NBC affiliates win Murrow awards

Posted: Monday, October 27, 2008 10:18 AM by Sam Singal

By Alexandra Wallace, Executive Producer, NBC Nightly News

We're proud of all the NBC affiliates around the country that have been honored this year with the prestigious Edward R. Murrow by the Radio Telvision News Directors Association for exemplary journalism. We hope you'll watch their great work. Congratulations to all the winners who work so hard to bring quality broadcast journalism to their viewers.

WBAL-TV, Baltimore, MD
News feature: John Sherman exposes an illegal wetland clear-cutting operation in Maryland, which leads the state to take action. Watch

WBAL-TV, Baltimore, MD
News documentary: Africa's Maryland examines the historical and cultural ties between Maryland, USA and an area known as Maryland County in the Republic of Liberia. Shot during a two-week visit to West Africa, this half-hour documentary uses historical photos, archival documents and location interviews to tell the little-known story of freed slaves from Maryland, USA who settled the area in the mid-19th century. Watch

WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC
What happens when a successful businessman sees the light? Seriously. What happens when one day he wakes up and everything changes in the way he sees life? Miracles happen. That's what. Watch

WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN
Feature hard news: Iraq veteran copes with loss of limbs; returns home only when he can walk off the plane. Watch

KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA
Investigative reporting: How safe is the food in your favorite restaurant? Joel Grover and his team went undercover for four months, and they've exposed some dangerous problems with some of the food that's ending up in popular restaurants all across Southern California. Watch

KARE-TV, Minneapolis, MN
Spot news coverage: Honored for coverage of the I-35 bridge collapse. Watch

KGW-TV, Portland, OR
Continuing Coverage: Huge rainstorms in late 2007 along the Oregon/Washington coast. Watch

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Comments

Congratulations to all of the affiliates.

Brian, how about delivering an in depth report regarding ALL of Biden's history, including his health, his integrity and ALL of his gaffes.

Baltimore Md. (Sent Friday, October 24, 2008 5:02 PM)

I have been watching the different news programs to try to figure out who to vote for.....why when you interview the republican candidates do you and your fellow reporters appear to be angry....and when you are with the democratic camp you are chipper and very happy.....is this something you want the viewers to understand or what....a democrat means happy and a republican mean hate.
I was raised to believe that when the national news networks gave us the news it was honest and true and never biased....this is one election that I am glad my family has passed away.
I really cannot believe that you so one sided. I am thankful that I have the ability to reach out to the internet, and the public library to study the truth. You may not think you are doing anything wrong because this type of reporting is now the mainstream or norm.
I only hope that the real reporting and a nonbiased report will actually come the nightly news just once before the election.
When I was in college in the late 60's my professor called this type of reporting "Yellow" how about the Red, White, and Blue of the truth.
Please and thank you very much

J.E. Dieterle Anderson, Indiana 46013 (Sent Friday, October 24, 2008 7:07 PM)

nbc,cbs and abc are very biased in favor of obama.it took the networks ten minutes to find a twenty year old drunk driving charge against todd palin,but not one word about the federal lawsuit pending that wants obama to produce a birth certificate showing he is really an american citizen or any expose about his muslim education as a child,for example-at least you should give the appearance of nutrality.

gary lorenz panama city beach,fl. (Sent Friday, October 24, 2008 7:11 PM)

Brian, I watched the Palin segment tonight and could not believe the one question you kept asking. "What are you going to do if you do not win the Election?" How is this going to help me with my decision of who to vote for? I have always been a nightly viewer of you and your newscast and was extremely disappointed in this very bias question. I an still an undecided voter and was looking forward to this interview to help me in my decision. I cetainly hope you ask the same question a couple of times next week when you talk with Biden. If not, you would be showing youself not as a neutral journalist but as someone who is trying to sway the voters to who you want to win. I hope this is not the case!

John Gilmore, Hanover, PA (Sent Friday, October 24, 2008 7:18 PM)

Mr. Williams, You reported the Serious Problems in
the Big-3 US auto manufactures this evening. What you
failed to point out, was that They have reached the Point of No Return, I.E.;after continuing to add the
ever increasing cost of union wages and benefits, High Taxes and costly Government Regulations to
every Model Year, they can no longer compete in the
World Market!!!They have traveled the Wrong Road far to long! God help us from destroying Ourselves!

