The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) announced the 2025 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards winners. Boise State Public Radio has been honored with two awards this year in Region One, which includes Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
The Murrow Awards are the “embodiment of the values, principles and standards set forth by Edward R. Murrow, a journalism pioneer who set the standards for the highest quality of broadcast journalism.”
Investigative Reporting
Reporter Julie Luchetta won the award for investigative reporting for her story on Idaho law saying rape victims are entitled to a timely police report to get an abortion, but that doesn’t always happen.
A woman who has been raped and wants an abortion in Idaho first has to report her assault to the authorities, then has to request a copy of her report from the police. Only then can a medical provider perform an abortion…