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2008 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 11, 2008

WASHINGTON -- The Radio-Television News Directors Association has announced the 2008 regional winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in electronic journalism.

RTNDA received 3,018 regional entries. Judges gave awards in 14 categories, including overall excellence, spot news, continuing coverage and investigative reporting, among others.

Several stations have been honored with multiple Murrows this year, with eight awards going to WSB-AM in Atlanta—the most of any radio or television station. The highest number of Murrows given to a television station this year is seven, awarded to KARE-TV in Minneapolis.

Among the radio and television stations recognized with the most awards this year are:

WSB-AM, Atlanta (8)
WBAL-AM, Baltimore (7)
WBUR-FM, Boston (7)
WRUF-AM, Gainesville, FL (7)
KARE-TV, Minneapolis (7)
CIVI-TV, Victoria, BC (6)
KSDK-TV, St. Louis (6)
KVUE-TV, Austin, TX (6)
News 12 Connecticut, Norwalk, CT (6)
SDPB, Vermillion, SD (6)
WFAA-TV, Dallas (6)

A complete list of winners is available at http://www.rtnda.org/pages/media_items/2008-regional-edward-r.-murrow-winners1005.php.

RTNDA has been honoring outstanding achievement in electronic journalism with the Murrow Awards since 1971. Radio and television news managers from markets across the country judged the entries in March.

Regional winners automatically become eligible for the national awards competition, which will be judged in early June. The national Edward R. Murrow Awards will be presented in October at the RTNDA Awards Dinner in New York.

RTNDA is the world’s largest professional organization devoted exclusively to electronic journalism. RTNDA represents local and network news professionals in broadcasting, cable and other electronic media in more than 30 countries.
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