WGBH News has won five 2019 regional Murrow awards, for its coverage on topics ranging from illicit massage parlors across the state to a man who has been rebuilding his life in Lowell after he was wrongfully imprisoned for nearly 40 years.
Here's the full list of WGBH News' work recognized by the Radio Television Digital News Association in 2019:
Best News Series:
Wrongfully Jailed for 38 Years, Fred Clay Rebuilds His Life In Lowell
Reporter: Chris Burrell (NECIR). Editor: Aaron Schachter. Photographer: Meredith Nierman (In partnership with NECIR)
Best Investigative Reporting:
The Business Of Illicit Massage
Reporters: Jenifer McKim (NECIR) and Phillip Martin (WGBH News), Editors: Aaron Schachter. Photographer: Meredith Nierman (In partnership with NECIR)
Best Multimedia Presentation: WGBH News
Excellence In Digital Video:
Fifty Years Ago, Black Students At Brown Walked Out For Change
Digital Producer: Emily Judem, Reporter: Gabrielle Emanuel
Excellence In Writing: Emily Rooney Remembers: The Fifth Anniversary Of The Boston Marathon Bombing , The Blizzard of 1978 , and The Death Of A Local Media Titan, Stephen Mindich
The regional awards were announced Apr. 23, and all work that received recognition will be entered into the national Murrow competition. National Murrow award winners will be announced in June.
