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Michigan Radio, WDET, WCMU, WMUK, WOOD and WXYZ Win Regional Murrow Awards


The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has announced the recipients of the 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards.  Six Michigan broadcasters won a total of 11 awards in Region 7, which is shared with Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.  Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Murrow set as a standard for the profession of electronic journalism.

The Michigan stations and their winning entries are as follows:

Small Market RadioLarge Market Television
Excellence in Sound
Shutdown Produces Two Very Different Musical Projects
WMUK
Kalamazoo, MI
Breaking News Coverage
2020 Grand Rapids Riots
WOOD TV
Grand Rapids, MI
Feature Reporting
Sanford Residents Hope for Federal Aid after Devastating Flood
WCMU Public Media
Mount Pleasant, MI
News Series
An Epidemic During a Pandemic
WXYZ-TV
Detroit, MI
Large Market Radio
Breaking News Coverage
Midland floods after Dams Give Way
Michigan Radio
Ann Arbor, MI
Hard News
Hey, Why Are You Still Out? Fear And Duty Collide for Concerned Detroiters
WDET
Detroit, MI
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Reasonable and Necessary? The Night Detroit Police Justified Violence
WDET
Detroit, MI
Investigative Reporting
“It’s still not right.” An investigation into Lakeside Academy
Michigan Radio
Ann Arbor, MI
Excellence in Innovation
COVID Diaries
WDET and Documenting Detroit
Detroit, MI
News Series
Chronicling COVID in Michigan
Michigan Radio
Ann Arbor, MI
Feature Reporting
An unplanned march. An unlikely leader. And, for One Night at least, a Peaceful Resolution
Michigan Radio
Ann Arbor, MI

National winners, including digital news organization and student awards, will be announced in summer 2021.

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