2023 Regional Murrow Award Winners Announced
May 19, 2023
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has announced the recipients of the 2023 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. The 9 Michigan broadcasters won a total of 18 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 Radio | |
| Breaking News Gaylord Tornado - May 20, 2022 WCMU Public Media Mount Pleasant, MI | Hard News Petoskey High School Students Say... Interlochen Public Radio Traverse City, MI |
| Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mid-Michigan Woodworker Shares Skills... WKAR-FM East Lansing, MI | News Documentary [Un]Natural Selection Ep. 3: What To Do With.... Interlochen Public Radio Interlochen, MI |
| Excellence in Sound Thin as a Rail Interlochen Public Radio Traverse City, MI | Podcast One More Pass Interlochen Public Radio Interlochen, MI |
| Excellence in Writing Nature vs. National Security Interlochen Public Radio Traverse City, MI | |
| Large Market Radio | |
| Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Malcolm X was from Michigan Michigan Radio Ann Arbor/Detroit, MI | Newscast WWJ AM Drive Newscast Midterm Election Results WWJ Newsradio 950 Detroit, MI |
| News Documentary Nine Days in a Michigan Abortion Clinic... Michigan Radio Ann Arbor/Detroit, MI | Podcast Collision Course Michigan Radio Ann Arbor/Detroit, MI |
| Small Market Television | |
| Excellence in Video Training for Terror WNEM-TV Flint/Saginaw, MI | News Documentary Rising from the Floods: Two Years Later WNEM-TV Flint/Saginaw, M |
| Feature Reporting Champions of the Heart WILX-TV Lansing, MI | News Series Clare County Murders: 40 Years Later WNEM-TV Flint/Saginaw, MI |
| Large Market Television | |
| Breaking News Coverage Firefighters Trapped WDIV-TV Detroit, MI | Excellence In Writing Devon Scillian WDIV-TV Detroit, MI |
| Continuing Coverage Conduct Unbecoming: Detroit's Dangerous Cops WXYZ-TV Detroit, MI | |
See the complete list of winners in Region 7 here.