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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
News 8 RochesterFirst.com wins 2 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
News 8 WROC has won two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). The list was revealed Tuesday morning. received Murrow Awards in the 'Digital' and 'Excellence in Innovation' categories. The digital submission included the station's of coverage of the total solar eclipse — coverage that included several hours of wall-to-wall live reporting preceded by days of unique content previewing the historic, albeit overcast, day. The Excellence in Innovation submission featured Songs from Studio B, an online series by Dan Gross in which he recorded local bands performing at WROC — an effort that required extraordinary amount of time and technology. Both submissions will now be considered for a National Edward R. Murrow Award. News 8 has been recognized with several digital awards over the past decade including the 2019 national award for Excellence in Social Media. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
KGET wins 7 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — KGET has won seven Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including one for Overall Excellence, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced Tuesday. 17 News was recognized by RTDNA winning awards in the categories of Breaking News Coverage; Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Excellence in Writing; Feature Reporting; Newscast; Sports Reporting; and Overall Excellence. KGET nominated for 9 Emmy Awards 17 News won the award for Breaking News Coverage for coverage of Zack Scrivner and charges filed against him on Feb. 14 in connection to a child abuse investigation. The organization recognized KGET for its 17 News at Sunrise broadcast from the Borel Fire. 'Explant: Breast Implant Illness' — a report examining the stories of women who reported illness and symptoms that may have been related to breast implants — was awarded for Feature Reporting. The story of the one-appearance major leaguer Herb 'Buckshot' May, won Regional Murrow Awards for Excellence in Writing and Sports Reporting. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now A profile of former Kern County lawmaker Roy Ashburn won the award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. RTDNA has honored broadcast and digital journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Award since 1971. The award is one of the most prestigious in journalism and honors the winning outlet's entire newsroom and not individual journalists. KGET was recognized in 2020 and 2022 with National Edward R. Murrow Awards. KGET has also been nominated for nine 2025 Emmy Awards. VIDEO ABOVE: 100 years after Herb 'Buckshot' May got a shot at pitching in the big leagues Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
