Posted by zak on April 26, 2012 at 17:04:13:
In Reply to: wtmj picked up some murrows, did anyone else? posted by mark kelly on April 20, 2012 at 13:56:44:
Milwaukee — Newsradio 620 WTMJ (WTMJ-AM) has won four regional Edward R. Murrow awards in the following categories:
Breaking News for coverage of the Groundhog Day Blizzard:
http://media2.620wtmj.com/Award Submissions/2012 Murrow/Blizzard.mp3
Continuing Coverage for reporting of the Capitol Chaos:
http://media2.620wtmj.com/Award Submissions/2012 Murrow/Capitol Chaos.mp3
Sports Reporting for a story Dan O’Donnell did about a 6-year-old killed in a car crash who was a huge Brewers fan. The Brewers had the family throw out the first pitch at a game and made a huge donation to build a baseball field in his name. http://media2.620wtmj.com/Award Submissions/2012 Murrow/First Pitch.mp3
Overall Excellence: http://media2.620wtmj.com/Award Submissions/2012 Murrow/Overall Excellence.mp3
The entries competed against other large market radio stations from Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota and will go on to compete in a national competition against the winners from 12 other regions. The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has honored outstanding achievements in electronic
journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Recipients must demonstrate the journalistic
excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the electronic news profession. Visit the Radio Television Digital News Association website at www.rtdna.org for a complete list of award winners.
Newsradio 620 WTMJ (WTMJ-AM) is one of two radio stations in Milwaukee owned by Journal Broadcast
Group, which also owns WTMJ-TV.
About Journal Broadcast Group
Journal Broadcast Group owns and operates 35 radio stations and 14 television stations in 12 states. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it is the broadcast business of Journal Communications Inc., a diversified media company with operations in publishing, radio and television broadcasting, and interactive
media.
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