel Barrie, A Channel News at 6
Sports Reporting: KCCI-TV, One Week: Highway 5
Spot News Coverage: WSLS-TV, Virginia Tech Massacre Day 1
Videography: KVUE-TV, Seaholm Swan Song
Website: WSYR-TV, 9wsyr.com
Writing: News 12 Connecticut, David Springer Composite
Radio: Large Market
Overall Excellence: WBAL-AM, Baltimore
Continuing Coverage: KTAR-FM, Illegal Immigration
Feature Reporting: WNYC-FM, The Second Mom
Feature: Hard News: KGO-AM, The Golden Hour
Investigative Reporting: WTMJ-AM, Unlawful Restraint?
News Documentary: WBAL-AM, The Immortal Ironman
News Series: WBZ-AM, Teen Stress
Newscast: 710 KIRO AM, The Big Story @ 6
Sports Reporting: KMOX-AM, PlayBoys Pt. 4
Spot News Coverage: KRLD, North Texas Tornado
Use of Sound: KGO-AM, The Golden Hour
Website: WTOP-AM/FM, wtopnews.com
Writing: WBZ-AM, Carl Stevens
Radio: Small Market
Overall Excellence: KFDI-FM/KFDI-AM, Wichita, KS
Continuing Coverage: WVPS-FM, Climate Change
Feature Reporting: WFCR-FM, Love, War, and PTSD
Feature: Hard News: South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Fire Gel
News Documentary: WUOM-FM, Ashes to Hope: Overcoming the Detroit Riot
News Series: WSLU-FM, Farm to Farm, Family to Family
Newscast: WWL-AM/FM, Grand Jury Clears Doctor Charged with Killing Katrina Patients
Sports Reporting: WMSI/WQJQ-FM, British Baseball Fan
Spot News Coverage:KFDI-FM / KFTI-AM, Valley Center Explosion
Use of Sound: WRUF-AM, Game Security
Website: WAKR-AM, AkronNewsNow.com
Writing: WGLT-FM, Charlie Schlenker Compilation
Website Non-Broadcast Affiliated
Dallas Morning News, dallasnews.com
