The Radio Television Digital News Association said Wednesday that WFAE has won four Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including Overall Excellence for the second year in a row.
The Murrow Awards are “the embodiment of the values, principles and standards set forth by Edward R. Murrow, a journalism pioneer who set the standards for the highest quality of broadcast journalism,” RTDNA says, and are some of the most prestigious broadcast awards.
WFAE’s awards include:
- Overall Excellence, for WFAE’s work as a whole in 2023.
- Sports Reporting, for North Carolina Moves to Ban Trans Girls from School Sports
- News Series, for In Focus: Corridors of Opportunity
- Continuing Coverage, for Legal Loopholes: THC Products for Sale
Region 8, in which WFAE is located, includes Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Regional award winners advance to the national competition, with winners announced in August.
