NPR wins 8 Edward R. Murrow Awards
The Radio Television Digital News Association announced the 2024 National Edward R. Murrow award recipients: NPR won 8 awards and Member stations earned 22! Congratulations to all of the winners!
Congratulations to Debbie Elliott and Russell Lewis for winning an Edward R. Murrow Award in the Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion category for the story Racial Reconciliation at Arlington House.
Congratulations to Mary Louise Kelly, Kat Lonsdorf, Erika Ryan, Linah Mohammad, Sawsan Khalife and Courtney Dorning for winning an Edward R. Murrow Award in the Excellence in Sound category for the story We Were Interviewing a Palestinian Farmer. Then the Drone and Soldiers Appeared.
Congratulations to John Ruwitch, Aowen Cao and Vincent Ni for winning the Feature Reporting category award for The All Things Considered Story: One Man, One Song: Coping with Grief and Pushing Boundaries in Post-Lockdown China.
Congratulations to Ruth Sherlock, Awadh Altaie, Ahmed Qusay, and Larry Kaplow for winning an Edward R Murrow Award in the Hard News category for the story 20 Years after Abu Ghraib.
Graham Smith, Tom Bowman, Robert Little, Chris Haxel, Barbara Van Woerkom, Kamala Kelkar, Nic Neves, Josh Rogosin, Josh Newell, Awadh al Taei Ahmed Qusay, Christopher Turpin, Andrew Sussman, Katie Simon, Liana Simstrom, Bruce Auster, Tony Cavin, Claire Harbage and Micah Ratner won an Edward R Murrow Award in the Investigative Reporting category for Embedded's podcast Taking Cover.
In the News Series category, Debbie Elliott, Marisa Penaloza and Russell Lewis won an award for The Birmingham Movement at 60.
Congratulations to Chip Brantley, Andrew Beck Grace, Connor Towne O'Neill, Liana Simstrom, Annie Iezzi, Robert Little, Bruce Auster, Keith Woods, Christopher Turpin and Kamala Kelkar for winning an Edward R. Murrow Award in the Podcast category for White Lies: The Men on the Roof.
Congratulations to Joshua Yeager, KVPR and NPR for winning an award in the Sports Reporting category for the story Whitewater Rafting is Roaring Back to Life in California After Years of Drought.
Congratulations to the following Member stations:
Radio | Small Market
Breaking News Coverage
Lewiston Mass Shooting
Maine Public Radio
Portland, ME
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Points North: Complete With His Language – Kenny Pheasant and the Great Lakes' Original Tongue
Interlochen Public Radio
Traverse City, MI
Excellence in Innovation
Marfa for Beginners
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX
Excellence in Writing
It’s not a Record but Dale Marshall Shows Why He’s the Undisputed Giant of Alaska’s Pumpkin Patch
Alaska Public Media
Anchorage, AK
Feature Reporting
Aboard a Small Plane, This Maui Pilot Takes Animal Rescues to New Heights
Hawaii Public Radio
Honolulu, HI
Investigative Reporting
DA Charges Former Ashland Massage Therapist with Sexual Abuse
Jefferson Public Radio
Ashland, OR
News Documentary
Dirty Business
Louisville Public Media
Louisville, KY
News Series
Toyah Residents Struggle to Access Clean Drinking Water as Boil Water Notice Stretches on for Years
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX
Sports Reporting
Dirt Track Racing in Akwesasne
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY
Overall Excellence
NCPR
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY
Continuing Coverage
The Pajaro Flood: A Preventable Disaster
90.3 KAZU
Monterey, CA
Digital
WUFT News Multiplatform Reporting
WUFT-FM
Gainesville, FL
Radio | Large Market
Continuing Coverage
Seeking Shelter
WBUR
Boston, MA
Digital
Field Guide to Boston
WBUR
Boston, MA
Excellence in Innovation
Elections 2023 Digital Coverage
WHYY News
Philadelphia, PA
Excellence in Sound
Noise Concerns Amplify as I-35 Expansion in Central Austin Nears
KUT
Austin, TX
Excellence in Writing
They Come Knocking: A Group of Crows has Visited the Same East Austin Library for Years
KUT
Austin, TX
Feature Reporting
Alive Day
North Carolina Public Radio WUNC
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Investigative Reporting
Utility Bill of the Month
Gulf States Newsroom
New Orleans, LA
News Documentary
A Year Since Club Q
Colorado Public Radio
Denver, CO
News Series
Investigation: Fulton's Property Tax Collection Ensnares Black Families' Homes and Wealth
WABE News - Public Broadcasting Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Podcast
The Gun Machine
WBUR and The Trace
Boston, MA
Overall Excellence
KNKX Newsroom
KNKX
Seattle, WA