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RTDNA Announces 2021 Edward R. Murrow Award Winners
RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, August 17, 2021 |
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The Radio Television Digital News Association has announced the national winners of the 2021 Edward R. Murrow Awards. These awards recognize more than 100 outlets for outstanding work in digital, radio and television journalism in technical and editorial categories.
"A core pillar of RTDNA is celebrating the best in journalism, and one of the ways we do that is through the Edward R. Murrow Awards," said RTDNA Executive Director Dan Shelley. "This year especially, we are honored to recognize outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism. The past 18 months have been some of the most challenging in the history of our profession, and these recipients - among thousands of other journalists - clearly fulfilled their obligations to serve the public."
There were more than 5,200 entries this year. In May, RTDNA recognized more than 750 winners of the Regional Murrow Awards, which automatically advanced to the national competition.
Eight organizations received national awards for Overall Excellence in their categories. Those winners are:
- Small Market Radio: WBHM, Birmingham, Ala.
- Large Market Radio: WLRN News, Coral Springs, Fla.
- Radio Network: ABC News
- Small Market Television: WISC-TV, Madison, Wis.
- Large Market Television: WBBM-TV, Chicago
- Television Network: ABC News
- Small Digital News Organization: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
- Large Digital News Organization: STAT
You can view the entire national winner list HERE
Among the most prestigious awards in news, the Murrow Awards recognize local and national news stories that uphold the RTDNA Code of Ethics, demonstrate technical expertise and exemplify the importance and impact of journalism as a service to the community. Murrow Award winning work demonstrates the excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the broadcast news profession.
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