KARE, MPR win national Edward R. Murrow Awards

October 13, 2020 at 11:59PM
Chuck Zwilling, the subject of the station's award-winning piece, is at left. With him are Janne Kapylehto, middle, from Finland, the CEO of the World Ice Carousel association, and Roger Morneault from Maine on the right.
Chuck Zwilling, the subject of the station's award-winning piece, is at left. With him are Janne Kapylehto, middle, from Finland, the CEO of the World Ice Carousel association, and Roger Morneault from Maine on the right. (Vince Tuss/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

KARE and MPR were both recognized Saturday with a national Edward R. Murrow Award, one of broadcasting's most prestigious prizes.

The NBC affiliate won in the category of excellence in video for a piece on a local man attempting to build the world's largest ice carousel. Chad Nelson, Jeff Wiltgen, David Porter and Rob Collett teamed up to shoot the feature that was reported by Boyd Huppert.

MPR News took first place in the category of continuing coverage for its work on the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor.

The awards, which have been presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association since 1971, were announced during a virtual ceremony.

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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