2026 RTDNA Regional Murrow Award Winners Announced
May 29, 2026
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has announced the recipients of the 2026 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. 6 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.
All regional winners advance to the national competition, with winners announced in August. National winners will be celebrated at the Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala on October 12 at Gotham Hall in New York City.
The Michigan stations and their winning entries are as follows:
| Small Market Radio | |
| Continuing Coverage Groups that help survivors of domestic violence face cuts and restrictions WMUK-FM Kalamazoo, MI | Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Points North: Big Abe's Net Interlochen Public Radio Traverse City, MI |
| Excellence in Sound Screech owl babies return to the wild after weeks at raptor center Interlochen Public Radio Traverse City, MI | Excellence in Writing Sturgeon season breaks records; Alpena education center set to close WCMU Public Media Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Feature Reporting As ICE plans to move into Baldwin prison, residents hope jobs will stay Interlochen Public Radio Traverse City, MI | Hard News Bitcoin mining farm in eastern UP prompts school to pause expansion WCMU Public Media Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Investigative Reporting 'Nothing but problems': Confronting the living conditions at Fox Ridge Apartments WMUK-FM and NowKalamazoo Kalamazoo, MI | Podcast Points North: Some Things Never Change Interlochen Public Radio Traverse City, MI |
| Large Market Radio | |
| Breaking News Coverage Ground stop at Detroit Metro Airport WWJ Newsradio 950 Detroit, MI | Newscast 704 am WDET News WDET-FM Detroit, MI |
| Large Market Television | |
| News Documentary The Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 Years Later WDIV-TV Detroit, MI | |
See the complete list of winners in Region 7 here.