This year, Marfa Public Radio won eight Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for excellence in journalism. The station received an award for every category that was awarded in the small market radio category for Region 6, which includes Texas and Oklahoma.
The Murrow Awards recognize the best in journalism, from radio and television to digital media. They are named after Edward R. Murrow, a pioneer of broadcast news on CBS radio and television.
Marfa Public Radio received awards for the following:
- The “Marfa for Beginners” episode, “A Stranger in Your Own Home,” reported and produced by Zoe Kurland, Sally Beauvais and Elise Pepple in collaboration with Sam Salazar, won for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
- The entire “Marfa for Beginners” podcast won for Excellence in Innovation.
- “Descendants of El Polvo’s founding families gather on the border to celebrate their history,” reported by Annie Rosenthal, won for Excellence in Writing.
- “In West Texas, a Budding Pipeline Fight Highlights Activists’ Changing Tactics,” reported by Travis Bubenik, won in the Hard News category.
- “Toyah Residents Struggle to Access Clean Drinking Water as Boil Water Notice Stretches on for Years,” a three-part series reported by Mitch Borden, won in the Investigative Reporting category.
- “Toyah Residents Struggle to Access Clean Drinking Water as Boil Water Notice Stretches on for Years” also won in the News Series category.
- “So Far From Care,” a series reported by Annie Rosenthal and edited and produced by Zoe Kurland and Carlos Morales, won in the Podcast category.
- Marfa Public Radio was also recognized for Overall Excellence.
These eight regional Murrow Awards are now moving on to RTDNA’s national round, where they will compete against other regional winners.
Those results are expected to be announced in August.