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Playlist: Public Radio Rocks the Murrows

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The Radio-Television News Directors Association has announced the 2009 National Edward R. Murrow Award winners, honoring excellence in electronic journalism. PRX has many winning programs and series, including these from 2009: Street Gangs in St. Louis from Adam Allington of KWMU, The Daily Talk on getting news in Liberia from World Vision Report, and lessening Death's Footprint from Todd Melby and Diane Richard for WBEZ.

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Block by Block: Street Gangs in St. Louis (Series)

Produced by Adam Allington

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Radio: Large Market
News Series
KWMU-FM

Summary
Any way you slice it, St. Louis is one of the most violent cities in America. A primary cause for that distinction is gang violence.

In a special three-part series, KWMU reporter Adam Allington speaks with Crips, Bloods, police, lawyers, and the people living in some of St. Louis' most notorious gang neighborhoods.

Most recent piece in this series:

North City Gangs Getting Younger, More Violent

From Adam Allington | Part of the Block by Block: Street Gangs in St. Louis series | 00:06:34

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Mexico '68: A Movement, A Massacre and the 40-Yr Search for the Truth

From Radio Diaries | 00:22:25

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Radio Network/Syndication Service
News Documentary

Summary
In the summer of 1968, students in Mexico began to challenge the country's authoritarian government. But the movement was short-lived, lasting less than three months. It ended on October 2, 1968, ten days before the opening of the Olympics in Mexico City, when military troops opened fire on a peaceful student demonstration. From Joe Richman Anayansi Diaz-Cortes for Radio Diaries.

Michael Kavanagh's Murrow Award Winning Trio (Series)

Produced by World Vision Report

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Radio Network/Syndication Service
Writing
World Vision Report

Summary
Reporter Michael Kavanagh recounts his experiences traveling through Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

"Goma RN": Refugees displaced by fighting in the DRC are left to fend for themselves.

"Hijacker": A young mother battered by war refuses to leave Michael's car.

"Stuck in the Mud": The glamor of international reporting fades after five hours of wheel-spinning in Chad.

Most recent piece in this series:

Stuck in the Mud

From World Vision Report | Part of the Michael Kavanagh's Murrow Award Winning Trio series | 00:03:41

Death's Footprint

From 2 below zero | Part of the Chicago Public Radio Documentaries by Melby/Richard series | 00:27:50

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Radio: Large Market
News Documentary
Todd Melby and Diane Richard for WBEZ

Summary
A documentary exploring the environmental consequences of traditional funeral and burial practices.

00:27:50

2007 Winners

Big Ears In The Mountains

From West Virginia Public Broadcasting | 00:29:53

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Region 8: Large Market
News Documentary
West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Summary
A profile of remote NSA listening station in West Virginia.

00:29:53

Hmong Funerals

From Wisconsin Public Radio | 00:07:49

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Region 4: Large Market
Use of Sound
Wisconsin Public Radio

Summary
The tradition of Hmong Funerals as carried out in America.

00:07:49

Part 9: Card #10 (Sue)

From WUNC | Part of the Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School series | 00:08:08

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Feature Reporting
WUNC

Summary
Every year, hundreds of thousands of teenagers in the United States drop out of school. The reasons are many and each story is unique.

00:08:08

Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School (Series)

Produced by WUNC

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News Series
WUNC

Summary
Series about challenges facing a public high school in North Carolina. Originally produced for the series "North Carolina Voices: Studying High School."

Most recent piece in this series:

Five Promos for "Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School"

From WUNC | Part of the Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School series | 00:02:31

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Culture Lessons

From New Hampshire Public Radio | 00:58:52

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Region 10: Small Market
News Documentary
New Hampshire Public Radio

Summary
Stories of students at Manchester Central High School, New Hampshire's oldest and most diverse high school.

00:58:52

2006 Winners

Tsim Txom: Domestic Violence in Hmong Society

From Wisconsin Public Radio | 00:29:42

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Region 4: Large Market
News Documentary
Wisconsin Public Radio

Summary
A look at domestic abuse in Hmong culture.

00:29:42

When Student Suspension Becomes Controversial (Series)

Produced by Vermont Public Radio

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Region 10: Small Market
Investigative Reporting
Vermont Public Radio/Nina Keck

Summary
In this two-part investigative report, Vermont Public Radio examines the circumstances surrounding the suspension of an African-American senior on allegations he intruded into other student rooms at Middlebury College. The senior sued the college to get his diploma and said that race was involved in his suspension. A Vermont court later ruled in favor of the college.