WCVB Wins 2014 Murrow Award for Overall Excellence

WCVB-TV 5 has been awarded the 2014 National Edward R. Murrow award for "Overall Excellence" in the Television (large market) category, the second such honor for Channel 5 in the past three years. 

 

This award recognizes the station's collective work from the past year including newscasts, breaking news, continuing coverage, investigations, features, weather and sports.   

 

The station won six out of twelve regional Edward R. Murrow Awards earlier this year, far more than any other competitor and all of the competitors combined.  The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) awards the National Edward R. Murrow for "Overall Excellence" to news organizations who exemplify "the absolute highest standards in serving its audience through quality electronic or digital journalism."

 

"It's an incredible honor to receive the National Murrow award for the second time in three years," said WCVB-TV President and General Manager Bill Fine. "An award of this caliber, that's bestowed by our peers, is the highest form of praise.  It's an acknowledgement that WCVB journalists continue to deliver the highest quality news and programming to our viewers."

 

WCVB News Director Andrew Vrees added, "I am extremely proud of our entire team's collective efforts in this remarkable year of news.  We have a newsroom filled with skilled and dedicated journalists, and this National Murrow award is a testament to their extraordinary talent and hard work."

 

In addition to the prestigious national award, WCVB-TV's regional Edward R. Murrow awards include Overall Excellence, Newscast, Breaking News Coverage,News Documentary,News Series and Reporting: Hard News.  

 

According to the RTDNA, the organization received more than 4,000 entries during the 2014 awards season, surpassing 2013 by more than 500 entries and setting an all-time record for entries in what proved to be one of the most competitive Edward R. Murrow Awards seasons in RTDNA history. 

 

WCVB has consistently been honored with the highest accolades and has received more awards than any other media outlet in New England. 

 

WBIR-TV in Knoxville, TN was awarded the 2014 National Edward R. Murrow award for "Overall Excellence" in the Television (small market) category.

 

The full list of winners can be viewed on the RTDNA's website here.

 

The video that WCVB submitted for award consideration, as well as a promo touting their win are below.

 

Thank You Promo, recorded June 11, 2014:

 

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Submission Video:

 

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