For Immediate Release                                                                                                 May 29, 2024
Washington, D.C. – ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ has won six s this week from the Radio Television Digital ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Association (RTDNA).
The ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ newsroom was recognized as a whole in the Continuing Coverage category for coverage of the Crisis in the Middle East, the ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½cast category for our July 2023 coverage of the Commanders sale and the Overall Excellence category. The ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ digital team was recognized overall in the Digital category for ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½.com. Individual awards went to ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ reporter Matt Kaufax in the Feature Reporting category for his piece on Martin’s Tavern turning 90 and to ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Associate Producer Veronica Canales in the Excellence in Writing Category for her piece on the Dr. Seuss Experience.
“Our team’s mission every day is to deliver the latest news to the DC region and help the people who live in our communities,” said Julia Ziegler, ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½â€™s Director of ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ and Programming. “It is a huge honor to be recognized for that work with six regional Murrow awards.”
The RTDNA first established the Murrow awards in 1971 to pay tribute to Edward R. Murrow and his many journalism accomplishments. Annually presented by the RTDNA, the Edward R. Murrow Awards recognize outstanding achievements in journalism on the regional and national level.
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ now advances to the national round of the competition where it will compete against regional winners from across the country.
About ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ serves the Washington D.C. metro area 24/7 with news, traffic and weather. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ can be heard on 103.5 FM, 107.7 FM and 103.9 FM. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½â€™s live stream and news content are available on any device at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½.com, the ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ app and on smart speaker devices. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ and its sister news operation, Federal ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Network, are owned by Hubbard Radio, LLC.
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