National Edward R. Murrow Award Winner 2024
Breaking News Coverage
Lewiston Mass Shooting
Maine Public News Team

Breaking News
Lewiston Mass Shooting
Maine Public Radio
Nicole Ogrysko

Digital
Passive House
Maine Public Climate Driven Series
Keith Shortall
Sponsors: Evergreen Home Performance, Lee Auto Mall, Casella Waste Systems, Maine Coast Sea Vegetables, Maine Community Foundation

Investigative Reporting
Curbing Poland Spring's Appetite for Water
Maine Public Rural Maine Reporting Project
Susan Sharon
Sponsor: The Betterment Fund

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Video composite: Surfers with Special Needs Rides Kennebunks Waves, Nyle Sockbeson’s Appalachian Trail Journey, At Outcast Camp, Fly Fishing is for Everyone, #WEOUTSIDE Helps Asylum-Seeking Teens Explore Maine’s Outdoors, Wheelchair-accessible hiking with Enock Glidden
Borealis multi-media outdoors series
Aislin Sarnacki, Murray Carpenter, Rebecca Conley Matthew Meuniere, Matt Nasi/BlackFly Media, Jennifer Rooks, Ari Snyder, Brian Bechard Esta Pratt-Kielley, Keith Shortall
Sponsors: The Nature Conservancy in Maine, Poland Spring, Evergreen Home Performance, Conservation Law Foundation, Maine Office of Tourism

Excellence in Video
Equestrian Skijoring
Assignment: Maine
Aislin Sarnacki, Brian Bechard
Sponsor: Lee Auto Malls

Second place - MULTIMEDIA
Multi-media reporting of Lewiston Shootings
Maine Public
Multiple Maine Public News Staff

Winner – PHOTOGRAPHER – SHORT FORM CONTENT
Video Composite: Dog Sledding, Mushroom Foraging, Fly Fishing for Everyone
Assignment: Maine
Borealis multi-media outdoor series
Rebecca Conley, Videographer
Sponsor: Lee Auto Malls

Winner – MAGAZINE PROGRAM
Borealis Season 1 Episode 5
Borealis multi-media outdoors series
Jennifer Rooks, Producer
Aislinn Sarnacki, Host, Reporter
Carol Bousquet, Reporter
Nick Woodward, Videographer
Nick Godfrey, Drone Pilot/Videographer
Esta Pratt-Kielley, Videographer
Murray Carpenter, Reporter
Brian Bechard, Videographer/Editor/Producer
Chris Sweet, Producer
Rebecca Conley, Videographer/Editor/Graphics
Sponsor: The Nature Conservancy Maine, Poland Spring, Evergreen Home Performance, Conservation Law Foundation, Maine Office of Tourism

Nominated – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND NEWS
Running of the Alewives
Borealis multi-media outdoors series
Brian Bechard, Jennifer Rooks, Aislin Sarnacki

Nominated – SPORTS STORY
Skijor Skowhegan!
Assignment: Maine
Aislinn Sarnacki, Reporter
Brian Bechard, Photographer/Editor
Jennifer Rooks, Producer
Sponsor: Lee Auto Malls

First Place RADIO – PUBLIC AFFAIRS
LGBTQ+ Community: Current Climate
Maine Public Radio
Maine Calling Team: Jennifer Rooks, Cindy Han, Jonathan P. Smith
Sponsors: Welch and Forbes LLC, Maine Seacoast Mission, Maine Farmland Trust

First Place RADIO – ENTERPIRSE
How Men Can Better Cope with Cancer
Maine Public Radio
Maine Calling Team: Jennifer Rooks, Jonathan P. Smith, Cindy Han
Sponsors: Welch and Forbes LLC, Maine Seacoast Mission, Maine Farmland Trust

First Place – BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA-NEWS CATEGORY
News coverage on social media focusing on the platform Instagram. We emphasized our increased and consistent use of vertical video, weekly news round-up carousel posts, robust Deep Dive: Climate Driven coverage, and highlights from the show Maine Calling.
Lucy Santerre & the Digital News Team

Second place – RADIO-FEATURE
Why the Unique Game of Candlepin Bowling is Popular in New England
Maine Public Radio
Maine Calling team: Jennifer Rooks, Jonathan P. Smith
Sponsors: Welch and Forbes LLC, Maine Seacoast Mission, Maine Farmland Trust

Winner - DIRECTOR LONG FORM CONTENT
A Solemn Promise
Maine Public
Brian Bechard, Director

Nominated - LIGHT FEATURE (SINGLE REPORT)
Grassroots movement in Maine seeks to make hiking trails more accessible to all
Maine Public News
Brian Bechard, Photographer/Editor
Jennifer Rooks, Reporter/Writer

Nominated - DOCUMENTARY
A Solemn Promise
Maine Public
Brian Bechard, Producer
Kirk Wolfinger, Producer
Nick Woodward, Director of Photography
Rushmore DeNooyer, Narrator
Rebecca Conley, Graphics
Nick Godfrey, Drone Photography/Grip
Jennifer Rooks, Script Supervisor

Nominated - EDITOR LONG FORM CONTENT
A Solemn Promise
Maine Public
Brian Bechard, Editor

Nominated - VIDEO ESSAYIST
Assignment: Maine Composite
Maine Beekeeping and No-Til Farming
Maine Public Digital
Rebecca Conley, Producer/Photographer/Editor
Sponsor: Lee Auto Mall

Nominated - GRAPHIC ARTS-MOTION GRAPHICS
Television Motion Graphics Composite
Maine Public Digital
Rebecca Conley, Editor/Motion Graphics Designer