CBS News Chicago wins six regional Murrow Awards, including overall excellence
CBS News Chicago won six regional Edward R. Murrow Awards on Tuesday, including the coveted overall excellence honor.
The Radio Television Digital News Association announced the Region 7 winners on Tuesday.
No other station in Region 7--comprising Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio--won more than two awards.
In addition to overall excellence, CBS 2 won:
- For digital for a composite of work;
- For diversity, equity, and inclusion, for Investigating Injustice: Black Women at Risk;
- For excellence in writing for a composite of work by Brad Edwards and Noel Brennan;
- For the news series Tylenol Murders: The Untold Stories & Unseen FBI Tapes;
- For the newscast, CBS 2 News at 6: Hope And Healing.
Winners of regional Murrows will now compete for national honors to be announced later this year.
Last year, CBS 2 won five regional Edward R. Murrow awards, including overall excellence.
In 2021, the station won the national overall excellence award after winning eight regional Murrows, and Anchor Brad Edwards won the national writing award that year.
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