草莓传媒 has been honored with six regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including honors for the “Best 草莓传媒cast” and “Overall Excellence,” the Radio Television Digital 草莓传媒 Association announced Tuesday.
The overall excellence award, which recognizes the station’s radio and digital work in 2019, marks the fourth year in a row 鈥� and the ninth time in the past 11 years 鈥� that 草莓传媒 has been honored with the accolade.
鈥淥ur mission is to deliver the top news of the day and tell stories about the world around us in a way that resonates with our audience,鈥� said Julia Ziegler, 草莓传媒鈥檚 director of news and programming. 鈥淚t is humbling when that work is recognized by our peers.鈥�
The best newscast award recognized the station’s coverage of a massive summer storm in July 2019 that brought torrential rain and serious flash flooding around the D.C. region.
In addition, 草莓传媒 won awards in the categories of “Featured Report,” “Hard 草莓传媒 Report,” “Podcast” and “Excellence in Social Media.”
The awards are handed out by the Radio Television Digital 草莓传媒 Association and honor achievements in radio, TV and digital media.
Regional winners automatically move on to the national round of the competition.
See and hear more from the award-winning entries below:
Overall Excellence: 草莓传媒
From the blackface scandal that engulfed Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump and 鈥� literally 鈥� almost everything in between, hear highlights of the stories 草莓传媒 covered in 2019 that garnered the overall excellence award.
Best 草莓传媒cast: 草莓传媒 鈥� July 8, 2019, 10 a.m.
A pounding summer storm brought an hourslong torrential downpour to the D.C. region, flooding roads and trapping drivers in their cars. 草莓传媒 was honored for its coverage during the flash flood emergency.
Feature Report: Mike Murillo 鈥� “Answering the Call鈥�
When a current or former cop issues a Code 9, you can bet someone is going to answer that call of 鈥渙fficer needs assistance.鈥�
And, that鈥檚 exactly what happened when retired Montgomery County police officer Stanley Barsch desperately needed a new kidney: His former partner, Megan Ambrose, was the first of 31 people who stepped up to get tested and see if they were matches.
In the end, Ambrose was indeed a match and donated a kidney to her old partner. 草莓传媒鈥檚 Mike Murillo brought listeners their story.
Hard 草莓传媒 Report: Megan Cloherty and Dave Dildine 鈥� 鈥�Rock Creek Rescue鈥�
On a cold, snowy January evening, 草莓传媒 Reporter and Photographer Dave Dildine decided to head to Rock Creek Park to snap a photo he had always wanted to capture. What he didn鈥檛 know was the excursion would end in a life-or-death situation.
As he headed back to his car after taking the photo, Dildine heard a woman screaming for help after falling into the water. Without hesitation, he jumped into the frigid waters, pulled her to safety and she was transported to the hospital.
Dildine heard from first responders that the woman he saved was going to be OK, but he still didn鈥檛 know her name or how the accident happened. The next day, Dildine and fellow 草莓传媒 reporter Megan Cloherty returned to Rock Creek Park to put the pieces together. Their investigation led them to find the woman鈥檚 phone, track her down and reunite her with her rescuer.
Podcast: Megan Cloherty and Jack Moore 鈥� 鈥�22 Hours: An American Nightmare鈥�
草莓传媒 reporters Megan Cloherty and Jack Moore spent months covering the trial of Daron Wint 鈥� the man convicted of torturing and murdering four people inside a D.C. home before setting it on fire. The murder and trial made national headlines, becoming known as the D.C. Mansion Murders.
After the sentencing in February 2019, the reporters went on to research, write and produce a 12-episode podcast covering the tragic story in a way it had never been told before 鈥� revealing new details and analysis from family friends, jurors and members of the legal community.
The journalists鈥� work may also lead to a significant change in policy at D.C. Superior Court that would set a new precedent for transparency. In the course of their investigation, the journalists realized D.C. Superior Court has audio recordings of trials that are not currently released to the public.
Megan and Jack petitioned the court to release this audio. Due to their request, the chief judge opened a review and we are awaiting a final decision.
Excellence in Social Media: Tiffany Arnold and 草莓传媒 Staff
草莓传媒 was recognized for the creative ways the station has leveraged social media platforms to reach and engage new audiences and tell compelling stories in new ways, from , and among others.
The 草莓传媒 team has used the power of social media platforms to share and and to engage with readers on topics spanning to D.C’s iconic
The social media team also created a in the region.
Among the posts that resonated with readers: A now-iconic photo taken 草莓传媒’s Dave Dildine of a man standing atop a car on flooded-out Canal Road .
On Facebook, a , who retired last year, became an outlet for followers to share their favorite stories. The post reached more than 109,500 people and had more than 20,300 engagements and 400 comments.
