2024 Regional Murrow Award Winners Announced
May 24, 2024
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has announced the recipients of the 2024 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. 11 Michigan broadcasters won a total of 17 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 | |
| Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Points North: No Ice is Safe Ice Interlochen Public Radio Traverse City, MI | Excellence in Sound Lansing Cyclists Pave the Path to a Safer Biking Network WKAR Public Media Lansing, MI |
| Excellence in Writing Points North: Rock Rehab Interlochen Public Radio Traverse City, MI | Feature Reporting Points North: We Got Jellyfish! Interlochen Public Radio Traverse City, MI |
| News Documentary Points North: No Ice is Safe Ice Interlochen Public Radio Traverse City, MI | News Series It Happens Here: One Woman's Experience with Human Trafficking in Kalamazoo WMUK-FM Kalamazoo, MI |
| Large Market Radio | |
| Breaking News Coverage Major Flooding at Detroit Metro Airport WWJ Newsradio 950 Detroit, MI | Feature Reporting Who Wants to Get Married in Hell? These Couples Say 'I Do!' Michigan Public Detroit, MI |
| Hard News Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s Polarizing Legacy Lingers 10 Years After Conviction WDET-FM Detroit, MI | Newscast WWJ Morning Drive - Shooting at Michigan State University WWJ Newsradio 950 Detroit, MI |
| Overall Excellence WWJ Newsradio 950 WWJ Newsradio 950 Detroit, MI | |
| Small Market Television | |
| Breaking News Coverage Mass Shooting at MSU WLNS-TV Lansing, MI | Feature Reporting Geezer Happy Hour - Notes of Joy WKAR Public Media Lansing, MI |
| Hard News Jayden's Law WNEM-TV Saginaw-Flint, MI | News Documentary Navigating the Great Lakes WLUC-TV Marquette, MI |
| Large Market Television | |
| Investigative Reporting Tarnished Badge WXYZ-TV Detroit, MI | News Documentary Does Line 5 Threaten Great Lakes? WDIV-TV Detroit, MI |
See the complete list of winners in Region 7 here.