Austin News Broadcasters Win Regional Murrow Awards

The Radio-Television News Directors Association's 2008 Regional Edward R. Murrow award-winners were announced yesterday. Texas and Oklahoma share Region 6, and some of our local news broadcasters cleaned up. Under radio, KUT was awarded their 50th Regional Murrow award for their news coverage. Under television, KVUE won the award for overall excellence, as well as five other category awards. News8's continuing coverage of the Chester's shooting scored them an award also. All the Austin winners:

KUT:

KVUE:


  • Overall Excellence
  • Investigative Reporting: Maravilla Troubles
  • Newscast
  • Sports Reporting
  • Spot News Coverage
  • Videography

News8Austin: Continuing Coverage

KEYE: Website

KXAN: Writing

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That image is in the public domain, so you don't have to give credit :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Murrow_election_night_56.jpg

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