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News 5's Jonathan Walsh accepts Murrow Award for Sports Reporting at annual gala

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Posted at 12:12 PM, Oct 15, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-15 12:24:32-04

NEW YORK CITY — News 5 Investigator Jonathan Walsh and Chief Photographer Andy Sugden were honored Monday at the 2019 Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala for their report, “The Turn.”

Walsh and Sugden received the Murrow Award in the Sports Reporting category in the Large Market Television division. Their report was on a special program called The Turn, which connects the disabled with the game of golf.

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News 5's Jonathan Walsh accepts an Edward R. Murrow Award in Sports Reporting for his 2018 story "The Turn."

Read and watch the full report below:

When is golf more than a game? When it allows those who are challenged to find themselves again

This is the second straight year Sugden has won in this category.

News 5 was the only local television station to be recognized with this honor.

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