28 Nexstar Television Stations Win 52 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Outstanding Journalism and Exceptional Locally Produced News
IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that 28 of its owned and operated television stations have earned a total of 52 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).
WKRG-TV (CBS) in Mobile, AL (DMA #56), and KGET-TV (NBC/CW) in Bakersfield, CA (DMA #125), were honored for 'Overall Excellence.'
KGET-TV also won awards in six other categories: 'Breaking News Coverage,' 'Excellence in Writing,' 'Feature Reporting,' 'Newscast,' 'Sports Reporting,' and 'Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.'
WJZY-TV/Queen City News (FOX) in Charlotte, NC (DMA #21), won six regional Murrows, including the awards for 'Excellence in Video,' 'Feature Reporting,' 'Hard News,' 'Investigative Reporting,' 'Newscast,' and 'Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.'
KXAN-TV (NBC) in Austin, TX (DMA #34), was recognized in five categories, including 'Digital,' 'Excellence in Innovation,' 'Excellence in Video,' 'News Series,' and 'Podcast.'
KELOLAND (CBS) in Sioux Falls, SD (DMA #111), received three regional Murrow awards: 'News Documentary,' 'Sports Reporting,' and 'Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.'
Winning two regional Murrow awards each were: WRIC-TV (ABC) in Richmond, VA (DMA #56), WTEN-TV (ABC) in Albany, NY (DMA #62), WROC-TV (CBS) in Rochester, NY (DMA #79), KWKT-TV (FOX) in Waco / Temple / Bryan, TX (DMA #83), and WSYR-TV (ABC) in Syracuse, NY (DMA #88).
Sixteen Nexstar stations were each recognized with a regional Murrow award. They are: WGN-TV (CW) in Chicago, IL (DMA #3), WFLA-TV (NBC) in Tampa, FL (DMA #11), KDVR-TV (FOX) in Denver, CO (DMA #17), KTVI-TV (FOX) in St. Louis, MO (DMA #24), WXIN-TV (FOX) in Indianapolis, IN (DMA #25), WTNH-TV (ABC) in Hartford/New Haven, CT (DMA #32), KLAS-TV (CBS) in Las Vegas, NV (DMA #40), WIAT-TV (CBS) in Birmingham, AL (DMA #45), WREG-TV (CBS) in Memphis, TN (DMA #51), KRQE-TV (CBS/FOX) in Albuquerque, NM (DMA #48), WPRI-TV (CBS) in Providence, RI (DMA #52), WIVB-TV (CBS) in Buffalo, NY (DMA #54), WKRG-TV (CBS) in Mobile, AL (DMA #57), KSNW-TV (NBC) in Wichita, KS (DMA #71), KXRM-TV (FOX/CW) in Colorado Springs, CO (DMA #87), KETK-TV (NBC) in Tyler/Longview, TX (DMA #106), and WWLP-TV (NBC/CW) in Springfield, MA (DMA #115).
In addition, two stations owned by Mission Broadcasting, Inc., WPIX-TV (CW) in New York, NY (DMA #1) and KRBC-TV (NBC) in Abilene, TX (DMA #166), were also recognized by RTDNA. WPIX-TV picked up two regional Murrow awards for 'Feature Reporting,' and 'Hard News.' KRBC-TV and Nexstar's KTAB-TV (CBS) jointly received two regional Murrow awards in the 'Feature Reporting,' and 'News Documentary' categories. Nexstar produces the news for both WPIX and KRBC.
Commenting on the awards, Andy Alford, Nexstar's President of Broadcasting, said: 'We are honored to be recognized by RTNDA for the exceptional work produced by our 6,000 journalists across the country. These awards reflect the ongoing commitment Nexstar stations have to provide compelling unbiased news programming every day. Thank you to the Radio Television Digital News Association for this acknowledgement; we are grateful. Congratulations to our regional Murrow award-winning journalists and stations.'
Below is the complete list of regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Nexstar and Mission Broadcasting television stations.
REGION 3 TELEVISION | LARGE MARKET
Excellence in Writing
Finding Norman Mergler
KDVR
Denver, CO
https://vimeo.com/935678770
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REGION 3 TELEVISION | SMALL MARKET
Sports Reporting
A Puncher's Chance
FOX21/KXRM
Colorado Springs, CO
https://youtu.be/J47z6jntPX4
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REGION 5 TELEVISION | LARGE MARKET
Hard News
Insurance Claims Crisis
KTVI-TV
St. Louis, MO
https://vimeo.com/1041174174
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REGION 5 TELEVISION | SMALL MARKET
Newscast
KSN News: Mass shooting after KC Chiefs' victory rally
KSNW
Wichita, KS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cbfi00xrNE
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REGION 7 TELEVISION | LARGE MARKET
Breaking News Coverage
Delphi Murders Verdict
WXIN-TV
Indianapolis, IN
https://youtu.be/ZcOfxmW9uBE
Sports Reporting
A Race Against Time
WGN-TV
Chicago, IL
https://youtu.be/9JTUmJqUIfs
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REGION 8 TELEVISION | SMALL MARKET
Continuing Coverage
MATA Madness
WREG-TV
Memphis, TN
https://youtu.be/Py4_k2BjEzg
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REGION 9 TELEVISION | LARGE MARKET
Investigative Reporting
Inside Alabama Prisons: Deaths at Donaldson
CBS 42 News (WIAT-TV)
Birmingham, AL
https://youtu.be/DpA3sGHRHfs
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REGION 9 TELEVISION | SMALL MARKET
Overall Excellence
WKRG
WKRG
Mobile, AL
https://youtu.be/sS9CbveXMgU
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REGION 10 TELEVISION | LARGE MARKET
Hard News
Hidden in Plain Sight: Crystal's Story
WTNH
New Haven, CT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVncoaROt9Q
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REGION 10 TELEVISION | SMALL MARKET
Investigative Reporting
Springfield Public Schools camera agreement
WWLP
Springfield, MA
https://youtu.be/JsVkQeLeWbs
News Series
Housing Crisis
WPRI
Providence, RI
https://youtu.be/C6MjWMSZPwI
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REGION 12 TELEVISION | SMALL MARKET
Digital
WRIC.com
WRIC
Richmond, VA
https://www.wric.com/election-results/
Excellence in Innovation
WRIC NOW
WRIC
Richmond, VA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1lAbXUW2rg
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REGION 13 TELEVISION | LARGE MARKET
Excellence in Innovation
Tracking the Tropics: Powering through Hurricane Helene
WFLA-TV
Tampa, FL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-KAuPDwBgk
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The RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism at the local and national level with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Regional winners are automatically considered for a National Edward R. Murrow Award, which will be announced in August.
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 316,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America's largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with more than 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar's national television properties include The CW, America's fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing 'News for All Americans,' popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company's portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.
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