MEMPHIS, Tenn. — WREG has been awarded a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for its continuing investigation into the Memphis Area Transit Authority, its finances, and its impact on everyday bus riders.

The Radio Television Digital News Association announced regional award winners Wednesday.

► See the full list of winners

WREG Investigators spent months digging deeper into the transit authority and its $60 million deficit. They pored through records, listened to hours of meetings and pressed for answers to find out what went wrong.

See all the stories in this series:
– Why a 3-mile trip to the grocery took this woman 6 hours on MATA
– Fewer buses = more poverty and crime, expert says
– MATA says maintenance facility is sinking
– The economic impact of MATA transit troubles
– MATA’s deficit took years to get here. How do we get out?