The winners of the 2008 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards have been announced and South Florida stations won 5 of 11 awards for our region. WFOR, WTVJ and WPTV each took an award in several different categories:
Continuing Coverage
WFOR-TV, Miami
Chief Timoney Ethics
Investigative Reporting
WTVJ-TV, Miramar, FL
A Question of Security
Newscast
WFOR-TV, Miami, FL
Four Officers Shot
News Documentary
WPTV-TV, West Palm Beach, FL
Bogus Billing Primetime Special
Spot News Coverage
WFOR-TV, Miami
Manhunt
WSVN’s sister station, WHDH, in Boston won two regional awards:
Investigative Reporting
WHDH-TV, Boston
Intoxicated Boston Firefighters
Newscast
WHDH-TV, Boston
7 News at 11
In the small market category South East Florida stations took home 7 awards. WINK won 2, WBBH 3, WFTX 1, and WZVN 1 the other two awards went to WSAV in Savannah, GA
The Regional Edward R. Murrow awards are given by the Radio and Television News Director’s Association to TV and radio stations across the United States and Canada. South Florida is part of Region 13 which includes radio and TV stations from Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Well done Contact 5 ppl in WPB
congrats to all who won…but keep in mind that these stations have to apply for and submit their work for these awards…stations who don’t submit, don’t win…so its not exactly like the oscars or the grammys where everyone is up for something…
So what? Be in it to win it!!!! some people don’t care about awards, some people do. Each to their own!
Insider, that was possibly one of the snottiest comments I’ve seen here. How about this; if a news operation doesn’t bother to enter one of the 4 most respect competitions in journalism (Dupont, Peabody, and Pulitzer are the others) maybe it’s because they didn’t have much to offer.
I don’t hear anyone saying things like that when The Herald wins a Pulitzer, which also is open only to those who enter.
What DTV said!!!!!! Dude, it’s a Murrow!!!!
Hey Glenna. Why didn’t you or WPLG win a Murrow award?
I thought you were the best thing in Miami journalism.
The SFL audience could care less who wins these awards. But I’m happy for you anyway.
Why do people say “could care less”? It suggests you care a lot because you could care much less! It’s “couldn’t”.
Tim it’s a blog. Stop policing grammer and give it a rest.
grammar :p
no one in news at PLG submits
Congratulations to all at WFOR for the awards!
There are always those who don’t submit, then snipe because they didn’t win anything. If you don’t get into the competition, you never win anything, ever.
Experience tells me those that feel they have something that can win an award, will make the effort to enter it. Those who don’t, sit back and make excuses or throw stones.
Again, congrats to the ‘FOR folks. They deserve the recognition!
Murrow award entries are submitted by the stations, not individual reporters/producers/editors, unlike Emmy’s. So of course “no one in news at PLG” submits.”
What could possibly be the reason a station with good work would not enter the Murrow awards? They don’t like recognation from their peers or respect for their accomplishments? But let them win an Emmy, which has nothing to do with journalism, and they can’t get a promo on fast enough. Murrow awards are not easy to win, and preparing a solid entry takes a lot of work.