RTDNA Announces 2023 Region 8 Edward R. Murrow Award Winners
Today, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced Region 8 winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards. Region 8 comprises Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
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
Deadly I-65 Police-Involved Shooting
WKRN
Nashville, TN
Continuing Coverage
Lost Trust
WJZY Queen City News
Charlotte, NC
Digital
WCNC Online: Facts, Depth and Context
WCNC-TV
Charlotte, NC
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Critical Term: Why Are Black Mothers and Babies Dying?
WRAL
Raleigh, NC
Excellence in Innovation
WAVE News Now
WAVE-TV
Louisville, KY
Excellence in Video
Last of the Lightkeepers
WJZY Queen City News
Charlotte, NC
Excellence in Writing
Maureen Wurtz Writing
WJZY Queen City News
Charlotte, NC
Feature Reporting
Santa Walt: Behind the Beard
WHAS-TV
Louisville, KY
Hard News
Tornado Survivors: No Place to Call Home
WHAS-TV
Louisville, KY
Investigative Reporting
Hope Lost
WJZY Queen City News
Charlotte, NC
News Documentary
No Place to Call Home
WBTV
Charlotte, NC
News Series
In Pursuit!
WCNC-TV
Charlotte, NC
Newscast
The 25th Hour: After the Hedingham Shooting
WRAL
Raleigh, NC
Podcast
Behind the Investigation
WAVE-TV
Louisville, KY
Sports Reporting
24 Hours of Nothing But Net
WLOS
Asheville, NC
Overall Excellence
WRAL
WRAL
Raleigh, NC
Breaking News Coverage
Historic Kentucky Floods
WKYT
Lexington, KY
Continuing Coverage
Cancer Causing Chemicals
WSAZ
Huntington-Charleston, WV
Digital
Mason vs. the State of Tennessee
ABC24 Memphis
Memphis, TN
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Bridging the Great Health Divide
WKYT
Lexington, KY
Excellence in Video
Skateboarding Class
WMBF
Myrtle Beach, SC
Excellence in Writing
Amanda Hara: I Remember
WVLT
Knoxville, TN
Feature Reporting
Pint-Sized Presidential Historian
WLEX-TV
Lexington, KY
Hard News
Quest for Change after Wrong-Way Tragedy
WKYT
Lexington, KY
Investigative Reporting
Evidence Tested Too Late
WREG-TV
Memphis, TN
News Documentary
53 Days
WSAZ
Huntington-Charleston, WV
News Series
Lojwa Animals: 'We Did Our Job. Now Do Yours'
WTVC-TV
Chattanooga, TN
Newscast
WKYT News
WKYT
Lexington, KY
Podcast
1on1 with Jon Evans: Michelle Li & the #VeryAsian Movement
WECT
Wilmington, NC
Sports Reporting
How Ethan Hatton Turned Tragedy into Triumph
ABC24 Memphis
Memphis, TN
Overall Excellence
WKYT News
WKYT
Lexington, KY
Breaking News Coverage
Winston Weaver Fertilizer Plant Fire
WFDD
Winston-Salem, NC
Continuing Coverage
Winston Weaver Fertilizer Plant Fire
WFDD
Winston-Salem, NC
Digital
WUNC Digital
North Carolina Public Radio WUNC
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Displaced
WPLN News
Nashville, TN
Excellence in Innovation
WUNC Youth Voices Tik Tok Project
North Carolina Public Radio WUNC
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Excellence in Sound
Great Grief - 'Falling'
North Carolina Public Radio WUNC
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Excellence in Writing
Stories of Race and Southern Culture
North Carolina Public Radio WUNC
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Feature Reporting
After Nearly Two Decades in Business, Lipstick Lounge is a Fixture of Queer Community
WPLN News
Nashville, TN
Hard News
Why Were Plants Like Winston Weaver Allowed in Neighborhoods?
WFDD
Winston-Salem, NC
Investigative Reporting
Weaver Fire Reveals Loopholes in Regulations Meant to Keep Public Safe from Chemical Accidents
WFDD
Winston-Salem, NC
News Documentary
The Gun Divide
WVPB
Charleston, WV
News Series
Falling Short: Why Democrats Keep Losing Most Statewide Races?
WFAE
Charlotte, NC
Newscast
WFAE News
WFAE
Charlotte, NC
Podcast
Court of Second Chances
WVPB
Charleston, WV
Sports Reporting
The Case of the Missing Fang and the Meteoric Rise of Nashville’s Beloved Hockey Team
WPLN News
Nashville, TN
Overall Excellence
WFAE News
WFAE
Charlotte, NC
Breaking News
West Virginia Flash Flood
WCHS MetroNews Radio
Charleston, WV
Continuing Coverage
Flooding Damages Historic Hindman Settlement School
WEKU
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Digital
KWAM Digital
KWAM
Memphis, TN
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Three Transgender Women in Kentucky Find Their Voice and Change Their Lives
WEKU
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Excellence in Sound
Louisville Nears Completion of $200 Million Sewer Project
Louisville Public Media
Louisville, KY
Excellence in Writing
Everyday Heroes of Eastern Kentucky
WUKY
Lexington, KY
Feature Reporting
School of Needlework for Disobedient Women
WEKU
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Hard News
Life Jacket Loaner Station Honors Richmond Teen
WEKU
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Investigative Reporting
Louisvillians Are Dying Under House Arrest
Louisville Public Media
Louisville, KY
News Documentary
A Critical Moment
Louisville Public Media
Louisville, KY
News Series
The Sound of Music Helps Victims of Historic Kentucky Flooding Recover
WEKU
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Newscast
The West Virginia Morning News
WCHS MetroNews Radio
Charleston, WV
Podcast
'Who Gets To Use All The Letters of the N-Word'
Louisville Public Media
Louisville, KY
Sports Reporting
Tony the Legend
WEKU
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Overall Excellence
WCHS MetroNews Radio
WCHS MetroNews Radio
Charleston, WV