KUT-FM MURROW AWARDS
Who is doing award-winning radio news in Austin? It’s the station that could be struggling for funding if Congress has its way. KUT-FM, National Public Radio (NPR) public radio station swept the Region 6, Texas and Oklahoma, large market 2011 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards announced today. (April 21, 2011)
KUT-FM grabbed five awards. No other Austin radio or television station won in any category of the Murrow awards. The KUT-FM awards are for “Continuing Coverage”, “Hard News”, “Documentary”, and “Series”.
Announcement of the awards came via email from the Radio Television Digital News Association:
“The Radio Television Digital News Association has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Murrow's pursuit of excellence in journalism embodies the spirit of the awards that carry his name. Murrow Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the broadcast news profession.”
As a regional winner, KUT-FM automatically becomes eligible for the national awards competition, judged in June. The national Edward R. Murrow Awards will be presented in October at the RTDNA Awards Dinner in New York.
Here is a breakdown of the KUT-FM awards:
Audio Continuing Coverage
KUT-FM - Austin, TX
Bernier Doctors on Healthcare
Audio Reporting: Hard News
KUT-FM - Austin, TX
Bernier Doctors on Healthcare
Audio News Documentary
KUT-FM - Austin, TX
Where I'm From
Audio News Series
KUT-FM - Austin, TX
NASA End of the Space Shuttle
Writing
KUT-FM - Austin, TX
Texas Topics Writing Samples 2010
Congratulations to KUT-FM. Now, go make a donation to keep them up and running.
© Jim McNabb, 2011