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Last updated on Monday, July 2, 2018
(BLOOMINGTON) - WFIU Public Radio, WTIU Public Television, and Indiana University Radio and Television Services have won a combined eight national awards in recent contests.
After earning seven regional Murrow Awards this April, the WFIU-WTIU News team won a National Murrow Award
for Best Newscast from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).
The Murrow Awards are the embodiment of the values, principles and standards set forth by Edward R. Murrow, a
journalism pioneer who set the standards for the highest quality of broadcast journalism. Of the awards given to
journalists, the Murrow Awards are among the most respected journalism awards in the world.
RTDNA is presenting 118 national Edward R. Murrow Awards in 16 categories including excellence in innovation,
breaking news, investigative reporting, and more. WFIU-WTIU News along with other national award winners will be
honored at the RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala at Gotham Hall in New York City on October 22.
In addition to the recent Murrow wins, Public Radio News Directors Incorporated presented WFIU News
with two PRNDI awards on June 23.WFIU News earned first place awards for Multi-Media Presentation ("Why Do
Some Hoosiers Pay One Of The Highest Utility Rates In The Country?") and Short Documentary (Cannabidiol, Kids &
Politics). The PRNDI awards is the only national contest recognizing outstanding public radio news reporting at local
stations.
The national Telly Awards named WTIU and IU Radio and Television Services the winners of two Silver and three Bronze awards in its 39 th annual competition. WTIU's locally-produced documentary James Whitcomb Riley: Hoosier
Poet earned a Silver award in the biography category and a Bronze award for writing. IU Radio and Television Services
won two Bronze awards in the non-broadcast biography category and a Silver award in the non-broadcast
nature/wildlife category.
The Telly is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and web commercials, videos and films.
With the latest national Murrow, PRNDI, and Telly wins, WFIU, WTIU, and IU Radio and Television Services have
now earned a total of 60 awards for their work in 2017, including seven Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, 18
Indiana Associated Press Broadcaster Awards, 25 Indiana Society of Professional Journalists Awards, and two regional
Emmy awards.
About WFIU
WFIU Public Radio is south central Indiana's source for news and classical and jazz music, broadcasting from the
campus of Indiana University in Bloomington. The station is one of the original 90 charter members of NPR, and
currently offers programming from that network and other national and regional program providers. WFIU offers two
program services, available in Bloomington at 103.7 FM and 101.9 FM, and online at wfiu.org.
About WTIU
WTIU Public Television is licensed through Indiana University. The station has been bringing public media to south-
central Indiana since 1969, in part by generous contributions from corporate and individual sponsors.
About IU Radio and Television Services
IU Radio and Television Services is the professional audio, video, and event support production unit within Indiana
University.
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