RTDNA Announces 2024 Region 2 Edward R. Murrow Award Winners
Today, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced Region 2 winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards. Region 2 comprises California, Hawaii, Nevada and Guam.
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
Chaos on Campus: Deadly Shooting Spree at UNLV
KTNV
Las Vegas, NV
Continuing Coverage
911: Hanging on the Line
NBC Bay Area
San Francisco, CA
Digital
ABC7 | Immerse, Inform, Engage
ABC7 KGO-TV
San Francisco, CA
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diagnosing Discrimination
NBC Bay Area
San Francisco, CA
Excellence in Video
Pilgrimage to Manzanar
ABC10
Sacramento, CA
Excellence in Writing
Memories of Mom
KGTV ABC 10News
San Diego, CA
Feature Reporting
FACEism: Wildflowers
KABC-TV
Los Angeles, CA
Hard News
A Driver’s Warning. A Pastor’s Wife’s Death.
NBC Bay Area
San Francisco, CA
Investigative Reporting
Surviving the Drive
NBC Bay Area
San Francisco, CA
News Documentary
Injecting Hope
ABC7 KGO-TV
San Francisco, CA
News Series
FACEism
KABC-TV
Los Angeles, CA
Newscast
Eyewitness News at 11pm
KABC-TV
Los Angeles, CA
Podcast
After the Weather with Spencer Christian: Is the Religious Right Religiously Wrong?
ABC7 KGO-TV
San Francisco, CA
Sports Reporting
World Dwarf Games: Challenging Stereotypes
ABC10
Sacramento, CA
Overall Excellence
ABC7 | Building a Better Bay Area
ABC7 KGO-TV
San Francisco, CA
Breaking News Coverage
Maui Wildfires Disaster
Hawaii News Now
Honolulu, HI
Continuing Coverage
Hurricane Dora Coverage & Lahaina Fire Aftermath on the Ground in West Maui
KITV
Honolulu, HI
Digital
Hawaii News Now Digital
Hawaii News Now
Honolulu, HI
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Reparations: Let's Talk About It
KGET
Bakersfield, CA
Excellence in Writing
The Blade: Exploited Teens in the Bakersfield Sex Trade
KGET
Bakersfield, CA
Hard News
Lahaina Disaster Timeline
Hawaii News Now
Honolulu, HI
Investigative Reporting
Maui Wildfire Disaster
Hawaii News Now
Honolulu, HI
News Documentary
Smuggled: Fentanyl in Hawaii
Hawaii News Now
Honolulu, HI
News Series
Troubled Waters: Colorado River Crisis
KESQ
Palm Springs, CA
Newscast
17 News at 5: Where are the Boys?
KGET
Bakersfield, CA
Podcast
The Other Side of Paradise
Hawaii News Now
Honolulu, HI
Sports Reporting
Amputee Overcomes the Obstacles
KMPH
Fresno, CA
Overall Excellence
KGET in 2023
KGET
Bakersfield, CA
Breaking News Coverage
The Death of Dianne Feinstein
KCBS Radio
San Francisco, CA
Continuing Coverage
Migrant Crisis at U.S.-Mexico Border
KPBS Public Media
San Diego, CA
Digital
LAist
LAist
Los Angeles, CA
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
He Said, She Said, They Said
KFI-AM 640
Los Angeles, CA
Excellence in Innovation
Holding LA's Mayor Accountable: Bass Survey and Promise Tracker
LAist
Los Angeles, CA
Excellence in Sound
Strike Music
KCBS Radio
San Francisco, CA
Excellence in Writing
Jimmy Buffet: 'Everlasting Escape to Paradise'
KOGO Radio
San Diego, CA
Feature Reporting
Dogs Left Behind by Illegal Marijuana Farmers Terrorize Rural Town in Riverside County
KVCR
San Bernardino, CA
Hard News
Catalytic Converter Thefts Make LA County ‘a Hotspot’
KCRW
Los Angeles, CA
Investigative Reporting
San Bernardino Police Involved in Fatal Shooting of Fleeing Man Both Have Histories of Alleged Excess
The California Newsroom and KVCR
San Francisco, CA
News Documentary
Unhoused Californians Are Living on the 'Bleeding Edge' of Climate Change
KQED
San Francisco, CA
News Series
Art in the Open: Exploring Public Art Across San Diego
KPBS Public Media
San Diego, CA
Newscast
Nov. 16: The Biggest News Day in the Bay
KQED
San Francisco, CA
Podcast
Imperfect Paradise: Nury & the Secret Tapes
LAist Studios
Los Angeles, CA
Overall Excellence
KNX News 97.1 FM
KNX
Los Angeles, CA
Continuing Coverage
The Pajaro Flood: A Preventable Disaster
90.3 KAZU
Monterey, CA
Digital
Hawaii Public Radio
Hawaii Public Radio
Honolulu, HI
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Here's What Iam Tongi's Win Means for Pacific Islander Musicians
Hawaii Public Radio
Honolulu, HI
Excellence in Sound
Volcanologist by Day, Musician by Night Combines His Love of Violin with Kīlauea
Hawaii Public Radio
Honolulu, HI
Excellence in Writing
They Were Beloved Family Heirlooms at a Home in Ojai, and Now They're Being Returned to Mexico
KCLU AM/FM
Thousand Oaks/Santa Barbara, CA
Feature Reporting
Aboard a Small Plane, This Maui Pilot Takes Animal Rescues to New Heights
Hawaii Public Radio
Honolulu, HI
Hard News
In Normally Dry Kings County, Tulare Lake has Carved a Long, Soggy Road Ahead for Farmers
KVPR
Fresno, CA
News Series
Madera Community Hospital Closure and Bankruptcy
KVPR
Fresno, CA
Podcast
The Silver Tsunami: How Ventura County’s Share of Elderly Residents is Predicted to Quadruple
KCLU AM/FM
Thousand Oaks/Santa Barbara, CA
Sports Reporting
Pebble Beach Hosts its First-Ever U.S. Women’s Open
90.3 KAZU
Monterey, CA