WASHINGTON – Global News has won the 2013 Edward R. Murrow award for overall excellence, the first Canadian network to garner this honour in the 42-year history of the awards competition.
Global News was among the winners of the 2013 national Edward R. Murrow Awards announced today by the U.S. Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). The Edward R. Murrow awards recognize work of the highest quality produced by radio, television and online news organizations around the world. NBC News previously won the award for overall excellence four years in a row from 2009 to 2012.
“This is one of the biggest awards in TV news worldwide, and has long been dominated by the major US and international networks,” says Troy Reeb, SVP of Global News and station operations. “That it should go to Global News is a tremendous testament to the talent, hard work and journalistic integrity of our organization.”
The Murrow Awards will be presented to the winners at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City October 14, 2013.
The complete list of award winners can be viewed here. Winners of the 2013 RTDNA/UNITY Awards, which honour outstanding achievement in the coverage of diversity, can be viewed here.
