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Wbur wins seven regional Murrow Awards
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Prize haul exceeds last year's total
WBUR, 90.9 FM, Boston's NPR news station, captured top honors in seven categories in the 2008 New England Radio-Television News Directors Association's (RTNDA) Edward R. Murrow Award large-market division competition, winning three more Murrow trophies than last year, announced John Davidow, station news director.
All regional winners are now eligible for the national competition whose victors will be honored in New York in October.
"Winning these awards is gratifying and reflects the outstanding work produced last year by so many of the great journalists, producers and technicians at WBUR," said Davidow. "We are flattered by this acknowledgement."
The WBUR award winners include the following:
Investigative Reporting – "Pills Without Borders"
Most people see the doctor when they need a prescription, but some Boston residents are obtaining their medications by visiting convenience stores that function as de facto pharmacies, discovered Health and Science Reporter Allan Coukell. Edited by Margaret Evans, the segment resulted in state and city officials pledging to tackle the illegal sale of prescription drugs. Michael Garth served as sound engineer.
News Documentary – "Nursing a Shortage"
The convergence of 80 million retiring baby boomers straining the healthcare system, an aging nursing population and an insufficient number of younger nurses to fill the depleted ranks was characterized as an impending "perfect storm" by Reporter Rachel Gotbaum. Her story on how this dramatic deficiency occurred and its dire consequences for patients, nurses and hospitals in the coming decade was produced by Anna Bensted, and George Hicks served as sound engineer.
Feature Reporting – "Dancer with a Difference"
The body of a dancer is celebrated as physical perfection on stage. Long, muscular limbs, executing an almost super-human range of motion, help define this form of expression. But as Arts & Culture Reporter Andrea Shea revealed in a story edited by Margaret Evans, a Boston-based dancer without fingers or lower legs has won raves for challenging that notion. Michael Garth served as sound engineer.
Use of Sound: "Hell Night"
"Hotter Than Hell" nights at The East Coast Grill, a culinary extravaganza reported by Bob Oakes, produced by Sarah Bush and edited by Margaret Evans, captured the "Use of Sound" category. The Cambridge restaurant launched this annual spicy event 15 years ago, and now, as Oakes discovered, it's so popular that the eatery is packed three times a year for three nights in a row.
Continuing Coverage – "Boston Violence"
As the death toll climbed and city officials struggled to find a solution to the surge of violence in Boston, David Boeri and Bob Oakes looked at living with violence through the experiences of those who survived it, treat it, perpetrate it, and try to stop it. The series of stories was produced by Sarah Bush and Monica Brady-Myerov, and edited by Margaret Evans and Brady-Myerov; Tim Skoog served as sound engineer.
Hard News Feature – "Palliative Care"
Death is inevitable, but some of us avoid talking or even thinking about it. Health and Science reporter Allan Coukell examined the rapidly growing, hospital-based palliative care services to help people cope with illness and dying through the experience of one local family. The award-winning piece was edited by Margaret Evans; Michael Garth was sound engineer.
Web Site
Robin Lubbock and his web team of Jesse Costa, Will Smith, Angel Kozeli and Ken George were recognized for best web site.
The Washington, D.C.-based RTNDA has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971, and recipients are acknowledged for their demonstration of the excellence that he made a standard for the electronic news profession.
One of New England's leading sources of news and information, WBUR is owned and operated by Boston University and is a member of National Public Radio. WBUR also broadcasts a selection of BBC programs and locally produced programs such as "Here & Now," "Only a Game," "On Point," and "Car Talk." WBUR has won more than 100 major awards for its news coverage, including several George Foster Peabody Awards, the Associated Press News Station of the year for 2003-05, and three prestigious Edward R. Murrow Awards in the 2007 Radio-Television News Director Association's (RTNDA) annual national electronic journalism competition.
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