Michigan Radio, WDET, WCMU, WMUK, WOOD and WXYZ Win Regional Murrow Awards
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has announced the recipients of the 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. Six Michigan broadcasters won a total of 11 awards in Region 7, which is shared with Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Murrow set as a standard for the profession of electronic journalism.
The Michigan stations and their winning entries are as follows:
| Small Market Radio | Large Market Television |
| Excellence in Sound Shutdown Produces Two Very Different Musical Projects WMUK Kalamazoo, MI | Breaking News Coverage 2020 Grand Rapids Riots WOOD TV Grand Rapids, MI |
| Feature Reporting Sanford Residents Hope for Federal Aid after Devastating Flood WCMU Public Media Mount Pleasant, MI | News Series An Epidemic During a Pandemic WXYZ-TV Detroit, MI |
| Large Market Radio | |
| Breaking News Coverage Midland floods after Dams Give Way Michigan Radio Ann Arbor, MI | Hard News Hey, Why Are You Still Out? Fear And Duty Collide for Concerned Detroiters WDET Detroit, MI |
| Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Reasonable and Necessary? The Night Detroit Police Justified Violence WDET Detroit, MI | Investigative Reporting “It’s still not right.” An investigation into Lakeside Academy Michigan Radio Ann Arbor, MI |
| Excellence in Innovation COVID Diaries WDET and Documenting Detroit Detroit, MI | News Series Chronicling COVID in Michigan Michigan Radio Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feature Reporting An unplanned march. An unlikely leader. And, for One Night at least, a Peaceful Resolution Michigan Radio Ann Arbor, MI |
National winners, including digital news organization and student awards, will be announced in summer 2021.