In the network radio division, National Public Radio took home awards for Investigative Reporting, Series, and Writing. This American Life won for Continuing Coverage (with WBEZ) and Documentary. CBS Radio News won for Newscast. ESPN won for Feature Reporting, and KQED and the Food & Environment Reporting Network won for Use of Sound.
In Small Market Radio, WITF-FM in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, had a double win for Hard News and Use of Sound. And in the Large Market Radio division, three stations had double wins: WLRN-FM in Miami, WBUR-FM in Boston, and WAMU-FM in Washington, DC.
Rivet Radio won its second Murrow Award. The top prize in the Audio Investigative Reporting category for small online news organizations. Since the Rivet app launched in December 2013, they’ve won: 2 national Murrow awards, 6 regional Murrow awards, 6 Lisagor awards and 4 Illinois AP awards.
RTDNA’s National Edward R. Murrow Awards recognize outstanding work produced by radio, television, and online news organizations around the world. This is the 45th anniversary for the awards. RTDNA presented 103 awards in 13 categories including Newscast, Investigative Reporting, Overall Excellence and more. RTDNA received more than 4,300 entries during the 2016 awards season, setting an all-time record for the fourth year in a row. READ MORE HERE.
