The NBC Owned Television Station in Boston, NBC10 Boston, has won a total of three regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. The awards were recently announced by the Radio Television Digital News Association and recognize the best electronic journalism produced by radio, television and digital news organizations around the world.
NBC10 Boston/WBTS won a total of three awards, including an award for "Best Newscast" for coverage of the death of Whitey Bulger; "Best Investigative Reporting" for a report on Massachusetts state license plate confusion; and "Best Continuing Coverage" during the Merrimack Valley gas explosions.
The following is a complete list of the NBC10 Boston 2018 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards & winners:
NBC10 Boston/WBTS
• Newscast (covering the death of Whitey Bulger)
• Investigative Reporting (Ryan Kath’s reporting on Massachusetts state license plate confusion)
• Continuing Coverage (Merrimack Valley gas explosions)
Local
In-depth news coverage of the Greater Boston Area.
The regional winners are automatically advanced to the national Edward R. Murrow Awards competition, which will be judged in May 2018. The national awards will be announced in June 2018 and the awards will be presented at the RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala at Gotham Hall in New York City on Oct. 14, 2019.
RTDNA has recognized outstanding achievements in electronic journalism since 1971. This year, RTDNA awarded 723 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards to 309 local news outlets in categories including Overall Excellence, Breaking News, Investigative Reporting, and Excellence in Innovation. RTDNA received over 4,000 entries during the 2018 awards season. For a complete and detailed list of all the 2018 regional Edward R. Murrow Award winners, please access the RTDNA website here.
