Omaha TV stations WOWT and KETV each won regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in electronic journalism from the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA).WOWT (Cox Channel 8) won a pair of Murrow Awards: Best News Series for "Matt's Dream" and anchor/reporter Brian Mastre won for Best Writing.
KETV (Cox Channel 9) earned its Murrow Award in the "Hard News Feature" category for its story, "Sex Offender Rehab." I-Team reporter Carol Kloss, photojournalist Peter Soby and senior investigative producer and night assignment manager Cathy Beeler were responsible for the story.
RTNDA has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Murrow Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Edward R. Murrow created as a standard for the broadcast news profession.
Nebraska TV and radio stations compete in the region which includes Kansas, Missouri and Iowa.
RTNDA received 3,253 regional entries, up 354 from last year. Judges gave 606 awards to 279 stations in 14 categories ranging from overall excellence to spot news to continuing coverage to investigative reporting.
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