You know a journalism program is thriving when its students return to teach — or when they wear its honors like a badge. Recently, Temple University’s student broadcast journalists took home impressive hardware for the Nov. 13, 2025, broadcast of “Temple Update.”
The “Updaters” are celebrating their first Student Edward R. Murrow Award, winning the Excellence in Video Newscast category, the first such honor in the j-school’s history. The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) presents Murrow Awards to individual journalists or teams working in both professional and student-run newsrooms.
Their winning broadcast delivered the most pressing news of the day for an audience across and beyond Temple University’s Philadelphia campus. The live show was co-anchored by student journalists Kevin Gruen and Sydney Humes.
“You’re looking at a live picture of the White House, where the deal to end the shutdown was signed by the president just hours ago. But the aftershocks of this historically long shutdown are continuing. Hello, and welcome. You’re watching ‘Temple Update.’ I’m Kevin Gruen,” the show opens.
“And I’m Sydney Humes. Major developments in both Washington and Harrisburg.”...