Wisconsin stations win 23 regional Murrow Awards

RTDNA

Ten Wisconsin radio and TV stations won 23 regional Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).

RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Murrow set as a standard for the profession of electronic journalism.

Wisconsin is part of Region 4, which also includes Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota.

Here are the awards:

Small Market Television

Overall Excellence
WISC TV
Madison, WI

Breaking News Coverage
Protests & Civil Unrest – Madison
WKOW-TV
Madison, WI

Continuing Coverage
Madison Social Change
WMTV NBC15 – Gray Television
Madison, WI

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
PBS Wisconsin News: Here & Now
PBS Wisconsin
Madison, WI

Excellence in Writing
You Are The Hero
PBS Wisconsin
Madison, WI

Feature Reporting
Mamma Gerry
WMTV NBC15 – Gray Television
Madison, WI

Hard News
More than a practice: Meditation offers benefits to police officers, victims
WISC TV
Madison, WI

Investigative Reporting
Missing D.A.
WBAY-TV
Green Bay, WI

News Documentary
Earth Day: 50 Years Later
WKOW – TV
Madison, WI

Newscast
NBC15 Morning News
WMTV NBC15 – Gray Television
Madison, WI

Sports Reporting
A Voice For Alzheimers
WMTV NBC15 – Gray Television
Madison, WI

Large Market Television

Newscast
Mayfair Mall Mass Shooting
WISN-TV
Milwaukee, WI

Podcast
Open Record
WITI
Milwaukee, WI

Large Market Radio

Breaking News Coverage
Police Brutality Protest
WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR
Milwaukee, WI

Digital
WUWM.COM
WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR
Milwaukee, WI

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Listen MKE
WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee PBS and Milwaukee Public Library
Milwaukee, WI

Excellence in Sound
Protests in Kenosha
Newsradio WTMJ
Milwaukee, WI

Excellence in Writing
Writing Compilation – Climate Resilience & Filling Food Gap
WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR
Milwaukee, WI

Feature Reporting
The Search for the Synthesizers Behind the ‘All Things Considered’ Theme
Wisconsin Public Radio
Milwaukee, WI

Hard News
She Wrote A Pandemic Preparedness Plan In 2006. Now, She’s A Leader Of Wisconsin’s COVID-19 Response
Wisconsin Public Radio
Milwaukee, WI

Investigative Reporting
Costly Care
Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Watch
Milwaukee, WI

News Series
COVID-19 Obit Series
Wisconsin Public Radio
Milwaukee, WI

Sports Reporting
Kenosha Baseball Bubble Brings Slice of ‘Normal’ Back To Summer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Milwaukee, WI

Find the full list of winners here.