RICHMOND, Va. — WTVR CBS 6 was honored with the station’s fourth National Edward R. Murrow Award in five years this week.
WTVR won in the small-market television category of News Documentary for “Reopen the Case: Center Street” when the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) announced the honors Thursday.
The investigation, produced in partnership with the nonprofit organization Reopen the Case Foundation , started with the November 2022 murder case of 17-year-old Cion Carroll. During this investigation, the team uncovered two more suspicious deaths and missing person cases dating back to 2020 in the small town of Lunenburg, Virginia.
While working with law enforcement, advocates and loved ones of victims to highlight these unsolved cases, three additional suspicious deaths in the county were revealed.
The winning work by Reporter Jon Burkett, Creative Services Director David Stotts, Assistant Creative Services Director Brandy Brown and the Reopen the Case Foundation ushered in potential leads for state and federal authorities.