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Photos by Robert Mohr © 2004 KRON, ABC 7 big winners KRON won the most and ABC 7 picked up two of we’ve thought for some time now.” the biggest awards at the 2004 Emmys. In the best medium market newscast category, the KRON grabbed the most statues at the annual 5 p.m. news at Fresno’s KFSN won the Emmy, the event, taking home 11 Emmys, including honors for second straight year the station has won a best breaking news, general news story and specialized newscast award. reporting. “We’ve always said at ABC 30 that our gimmick is ABC 7’s 11 p.m. news won the award for best we do the news,” said news director Joel Davis. large market newscast while its morning news won “This award and the recent Edward R. Murrow award the best daytime newscast category. for best newscast are further proof that superb “We’re honored to receive the recognition of our content will result in superb ratings and awards.” peers which comes with winning an Emmy award,” In the best small market newscast category, the 6 said news director Kevin Keeshan. “Winning two p.m. news at Salinas’ KSBW came out on top. years in a row with our 11 p.m. newscast is fantastic “KSBW Action News Eight is honored to be and a tribute to the great team we have on that recognized with the best newscast broadcast. We’re especially proud of our morning Emmy,” said news director Lawton Dodd. “The entire news winning best daytime newscast. We’ve always news team deserves the credit for its work, which felt it was a quality newscast and the ratings are reflects the high standards we strive to reach every beginning to reflect that. The Emmy validates what day at KSBW and at Hearst-Argyle Television.” continued on page 3 Off Camera, June 2004, page 1 May Sweeps, just the facts STATION Early Morning Midday Early Evening Evening Late Night KTVU 2 6-7:00 AM 2.8 (16) 12-12:30 PM 2.3 (9) 6-6:30 PM 1.9 (4) 10-11:00 PM 7.0 (12) KRON 4 6-7:00 AM 1.6 (9) 5-5:30 PM 3.1 (8) 6-7:00 PM 2.1 (4) 9-10:00 PM 4.5 (7) 5:30-6 PM 2.3 (5) 11-11:30 PM 2.2 (8) CBS 5 6-7:00 AM 1.1 (6) 12-12:30 PM 2.2 (9) 5-6:00 PM 2.8 (7) 6:30-7 PM 3.6 (7) 11-11:35 PM 5.6 (13) ABC 7 6-7:00 AM 2.2 (12) 11-11:30 AM 3.2 (14) 5-5:30 PM 5.4 (13) 6-7:00 PM 4.5 (9) 11-11:35 PM 4.9 (11) NBC 11 6-7:00 AM 2.0 (11) 10-11:00 AM 1.4 (6) 5-5:30 PM 3.0 (8) 6-7:00 PM 2.4 (5) 11-11:35 PM 4.8 (11) May 2004 Sweeps: Monday-Friday News Rating (Share) Thanks to Fred LaCosse for compiling the numbers Producers Showcase Thu. Jun 24 at Dolby signs off A Bay Area television network born during the dot- Labs com boom has signed off. TechTV has laid off its 285 San Francisco employ- ees. The move comes on the heels of a merger between Comcast and TechTV. Officials told CNET News.com that 80 of those employees will be able to transfer to the company’s Los Angeles headquarters. Employees were report- edly given two months notice and various severance packages. The best of this year’s Emmy recipients will be shown David Shone, a spokesman for G4 TV, told CNET at a special seminar this month. News.com, “We wanted to give employees as much The Summer Showcase Screening Party will notice as possible, so that they can begin to make begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 24, at the Dolby other plans.” Labs Screening Room, 100 Potrero Ave., San Fran- cisco. The program will feature Emmy-winning programs ABC 7 names GA reporter and the work of members of the National Television Amy Hollyfield has been Academy and BAVC. hired as a general assign- Each presenter will have 10 minutes to show a ment reporter for the ABC 7 clip from their work and answer questions from the morning news. audience. Prior to joining the news All NTA and BAVC members are welcome to apply team full time, Hollyfield to be presenters. There are limited slots, so please worked as a free-lance send an email with your name, organization and reporter and writer for the name of project to [email protected] or call San Francisco ABC affiliate. (650) 341-7786. Hollyfield is a graduate of Admission to this event is free for NTA and BAVC Texas Tech University with a members, $20 for non-members. R.S.V.P’s are bachelor of arts degree in broadcast journalism and required to attend the event, please email political science. She and her husband reside in San [email protected] or call (650) 341-7786. Francisco
