BOSTON -- WCVB-TV/DT Channel 5 won a total of nine awards at the annual Associated Press/regional Edward R. Murrow banquet Friday night. WCVB was honored as STATION OF THE YEAR by the AP at the event and was also recognized for best newscast, breaking news, continuing coverage, sports program, breaking news videography, weather presentation and public affairs. The NewsCenter 5 team won a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for continuing coverage of the ice storm.

WCVB President and General Manager Bill Fine said, “Winning the Station of the Year honor is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of our entire news team. It’s very gratifying for the WCVB team to be recognized for the tremendous work they achieve on a daily basis.”

In 2009, WCVB has been nationally recognized with three Headliner Awards and two Gracie Awards. WCVB’s parent company, Hearst-Argyle Television won a Peabody Award for Commitment 2008 coverage. Also this year, HTV was awarded a fifth consecutive Walter Cronkite Award for Political Journalism.

About WCVB-TV/DT Channel 5 and www.TheBostonChannel.com WCVB-TV/DT Channel 5 is New England’s top-rated news station for local, live coverage. The first station in the Boston market to broadcast in high definition, WCVB was founded by community leaders in 1972, and has remained committed to its mission to serve the region with quality local programming. Chronicle, WCVB’s award-winning newsmagazine, airs weeknights at 7:30PM. WCVB’s unrivaled programming also includes CityLine, a weekly urban affairs show, telethons, public service announcements and local specials. Its website, www.TheBostonChannel.com, is the top television website in the Boston market.

WCVB has been honored with numerous prestigious national broadcasting honors, including multiple recognitions as Television Station of the Year by the national Gabriel Awards, the National Headliner Awards, the RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Awards, the regional Emmy’s, Associated Press Awards, Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Political Journalism, duPont Awards and Gracie Awards.