Radio Television Digital News Association RTDNA Awards Dinner & Show | RTDNA.ORG 1 Awards Dinner & Show October 6, 2014 | New York City WinnerWinner ofof 55 EdwardEdward R. Murrow AwardsAwards OveralOveral ExcellenceExcellence Television OverallOverall ExcellenceExcellence RadioRadio ContinuingContinuing CoverageCoverage Television DirectDirect Hit:Hit: TheThe OklahomaOklahoma Tornadoes HardHard NewsNews Television Nightline,Nightline, RaidRaid inin the Philippines BreakingBreaking NewsNews Radio TheThe BostonBoston Manhunt CongratulationsCongratulations toto allall thethe 20142014 Edward R.R. MurrowMurrow wiwinnersnners TABLE OF CONTENTS RTDNA Awards Dinner & Show | RTDNA.ORG 3 Event Sponsors ................................................................................................................5 Letter from the Chairwoman ..............................................................................7 Presenters .................................................................................................................................8 Overall Excellence ....................................................................................................11 Use of Video/Sound ...............................................................................................13 Investigative Reporting ........................................................................................14 Continuing Coverage ...........................................................................................16 Writing ......................................................................................................................................17 Hard News.......................................................................................................................... 20 Feature Reporting ......................................................................................................21 News Documentary ..................................................................................................22 Newscast .............................................................................................................................24 Website .................................................................................................................................25 Sports Reporting ..........................................................................................................26 News Series .......................................................................................................................27 Breaking News Coverage ................................................................................28 RTDNA/UNITY Awards ..........................................................................................29 AD SPACE EVENT SPONSORS RTDNA Awards Dinner & Show | RTDNA.ORG 5 DIAMOND SPONSORS GOLD SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORS Edward R.AD Murrow SPACE knew that honesty and integrity are the basis of great journalism. The Boston Globe is proud to uphold Murrow’s legacy. Congratulations to our staff for winning three national Edward R. Murrow awards for video journalism. Breaking News and Continuing Coverage: Boston Marathon bombings Investigative Reporting: Coverage of Boston cab industry LETTER FROM THE CHAIRWOMAN RTDNA Awards Dinner & Show | RTDNA.ORG 7 RTDNA AWARDS DINNER & SHOW Welcome to the 44th annual Radio Television Digital News Association’s Edward R. Murrow awards celebration. Tonight we honor 98 national Murrow winners and seven RTDNA/UNITY winners from 59 news New York Marriott Marquis organizations. October 6, 2014 Tonight we will see and hear some of the winning entries, and honor the dedication and perseverance that exemplify the highest standards of The Radio Television Digital News journalism excellence. This year’s stories captured the Boston Marathon Association is the world’s largest bombings, the Oklahoma tornadoes, the 50th anniversary of JFK’s professional organization exclusively assassination and many others. I encourage you to go online and find serving the electronic news profession, some of the winning pieces. We’ve been highlighting them at RTDNA.org consisting of more than 1000 news over the past few weeks. directors, news associates, educators, and students. I thank you for being here tonight. If you’re not among the more than 1000 RTDNA members around the world, please join us and add your voice Founded as a grassroots organization to the largest organization for electronic journalists in the world. Your in 1946, the association is dedicated to presence tonight and your membership helps support a number of efforts. setting standards for newsgathering and RTDNA is a tireless advocate for upholding the First Amendment. We reporting. continue to work to gain access for television cameras in the U.S. Supreme Court, we push for the creation of a strong federal shield law, and we want an exemption for news and sports coverage from FCC indecency rules. These are just some of the areas in which RTDNA stands up for and defends journalists. It provides answers to your ethics and access concerns. It trains new and mid-career journalists, AND provides scholarships to student journalists. On behalf of the RTDNA Board of Directors and our dedicated staff, congratulations to all the winners of the Edward R. Murrow Award. Sincerely, Amy Tardif Chairwoman, RTDNA Amy Tardif Chairwoman, RTDNA 2014 PRESENTERS 8 RTDNA Awards Dinner & Show | RTDNA.ORG STEVE HARTMAN LESTER HOLT Correspondent, CBS News Anchor, Dateline NBC; Weekend Anchor, NBC Nightly News & TODAY AMY ROBACH BRIAN ROSS JEREMY SCHAAP Anchor, ABC News Good Chief Investigative Correspondent, Reporter, Host, E:60 Morning America ABC News Correspondent, ESPN BOB SCHIEFFER AMY TARDIF Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS Chairwoman, RTDNA; News Director News; Host, Face the Nation and Station Manager, WGCU-FM 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. The RTDNA Awards Dinner & Show honors all of the national Murrow Award recipients that demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the broadcast news. AD SPACE OVERALL EXCELLENCE RTDNA Awards Dinner & Show | RTDNA.ORG 11 RADIO-NETWORK TELEVISION-SMALL MARKET ABC News Radio, New York, NY WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN ABC News Radio illustrated WBIR is committed to serving excellent newsgathering in the greater good of the breaking situations with community by providing a real depth and vibrancy. wide range of local content In addition, their creative across all media platforms. feature work and digital The Overall Excellence entry effort was unparalleled. showcases our mission to They brought their do the right thing, to be good audience around the world citizens, and to be fair and from Egypt’s Tahrir Square, again the center of anti-government honest. We do what comes “Straight from the Heart.” demonstrations, to violence to South Korea and Japan as tensions grew over a possible North Korean missile test – and from Rome as a TELEVISION-LARGE MARKET new Pope was elected, to South Africa as a legend was buried. WCVB-TV, Boston, MA In 2013 WCVB, NewsCenter 5 gave the world a front row seat to the events that RADIO-SMALL MARKET followed the terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon. WDEL, Wilmington, DE The moments after the From breaking news to in-depth blast, the investigation, the reporting on issues affecting our manhunt for the suspects and the stories of victims and survivors community to feature reporting broadcast during hours of continuous coverage, streamed on mobile that highlights the unique stories and shared on social media. Our coverage continued throughout of Delaware, WDEL is proud to be the year with a 6-month reunion that brought many survivors and serving Delaware. In addition to their rescuers together for the irst time since that fateful day and a regular newscasts throughout the year-long Boston Strong series showcasing people going the extra day, WDEL routinely provides live mile to help their communities. In 2013, WCVB-TV’s team continued coverage of breaking news, press to travel the country and the world to provide the best exclusive conferences & major speeches, plus creative feature reporting which stories, investigations, editorials and public service campaigns for captures the lavor of our town – delivered 365 days a year on-air and our viewers and digital users. online. ONLINE NEWS ORGANIZATION-LARGE RADIO-LARGE MARKET The Washington Post, Washington, DC WBEZ, Chicago, IL In 2013 The Washington Post broke new ground in the video We’re proud of the space by launching PostTV, groundbreaking work our an online experience that ties staff did in 2013. Highlights together web, mobile and set-top box TV devices, like Chromecast and include Chicago Public Roku. The new experience enabled The Post’s strong original video School closings, coverage storytelling to reach new audiences with the compelling, emotional of the Illinois penal system which resulted in important changes and informative coverage of current events and features alike. From in access for journalists to the prisons, the role of risk in a vibrant ground-breaking documentary series to live breaking news to smart economy and the huge underground business surrounding the heroin explainer segments, PostTV delivered for viewers on all platforms.
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