Nebraska Public Media Wins Two National Murrow Awards, Six NBA Honors

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Nebraska Public Media Wins Two National Murrow Awards, Six NBA Honors

LINCOLN, Neb. (Aug. 17, 2021) – Nebraska Public Media recently earned two national Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association and six awards from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association.

The two National Murrow Awards were for the news story “High School Football Takes the Field; An Attempt at Normal During Pandemic.” It earned awards in excellence in sound and sports reporting.

The National Murrow Awards are among the most prestigious in broadcast and digital news and are given to honor outstanding achievement in electronic journalism. They will be presented at the Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala in New York City Oct. 27.

The Radio Television Digital News Association has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Murrow set as a standard for the profession of electronic journalism.

Nebraska Public Media earned six total awards from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association at its recent 2021 convention and awards banquet.

In the television category, the “Upstream Farms” episode produced for the innovation-focused “What If…” series earned a gold award for service to agriculture. “What If…” also received a gold award in the service to business, industry, government or education category. The “Speaking of Nebraska” television news series received a gold award for best in-depth investigative story or series for “The Black and Latino Experiences” episodes.

In the radio category, “High School Football Takes The Field; An Attempt at Normal During Pandemic” won a gold award for best in-depth sports story or series. “Remote Learning in Remote Nebraska” won a silver award for best in-depth investigative story or series. “A Wilber Man is Running for President… Again” won a silver award for best use of multimedia journalism.

The NBA’s Pinnacle Awards program was established in 1958 to recognize and encourage excellence in broadcasting and service to the community by Nebraska radio and television stations.

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