WTOP Grabs Six Regional Murrow Awards
Hubbard Broadcasting’s all-news WTOP-FM, Washington has been honored with six Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). The WTOP newsroom was recognized as a whole in the Continuing Coverage category for coverage of the Crisis in the Middle
East, the Newscast category for its July 2023 coverage of the Commanders sale and the Overall Excellence category. The WTOP digital team was recognized overall in the Digital category for WTOP.com. Individual awards went to WTOP reporter Matt Kaufax in the Feature Reporting category for his piece on Martin’s Tavern turning 90 and to WTOP associate producer Veronica Canales in the Excellence in Writing Category for her piece on the Dr. Seuss Experience. WTOP director of news and programming Julia Ziegler comments, “Our team’s mission every day is to deliver the latest news to the DC region and help the people who live in our communities. It is a huge honor to be recognized for that work with six regional Murrow awards.” See all of the Regional Murrow Award winners here.