RTDNA Announces 2024 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.

Breaking News Coverage

Oregon Sec. of State Resigns
KOIN
Portland, OR

Continuing Coverage

Cop's Settlement Wipes Away Troubled Past
KING TV
Seattle, WA

Digital

KING 5 Digital
KING TV
Seattle, WA

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Exploring Identities
KING TV
Seattle, WA

Excellence in Innovation

Sick Medicine
KGW
Portland, OR

Excellence in Video

SpiderHarp
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Portland, OR

Excellence in Writing

Drew Mikkelsen Explains …
KING TV
Seattle, WA

Feature Reporting

The Map Guy
KOMO Television
Seattle, WA

Hard News

Every Time You Come to Work, Someone is OD'ing
KING TV
Seattle, WA

Investigative Reporting

Failures on the Firelines
KING TV
Seattle, WA

News Documentary

Sick Medicine
KGW
Portland, OR

News Series

The Poison Pots
KING TV
Seattle, WA

Newscast

The 10 O'Clock News: Historic Snowfall in Portland
KPTV
Portland, OR

Sports Reporting

Manny's Home
KING TV
Seattle, WA

Overall Excellence

KGW News
KGW
Portland, OR

Breaking News Coverage

Massive Wildfires in Spokane County
KREM 2 News
Spokane, WA
 

Continuing Coverage

Moscow Murders: Seeking Justice
KREM 2 News
Spokane, WA
 

Digital

Alaska's (Digital) News Source
KTUU
Anchorage, AK

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Crow Country
KTVQ
Billings, MT

Excellence in Innovation

Low Water, High Stakes: The Future of Flathead Lake
KPAX
Missoula, MT
 

Feature Reporting

Flint's Last Dance
MTN
Bozeman, MT

News Documentary

Returning Honor: A Help Me Ben Special
KTMF
Missoula, MT

News Series

Malpractice in Montana
KTVQ
Billings, MT

Newscast

KTVQ: Broken Bridges
KTVQ
Billings, MT

Sports Reporting

From the Football Field to the Battlefield: The Story of Bill Lazetich
KULR-8
Billings, MT
 

Overall Excellence

KTUU/KYES: Alaska's News Source
KTUU
Anchorage, AK

Continuing Coverage

Attacks on Our Region's Power Grid
KUOW
Seattle, WA

Digital

OPB.org
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Portland, OR

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Ten Thousand Things
KUOW
Seattle, WA

Excellence in Sound

Loot the Deschutes Offers Lost and Found on Bend’s High-Traffic River
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Portland, OR

Feature Reporting

The Second Shift: Child Care Crisis Forces Families into Grueling Schedules
KUOW
Seattle, WA

Hard News

For Some Without a Home, the Airport is a Source of Shelter
KUOW
Seattle, WA

Investigative Reporting

Part of the Pipeline: Allegations of Abusive Culture at Youth Soccer Club
KNKX
Seattle, WA

News Documentary

What Will be the Future of Church in Seattle?
KUOW
Seattle, WA

News Series

Facing Fentanyl
KIRO Newsradio
Seattle, WA

Newscast

KNKX 7AM Newscast July 12, 2023
KNKX
Seattle, WA

Podcast

Ghost Herd
KUOW and Northwest Public Broadcasting
Seattle, WA

Sports Reporting

Pickleball is Growing. Is Seattle Ready?
KUOW
Seattle, WA

Overall Excellence

KNKX Newsroom
KNKX
Seattle, WA

Breaking News Coverage

Police Arrest Capitol Protesters Chanting Support for Trans Lawmaker
Montana Public Radio
Missoula, MT

Continuing Coverage

Eugene's Only Hospital Closes
KLCC
Eugene, OR

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Rhetoric and the Data: The Fight over Gender-Affirming Care in Idaho
KBSX, Boise State Public Radio
Boise, ID

Excellence in Writing

It’s not a Record but Dale Marshall Shows Why He’s the Undisputed Giant of Alaska’s Pumpkin Patch
Alaska Public Media
Anchorage, AK

Feature Reporting

With no Students Left, Gold Creek Elementary Grapples with its Future
Montana Public Radio
Missoula, MT

Hard News

Worries over Continued Violence Circulate Among the Unhoused in Kalispell
Montana Public Radio
Missoula, MT

Investigative Reporting

DA Charges Former Ashland Massage Therapist with Sexual Abuse
Jefferson Public Radio
Ashland, OR

News Documentary

Idaho Matters Discusses the Importance of Menopause Knowledge
KBSX, Boise State Public Radio
Boise, ID

News Series

Expressive Idaho 2023
KBSX, Boise State Public Radio and Idaho Commission on the Arts’ Folk and Traditional Arts Program
Boise, ID

Newscast

June 3, 2023 Newscast
KLCC
Eugene, OR

Podcast

Mustang Podcast: The Sundance: From Deep History, a Way Forward
KBSX, Boise State Public Radio and Ahearn Productions
Boise, ID

Sports Reporting

Boise-based Afghan Football Club Brings Home the Refugee Championship Soccer Cup
KBSX, Boise State Public Radio
Boise, ID

Overall Excellence

KLCC
KLCC
Eugene, OR