TEGNA Stations Honored with 96 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
06/01/2022 - 08:00 AM
TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced its stations received a record 96 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards – more than any other local broadcast television group and the most in its history. KARE in Minneapolis received 11 individual awards, the most given this year, and the most in its history.
Seven stations – KARE, KING , KSDK, KUSA, KWES, WFAA and WGRZ – garnered the overall excellence honor, the highest achievement awarded. Four stations – KGW, KUSA, WBIR and WXIA – won for excellence in innovation, which recognizes “news organizations that innovate their product to enhance the quality of journalism and the audience’s understanding of news.” Three TEGNA stations – KGW, KHOU and WCSH – received excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion, a new category introduced in 2021, which is given for “outstanding advocacy journalism tackling the topic of diversity, racial injustice and/or inequality.” Nine stations received excellence in writing and excellence in video honors.
“These awards reflect the commitment our stations and journalists have shown to informing and educating our viewers with valuable news, life-changing investigations, weather and information, and stories that reflect the diversity of their local communities,” said Dave Lougee , president and CEO, TEGNA . “Congratulations to all our stations and journalists on these honors.”
Overall, 27 TEGNA stations were honored, with 11 awarded to KARE; nine to KUSA; seven to KGW; six to KING , KSDK, WFAA and WGRZ; five to KXTV; four to KREM, WBIR and WXIA; three to WCSH, WTHR, WUSA and WWL; two to KENS, KHOU, KTVB and WTIC; and one each to KVUE, KWES, WATN, WBNS, WCNC, WKYC, WTOL and KTHV.
TEGNA Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Winners this year are as follows:
KARE , Minneapolis-St. Paul
Overall Excellence: KARE 11
Excellence in Video: Cut Off
Excellence in Writing: Boyd Huppert
Continuing Coverage: KARE 11 Investigates: Cruel & Unusual
Feature Reporting: Mrs. Klein's Greatest Lesson
Hard News : Pregnant & Shackled
Investigative Reporting: The GAP: Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect
News Documentary: The GAP: Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect
News Series: Tragedy & Triumph: Ripples Beyond the Trial of Derek Chauvin
Newscast: KARE 11 News at 10
Sports Reporting: Coach Isaac
KENS , San Antonio
Excellence in Video: The Chore of His Choosing
Newscast: Eyewitness News at 10: Airport Attack
KGW , Portland, Oregon
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Raisin in the Milk
Excellence in Innovation: The Story
Excellence in Writing: Writing by Laural Porter
Hard News : The impact of an encampment
News Documentary: Overwhelmed: Inside Oregon's ICUs
Podcast: The Yellow Car
Digital: KGW News
KHOU , Houston
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Juneteenth: 1865-2021
News Documentary: Juneteenth: 1865-2021
KING , Seattle
Overall Excellence: KING 5 News: Stand for Truth
Breaking News Coverage: Security Breach at the State Capitol
Continuing Coverage: Skagit : River of Light and Loss
Investigative Reporting: COVID Exemptions for a Price
News Series: Ticket to an Autopsy
Newscast: November Flooding
KREM , Spokane
Continuing Coverage: The Rebuilding of Malden
Feature Reporting: Hyland Family Tragedy
Investigative Reporting: Sam Martinez Death Investigation
Newscast: KREM 2 News at 6pm - January Windstorm
KSDK , St. Louis
Overall Excellence: KSDK
Excellence in Video: Stone Carver
Excellence in Writing: Mike Bush
Breaking News Coverage: Easter Sunday Jail Uprising
Podcast: Abby Eats St. Louis
Sports Reporting: The Chris Brooks Junior Story
KTHV , Little Rock
Digital: KTHV11 Digital: Beyond the Headline
KTVB , Boise-Twin Falls
Breaking News Coverage: Boise mall shooting live coverage
Digital: KTVB.com
KUSA , Denver
Overall Excellence: 9NEWS: Colorado's News Leader
Excellence in Innovation: Next with Kyle Clark : Word of Thanks
Excellence in Video: The Game
Excellence in Writing: Vanderveen Writing Composite
Breaking News Coverage: The Marshall Fire
Feature Reporting: Karl and Donna
Hard News : A Conversation Lingers
Newscast: Next: Boulder County Wildfire Aftermath
Sports Reporting: Branson's Field of Dreams
KVUE , Austin
Hard News : Ponderosa Fire
KWES , Midland-Odessa
Overall Excellence: NewsWest 9
KXTV , Sacramento
Excellence in Writing: Fire - Power - Money: The French Laundry Connection
Continuing Coverage: Fire - Power - Money: Crime and Politics
Feature Reporting: Women in Firefighting
Investigative Reporting: Fire - Power - Money: The French Laundry Connection
News Series: Fire - Power - Money: Can PG&E be Rehabilitated?
WATN , Memphis
Sports Reporting: The Golden Goal
WBIR , Knoxville
Excellence in Innovation: WBIR's Abandoned Places of East Tennessee
Digital: WBIR.com
News Documentary: The Body Farm
News Series: The History of East Knoxville Beyond the Headlines
WBNS , Columbus
Excellence in Writing: Bryant's Way with Words
WCNC , Charlotte
Newscast: Tragedy in Rock Hill - WCNC 6PM Newscast
WCSH , Portland, Maine
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The French Disconnection
Excellence in Video: Schooner Bowdoin : A Classroom Like no Other
Hard News : 9/11: Maine Remembers
WFAA , Dallas
Overall Excellence: WFAA
Excellence in Writing: CPR, Q, and 'Ausome' Allen
Breaking News Coverage: Timberview High School Shooting
Feature Reporting: 'Kids Need Our Love, Mom'
News Series: Banking Below 30
Sports Reporting: 'Long Live the King '
WGRZ , Buffalo
Overall Excellence: WGRZ
Investigative Reporting: Defunding the Mayor
News Documentary: Tragic Legacy
News Series: Recycling Revealed
Newscast: Channel 2 News Tonight: Governor Cuomo Resigns
Podcast: Unsolved: True Crime in WNY
WKYC , Cleveland
WTHR , Indianapolis
Excellence in Video: The Giants of Japan
Breaking News Coverage: WTHR FedEx Shooting
Feature Reporting: Making a Case for Mustard
WTIC , Hartford
Excellence in Video: Remember Their Names
Excellence in Writing: From Pen to Paper to Pixels; Jim Altman Writes 2021
WTOL , Toledo
News Series: Murder in the Suburbs
WUSA , Washington, DC
Excellence in Video: Helping Oysters Make a Comeback
Digital: Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Complete Coverage
Feature Reporting: New York & Pennsylvania : Failing the Chesapeake Bay
WWL , New Orleans
Breaking News Coverage: Ida: The Warehouse
Digital: Looking Out for the Vulnerable
Feature Reporting: Teenage Chess Champion
WXIA , Atlanta
Excellence in Innovation: Drawing Conclusions
Excellence in Video: Game of Life
Excellence in Writing: Savannah Levins
Investigative Reporting: Revictimized: Women Raped, then Robbed of Justice
The Edward R. Murrow Awards are sponsored by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and honor outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism.
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network, Twist and Quest. TEGNA offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion , TEGNA’s OTT advertising service. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com .
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