GRAND RAPIDS / BEMIDJI — KAXE / KBXE Northern Community Radio has won a prestigious Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for its excellence in digital reporting.
Our award-winning multimedia work includes our 2024 Election Guide, coverage of Essentia Health’s decision to discontinue OB care in Fosston and educators across the region working without contracts, our guide to Fourth of July fireworks and parades and our post-election analysis of the region’s political diversity.
“Our work as a KAXE News team places an emphasis on responsible journalism and disseminating information we feel is vital to strong communities in Northern Minnesota,” said News Director Chelsey Perkins. “I am very proud of this accomplishment. We will continue to hold ourselves to high standards to ensure our rural neighbors have unfettered access to high-quality local news.
“As Edward R. Murrow once said, ‘To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful.’”
Of the awards given to journalists, the RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards are among the most respected journalism awards in the world.
Regional Murrow Awards are presented to small and large radio, television and digital outlets based on 14 geographic regions. Regional winners are automatically considered for a National award. Network competitors are judged at the national level.
The Radio Television Digital News Association has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Murrow set as a standard for the profession of broadcast and digital journalism.
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Several area residents gathered in City Hall on Jan. 30 to share passionate testimony on the loss of labor and delivery services at Essentia Health’s Fosston hospital. -
'It's more than just teachers': Educators across region work without contracts, waiting on mediationMore than 200 days into the 2023-24 school year, school districts and local bargaining units meet at the mediator's table to finalize contracts for teachers and support staff. -
Do you know where you're celebrating the Fourth of July, Northern Minnesota? Check out this list of fireworks shows, parades, festivals and more — plus maps! -
State House results show Northern Minnesota leans red, but precinct-level data reveal a mix of red, blue and purple, offering a fuller picture of the region's politics.
