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IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT NEW YORK CITY GALA Lifetime Achievement Awards Presented to Ken Burns, Bob Schieffer and Tim Russert Special Tributes to Jim McKay, William F. Buckley and Tony Snow New York, N. Y. – September 22, 2008 (revised 10.07.08)– The 29th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences tonight at a gala ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, in New York City. 900 media industry executives, journalists, and producers attended the event which honors outstanding achievement in television journalism by individuals and programs, distributed via broadcast, cable and broadband. Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to PBS documentarian Ken Burns, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer, and former NBC News Washington Bureau Chief and Host of “Meet the Press” Tim Russert. NBC News Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw participated in all of the Lifetime Achievement presentations, and presented the award for Tim Russert to Mr. Russert’s widow, Maureen Orth, and son Luke Russert. Brian Williams, Anchor & Managing Editor, “NBC Nightly News” also paid tribute to his friend and colleague, Mr. Russert. The award to Ken Burns was presented by award-winning writer and filmmaker, and longtime collaborator of Mr. Burns, Dayton Duncan. The award to Bob Schieffer was presented by Bill Small, Chairman of the News & Documentary Emmy Awards, former President of NBC News and former Washington Bureau Chief for CBS News. The evening also featured tributes to three other journalists who passed away this year: Jim McKay who proved himself to be an outstanding newsman as well as a sportscaster when he spent 16 hours on the air covering the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Sean McManus, President CBS News and CBS Sports, spoke as part of the tribute to his father; William F. Buckley who created the pioneering political talk show “Firing Line”; and Tony Snow, the original host of “Fox News Sunday” and analyst for CNN, who moved between the roles of journalist and political advocate with skill, grace and good humor. The evening featured an impressive line-up of prominent broadcast journalists and industry executives, including Sheila Nevins, president, HBO Documentary Films; Cynthia McFadden, co-Anchor “ABC News Nightline” and “ABC News Primetime”; John Roberts, Anchor, CNN’s “American Morning”; Scott Pelley, Correspondent, “CBS News 60 Minutes”; David Brancaccio, Host, “NOW on PBS”; and Matt Frei, Anchor, “BBC World News America”, who presented the awards to a distinguished group of broadcast journalists. 1 Correspondent for CNN: Special Investigations Unit; and Pedro Sevcec, anchor and managing editor of “Noticiero Telemundo,” who presented the awards to a distinguished group of broadcast journalists. Emmy®Awards for news and documentary programming were presented in 33 categories. Sponsors for the 29th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards included Grass Valley, a Thomson brand, and Television Week, the print partner. Results for the News & Documentary Emmy® Awards were tabulated by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz & Carr LLP. Two Emmy Awards were presented to international news organizations in the categories of News & Current Affairs by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. International Emmy Awards are tabulated by the international accounting firm Ernst & Young. The 29th Annual News & Documentary Awards will be telecast on C-Span at a later date to be announced. The numerical breakdown by award recipients, by broadcast, cable and broadband entities, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz & Carr LLP, follows: PBS 10 cfr.org 1 CBS 5 Discovery Channel 1 ABC 4 HBO/Cinemax 1 National Geographic Channel 3 HDNet 1 freep.com/Detroit Free Press 2 mercurynews.com 1 History Channel 2 Smithsonian Channel 1 NBC 2 Regional Reporting Finalists WBBM-TV 1 WJLA-TV 1 A complete list of the 29th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Award recipients is also available on the Academy's web site at www.emmyonline.tv. 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, Technology & Engineering, and Business & Financial Reporting. Excellence in Primetime programming and international programming is recognized by its affiliate, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Regional Emmy® Awards are given in 19 regions across the United States. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including National Student Television and its Student Award for Excellence 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 2 NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY 29TH ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS - WINNERS INDEX Regularly Scheduled Newscasts Outstanding COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY ……............................. 4 Outstanding CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY …….......................... 4 Outstanding FEATURE STORY ………………………………….…............................. 5 Outstanding INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM ……..................................................... 5 News Magazines Outstanding COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY ……............................. 6 Outstanding CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY…............................. 6 Outstanding FEATURE STORY ….................................................................................. 7 Outstanding INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM …......................................................... 7 Long Form Outstanding LIVE COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY............................. 8 Outstanding CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY…............................... 8 Outstanding INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM ………………..…............................... 9 Outstanding INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING .…………..…............................... 9 Outstanding HISTORICAL PROGRAMMING .…………..…........................................ 9 Open To All News & Documentary Programs Outstanding INTERVIEW .…………..…......................................................................... 10 Outstanding ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMMING ..................................................... 10 Outstanding SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND NATURE PROGRAMMING .............. 10 Best of Best STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST .................................... 11 Best REPORT IN A NEWSMAGAZINE ........................................................................ 11 Best DOCUMENTARY ................................................................................................... 12 New Approaches to News & Documentary Programming Outstanding CURRENT NEWS COVERAGE ................................................................. 12 Outstanding DOCUMENTARIES …………………………..…….................................. 12 Outstanding ARTS, LIFESTYLE, & CULTURE …………………................................ 13 Outstanding REGIONAL NEWS COVERAGE................................................................ 13 Crafts Outstanding WRITING.…………..….............................................................................. 14 Outstanding RESEARCH.…………..….......................................................................... 14 Outstanding CINEMATOGRAPHY.…………..….......................................................... 14 Outstanding EDITING …………….…………..….......................................................... 15 Outstanding GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ARTISTIC DIRECTION ,.............................. 15 Outstanding MUSIC AND SOUND……………….. ...................................................... 16 Outstanding LIGHTING DIRECTION AND SCENIC DESIGN ................................... 16 Regional News Story Outstanding REGIONAL NEWS STORY—SPOT NEWS ……..................................... 17 Outstanding REGIONAL NEWS STORY—INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING …......... 17 Breakdown By Network …………………….......................................................... 18 3 NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY 29TH ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS - WINNERS OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST ABC World News with Charles Gibson ABC California Burning Executive Producer Jon Banner Senior Broadcast Producer Tom Nagorski Senior Producers Tom Johnson, Stu Schutzman Producers Susan Aasen, Sara Amos, Bill Anweiler, Herran Bekele, Ralph Binder, Glen Dacy, Ursula Fahy, Tommy Fasano, Arash Ghadishah, Marilyn Heck, David Herndon, Jan Hudson, Mark Lima, Diane Mendez, Justine Schiro, Jim Scholz, Scott Shulman, Wonbo Woo, Derick Yanehiro Director Eric Siegel Anchor Charles Gibson Correspondents Laura Marquez, Ryan Owens, Mike Von Fremd OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST