MPB Wins 5 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

The Radio-Television News Directors Association has awarded Mississippi Public Broadcasting five (5) 2009 regional Edward R. Murrow awards for excellence in electronic journalism.
MPB has been honored for Best Continuing Coverage, Feature Reporting, Hard News Feature Reporting, Best News Series, and Best Use of Sound.

This is the second year MPB has won Murrow Awards. The region includes stations in Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Alabama.

2009 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

Continuing Coverage
Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Jackson, MS
Hurricane Gustav Coverage

Feature Reporting
Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Jackson, MS
Angel Boxes
Reporter: Lawayne Childrey

Feature: Hard News
Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Jackson, MS
Autism in Mississippi
Reporter: Sandra Knispel

News Series
Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Jackson, MS
Mississippi soldiers suffer from PTSD
Reporter: Sandra Knispel

Use of Sound - Radio only
Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Jackson, MS
B B King
Reporter: Ron Brown