TEGNA Stations Receive Ten National 2023 Edward R. Murrow Awards

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced its stations have received ten 2023 National Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism, more than any other station group. WFAA was recognized for Overall Excellence, Large Market Television, marking the second consecutive year a TEGNA station has received this honor. The Edward R. Murrow Awards are sponsored by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and honor outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism.

“Our commitment to enriching our communities fuels our stations and journalists every day to craft impactful stories that drive change,” said Lynn Beall, EVP and COO of media operations, TEGNA. “Congratulations to all our stations that were recognized for their work.”

The prestigious Murrow Awards “recognize local and national news stories that uphold the RTDNA Code of Ethics, demonstrate technical expertise and exemplify the importance and impact of journalism as a service to the community.”

TEGNA stations’ National Edward R. Murrow Award recipients are:

• WFAA (Dallas, TX): Overall Excellence, Large Market Television. WFAA is a trusted source for local journalism that holds the powerful accountable and provides lifesaving information during dangerous conditions, reporting on 30 counties in North Texas where weather can change in an instant. WFAA has a reputation of telling stories many organizations move past and puts the spotlight on quality enterprise journalism, their core mission.
  
  
• KARE (Minneapolis, MN): Feature Reporting and Excellence in Video, Large Market Television, for “Gunny at the Wheel,” which was featured in Boyd Huppert's “Land of 10,000 Stories” series when Boyd received a tip about a 94-year-old farmer still driving a combine during harvest. Working alongside photojournalists Chad Nelson and Tommy Platek, the story of Gunny Knutson proved to be much deeper, with themes of love, sadness, and triumph.
  
  
• KARE (Minneapolis, MN): Podcast, Large Market Television, for “KARE 11 Investigates: Cruel & Unusual.” The “Cruel and Unusual” podcast expands on the award-winning investigative journalism reported by the KARE 11 Investigates team. Hosted by reporter A.J. Lagoe, KARE 11 investigated mysterious deaths swept under the rug and ignored by those in power, exposing a deadly pattern of people left to suffer, begging for help that doesn’t come. It also reveals a state turning a blind eye to a jail doctor with a troubled past and the denial of life-saving medical and mental healthcare behind bars. The story led to changes in state laws, including a ban on the same type of prone restraint technique that caused the death of George Floyd.