CBS Wins Murrow Award Bounty

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The Radio Television Digital News Association announced the winners of the 2016 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, and 11 respected CBS RADIO stations received a total of 25 of the awards.

“It brings me great pride to see our stations recognized for their continued excellence in journalism,” said Andre Fernandez, President, CBS RADIO. “Telling the stories that mean something to the local communities we serve has been a hallmark of CBS RADIO for decades, and that long-standing commitment to our audience is the foundation upon everything we do as broadcasters.”

Stations in San Francisco and Philadelphia were honored with the Overall Excellence award for Large Market Radio stations.

Following are the winning stations and categories:

REGION 2:

Overall Excellence

KCBS

KCBS

San Francisco, CA

 

Newscast

KCBS 4PM News

KCBS

San Francisco, CA

 

Continuing Coverage

Valley Fire

KCBS

San Francisco, CA

 

News Series

Sex: The Age of Consent

KNX

Los Angeles, CA

 

Reporting: Hard News

Gubbio

KCBS

San Francisco, CA

 

REGION 4:

Newscast

WCCO Afternoon Report

WCCO-AM

Minneapolis, MN

 

Breaking News

Black and Blue

WCCO-AM

Minneapolis, MN

 

News Series

Tracking Danger: Minnesota’s Crude Reality

WCCO-AM

Minneapolis, MN

 

REGION 5:

Newscast

Total Information AM

KMOX

St. Louis, MO

 

Investigative Reporting

Who’s Judging the Judges?

KMOX

St. Louis, MO

 

REGION 6:

Newscast

KRLD Afternoon News

KRLD

Dallas, TX

 

Breaking News

Flood Emergency

KRLD

Dallas, TX

 

Continuing Coverage

Deadly Tornadoes

KRLD

Dallas, TX

 

REGION 7:

Newscast

8 a.m. Newscast, December 2, 2015

WBBM

Chicago, IL

 

Breaking News

Laquan McDonald

WBBM

Chicago, IL

 

News Series

Turning Point-Cuba in Transition

WBBM

Chicago, IL

 

REGION 10:

Newscast

WBZ 7AM Morning News

WBZ

Boston, MA

 

Breaking News

Baby Doe Identified

WBZ

Boston, MA

 

Continuing Coverage

MBTA Snow Woes

WBZ

Boston, MA

 

REGION 11:

Overall excellence

KYW

KYW

Philadelphia, PA

 

Newscast

Morning Drive Newscast Oct 21st 2015

WINS

New York, NY

 

Breaking News

Tragedy On Metro North

WCBS-AM

New York, NY

 

Continuing Coverage

The Amtrak Derailment: The Cause and The Aftermath

KYW

Philadelphia, PA

 

Writing

Xfinity Fightin’

KYW

Philadelphia, PA

 

REGION 12:

Use of Sound

SCOTUS Decides

WDCH (formerly WNEW)*

Germantown, MD

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