Blake Farmer Accepts WPLN’s First National Edward R. Murrow Award In New York

WPLN’s Blake Farmer traveled to New York City this week to accept the station’s first national Edward R. Murrow Award, one of the most prestigious accolades in the broadcast media industry.

He received the “Excellence in Writing” award for a compilation of his health care stories. Listen to the full compilation here or see the individual stories below:

• Physician Suicides Begin Setting Off Alarms Around Health Care Industry
• Bonnaroo Embraces Sober Concert-Goers
• Alzheimer’s Caretakers Lean On Each Other As They Endure ‘The Long Goodbye’

WPLN also received two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards this year:

• Julieta Martinelli, Feature Reporting: “As He Heads Back to Prison, a Nashville Man Says “Goodbye” to the New Life He Hoped to Build“
• Meribah Knight, News Documentary: The Promise: The Great Divide

Congratulations to Blake and the WPLN newsroom for their excellent work this past year!