We Won an Edward R. Murrow Award

(!!)

A brand-new episode drops tomorrow, but I just wanted to alert you all to some good news in the meantime.

Because as much external validation is, inevitably, a hamster wheel of sadness, the Edward R. Murrow Awards really mean something to our entire squad at PTFO.

Here’s the press release:

NEW YORK – Meadowlark Media and its critically acclaimed video podcast series Pablo Torre Finds Out have won the Edward R. Murrow Award for Sports Reporting.

The honor is tied to the episode titled The Teenage Athlete at the Heart of America’s Culture War… Isn’t Very Good at Sports.

This September 2023 report sent Torre to Ohio, where lawmakers had attempted to pass legislation banning trans female students from playing against girls. But across the entire state, it turned out, there was only one trans girl even competing in varsity sports: a backup softball catcher named Ember Zelch (career home runs: zero).

"Rigorous reporting with a sense of humor is the most underrated commodity in sports media,” Torre said. “I believe it is also the antidote to America’s lazily predictable culture war.”

“From its inception, Pablo Torre Finds Out has delivered a consistent level of quality journalism, which is what this prestigious award honors,” said Meadowlark Media CEO John Skipper. “We are proud of Pablo and his outstanding team.”

Pablo Torre Finds Out launched in September 2023. New episodes — a mix of deep-dive investigations, newsmaker interviews, and curiosity-driven conversations — air three times a week on the DraftKings Network, as well as podcast platforms and YouTube.

The Murrow Awards are the embodiment of the values, principles and standards set forth by Edward R. Murrow, a journalism pioneer who set the standards for the highest quality of broadcast journalism. Meadowlark was recognized in the category of small media organizations. Murrow-winning stories put public interest above all else, provide a catalyst for public discussion, and adhere to the Radio Television Digital New Association (RTDNA) Code of Ethics.

The RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Murrow set as a standard for the profession of broadcast and digital journalism.

And here’s the episode that won:

In other words: I feel very lucky to do what we get to do, with these people.

Thanks, as always, for watching and/or listening!

Pablo