BALTIMORE, Oct. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinclair Broadcast
Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) congratulates KTUL in Tulsa, OK, and KOMO in Seattle, WA, who received National Edward R.
Murrow Awards on October 9 for
outstanding journalism. The Murrow Award is one of the highest
honors in broadcast journalism.
"We are proud to accept these awards and will continue to
provide excellent local news to our markets. These awards reflect
our newsrooms' commitment to exceptional storytelling and our
greater mission to alert, protect and empower," said Scott Livingston, Sinclair's VP of
News.
KTUL was awarded Best Newscast for their coverage of the Terence
Crutcher shooting. Crutcher was unarmed when Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby fatally shot him after a traffic
stop. The images of Crutcher's death thrust Tulsa into the ongoing national crisis over
police's use of deadly force and people of color.
"We had to get it right," KTUL News Director Philip Bruce said. "Too much was at stake
at a time when the city literally was on the edge of an emotional
meltdown."
Bruce and KTUL 10 p.m. news
producer Jeff Grinter traveled to
New York to accept the award on
behalf of the station. KTUL is the only station in Oklahoma to win a National Murrow Award this
year. The newscast is available at the following link, at the
end of the article:
http://ktul.com/news/local/ktul-accepts-national-edward-r-murrow-award-for-best-newscast
KOMO was honored with a National Murrow Award for Best Sports
Feature. KOMO's piece followed a team of girls in West Seattle who turned the world of Little
League Baseball upside down by successfully playing a "boy's
game." The team, nicknamed the West Seattle Peaches, was
inspired by the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
that existed from 1943-1954 -- the league Hollywood profiled in the movie "A League of
Their Own." The piece was written by Mike Ferreri and shot by photographer
Doug Pigsley. It is available
at the following link:
http://komonews.com/sports/sports-content/video-all-girls-little-league-team-in-seattle-proves-they-can-hang-with-the-boys
"Mike and Doug recognized the significance of this story early
on and brought it to life in a way that engaged and delighted
viewers. Their determination to share the drive and passion
of these young athletes shone through their piece and earned them
this accomplishment," said Janene
Drafs, General Manager of KOMO.
About Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Sinclair is
one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting
companies in the country. Pro forma for the Tribune
acquisition (before any related divestitures), the Company will
own, operate and/or provide services to 233 television stations in
108 markets. The Company has multiple emerging networks as
well as stations affiliated with all the major networks.
Sinclair is a leading local news provider in the country and a
producer of live sports content. Sinclair's content is
delivered via multiple-platforms, including over-the-air,
multi-channel video program distributors, and digital
platforms. The Company regularly uses its website as a key
source of Company information which can be accessed at
www.sbgi.net.
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