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.
Listed below are the national 2017 RTDNA National Edward R. Murrow Award Texas media recipients, organized by market size/entry division.
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Large Market Radio
Excellence in Social Media
KUT Social Media
KUT-FM
Austin, TX
Excellence in Video
One Crisis Away: Rebuilding a Life - Jennifer Anderson
KERA-FM
Dallas, TX
News Documentary
Texas Standard: Out of the Blue: 50 Years After the UT Tower Shooting
KUT - Texas Standard
Austin, TX
Small Market Television
Feature Reporting
A Labor of Love
KCEN-TV
Temple, TX
News Documentary
From the Ashes of Vietnam
KWTX-TV
Waco, TX
Large Market Television
Overall excellence
KXAS-TV
KXAS-TV
Fort Worth, TX
Breaking News
Dallas Officer Ambush
KXAS-TV
Fort Worth, TX
Excellence in Social Media
KHOU-TV
KHOU-TV
Houston, TX
Excellence in Sound
The Mariachi
KXAS-TV
Fort Worth, TX
Investigative Reporting
Big Buses, Bigger Problems: Investigating DCS
KXAS-TV
Fort Worth, TX
Newscast
News 8 at 10: Dallas Police Ambush
WFAA-TV
Dallas, TX
Small Digital News Organization
Overall excellence
The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
Austin, TX
Continuing Coverage
Bordering on Insecurity
The Texas Tribune
Austin, TX
Excellence in Social Media
A Sniper On Campus
The Texas Tribune
Austin, TX
Investigative Reporting
Hell and High Water
The Texas Tribune / Pro Publica
Austin, TX
Large Digital News Organization
Breaking News
Eight Hours of Terror
The Dallas Morning News
Dallas, TX
