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CBS NEWS WINS 24 NATIONAL HEADLINER AWARDS

CBS News, CBS News Radio, 60 MINUTES, CBS THIS MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, and FACE THE NATION Receive Honors

CBS News was recognized with 24 National Headliner Awards, it was announced today by the Press Club of Atlantic City. CBS News and CBS News Radio won 10 first-place honors and 14 second- and third-place honors in the 87th National Headliner Awards.

The National Headliner Awards program is one of the oldest and largest annual contests recognizing outstanding journalism in newspapers, photography, radio, television and online. The awards were founded in 1934 by the Press Club of Atlantic City. Click here for a full list of winners.


CBS News’ 10 first-place wins include: 

  • CBS News’ coverage of the California wildfires in 2020 – Coverage of a Major News Event 

Credit: CBS News staff

  • 60 MINUTES: “Opioid Playbook” – Investigative Report
    Credits: Bill Whitaker, Sam Hornblower, Matthew Danowski and Emilio Almonte

  • 60 MINUTES: “On the Line” – Business and Consumer Reporting

Credits: Norah O’Donnell, Keith Sharman, Rome Hartman and Adam Verdugo

  • 60 MINUTES: “Cause and Effect” – Environmental Reporting
    Credits: Scott Pelley, Maria Gavrilovic, Alex Ortiz and April Wilson 

  • 60 MINUTES: “Whistleblower” – Pandemic Coverage 

Credits: Norah O’Donnell, Keith Sharman, Rome Hartman and Adam Verdugo

  • FACE THE NATION: “Facing the Pandemic” – Coverage of a Major News Event 

Credits: Margaret Brennan, Mary Hager and staff

  • 60 IN 6: “How We Got Here” – Online Video 3 to 10 Minutes 

Credits: Wesley Lowery, Ayesha Siddiqi, Emily Cameron and Peter Berman

  • CBS News Radio: “CBS WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP” on Nov. 3, 2020 – Broadcast Radio Networks and Syndicators Newscast

Credits: Steve Kathan and Paul Farry and Jonathan Clark 

  • CBS News Radio: “The President Tests Positive” – Broadcast Radio Networks and Syndicators Breaking News or Continuing Coverage 

Credits: CBS News Radio staff

  • CBS News Radio: “America Changed Forever: The Life and Legacy of John Lewis” – Broadcast Radio Networks and Syndicators Documentary or Public Affairs 

Credits: Allison Keyes, Gil Gross, Paul Woodhull, Jamie Benson and Jonathan Clark

CBS News’ 14 second- and third-place wins include: 

 

Second Place 

  • CBS News: “The President and his Coronavirus Diagnosis” – Coverage of a Major News Event 

Credits: CBS News staff

  • CBS News: “Bravery and Hope: 7 Days on the Front Line” – Documentary or Series of Reports on the Same Subject 

Credits: CBS News staff 

  • 60 MINUTES: “Voting in the Pandemic” series – Continuing Coverage of a Major News Event 

Credits: Bill Whitaker, Marc Lieberman, Ali Rawaf and staff

  • 60 MINUTES: “Perseverance” – Health/Science Reporting 

Credits: Anderson Cooper, Andy Court, Evie Salomon and Joe Schanzer 

  • The CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL on September 17, 2020 – Best Newscast 

Credits: Norah O’Donnell, Jay Shaylor and the CBS EVENING NEWS staff

  • CBS SUNDAY MORNING: “Americans Without Water” – Feature: Sports or Human Interest 

Credits: Lee Cowan, Rand Morrison, Sari Aviv and Carol Ross

  • CBS SUNDAY MORNING: “The Pet Project” – News Magazine Program 

Credits: Jane Pauley, Rand Morrison, Jason Sacca and Jon Carras

  • CBS SUNDAY MORNING: “Not So Plain” – Business and Consumer Reporting
    Credits: Seth Doane, Rand Morrison, Sari Aviv and George Pozderec   

  • CBS SUNDAY MORNING: “Seeking to Solve a Pediatric Cancer Mystery” – Environmental Reporting  
    Credits: Erin Moriarty, Rand Morrison, Kay M. Lim and George Pozderec 

  • CBS THIS MORNING: “VA Ignores War’s Signature Wound, Leaving Vets to Die” – Investigative Report 

Credits: Jim Axelrod, Peter Burgess, Len Tepper and Michael Kaplan

 

Third Place 

  • CBS News: “COVID-19, Economic Toll” – Continuing Coverage of a Major News Event 

Credits: CBS News staff

  • CBS News Radio: “Celebrating a Century of Sound” 

Credits: CBS News Radio and National Press Club 

  • 60 MINUTES: “Array of Hope” – Environmental Reporting
    Credits:
    Bill Whitaker, Rome Hartman, Sara Kuzmarov and Matt Richman

  • CBS SUNDAY MORNING: “Dog is My Copilot” – Feature: Sports or Human Interest 

Credits: Rand Morrison, Conor Knighton and Emanuele Secci 

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