Media General, Inc. (NYSE:MEG) announced today that eight of its broadcast operations have won a total of 13 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for outstanding achievements in electronic journalism. Two television stations, WCBD-TV in Charleston, S.C., and WSLS-TV in Roanoke, Va., won for Overall Excellence, the most prestigious category.


"We are delighted that eight of our stations were recognized with regional Edward R. Murrow awards for providing excellent and compelling local news reporting to our communities," said James A. Zimmerman, president of Media General's Broadcast Division. "Our news teams' commitment to journalistic excellence was showcased in the high-profile local stories they covered so well."


Television stations in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia earned the annual awards of the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA). Seven stations won in the categories of Newscast, Feature Reporting, Spot News Coverage, Investigative Reporting, Continuing Coverage, News Documentary and Videography. Two stations were recognized for Best Web site and three operations received multiple awards. Regional award winners automatically compete for the national Edward R. Murrow Awards. National winners will be selected in June.