WABE Wins Four 2024 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

WABE News and WABE Studios recognized for excellence in Continuing Coverage, Feature Reporting, News Series and Podcasting 

ATLANTA (May 31, 2024) – WABE, Atlanta’s NPR and PBS affiliate, today announced its won four prestigious 2024 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for outstanding journalism. The awards, among the most respected in news, honor WABE’s exceptional reporting and storytelling across multiple categories, including:  

• Continuing Coverage: “Georgia v. Trump, et al.” —WABE’s comprehensive coverage of the Fulton County special grand jury investigation into efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results. 
• Feature Reporting: “Mining Debate Brings Personal Ties to the Okefenokee Swamp into Focus“—A compelling look at the human stories connected to the fight over mining plans near the Okefenokee Swamp, produced in partnership with Grist. 
• News Series: “Fulton’s Property Tax Collection Ensnares Black Families’ Homes and Wealth”—An investigative series exposing how Fulton County’s aggressive property tax collection practices disproportionately impacted Black homeowners. 
• Podcast: Buried Truths, Season 4— The latest season of the acclaimed podcast re-examining racially-motivated murders from the Civil Rights era, produced with the Emory Civil Rights Cold Cases Project.

The Regional Murrow awards are presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) to recognize outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism at a regional level. WABE’s winning entries now advance to the national Murrow awards competition. 

“These Regional Edward R. Murrow awards are a tremendous honor that reflect WABE’s commitment to exceptional local journalism that informs, engages and uplifts our community,” said Jennifer Dorian, President and CEO of WABE. “Our work exemplifies the very best in audio storytelling across news, features, investigations and podcasting.” 

Download the WABE app and bookmark wabe.org to access WABE’s award-winning news coverage, podcasts like Buried Truths, video series and more from Atlanta’s NPR station.  

Learn more about Edward R. Murrow Awards and 2024 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards.

About WABE 

WABE is Atlanta’s original, independent, non-profit source for news and local stories and the choice for NPR and PBS. Our stations deliver fact-based journalism and inclusive, engaging, cultural content that informs, inspires, reflects, and empowers the millions who call the Greater Atlanta area home. In addition, WABE’s programs, podcasts, and events make Atlanta’s stories and storytellers accessible and relevant across various platforms for our diverse audience of listeners, viewers, visitors, and members. WABE original programming, along with national NPR and PBS content, is available on WABE 90.1FM, WABE.org, WABE TV (PBS-30), and WABE-HD1/ WABE-HD2 as well as streaming on the WABE Mobile App, Hulu + Live, YouTube TV, Chromecast, PBS.org, Local Now, Roku, Android TV & mobile, Amazon Fire TV & tablets, iOS, tvOs, Android TV live streams. Go to wabe.org for additional information.