RTDNA Announces 2024 Region 5 Edward R. Murrow Award Winners
Today, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced Region 5 winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards. Region 5 comprises Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
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
Water Main Break Closes Interstate
KTVI/KPLR
St. Louis, MO
Continuing Coverage
Seized: Trail of Corruption
KSHB 41
Kansas City, MO
Digital
KSHB.com
KSHB 41
Kansas City, MO
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
RACE: Listen.Learn.Live. Fighting Antisemitism
KSDK-TV
St. Louis, MO
Excellence in Innovation
KC on the Clock
KSHB 41
Kansas City, MO
Excellence in Video
Beyond the Surface
KSHB 41
Kansas City, MO
Excellence in Writing
Mike Bush
KSDK-TV
St. Louis, MO
Feature Reporting
Inside Disney's Kansas City Studio
KMBC/KCWE
Kansas City, MO
Hard News
A Picture is Worth... Thousands of Taxpayer Dollars
KCTV
Kansas City, MO
Investigative Reporting
$356,270
KCTV
Kansas City, MO
News Documentary
Tax Assessment Trouble
KCTV
Kansas City, MO
News Series
Stuck on 7
KTVI/KPLR
St. Louis, MO
Newscast
South City School Shooting: One Year Later
KMOV
St. Louis, MO
Sports Reporting
Cody's Wish
KSDK-TV
St. Louis, MO
Overall Excellence
KSDK
KSDK-TV
St. Louis, MO
Breaking News Coverage
March 31, 2023 Tornado Outbreak
KGAN
Cedar Rapids, IA
Continuing Coverage
Target Gunman Coverage
KETV
Omaha, NE
Digital
KAKE Investigates
KAKE-TV
Wichita, KS
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Understanding Autism
WHO13
Des Moines, IA
Excellence in Innovation
Voices of Gen Z: The 2023 KETV Teen Summit
KETV
Omaha, NE
Excellence in Video
This is Iowa's Victory Day
KCCI
Des Moines, IA
Excellence in Writing
Last Legs: Down to Just 21 Birds, Iowa’s Prairie Chicken Population Fading Away
WHO13
Des Moines, IA
Feature Reporting
Finding His Voice: Adam's Music
KETV
Omaha, NE
Hard News
He Kept the Money
KY3
Springfield, MO
Investigative Reporting
Released Too Soon
KCRG-TV9
Cedar Rapids, IA
News Documentary
Working Fires: Volunteer Fire Departments in Crisis
Nebraska Public Media
Lincoln, NE
News Series
Madison County Strong 1 Year Later
WOI-TV
Des Moines, IA
Newscast
10PM, March 31st Tornadoes
KCRG-TV9
Cedar Rapids, IA
Overall Excellence
KETV NewsWatch 7: Omaha's News Leader
KETV
Omaha, NE
Breaking News Coverage
Ralph Yarl
KCUR 89.3
Kansas City, MO
Continuing Coverage
Trans Youth/Gender Affirming Care
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis, MO
Digital
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis, MO
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
These Lawrence Students are Reconnecting with Native Culture Using the Art of Thatching
KCUR 89.3
Kansas City, MO
Excellence in Innovation
Short Form Video
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis, MO
Excellence in Writing
Freight Train Rabbit Killer Marks 10 Years of Haunting Kansas City with 'Doom Blues'
KCUR 89.3
Kansas City, MO
Feature Reporting
At the Livestock Show
Harvest Public Media (KCUR) and The Midwest Newsroom
Kansas City, MO
Hard News
Over 6,000 St. Louis-Area Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Remain Open Due to Staff Shortages
St. Louis Public Radio and Midwest Newsroom
St. Louis, MO
Investigative Reporting
Missouri Schools Restrained and Secluded 1,000 Students Last Year. Justyn Jefferson was One
KCUR 89.3
Kansas City, MO
News Documentary
The World is Built for People with Perfect Hearing — but 83% of People Don't Have It
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis, MO
News Series
The Carbon Question
Harvest Public Media (KCUR), Iowa Public Radio, and the Ag & Water Desk
Kansas City, MO
Newscast
Total Information AM | Friday May 5, 2023
KMOX
St. Louis, MO
Podcast
A People's History of Kansas City
KCUR 89.3
Kansas City, MO
Sports Reporting
Black Coaches and Players Say Kansas City Royals' Academy to Grow Local Talent has Lost its Way
KCUR 89.3
Kansas City, MO
Overall Excellence
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis, MO
Continuing Coverage
Life After Incarceration
KBIA Radio 91.3 FM
Columbia, MO
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Is Iowa Safe for Families with Trans Kids?
Iowa Public Radio
Des Moines, IA
Excellence in Innovation
Take Notes
KBIA Radio 91.3 FM
Columbia, MO
Excellence in Sound
Canned Peaches - The Sound of Honey
KBIA Radio 91.3 FM
Columbia, MO
Feature Reporting
Depicting Diversity with Butterflies
Iowa Public Radio
Des Moines, IA
Hard News
A Year After Dobbs: Abortion in Iowa
Iowa Public Radio
Des Moines, IA
Investigative Reporting
Sedgwick County has the Most Evictions in Kansas. One Landlord is Responsible for a Quarter of Them
KMUW
Wichita, KS
News Series
Facing a Changed World
Siouxland Public Media
Sioux City, IA
Newscast
WHO Radio News at Noon
WHO Radio
Des Moines, IA
Podcast
Canned Peaches - Exploring Food and Community
KBIA Radio 91.3 FM
Columbia, MO
Sports Reporting
Was Wichita State Really the First College to Throw a Forward Pass in Football?
KMUW
Wichita, KS