RTDNA Reveals 2020 National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, October 12, 2020 | 12:05pm CT

Edward R. Murrow Awards

The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) announced the 2020 National Edward R. Murrow Award winners in a world premiere virtual event on Saturday. The program featured the announcement and celebration of more than 100 National Murrow Awards, selected from more than 5,000 entries. The winners include a new Podcast category, five Student Murrow Awards and Overall Excellence Awards.

"We know that this year has been extraordinarily tough," said RTDNA Executive Director Dan Shelley in opening the event. "2020 has brought about challenges that have tested us at every level of our professionalism and humanity and I couldn't be more proud that you are always there, covering it all. That you - despite the previously unthinkable professional and personal challenges you've faced - are continuing to serve your communities with distinction and dignity and professionalism."

Small Market Radio

Overall Excellence
KBIA
Columbia, MO

Breaking News Coverage
Ventura County Brushfire Forces Thousands Of Evacuations
KCLU AM/FM
Thousand Oaks, CA

Continuing Coverage
Nebraska Flooding 2019
NET
Lincoln, NE

Excellence in Innovation
Que Pasa, Midwest Season Four
WNIN-FM
Evansville, IN

Excellence in Social Media
Three Mile Island: As It Happened
WITF
Harrisburg, PA

Excellence in Sound
Rescued Sea Otters Return To The Monterey Bay
KAZU Public Radio
Seaside, CA

Excellence in Video
Watch: The Legacy Of Maryann Sundown And Agnes Aguchak
KYUK Public Media and Alaska Public Media
Bethel, AK

Excellence in Writing
Stanley Weber Trial
South Dakota Public Broadcasting
Vermiilion, SD

Feature Reporting
Model Citizen? No. But Exeter Man Is At Center of First Amendment Dispute
New Hampshire Public Radio
Concord, NH

Hard News
Box Of Ballots Found In Texas Could Change Outcome Of Midland Bond Proposal, Again
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX

Investigative Reporting
Worse for Care
Vermont Public Radio and Seven Days
Colchester, VT

Multimedia
WFPL Digital Coverage
WFPL
Louisville, KY

News Documentary
Red Bow
South Dakota Public Broadcasting
Vermiilion, SD

News Series
Oppressed By Wildfire
Jefferson Public Radio
Ashland, OR

Newscast
Waterloo Region goes Red
570News
Kitchener, ON

Podcast
Show Me The State: The Legend of Doc Annie
KBIA
Columbia, MO

Sports Reporting
Four summits, an Interstate, and a grueling footrace
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY

Large Market Radio

Overall Excellence
KNX AM
Los Angeles, CA

Breaking News Coverage
FBI Raids Mayor Pugh's Home
WBAL-AM
Baltimore, MD

Continuing Coverage
Noor Trial Coverage
MPR News
St. Paul, MN

Excellence in Innovation
Chicago's Towing Program is Broken
WBEZ Chicago Public Media
Chicago, IL

Excellence in Social Media
COLD: Susan Powell Case Files
KSL
Salt Lake City, UT

Excellence in Sound
Mexican Street Food In Pilsen Now Includes Sweet Potatoes
WBEZ Chicago Public Media
Chicago, IL

Excellence in Video
Artist Spotlight - Jordan Mathis - Visual Time-Lapse Artist
KERA
Dallas, TX

Excellence in Writing
What Do You Get From Demolishing Kansas City's Terminal A? A Lot Of Recycling
KCUR
Kansas City, MO

Feature Reporting
Trying to Graduate From High School at 21
WNYC Radio
New York, NY

Hard News
Exposed to lead in infancy, now Flint's youngest students face challenges in school
Michigan Radio
Ann Arbor, MI

Investigative Reporting
The Bad Bet
WBEZ Chicago Public Media and ProPublica Illinois
Chicago, IL

Multimedia
Graying California
KPCC and California Dream Collaboration
Pasadena, CA

News Documentary
Two Years, Diaries of a Divided Nation
KCRW
Santa Monica, CA

News Series
Infectious
WBUR
Boston, MA

Newscast
Wisconsin's Afternoon News
WTMJ
Milwaukee, WI

Podcast
Buried Truths
WABE- Public Broadcasting Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Sports Reporting
An East Texas Marching Band Upholds A Tradition - Maybe For The Last Time
Texas Standard
Austin, TX

Radio Network

Overall Excellence
CBS News Radio
New York, NY

Breaking News Coverage
Notre Dame
CBS News Radio
New York, NY

Continuing Coverage
'There Is No Protection:' Exposing the Remain In Mexico Policy
National Public Radio
Washington, DC

Excellence in Innovation
NPR Student Podcast Challenge
National Public Radio
Washington, DC

Excellence in Social Media
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting
Emeryville, CA

Excellence in Sound After the Water
National Public Radio
Washington, DC

Excellence in Video
The Gray Rhino
Radio Free Asia
Washington, DC

Excellence in Writing
The Ventilator: Life, Death And The Choices We Make At The End
National Public Radio
Washington, DC

Feature Reporting
To The Ends Of The Earth
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, PRX, and PRI's The World
Emeryville, CA

Hard News
The Van: Casualties in the Baghdadi Raid
National Public Radio
Washington, DC

Investigative Reporting
Immigration Judge
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting
Emeryville, CA

Multimedia
TahoeLand "Trawling for Clarity"
CapRadio and NPR
Sacramento, CA

News Documentary
Into the Thaw: Decoding Thwaites Glacier
The World
Boston, MA

News Series
Good Teachers, Bad Deal
National Public Radio
Washington, DC

Newscast
CBS World News Roundup
CBS News Radio
New York, NY

Podcast
Dolly Parton's America
Osm Audio and WNYC Studios
Brooklyn, NY

Sports Reporting
Learning To Swim With 7-Foot-5 Celtic Tacko Fall
WBUR and NPR
Boston, MA