WDSU was honored with three Regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a National Emmy award this week.
WDSU received Regional Edward R. Murrow awards for Overall Excellence, Breaking News, and New Documentary categories on Thursday.
WDSU was honored with Overall Excellence for news coverage of the New Year’s Day Terror Attack, Bayou Blizzard, and the Orleans Parish Jail Break.
You can watch that submission below:
WDSU’s coverage of the New Year’s Day Terror Attack won in the Breaking News category.
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WDSU’s Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later documentary, called “Still Rising: Katrina Heroes,” won in the News Documentary category.
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WDSU was also honored with a National Emmy Award Wednesday night for our coverage of a harrowing rescue during Hurricane Francine.
WDSU was honored by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in the Outstanding Regional News Story: Breaking Spot News category.
Former WDSU reporter Jonah Gilmore and WDSU photojournalist Matthew Demeester covered the rescue on live television on Sept. 11, 2024.
A driver was saved from a fully submerged pickup in New Orleans as Hurricane Francine prompted a flash flood emergency.
It happened around 8:45 p.m. at the Canal Street Underpass when a pickup drove around barricades and into extremely dangerous floodwaters.
Gilmore and Demeester were filming a live shot when he spotted the truck going underwater and flagged down a nearby police officer.
You can watch the rescue below.
A good Samaritan, Miles Crawford, was also in the area, and when Crawford figured out what was happening, he ran back to his home, grabbed something to break the truck window, and saved the man’s life.
WDSU stood as the No. 1 news source for New Orleans, Louisiana, and audiences around the globe during these pivotal moments for our community.
From crisis to crisis, our veteran journalists rose to the occasion, delivering trusted, authoritative reporting when it mattered most.
Their work reached viewers internationally across broadcast television, our mobile app, website, and multiple social media platforms.
Each story was strengthened by immersive storytelling—interactive timelines, in-depth video reports, data-driven journalism, and hours of continuous live coverage—ensuring the New Orleans community stayed informed in real time.
WDSU will continue to honor our promise to the New Orleans community to provide Live, Local, Late Breaking News.
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