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Fourteen Wisconsin radio and TV stations won 25 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.
The following stations won awards:
- WTAQ-AM/FM, Green Bay – 1
- WISC-TV, Madison – 1
- WKOW-TV, Madison – 2
- WMTV-TV, Madison – 2
- WXOW-TV, La Crosse – 1
- WBAY-TV, Green Bay – 2
- WGBA-TV, Green Bay – 1
- WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee – 3
- Wisconsin Public Radio – 3
- WUWM-FM, Milwaukee – 4
- WISN-TV, Milwaukee – 2
- WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee – 1
- WITI-TV, Milwaukee – 1
- PBS Wisconsin – 1
Here are the awards:
Small Market Radio
News Series
Return To Nam
WTAQ
Green Bay, WI
Small Market Television
Overall Excellence
WISC-TV
Madison, WI
Breaking News Coverage
Substation Explosion
WKOW-TV
Madison, WI
Excellence in Social Media
Escape After 88 Days
WKOW – TV
Madison, WI
Excellence in Video
Hogs For Heroes
WMTV
Madison, WI
Excellence in Writing
Morgan Wolfe Writing Composite
WMTV
Madison, WI
Feature Reporting
Pictures With a Purpose
WXOW-TV
La Crosse, WI
Investigative Reporting
Redgranite Prison Guard Harassment
WBAY-TV
Green Bay, WI
News Documentary
Return to ‘Nam
WBAY-TV
Green Bay, WI
Newscast
Jayme Closs Found Alive
WGBA-TV
Green Bay, WI
Large Market Radio
Overall Excellence
WTMJ
Milwaukee, WI
Breaking News Coverage
Officer Down – The Shooting Death of Officer Rittner
WTMJ
Milwaukee, WI
Excellence in Innovation
High Tolerance
Wisconsin Public Radio
Madison, WI
Excellence in Social Media
WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR
WUWM-FM
Milwaukee, WI
Feature Reporting
The Ledge-Sit That Brought The Who To Milwaukee In 1982
WUWM
Milwaukee, WI
News Documentary
Classroom Frequency: Student Voices from Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio
Madison, WI
News Series
Project Milwaukee: Great Lakes, Troubled Waters
WUWM
Milwaukee, WI
Newscast
Wis. Afternoon News
WTMJ
Milwaukee, WI
Podcast
Derailed
Wisconsin Public Radio
Madison, WI
Sports Reporting
It’s Root, Root, Root For The … Sausage?
WUWM
Milwaukee, WI
Large Market TV
Breaking News Coverage
Officer Killed
WISN-TV
Milwaukee, WI
Excellence in Innovation
Qwan’s World
WTMJ-TV
Milwaukee, WI
Excellence in Sound
Bedside Baritone
WITI-TV
Milwaukee, WI
Multimedia
WisContext
PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio
Madison, WI
Newscast
Classroom Police Shooting
WISN-TV
Milwaukee, WI
Find the full list of winners here.