She has won numerous awards for excellence in journalism both as a reporter and news manager. They include 2 national Edward R. Murrow Awards, many regional Murrows, 4 regional Emmy awards, the national Iris Award, the national Silver Gavel Award and several dozen state broadcast association awards. In 2010, Burdick was awarded The South Dakota Broadcast Association's "Tom Brokaw Award" for broadcast excellence. Burdick is active in the industry and the community. She is President of the TV Board of the National Association of Broadcasters, the industry's leading trade association. She is past-President/Chairman of the NBC Affiliates Association and a past chairwoman of the Radio-Television News Directors Association. She was the first woman elected to each of the offices. Locally, she serves on the boards of the South Bend Rotary Club and the Studebaker Museum.