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Texas Public Radio, San Antonio's number one news radio station, was honored with a national Edward R. Murrow award for Newscast in the Large Market Radio category.
TPR's Morning Edition is hosted by Norma Martinez and produced by Marian Navarro.
The award, among the most prestigious in broadcasting, highlights journalism that embodies the excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the broadcast news profession.
Murrow Award-winning journalism puts public interest above all else, provides a catalyst for public discussion, and adheres to the Radio Television Digital News Association Code of Ethics.
This is the seventh national Murrow honor TPR has received in the last seven years.
In the regional competition, Camille Phillips was honored in the investigative category for "How a staffing shortage can make special education jobs more dangerous."
Phillips was also recognized for her reporting breaking down school finance in Texas in the podcast category for her limited series: "Golden Pennies: Why Texas School Funding Still Isn't fair" and for her documentary on the subject that aired on TPR's Texas Matters, hosted by David Martin Davies.
Navarro received the top honor for sports reporting for her story "They are living legends’ — The effort to preserve the rich history of the South Texas Negro League."
TPR investigative, education, and feature reporting earns PMJA honors
TPR has been recognized with four national Public Media Journalists Association awards for investigative reporting as well as education, hard news, and national news features.
PMJA's membership includes more than 130 local newsrooms, serving more than 1,800 journalists across the country.
Camille Phillips received first place in both the investigative and education reporting categories for "How a staffing shortage can make special education jobs more dangerous."
Jackie Velez received second place in the national news feature category for "World's first ultra-accessible theme park in Texas expands to adaptive salon and hotel."
David Martin Davies received second place in the news feature reporting category for "Texas is set to execute a man based on debunked 'shaken baby syndrome.' "
TPR's special education safety reporting earns top honors from IRE, EWA and the Alliance for Women in Media
Investigative Reporters and Editors recognized Camille Phillips with its audio award for her story “Concussions, bruises, bite marks: San Antonio special education teachers say they often get hurt at work.”
Judges’ comments: The tragic death of a special ed instructional assistant in Texas sparked this thoughtful investigation into a widespread pattern of injuries caused by violent outbursts from students. Using state and federal data and interviews with special ed teachers, academic researchers and school administrators, the reporter found that much of the problem lies in low pay and staffing shortages in special education classrooms, where there are not enough adults to safely manage students. The stories are told with sensitivity, clarity and an eye to systemic failures.
Phillips' reporting on the subject also earned her a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media for local news feature reporting. Phillips was also a finalist for the Education Writers Association Award for Investigative Reporting and Public Service.
TPR wins three Texas Association of Broadcasters Awards
The Texas Association of Broadcasters recognized TPR's David Martin Davies with three awards for documentary, continuing coverage and general assignment reporting.
Davies was honored with first place in the documentary category for the special report "After the Smokehouse Creek Fire."
Davies' groundbreaking reporting on the controversial death row case of Robert Roberson earned him the top award for continuing coverage.
"The center of the border conflict: Eagle Pass' Shelby Park is the 'Grave of the Confederacy' was recognized with first place in the general assignment reporting category.
TPR honored by the Texas Medical Association
The Texas Medical Association recognized TPR's Bonnie Petrie with a first place Anson Jones award for in-depth radio news for her Petrie Dish podcast episode "Defining Long COVID."
Petrie also received an honorable mention in the radio news category for her Science & Medicine segment in collaboration with UT Health San Antonio titled, "Fighting Alzheimer's at the eye doctor"
Davies received an honorable mention for the Texas Matters episode "Can Texas make THC illegal again?"
TPR wins two SPJ Fort Worth First Amendment Awards
The Society of Professional Journalists Forth Worth Chapter honored TPR with two first place awards.
"Texas spent over 250 million housing foster kids in endangered, unregulated places" by Paul Flahive received the top honor for General News reporting.
"Concussions, bruises, bite marks: San Antonio special education teachers say they often get hurt at work" by Camille Phillips received the top award for investigative reporting.
Texas Veterans Association Excellence in Media
"Veterans exposed to chemicals while serving in Panama Canal Zone seek VA care" by Carson Frame received first place in the Texas Veterans Association Excellence in Radio category.
TPR's Nathan Cone to be inducted into the San Antonio Hall of Fame
The Society of San Antonio Radio Broadcasters named TPR's Nathan Cone an inductee to its 2025 Hall of Fame class.
Cone, TPR's Vice President of Programming, recently celebrated 30 years at the station.
The ceremony will be held on Sept. 20, 2025.
