News 3 honored with 6 Murrow Awards

News 3 has won six Edward R. Murrow awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association, including an award for overall excellence.

Murrow awards will be  presented to News 3 for:

Continuing Coverage – Wisconsin Governor Recall Race
News Series – “Panhandling Payoff“
Use of Sound or Video – News 3 photographer Jeremy Nichols
Writing – Former News 3 reporter Andy Choi
Website – Channel3000.com

According to the RTDNA, award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Edward R. Murrow set as a standard for the profession of electronic journalism.

News 3 competed with television stations in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin for the awards. The awards were announced Thursday.