Health News Florida Receives Murrow Award In New York

By Health News Florida Staff

Published October 11, 2016 at 8:39 AM EDT

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Health News Florida's team collected its Murrow award in New York City on Monday. Pictured from left are Terence Shepherd, WLRN news director; Wilson Sayre, WLRN reporter; Alicia Zuckerman, WLRN editorial director; and WLRN Reporter Sammy Mack.

Health News Florida received its national Edward R. Murrow award for “Best Small Online News Organization Website” for audio at a ceremony in New York City on Monday.

Radio Television Digital News Association President Vince Duffy presented the award to two reporters from Health News Florida: Wilson Sayre and Sammy Mack.

Duffy commented on the site’s focus on core issues that have defined it since its formation as an independent news site in 2006: cost, quality and access.

The Murrow award recognized the reporters and editors of the project, now a statewide collaboration of WUSF Public Media in Tampa, WLRN in Miami and WMFE in Orlando.