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88.5 WFDD Wins Four Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

88.5 WFDD Wins Four Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

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WFDD STAFF

11:47am Apr 26, 2017

The Radio Television Digital News Association has announced the winners of the 2017 regional Edward R. Murrow Award. WFDD received honors in four categories. The organization honors the best work produced by radio, television and digital news organizations around the world.

Vernon Zellers, 77, of Walnut Cove, opens a box filled with bottled water from Duke Energy. Until recently, he was advised by state health officials not to drink his private well water because of elevated levels of hexavalent chromium and other toxic substances. He says he still doesn't trust that his water is safe. KERI BROWN/WFDD

Reporter Keri Brown researched test results of water samples collected byrights march at Reynolds headquarters covered by Keri Brown, where protesters were angry about a recent audit showing safety and child labor violations against the tobacco farms that sell the product to the company. The story opens with the sound of protesters.

“Enough is enough,” one demonstrator says. “Take some of that profit and do right by the workers.”

WFDD competes in a region that includes large market radio stations in North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Regional winners automatically advance to the national Edward R. Murrow Awards competition, which will be announced in June.