WTOP Honored With 6 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

WTOP Honored With 6 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

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WTOP/Washington DC was honored with six Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards at this time by the Radio Tv Digital Information Affiliation (RTDNA). The WTOP information workforce was acknowledged within the Total Excellence class for the ninth time up to now eleven years for its protection of the D.C. area on WTOP and WTOP.com. WTOP additionally acquired recognition within the Greatest Newscast class for protection of the July 2019 extreme floods within the DC area.

Particular person accolades have been acquired by the next WTOP reporters:

• Function Report: Mike Murillo – “Answering the Name” – a touching piece on organ donation between two cops.
• Arduous Information Report: Megan Cloherty & Dave Dildine – “Rock Creek Rescue” – the superb story of Dildine saving somebody’s life throughout a 2019 snow storm.
• Podcast: Megan Cloherty & Jack Moore – “22 Hours: An American Nightmare”- the complete story behind the DC mansion murders
• Excellence in Social Media: Tiffany Arnold and WTOP Workers

“Our mission is to ship the highest information of the day and inform tales concerning the world round us in a method that resonates with our viewers,” mentioned Julia Ziegler, WTOP’s Director of Information and Programming. “It’s humbling when that work is acknowledged by our friends.”

The RTDNA first established the Murrow awards in 1971 to pay tribute to Edward R. Murrow and his many journalism accomplishments. Yearly offered by the RTDNA, the Edward R. Murrow Awards acknowledge excellent achievements in digital journalism on the regional and nationwide stage.