WSAW, Gray Television’s CBS affiliate in Wausau, Wis., received two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards in the small television market category for its region. Other states in WSAW’s region include Minnesota, North and South Dakota. The Radio Television Digital News Association has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Murrow Awards since 1971. […]
WSAW, Gray Television’s CBS affiliate in Wausau, Wis., received two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards in the small television market category for its region.
Other states in WSAW’s region include Minnesota, North and South Dakota.
The Radio Television Digital News Association has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Murrow Awards since 1971.
The following projects were recognized:
WSAW, Hard News
Homeless in the Hallways
The story examined the state of homelessness for a rising number of area families, including the Carver’s, who bravely shared their story in hopes of smashing the stereotype of what it means to be homeless.
WSAW, News Series
Opiate Oppression
The series focused on Wausau being named a top 25 city for prescription abuse, the lack of treatment options, how addiction changes brain chemistry, the scope of the problem for law enforcement and how hospital funding can sometimes depend on how addicts answer surveys.
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