Vermont Public Radio has received the national Edward R. Murrow award for its documentary on the record of former presidential candidate Howard Dean.
The one-hour documentary, Howard Dean: The Vermont Years was produced by VPR last December at the zenith of the candidate’s popularity and momentum. It examines Dean’s profession as a doctor, his early work in the Legislature and his record on key issues that faced the state while he was governor.
The award, sponsored by the Radio-Television News Directors Association is one of 12 given to radio stations from small markets nationwide. In all, 53 news organizations won 74 awards out of an initial pool of 3,182 entries.
RTNDA has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. The CBS News legend’s pursuit of excellence embodies the spirit of the awards that carry his name.
RTNDA is the world’s largest professional organization devoted exclusively to electronic journalism. For more information about the awards, visit RTNDA’s Web site.
Here is the complete list of national Edward R. Murrow Awards for 2004:
Radio Network/Syndication
Continuing Coverage: CBS Radio News, America at War
Feature Reporting: ABC News Radio, The Wiggles
Investigative Reporting: National Public Radio, Iraqi Village Bombed
News Documentary: ABC News Radio, It’s a Gay Thing! An ABC News Exploration
News Series: CBS Radio News, Orange Alert Newscast: ABC News Radio, 10am Information Network Newscast
Overall Excellence: CBS Radio News
Sports Reporting: CBS Radio News, Baseball in Beijing
Spot News Coverage: CBS Radio News, Saddam Captured
Use of Sound: CNNRadio, Urban Chicken Coops
Web site: MissouriNet, Jefferson City, MO, www.missourinet.com
Writing: ABC News Radio, Rest of the Story: Bar Mitzvah in the Dark
Television Network/Syndication
Continuing Coverage: NBC Nightly News, David Bloom Reports on the War in Iraq (NBC and MSNBC)
Feature Reporting: ESPN, ESPN Sportscenter: Picking Up Butch
Investigative Reporting: Dateline NBC, Do No Harm – Sulzer Hip Implants
News Documentary: ABC News, Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination: Beyond Conspiracy
News Series: Univision, Mis Padres, Mis Verdugos (My Parents, My Tormentors)
Newscast: ABC News, World News Tonight
Overall Excellence: CBS News
Sports Reporting: ESPN, ESPN Sportscenter: Picking Up Butch
Spot News Coverage: CBS Evening News, First Day of War
Videography: Univision, En Busca de Un Milagro (In Search of a Miracle)
Web site: MSNBC, www.msnbc.msn.com
Writing: CBS News, Everybody Has A Story
Television Large-Market
Continuing Coverage: WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh, Hepatitis Outbreak
Feature Reporting: KUSA-TV, Denver, Devil’s Head Blizzard
Investigative Reporting: KDFW-TV, Dallas, Classroom Confidential
News Documentary: WFAA-TV, Dallas, War Stories
News Series: KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, If These Walls Could Talk
Newscast: KCNC-TV, Denver, News 4 at 10
Overall Excellence: KARE-TV, Minneapolis
Sports Reporting: KARE-TV, Minneapolis, Troy Bell
Spot News Coverage: WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN, Helpless Home: The N.H.C. Nursing Home Fire
Videography: XETV, San Diego, Handicap Filmmaker
Web site: News 14 Carolina, Charlotte, NC, www.news14charlotte.com
Writing: KOMO-TV, Seattle, Sharify’s
Television Small-Market
Continuing Coverage: KWCH-TV, Wichita, KS, The Money Trail
Feature Reporting: WTVR-TV, Richmond, VA, Miracles
Investigative Reporting: KBCI-TV, Boise, ID, Shake-Up at City Hall
News Documentary: News 8 Austin, Austin, TX, News 8 Explores: Child Abuse
News Series: KARK-TV, Little Rock, AR, Singleton Execution
Newscast: WSAV-TV, Savannah, GA, News 3 at 6
Overall Excellence: KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA
Sports Reporting: WTVC-TV, Chattanooga, TN, Dave’s Diamond Darlings
Spot News Coverage: KELO-TV, Sioux Falls, SD, Tornado Tuesday
Videography: KARK-TV, Little Rock, AR, Credit Report
Web site: Capital News 9, Albany, NY, www.capitalnews9.com
Writing: WVIR-TV, Charlottesville, VA, Foxfield, Crozet Murder, Mafia
Radio Large-Market
Continuing Coverage: KMOX-AM, St. Louis, American Airlines Abandons St. Louis
Feature Reporting: KSL-AM, Salt Lake City, Camping at Wal-Mart
Investigative Reporting: KOA-AM, Denver, Emergency Alert: Flawed System
News Documentary: Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ-FM), Speaking of Sex: Spirit and Body Willing
News Series: WBAL-AM, Baltimore, America at War: Stories from the Homefront
Newscast: KGO-AM, San Francisco, KGO Morning News
Overall Excellence: WCBS-AM, New York
Sports Reporting: KGO-AM, San Francisco, Giddy Up
Spot News Coverage: KIRO-AM, Seattle, Escaped Convict
Use of Sound: WINS-AM, New York, The War with Iraq
Web site: KSL-AM, Salt Lake City, www.ksl.com
Writing: WBAL-AM, Baltimore, The Week Gone By
Radio Small-Market
Continuing Coverage: WRVA-AM, Richmond, VA, Hurricane Isabel
Feature Reporting: WATD-FM, Marshfield, MA, The $10 Million Yard Sale
Investigative Reporting: South Dakota Public Radio (KUSD-FM), Vermillion, SD, Black Hills Hydrology
News Documentary: Vermont Public Radio (WVPR-FM), Colchester, VT, Howard Dean: The Vermont Years
News Series: WILL-AM, Urbana, IL, Smile Healthy!
Newscast: CKGL-AM, Kitchener, ON, 570 News
Overall Excellence: KFDI-FM/KFTI-AM, Wichita, KS
Sports Reporting: WMSI-FM/WQJQ-FM, Jackson, MS, Vintage Baseball
Spot News Coverage: WGY-AM, Albany, NY, The Capsizing of the Stellamare
Use of Sound: WMSI-FM/WQJQ-FM, Jackson, MS, Soldiers’ Story
Web site: WBLL-AM, Bellefontaine, OH, www.peakofohio.com
Writing: WATD-FM, Marshfield, MA, Ed Perry Compilation
Website Non-Broadcast
Over 200,000: Washington Post, Washington, www.washingtonpost.com
Under 200,000: Belo Interactive, Dallas, www.AldiaTx.com