FOX 16 and KARK 4 win pair of regional Edward R. Murrow awards for journalistic excellence

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The news teams from FOX 16 and KARK 4 were honored Thursday with a pair of regional Edward R. Murrow awards for their work covering a live-saving coach and an Arkansas cold case.

KARK 4 News anchor Caitrin Assaf was honored in the Excellence in Writing category for her entry “Courage, Compassion and ‘Cash’ that included stories about UA Little Rock wrestling coach Neil Erisman saving the life of a choking child and the struggle of a small town dealing with a leaking water tower that featured a silhouette of native son and country icon Johnny Cash.

In the podcast County Road 41, former FOX 16 News and KARK 4 News investigator Mitch McCoy dove into the disappearance of Sydney Sutherland, the frantic search for her, the tragic...