This year Marfa Public Radio has received five Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for small market radio in Region 6 (Oklahoma and Texas). The news team was awarded for the following projects produced in 2021.
- Overall Excellence: Marfa Public Radio
- Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:Preserving the Lipan Apache Cemetery in Presidio
- Excellence in Sound: Quiet & Loud: ‘Death Highway’ Slows Down
- Feature Reporting: In Efforts to Restore Fort Stockton’s Comanche Springs, Hope Springs Eternal
- Sports Reporting: With the Alpine Cowboys’ Season Opener, Fans Take Swing at Normalcy
The only other small-market radio station to receive a Regional Murrow Award in Region 6 this year is KTEP in El Paso, led by news director Angela Kocherga.
Since it began entering the awards competition in 2011, Marfa Public Radio has received 67 Regional Murrow Awards.