ABC26 won the regional Murrow Awards in the categories of Newscast, Use of Video and Writing. Katharyn DeVille was producer. Tom Bagwill wrote the stories which the judges honored with the writing award. It's a thrill for us, especially since we launched or news product five years ago with a commitment to excellence focused on the three areas of writing, video and newscast production. Judges gave 387 awards in 13 categories ranging from spot news to the use of video to newscast to investigative reporting.
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In 2001, ABC26 News won three regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in electronic journalism in the categories of newscast, use of video and writing.