Larry King Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
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THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES ANNOUNCES WINNERS AT THE 32nd ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY ® AWARDS Larry King Receives Lifetime Achievement Award New York, N.Y. – September 26, 2011 (revised 10.31.2011) – Winners of the 32nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy ® Awards were announced tonight by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The News & Documentary Emmy ® Awards were presented at a ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in the Time Warner Center in New York City. The event was attended by more than 900 television and news media industry executives, news and documentary producers and journalists. Emmy ® Awards were presented in 42 categories, including Breaking News, Investigative Reporting, Outstanding Interview, and Best Documentary, among others. This year’s award presenters included : Scott Pelley, anchor and managing editor, CBS Evening News and correspondent, 60 Minutes ; Brian Ross, ABC News' chief investigative correspondent; Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and senior correspondent for The PBS NewsHour ; Sanjay Gupta, MD, CNN chief medical correspondent; Sheila Nevins, president, HBO Documentary Films; Lawrence O’Donnell , host of MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell; and Bill Small , past chairman of the News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The International Emmy® Awards for News and Current Affairs were presented by Bruce Paisner, President & CEO of The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the largest organization of broadcasters in the world, which recognizes excellence in international television programming with The International Emmy® Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to legendary broadcaster Larry King , and presented by Brian Williams , anchor and managing editor, NBC Nightly News . NATAS chairman Malachy Wienges described King as “one of the most influential talk show hosts in the history of television news. We at the Academy are delighted to honor Larry for his more than 50 years in the news business” said Wienges. “He has graced our homes night after night with an enormous number of public figures on a remarkable range of topics. In his 25 years at CNN he helped build an audience for cable news and hosted more than a few history making broadcasts. We are honored to pay tribute to him tonight.” Sponsors for the 32nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy ® Awards included Dimension 6, NewsPro, and Off The Wall Productions. Results for the News & Documentary Emmy ® Awards were tabulated by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz & Carr LLP. International Emmy Awards are tabulated by the international accounting firm Ernst & Young. The numerical breakdown by award recipients, by broadcast, cable and broadband entities, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz & Carr LLP, follows: CBS 10 CNBC 1 National Geographic Channel 7 HBO 1 PBS 6 HDNet 1 Discovery Channel 3 Los Angeles Times 1 CNN 2 MSNBC 1 NBC 2 NPR 1 New York Times 2 Smithsonian Channel 1 BBC America 1 Regional Reporting Winners KMGH-TV (Denver, CO) 1 WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) 1 A complete list of the 32nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Award recipients is also available on the Academy's web site at www.emmyonline.tv . About The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy ® Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime Entertainment, Daytime Creative Arts & Entertainment, Public & Community Service, and Technology & Engineering. Regional Emmy ® Awards are given in 19 regions across the United States. NATAS also presents the Global Media Awards™ which recognizes excellence in the world-wide intersection of digital entertainment and technology. Emmy ® Awards given out for primetime programming are presented by our sister organization, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including Regional Student Television Awards for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public. For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.tv For Press information, please contact: Paul Pillitteri Director, Communication/NATAS 212-586-8424 [email protected] For photography of Emmy Awards ceremonies, go to www.bryan-brown.com Marc Bryan-Brown [email protected] 917-744-0700 NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY 32 nd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS - WINNERS INDEX Regularly Scheduled Newscasts Outstanding COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY ……............................. 5 Outstanding CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY …….......................... 5 Outstanding FEATURE STORY ………………………………….…............................. 6 Outstanding INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM ……..................................................... 6 Outstanding BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING ............................................ 6 News Magazines Outstanding COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY ……............................. 7 Outstanding CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY….............................. 7 Outstanding FEATURE STORY ….................................................................................. 8 Outstanding INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM …......................................................... 8 Outstanding BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING ............................................ 9 Outstanding NEWS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS ……............................................ 9 Long Form Outstanding LIVE COVERAGE OF A CURRENT NEWS STORY............................... 10 Outstanding CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY…............................... 10 Outstanding INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM ………………..…............................... 11 Outstanding INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING .…………..….............................. 11 Outstanding HISTORICAL PROGRAMMING .…………..…........................................ 12 Outstanding BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING ............................................ 12 Open To All News & Documentary Programs Outstanding INTERVIEW .…………..…......................................................................... 13 Outstanding ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMMING ..................................................... 13 Outstanding SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMING ................................ 13 Outstanding NATURE PROGRAMMING ....................................................................... 14 Best of Best STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST .................................... 14 Best REPORT IN A NEWS MAGAZINE ........................................................................ 15 Best DOCUMENTARY ................................................................................................... 16 New Approaches to News & Documentary Programming Outstanding CURRENT NEWS COVERAGE ................................................................ 16 Outstanding DOCUMENTARIES ………………………..……................................... 17 Outstanding ARTS, LIFESTYLE, & CULTURE ………………................................. 17 Crafts Outstanding WRITING.…………..…............................................................................... 18 Outstanding RESEARCH.…………..…........................................................................... 18 Outstanding CINEMATOGRAPHY—NATURE ……………………............................ 18 Outstanding CINEMATOGRAPHY—NEWS COVERAGE/DOCUMENTARIES ....... 18 Outstanding EDITING …………….…………..…........................................................... 19 Outstanding EDITING—QUICK TURNAROUND ........................................................ 19 Outstanding GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ART DIRECTION ………............................... 19 Outstanding MUSIC AND SOUND……………….. ....................................................... 19 Outstanding LIGHTING DIRECTION AND SCENIC DESIGN ................................... 20 NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY 32 nd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS - 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