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RTDNA Awards 93 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards to 41 of Gray Media's Television Stations

  • Gray Media announced that 41 of its local television stations earned a combined 93 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the RTDNA on June 1, 2026.
  • WVUE in New Orleans led all Gray stations with nine awards, followed by WMTV in Madison with six.
  • Four stations received the highest honor of Overall Excellence: WANF in Atlanta, WCSC in Charleston, WDBJ in Roanoke, & WRDW in Augusta.
  • Eleven stations received awards for Investigative Reporting, including KCTV, WFSB, WVUE, KCBD, KFVS, WCSC, WAFB, WEEK, WMTV, & WRDW; KKTV in Colorado Springs was noted as recently divested.
  • Nine Digital awards went to Arizona's Family, KCTV, KPTV, WANF, WHNS, WKYT, WLOX, WNDU, & WRDW.
  • Nine Hard News awards were awarded to KCTV, WSMV, WVUE, WAFB, WCAX, WITN, WMTV, WNDU, & WRDW.
  • Eight Podcast awards were received by Arizona's Family, Hawaii News Now, KMOV, WOIO, WSMV, WALB, WECT, & WSAW.
  • Eight Excellence in Video awards went to WANF, WVUE, KTIV, KTUU, WAND (recently acquired), WMBF, WWBT, & WMTV.
  • Six Continuing Coverage awards were given to WSMV, KOLD, WVUE, WNDU, WMTV, & WRDW.
  • Six Excellence in Innovation awards were granted to Arizona's Family, WVUE, WALA, WEEK, WKYT, & a collaborative effort of Gray's Nebraska stations.
  • CEO Hilton H. Howell Jr. & COO Sandy Breland praised the journalists for their commitment to accountability, public service, & driving meaningful change.
  • Regional winners will advance to the national round of the RTDNA competition, with national awards to be announced later in the summer.
  • As of May 15, 2026, Gray Media serves 117 full-power television markets reaching approximately 37% of US households & owns the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 46 markets.