Audacy Honored With 23 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards Presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association
7 Audacy Markets Honored Including Buffalo, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and St. Louis
830 WCCO, KYW Newsradio, KCBS All News, News Radio KMOX Win Distinguished “Overall Excellence” Award
Audacy was honored with 23 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for outstanding achievements in electronic journalism. Seven Audacy markets were honored including Buffalo, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and St. Louis. Among the most prestigious in news, the Edward R. Murrow Awards recognize local and national news stories that uphold the RTDNA Code of Ethics, demonstrate technical expertise and exemplify the importance and impact of journalism as a service to the community.
List of Audacy recipients below.
Buffalo, NY
Breaking News Coverage
WBEN
At the Brink of the Falls
Los Angeles, CA
Breaking News Coverage
KNX News Radio
January 6th Attack
Podcast
KNX News Radio
Coronavirus Daily
Minneapolis, MN
Overall Excellence
830 WCCO
Continuing Coverage
830 WCCO
Daunte Wright Shooting, Protests and Trial
Newscast
830 WCCO
WCCO Drivetime News
New York, NY
Breaking News Coverage
1010 WINS
Ida Slams Tri-State
Continuing Coverage
1010 WINS
Battling the COVID Variants
Excellence in Sound
WCBS 880
Chaos at the Capitol
Excellence in Writing
WCBS 880
The Sweet Spot with Mike Sugerman
Newscast
WCBS 880
The Afternoon Roundup/Hurricane Ida
Podcast
WCBS 880
880 In Depth
Philadelphia, PA
Overall Excellence
KYW Newsradio
Digital
KYW Newsradio
Ida’s Wrath & Aftermath: Digital
San Francisco, CA
Overall Excellence
KCBS All News
Feature Reporting
KCBS All News
Cheers to Remote Work
Sports Reporting
KCBS All News
Farewell to a Legend: Our Friend, John Madden
St. Louis, MO
Overall Excellence
News Radio 1120 AM and 98.7 FM KMOX
Breaking News Coverage
News Radio 1120 AM and 98.7 FM KMOX
The Death of Bobby Plager
Continuing Coverage
News Radio 1120 AM and 98.7 FM KMOX
St. Louis is Grooming Unicorns
Excellence in Innovation
News Radio 1120 AM and 98.7 FM KMOX
Media Literacy Project
News Series
News Radio 1120 AM and 98.7 FM KMOX
When Will it End?
Newscast
News Radio 1120 AM and 98.7 FM KMOX
Total Information AM 3/24/21 6 a.m.
A full list of Regional Edward R. Murrow Award winners can be found here. Regional winners automatically move on to the national round of consideration, which also includes digital news organization and network competitors.
Among the most prestigious awards in news, the Murrow Awards recognize local and national news stories that uphold the RTDNA Code of Ethics, demonstrate technical expertise and exemplify the importance and impact of journalism as a service to the community. Murrow Award winning work demonstrates the excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the broadcast news profession. RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with these awards since 1971.