Jayne Miller, WBAL’s lead investigative reporter, was awarded The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. WBAL is the Hearst NBC affiliate in Baltimore. Considered the broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Award, also administered by Columbia, The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award honors excellence in broadcast and digital journalism in public service. […]
Jayne Miller, WBAL’s lead investigative reporter, was awarded The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
WBAL is the Hearst NBC affiliate in Baltimore.
Considered the broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Award, also administered by Columbia, The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award honors excellence in broadcast and digital journalism in public service.
Miller was recognized for her excellent reporting on the arrest of Freddie Gray and the injuries he sustained while in custody.
“Jayne Miller was asking tough questions about this case long before most people knew the name Freddie Gray,” said Tim Tunison, WBAL’s news director.
Miller’s investgation first appeared on the station on April 13, 2015. Gray died on April 19, 2015.
Here is what The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award had to say about Miller’s investigation in its announcement.
WBAL’s lead investigative reporter Jayne Miller led the way locally and nationally on the investigation into what happened to Freddie Gray, the 25 year-old Baltimore man critically injured while in police custody, who died one week later.
Gray was arrested and injured on April 12, 2015. Miller immediately started questioning the official story.
Over the next three weeks she filed more than a dozen reports, utilizing multiple sources and witnesses that revealed a troubling timeline and detailed the moment Gray was arrested, the stops police made, and how long it took them to finally get Gray the medical attention he so desperately needed.
Her exemplary reports raised important questions about probable cause, police policy, and accountability.
A reporter for WBAL for more than 30 years, Miller’s work has uncovered corrupt public officials, and unethical practices in private business. Over the years, Miller’s reporting has led to changes in legislation and regulations.
“Investigative reporting is the backbone of what we do every day at WBAL-TV and no one does it better than Jayne Miller,” said Tunison, who was also named as a recipient of the award.
“I’m proud of our team for recognizing early on the importance of this story.”
Click here to see the complete list of 2016 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards winners.
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