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WYPR receives 2 2021 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
WYPR-FM 88.1, a National Public Radio affiliate in Baltimore, was honored with two Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, in the categories of “Hard News” and “Large Market Radio Continuing Coverage.”
The “Hard News” winner: “Maryland Foster Children Stay in Hospitals Because They Have Nowhere Else To Go,” from reporter Rachel Baye, revealed the added trauma of Maryland’s hard-to-place foster children who are languishing in hospitals, because there is nowhere to place them.
The “Large Market Radio Continuing Coverage” winner: “Maryland Agencies Grapple with COVID-19 Outbreaks,” also from Baye, described the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on workers at the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration and other state agencies.
Baye joined the WYPR news department in 2015 and covers Maryland government and politics for the station. Prior to WYPR, she was a reporter for the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization in Washington, and The Washington Examiner newspaper. Her work has also appeared in several national and regional outlets.
The RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards are among the most prestigious in broadcast and digital news, honoring news organizations that demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Murrow set as a standard for the profession of broadcast and digital journalism. As a Regional Murrow Award recipient, WYPR will advance to the National Murrow Award competition. National winners will be announced this summer.
