Best television interpretation or documentary on foreign affairs
AWARD DATE: 1991
AWARD NAME: The Edward R. Murrow Award 1991
AWARD RECIPIENT: Artyom Borovik, George Crile
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: CBS News—60 Minutes
AWARD HONORED WORK: “Room 19”
This provocative piece examined the medical lab where the brains of leading Soviets were pickled, stored and studied. The reporting brought out the bureaucratic chaos and bizarre behavior that seemed to have engulfed the Soviet leadership.
Citation for Excellence:
WTN (Worldwide Television News)
“Roving Report on the Kurds” and its environmental series “Earthfile.”