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28 Nexstar Television Stations Win 52 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Outstanding Journalism and Exceptional Locally Produced News
WKRG-TV in Mobile, Alabama and KGET-TV in Bakersfield, California Honored for “Overall Excellence” IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nWKRG-TV in Mobile, Alabama and KGET-TV in Bakersfield, California Honored for “Overall Excellence”\n\n\n IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that 28 of its owned and operated television stations have earned a total of 52 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).\n\n\nWKRG-TV (CBS) in Mobile, AL (DMA #56), and KGET-TV (NBC/CW) in Bakersfield, CA (DMA #125), were honored for “Overall Excellence.”\n\n\nKGET-TV also won awards in six other categories: “Breaking News Coverage,” “Excellence in Writing,” “Feature Reporting,” “Newscast,” “Sports Reporting,” and “Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.”\n\n\nWJZY-TV/Queen City News (FOX) in Charlotte, NC (DMA #21), won six regional Murrows, including the awards for “Excellence in Video,” “Feature Reporting,” “Hard News,” “Investigative Reporting,” “Newscast,” and “Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.”\n\n\nKXAN-TV (NBC) in Austin, TX (DMA #34), was recognized in five categories, including “Digital,” “Excellence in Innovation,” “Excellence in Video,” “News Series,” and “Podcast.”\n\n\nKELOLAND (CBS) in Sioux Falls, SD (DMA #111), received three regional Murrow awards: “News Documentary,” “Sports Reporting,” and “Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.”\n\n\nWinning two regional Murrow awards each were: WRIC-TV (ABC) in Richmond, VA (DMA #56), WTEN-TV (ABC) in Albany, NY (DMA #62), WROC-TV (CBS) in Rochester, NY (DMA #79), KWKT-TV (FOX) in Waco / Temple / Bryan, TX (DMA #83), and WSYR-TV (ABC) in Syracuse, NY (DMA #88).\n\n\nSixteen Nexstar stations were each recognized with a regional Murrow award. They are: WGN-TV (CW) in Chicago, IL (DMA #3), WFLA-TV (NBC) in Tampa, FL (DMA #11), KDVR-TV (FOX) in Denver, CO (DMA #17), KTVI-TV (FOX) in St. Louis, MO (DMA #24), WXIN-TV (FOX) in Indianapolis, IN (DMA #25), WTNH-TV (ABC) in Hartford/New Haven, CT (DMA #32), KLAS-TV (CBS) in Las Vegas, NV (DMA #40), WIAT-TV (CBS) in Birmingham, AL (DMA #45), WREG-TV (CBS) in Memphis, TN (DMA #51), KRQE-TV (CBS/FOX) in Albuquerque, NM (DMA #48), WPRI-TV (CBS) in Providence, RI (DMA #52), WIVB-TV (CBS) in Buffalo, NY (DMA #54), WKRG-TV (CBS) in Mobile, AL (DMA #57), KSNW-TV (NBC) in Wichita, KS (DMA #71), KXRM-TV (FOX/CW) in Colorado Springs, CO (DMA #87), KETK-TV (NBC) in Tyl...