KUOW wins six Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards including Overall Excellence
May 15, 2023
Seattle, WA — KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio has won six 2022 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including Overall Excellence for a large market radio station. KUOW has received the top honor of "Overall Excellence" three times in the last four years.
The Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards honor outstanding achievement in local broadcast and digital journalism. All winners will automatically be entered into consideration for national Edward R. Murrow Awards.
“It’s a thrill to see the enterprising work of the KUOW news team recognized with such prestigious honors," said Gigi Douban, KUOW news director. "These journalists are some of the most versatile and creative people I know. They show tremendous courage and commitment in the work they do every day. What’s more, they are engaging and empathetic in their storytelling, as they are, first and foremost, people who live and work in the communities we serve.”
KUOW is thankful to our dedicated journalists and community, who make this work possible. Below, learn more about KUOW's winning stories.
2023 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
See full list of winners in Region 1 on the RTDNA website
Overall Excellence
Large Market Radio
Excellence in Innovation
The series was reported and written by Joshua McNichols. Edited by Carol Smith. Freelance reporter Bunthay Cheam contributed to this series. Producers Sarah Leibovitz and Jason Burrows helped mix the audio documentary. Kamna Shaastri helped with community engagement.
Bunthay Cheam, right, leads a dinner party conversation on Thursday, October 6, 2022, in South Park.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
Feature Reporting
A Neighborhood Ice Rink Says Goodbye after 60 Years
Reported by Casey Martin. Edited by Carol Smith.
A Zamboni driver polishes the ice at Highland Ice Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022.
KUOW Photo/ Casey Martin
News Series
Reported by Eilis O'Neill. Photography by Megan Farmer. Edited by Liz Jones.
Christy Maricle, right, stands for a portrait with her three children, Cadence, 20, Kaitlyn 13, Caileigh, 7, holding a portrait of their father, Kurt, on Thursday, December 9, 2022,at their home in Puyallup. Kurt Mrsny died of Covid in September of 2021.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
Continuing Coverage
Ingraham High School Shooting
KUOW Newsroom
Elrohi Shuge leads chants as a group of over 50 students and family members of Ebenezer Haile marched to Ingraham High School to fight against gun violence.
KUOW Photo/Sami West
News Documentary
The series was reported and written by Joshua McNichols, KUOW’s Growth and Development reporter. Edited by Carol Smith. Freelance reporter Bunthay Cheam contributed to this series. Producers Sarah Leibovitz and Jason Burrows helped mix the audio documentary. Kamna Shaastri helped with community engagement.
Michael Mason, who goes by "Chef Mason" selling cheesecake and talking community at the Proctor Farmers Market in Tacoma
KUOW Photo/Joshua McNichols