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WREX-TV Rockford, Ill. Wins Murrow Award


Topic: Investigative Reporting
Posted on 8/1/2018

Quincy’s NBC affiliate WREX-TV Rockford, Ill. won a Murrow Award in the “Overall Excellence” category for Small Market Television. The award recognized a variety of initiatives undertaken throughout the year, including outstanding coverage of Hurricane Harvey and the Heartland Church shooting. WREX-TV also made a difference in the community by promoting organ donations and highlighting a program that helped special needs students find dresses for prom.



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