Edward R. Murrow Award (WSU)

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For other awards with similar names, see Edward R. Murrow Award.

The Edward R. Murrow Award is a journalism award given out by the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication of Washington State University.

The award is for "commitment to excellence that exemplifies the career of Edward R. Murrow." [1] It may be for Lifetime Achievement or Distinguished Achievement, on a case-by-case basis.

[edit] Honorees

  • 1997, Sam Donaldson, for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting
  • 1998, Frank Blethen, for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism
  • 1998, Walter Cronkite, for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting
  • 1998, Moriyoshi Saito, for International and Intercultural Communication
  • 1999, Al Neuharth, for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism
  • 1999, Keith Jackson, for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting
  • 2000, Ted Turner, for Lifetime Achievement in Communications
  • 2001, Bernard Shaw, for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting
  • 2002, Sir Howard Stringer, for International and Intercultural Communication
  • 2002, Christiane Amanpour, for Distinguished Achievement in Broadcasting
  • 2002, Daniel Schorr, for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting
  • 2003, Daniel Pearl, for Distinguished Achievement in Journalism
  • 2004, Peter Jennings, for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting
  • 2006, Tom Brokaw, for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting
  • 2007, FRONTLINE, for Distinguished Achievement in Journalism[2]
  • 2008, Don Hewitt, For Lifetime Achievement in Broadcast Journalism

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