Rodney Macomb, Illinois (Sent Friday, October 24, 2008 7:22 PM)

brian, of all the three network anchor's interviews with Mccain & Palin, sorry to say, you were the worst.

geglesiaspennsylvania (Sent Friday, October 24, 2008 9:50 PM)

Once again, day 12 and Rep. Mahoney of Florida can not seem to get any coverage. Who is covering for him?

Bud Garner, Cortez, CO (Sent Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:52 PM)

Mr. Williams,

I have admired and respected you as a journalist for many years. However, I can no longer watch Nightly News. I watched you the other night as Chuck Todd commented on your interview with McCain and Palin. He indicated the ticket is in trouble and there is no chemistry. This was your interview not his and and if anyone had the right to say such a biased and negative thing it should have been you. I respect you but I do not admire the people you have chosen to come on your broadcast and speak for you. Tim R would have never made such a biased and arrogant comment on your time. I know I mean nothing as far as your ratings but I can no longer watch Nightly News and it is with regret that I make this statement. I can no longer stomach what it has become.

Rhonda (Sent Sunday, October 26, 2008 5:09 PM)

Mr. Williams,
The McCain/Palin interview on Friday evening news was the only report that I have seen by you this month. I will not even address your unbiased questioning and comments to Ms. Palin. I find it interesting that you have interviewed the Republicans 2 weeks before the election and Democratic are supposed to be interviewed next week. If you truly want to present FAIR and UNBIASED reporting, why don’t you alternate your interviews between the two political parties or candidates for the last two weeks? Just a thought, if you wish to reach out to the entire population of US.

Olga Beddingfield, Brsuh Creek, TN (Sent Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:11 PM)

Brian, I greatly respect you as I did Tom Brokaw before you. I have been an NBC news fan for years and a faithful watcher. I am also a Democrat. I am realizing more and more that NBC is biased and this greatly troubles me. It is painfully apparent that questions and opinions of Governor Palin and Senator McCain differ greatly from questions and opinions of Senators Obama and Biden. I realize that for years I have allowed the nightly news to shape my opinion and never researched things on my own until recently. Why does the news media do this? What's in it for you and your colleagues to favor 1 party over another? I so miss Tim Russert as I know you all do. I looked forward every evening for his political analysis because I felt he was fair and gave both perspectives. I did not know Tim was a Democrat until after he passed away. That's a good and fair journalist. Please think about what you are doing. The American people have a right to fair and balanced news reporting. We can make up our own minds in the voting booth. Thank you

M. Schneider (Sent Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:22 PM)

Congrads to all the winners!

Now to first place winner of who I think should win the Edward R. Murrow Award for best Anchor.

........Brian Williams.......

Jackie Rawlings Riverside California (Sent Sunday, October 26, 2008 11:45 PM)

Congratulations to all the winners of the Edward R. Murrow Award! I agree with Jackie that Mr.Williams should win for Best Anchor!! NBC has a great group of journalists and all well derserving of these awards!
Congratulations to all!

Lisa McNeil,Alpharetta,Georgia (visiting Arizona) (Sent Monday, October 27, 2008 11:19 AM)

Brian,
I've long been a fan, but was very disappointed in your Palin McCain interviews- soft puff questions and giving them 5 minutes to rant about W. Ayres. Howzabout one question about Phil Gramm, McCain's economic advisor, pal, and "genius" that he wanted to make Treasury Sec., and his responsibility for this economic collapse by writing the 2000 bill THAT DEREGULATED these CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS. That will cost the world trillions in a disaster that has only begun (there are $62 trillion of these CDS, most worthless). Instead you let McCain repeat his silly lies about Obama's tax plan. This is you job, telling the American people what they NEED to know, rather than babbling about the latest hot button trash.

Michael Hammerschlag, Kiev Ukraine (Sent Monday, October 27, 2008 1:52 PM)

Brian, you are the best!!!

Sri Reddy (Sent Monday, October 27, 2008 2:41 PM)

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