RTDNA Announces 2023 Region 1 Edward R. Murrow Award Winners
Today, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced Region 1 winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards. Region 1 comprises Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
Regional winners automatically advance to the national competition, winners of which will be announced in August.
Congratulations to this year's winners! Learn how to promote your win here.
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Breaking News Coverage
Lockdown: Ingraham High School
KING 5
Seattle, WA
Continuing Coverage
The Fraud Crusade
KING 5
Seattle, WA
Digital
KGW News
KGW
Portland, OR
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Indigenous Northwest
KING 5
Seattle, WA
Excellence in Innovation
One Day
KGW
Portland, OR
Excellence in Video
Classical Music in the Wild
KGW
Portland, OR
Excellence in Writing
Words to Live By
KGW
Portland, OR
Feature Reporting
Mary Has Learned to Fly
KGW
Portland, OR
Hard News
'I Can't Sleep' - Black Newspaper Carrier Speaks Out
KING 5
Seattle, WA
Investigative Reporting
Smoking the Blues on the Bus
KIRO TV
Seattle, WA
News Documentary
One Day
KGW
Portland, OR
News Series
Mentally Ill, Waiting in Jail
KING 5
Seattle, WA
Newscast
KING 5 News at 5pm: 'Walloped by Weather'
KING 5
Seattle, WA
Podcast
Should Be Alive
KGW
Portland, OR
Sports Reporting
Birth of a Boom
KOMO
Seattle, WA
Overall Excellence
KGW News
KGW
Portland, OR
Breaking News Coverage
Moscow Murder Suspect Arrested
KHQ
Spokane, WA
Continuing Coverage
Camp Hope
KREM
Spokane, WA
Digital
KREM
KREM
Spokane, WA
Excellence in Innovation
The Scrippscast Solution
KTVQ
Billings, MT
Excellence in Video
Central Avenue Meats - Under the Big Sky
KXLH - Montana Television Network
Helena, MT
Feature Reporting
Hidden Library Book
KTVB
Boise, ID
Hard News
Surviving the Aftermath
KTVQ
Billings, MT
Investigative Reporting
Illegal Gambling Arcades Found in Anchorage
KTUU-TV Anchorage
Anchorage, AK
News Documentary
Link to Life
KHQ
Spokane, WA
News Series
Idaho Freedom Foundation
KTVB
Boise, ID
Newscast
Mourning in Moscow
KHQ
Spokane, WA
Sports Reporting
The Shot
KBZK/KXLF
Bozeman/Butte, MT
Overall Excellence
Alaska's News Source
KTUU-TV Anchorage
Anchorage, AK
Continuing Coverage
Ingraham High School Shooting
KUOW
Seattle, WA
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The Walk Home
KNKX (in partnership with The Seattle Times)
Seattle, WA
Excellence in Innovation
Ripple Effect
KUOW
Seattle, WA
Excellence in Sound
Draining Summer Lake
OPB
Portland, OR
Excellence in Writing
Dave Ross Writing
KIRO Radio
Seattle, WA
Feature Reporting
A Neighborhood Ice Rink Says Goodbye after 60 Years
KUOW
Seattle, WA
Hard News
A WA Company Sells Masks with Air Holes. Health Experts Say They Offer 'Limited to No' Benefit
KNKX
Seattle, WA
Investigative Reporting
Fentanyl Tears Across Western Washington
KIRO Radio
Seattle, WA
News Documentary
Ripple Effect
KUOW
Seattle, WA
News Series
Lost Caregivers
KUOW
Seattle, WA
Newscast
KNKX Morning Edition with Kirsten Kendrick
KNKX
Seattle, WA
Podcast
The Walk Home
KNKX (in partnership with The Seattle Times)
Seattle, WA
Sports Reporting
Pride Hockey
KNWN Lotus Seattle
Seattle, WA
Overall Excellence
KUOW Overall Excellence
KUOW
Seattle, WA
Breaking News Coverage
WOW Hall Shooting
KLCC
Eugene, OR
Continuing Coverage
Typhoon Merbok Slams Western Alaska
Bethel Broadcasting Inc.
Bethel, AK
Digital
Digital Coverage of Life in Southern Oregon
Jefferson Public Radio
Ashland, OR
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Survivors of the Mill Fire Want to Rebuild, but Insurance Access Will Determine What's Possible
Jefferson Public Radio
Ashland, OR
Excellence in Sound
Thru-hikers Find 'Magic' on the Pacific Crest Trail
Jefferson Public Radio
Ashland, OR
Excellence in Writing
Brian Bull
KLCC
Eugene, OR
Feature Reporting
A Night Sheltering from the Dark at Interfaith Sanctuary in Boise
Boise State Public Radio
Boise, ID
Hard News
Elections Officials Describe Intimidation and Misinformation from Local 'Voter Integrity' Groups
Jefferson Public Radio
Ashland, OR
Investigative Reporting
Months After its Closure, a Cloud Still Hangs Over J.H. Baxter's Eugene Plant
KLCC
Eugene, OR
News Documentary
Corruption in Curry County Government?
KCIW
Brookings, OR
News Series
Expressive Idaho
Boise State Public Radio
Boise, ID
Newscast
KLCC Newscast with Love Cross
KLCC
Eugene, OR
Podcast
Extremely American
Boise State Public Radio (in partnership with Postindustrial Media)
Boise, ID
Sports Reporting
National Brotherhood of Skiers Founders Enter Ski Hall of Fame
Boise State Public Radio
Boise, ID
Overall Excellence
KLCC
KLCC
Eugene, OR