South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB) is pleased to announce SDPB Radio News has won seven regional Edward R. Murrow Awards.
The following reporters and news stories are recipients of the awards:
- Newscast – Gary Ellenbolt & Kealey Bultena for “Noon Newscast for September, 30, 2015.” Live coverage of shooting at Harrisburg (SD) High School.
- Continuing Coverage – Victoria Wicks for “Keystone XL Pipeline in South Dakota.” Nearly 40 stories following the KXL permitting process through 2015.
- Feature Reporting – Jim Kent for “Take to the Skies in a B-17 with WWII Pilot Chuck Childs.”
- Sports Reporting – Gary Ellenbolt for “State’s Smaller Schools Find Difficulty Fielding Football Teams.”
- Use of Sound – Charles Michael Ray for “50 Years of Buffalo, Adrenalin and Bullwhips.”
- Writing – Victoria Wicks for “Juveniles No Longer Face Mandatory Life without Parole: Retroactivity Still at Issue."
- Overall Excellence – SDPB Radio News staff for newscast and stories within 40-minute time limit.
The Radio Television Digital News Association has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Murrow’s pursuit of excellence in journalism embodies the spirit of the awards that carry his name. Murrow Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the broadcast news profession. Learn more at 2016 Edward R. Murrow Awards.
