2023 Murrow Awards — Overall Excellence
Entry rundown:
00:00
“Some teachers and LGBTQ families feel censored by Alabama’s ‘Don’t Say Gay law”
Story aired May 20, 2022
05:08
“Scottsboro is home to the largest gray bat summer cave. They’re leaving for the winter”
Story aired Sept. 26, 2022
10:00
“Brooks leans into the ‘Big Lie’ in Republican Senate runoff”
Interview with U.S. Senate candidate Mo Brooks aired on June 10, 2022
15:44
Morning newscast from June 22, 2022
17:56
“Police identify the victims from Thursday’s deadly church shooting in Vestavia Hills”
Reporter interview aired June 17, 2022
21:38
“One year later, where is the Birmingham Civilian Review Board?”
Story aired on April 19, 2022
23:27
“The story of ‘the Colony’: How a small, Black community thrived, survived in Cullman County”
Story aired on Sept. 1, 2022
28:38
“Smart homes made affordable for Birmingham residents”
Story aired on Dec. 12, 2022
33:36
“What is korfball? A look into the World Games sport and Birmingham”
Story aired on March 28, 2022
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2024 Murrow Awards — Overall Excellence Entry
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2024 Murrow Award Entry — Newscast
WBHM’s morning newscast from Oct. 23, 2023
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2024 ABBY Award Entry — News Reporter, Mary Scott Hodgin
Montage of stories from Mary Scott Hodgin including: “Cahaba lily season draws crowds, inspires conservation efforts” — May 19, 2023 “Residents worry about unknown health impacts of toxic landfill fumes” — Jan. 27, 2023 “After botched executions, Alabama will try lethal injection again” — April 3, 2023 “How hard is life after prison? This simulation […]
2024 ABBY Award Entry — Newscast
WBHM’s morning newscast from Oct. 23, 2023
