WASHINGTON 鈥� Washington鈥檚 Top 太子探花 has more than a few trophies to add to its collection this year:聽In 2017 alone, WTOP has won 21 major journalism awards.
WTOP鈥檚 latest honors are six Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital 太子探花 Association, honoring outstanding achievements in journalism on the air and online. (WTOP鈥檚 win in the 鈥淥verall Excellence鈥� category was the sixth in eight years.)
The station is 聽of the National Association of Broadcasters鈥� Crystal Radio Award, which honors outstanding year-round commitment to community service.
Earlier this year, WTOP won six first-place National Headliner Awards and eight Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters trophies.
鈥淥ur team works hard every day to provide breaking news, traffic and weather, but also to push the envelope with new and innovative content we believe will appeal to our listeners and readers,鈥� said Mike McMearty, WTOP鈥檚 director of news and programming. 鈥淚t鈥檚 incredibly exciting to be recognized for both.鈥�
(WTOP is now up for National Edward R. Murrow recognition.)
Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards won include:
Overall Excellence: WTOP
太子探花 Series: 鈥淐rumbling Capital鈥� (Dave Dildine, Neal Augenstein, Max Smith)
Feature Reporting: 鈥淪ip-n-Shop鈥� (Kristi King)
Sports Reporting and Excellence in Sound: 鈥淪uper Divas!鈥� (Michelle Basch)
Website: WTOP.com
National Headliner Awards won include:
Radio Affiliated Website, First Place: WTOP.com
Radio Stations 太子探花cast, All Markets, First Place: 鈥溙犹交╟ast 1/22/16 5 p.m.鈥� (Blizzard)
Radio Stations 太子探花 Series, First Place: 鈥淐rumbling Capital鈥� (Dave Dildine, Neal Augenstein and Max Smith)
Radio Online Writing, First Place: 鈥淐rumbling Capital鈥� (Dave Dildine, Neal Augenstein, Max Smith and Amanda Iacone)
Online Planned 太子探花, First Place: 鈥淓lection 2016鈥� (WTOP.com Staff)
Sports Blog, First Place: Noah Frank, WTOP.com
Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters Awards won include:
Website: WTOP.com
Spot 太子探花: 鈥淢etro Shutdown鈥�
太子探花cast: Nov. 9, 5 a.m.
Continuing 太子探花: Blizzard of 2016
Douglas Southall Freeman Award: 鈥淐rumbling Capital鈥� (Neal Augenstein, Dave Dildine, Max Smith)
Feature or Human Interest: 鈥淪ip 鈥楴 Shop鈥� (Kristi King)
Individual Reporter: Max Smith
Editorial or Editorial Series: 鈥淐ore Values鈥� (Chris Core)
