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Posted: Jan 9, 2020 / 02:24 PM EST / Updated: Jan 9, 2020 / 02:24 PM EST

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RTDNF) TheRadio Television Digital News Foundationhas announced the winners of the30thannual First Amendment Awards. The distinguished group of honorees represent the valuable role journalists play in local and national media to practice the First Amendment. A total of 7 awards will be given in 2020 and the honorees will join115 previous winnerswho championed a vital part of our democracy.

The 2020 honorees are:

As the RTDNF Board of Trustees discussed the candidates, there was overwhelming support for the accomplishments and the impact our 2020 honorees have made to journalism, stated RTDNF chairman and vice president of local content development for Nexstar Broadcasting Jerry Walsh. This years honorees are a mix of local and network journalists that provide illuminating reporting, a respected national news program which holds the powerful accountable and a visionary who defends the publics right to know.

Each honoree will be awarded at the First Amendment Awards Dinner & Show onMarch 5, 2020at the Marriott Marquis inWashington, DC. Sponsorships and tickets are available now atwww.firstamendmentawards.org. The event draws some 500 of the biggest names in broadcast and digital journalism. Additional information on the winners will be announced in the coming weeks.

Every day journalists and news professionals are working hard to keep the publics trust through truthful reporting, more transparency and responsible journalism that often serves as a catalyst for positive change, saidDan Shelley, executive director of RTDNA/RTDNF. These awards allow us to honor the efforts of all journalism professionals, and shine a light on those companies, individuals and political figures who publicly champion journalism and journalists as essential to democracy.

In addition to recognizing responsible journalism, the First Amendment Awards Dinner & Show is the Foundations biggest annual fundraiser, enabling the Foundation to ensure that the broadcast and digital news profession remains a critical part of our nations free press for generations to come and supporting scholarships for journalism students.

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