Public media reflects the experiences of Americans from all walks of life. Listen to local voices from communities across the country share why public media’s local services matter to them, their families, and their neighbors. As one said: “Public broadcasting is essential in today’s world.”
From Marketplace’s continuing coverage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore to Blue Ridge Public Radio’s coverage of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina, public media excelled in the 2025 national Edward R. Murrow Awards.
Local public media newsrooms claimed a total of 283 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, given by the Radio Television Digital News Association recently to honor outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism.
Speaking at the APTS Public Media Summit in Washington, D.C., from left: Ed Ulman, Alaska Public Media; Andy Russell, PBS SoCal; Patricia Harrison, CPB; Becky Magura, Nashville PBS; Tamara Gould, PBS SoCal; Debra Sanchez, CPB; and Lucia Knell, Upworthy.
As we prepare to celebrate in 2026 the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, local public media stations throughout the country will be working with the communities they serve telling the stories of people helping one another through daily and extraordinary circumstances.