Boise State Public Radio’s news team has won four 2012 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association! BSPR won more awards than any other radio station in the region. The region includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska and Montana. Our team led by news director Sadie Babits won for continuing coverage, series, use of sound and feature. In June, these four winning stories will be entered into the national Edward R. Murrow competition.
2012 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Continuing Coverage:
Idaho’s First Execution in 17 years – Sadie Babits, Adam Cotterell, Scott Ki and Samantha Wright
Editor: Sadie Babits
2012 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Series:
Jobless in Idaho – Emilie Ritter Saunders, Molly Messick and Jessica Robinson
Editor: Sadie Babits
2012 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Use of Sound:
Living Nativity – Samantha Wright
Editor: Sadie Babits
2012 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Feature:
Searching for Lost Apples - Guy Hand
These four awards will now be entered into the national competition in June.