Bruno Cohen has been named Vice President President/ Business News at CNBC. Before that, and General Manager of KMAX-TV Sacramento, a Cohen worked as vice president and general man- veteran news director with experience in both local ager of WNBC-TV New York. Cohen’s earlier local and national cable news operations, will oversee all television experience includes working as a news operations at the Viacom-owned UPN station. director for KPIX, San Francisco and KDKA Pitts- Cohen most recently served as Executive Vice burgh. He replaces Tom Tucker. Off Camera, June 2004, page 2 continued from page 1 KTLN in Corte Madera won the Emmy for children/ The Emmy 2004 show was held May 22 at the youth segment. Chris Bollini won two photography Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. More than 650 awards for work he did at KFTY in Santa Rosa. people attended the event, the largest crowd in at KBWB picked up the Emmy for best set design. least 25 years. The Emmy show also featured a tribute to Faith In all, 144 statues were handed out to 56 Emmy Fancher, the KTVU reporter who died in October winners in 52 categories. after a long, public battle with breast cancer. In addition, KPIX anchor Barbara Rodgers was Two $3,000 scholarships were officially awarded given the 2004 Governors Award for her achieve- to U.C. Berkeley students Xiaoli Zhou and Robert ments in the industry as well as in the community. Harris. Rodgers was introduced by former KPIX anchor Below is a listing of the 2004 Emmy recipients: Belva Davis. Rodgers talked about her humble beginnings as well as the 1992 show, which her News Broadcast - Large Market mother attended and got to meet that year’s Gover- ABC News at 11, KGO nors Award winner, Shirley Temple Black. Kevin Keeshan, News Director; Stephanie Adrouny, “Mama,” Rodgers said, looking skyward. “I’ve won Bob Goldberger, Executive Producers; Krisann the same award now as Shirley Temple Black.” Chasarik, Producer; Jonathan Baxter, Director; The 2004 Governors Citation was awarded to Dan Ashley, Anchor; Martin Wyatt, Sports Anchor John Catchings, former KPIX and KGO producer News Broadcast - Medium Market who also serves on the NTA board. The 2004 Gover- Action News Live at 5, KFSN nors Service Medallion went to John Murray, an NTA Joel Davis, News Director; Bryan Lenocker, board member who serves as technical producer at Producer; Warren Armstrong, Nancy Osborne, the Emmy show. Anchors; DeAnna McQueen, Reporter Of the 56 Emmy recipients, 39 came from stations in the Bay Area. KRON scooped up statues in 11 News Broadcast - Small Market categories, just two years after the San Francisco KSBW Action News Eight at 6 pm, KSBW station lost its NBC affiliation. Lawton Dodd, News Director; “The awards underlined the continuing commit- Kelly Duffy, Executive Producer ment KRON 4 has to original local programming,” Daytime Newscast said news director Stacy Owen. “Two documentaries, ABC 7 Morning News, KGO a Bay Area-based reality show, Bay to Breakers and Kevin Keeshan, News Director; Leetha Yee, even promotion for our sports partnerships are all a Executive Producer; Gil Frutoz, Jennifer Walters, major part of our drive as an independent to be ‘the Karen Wulferdinger, Producers; Jerry Sandy, Bay Area’s News Station.’” Director; Elizabeth Bermudez, Anchor; KPIX, the San Francisco CBS affiliate, and KVIE, Gary Schultz, Technical Director the PBS station in Sacramento, each won five Emmy categories. ABC 7, NBC 11 and Fox Sports Net Breaking News received four each. San Bernardino County Fires, KRON Jacqueline McLean of KGMB 9 in Hawaii won Ross Palombo, Reporter three individual Emmys, for investigative reporting, Continuing Coverage serious news feature and writing news. ABC 7’s Inside the Middle East, KPIX Wayne Freedman won for on camera news in the Peter Saiers, Producer; Ken Bastida, John Kessler, field, his 45th career Emmy. Anchors / Reporters; Richard Villaroman, Photogra- Some smaller stations also picked up awards. pher; Greg Marasso, Editor continued on page 4 Off Camera, June 2004, page 3 Photos by Robert Mohr © 2004
General News Reports Sports Live Broadcast San Bernardino County Fires, KRON San Francisco Giants Baseball: Ross Palombo, Reporter Barry Bonds Birthday, Fox Sports Net Ted Griggs, Executive Producer; Joe Washington, Light News Feature Coordinating Producer; Jeff Kuiper, Producer; Animal E-R, KXTV Jim Lynch, John Ward, Directors; Duane Kuiper, George Warren, Reporter; Rob Neep, Photographer Mike Krukow, Glen Kuiper, Talent Serious News Feature Live Event Program Paper Waste, KGMB Southwest Chinese New Year Parade, KTVU Jacqueline McLean, Reporter Jim Haman, Producer; Jeff Green, Director; Light News Feature - Series Don Thompson, Engineer in charge; Steve Shlisky, Will it Work Wednesdays, KCRA Coordinating Producer; Julie Haener, Ben Fong- Chyresse Lowther, Producer; Lynsey Paulo, Torres, Hosts; Don McCuaig, Photographer Reporter; Larry Blitstein, Photographer Cultural Affairs Segment Serious News Feature - Series Gone Not Forgotten, KFTY Surviving the Unthinkable, KSEE Chris Bollini, Producer Monte Francis, Reporter; Kevin Mahan, Cultural Affairs Program Photographer Moscone and Milk: Assassination at City Hall, Specialized Reports KRON Beating the Odds / Students Rising Above, KRON Jim Swanson, Executive Producer; Ken Swartz, Noel Cisneros, Reporter; Catherine Heenan, Producer; Belva Davis, Narrator; Stephen Whyte, Wendy Tokuda, Reporters Editor Documentary Informational Short Form Lost Childhood: Forest of Clouds, KRON Growing Up in an Alcoholic Family, KRON Henry Tenenbaum, Producer/Writer/Photographer; Emerald Yeh, Producer / Reporter; Craig Franklin, Art Takeshita, Co-producer / Editor Photographer; Jim Joy, Editor Informational Program Investigative Reporting Breast Cancer: Strength & Courage, KVIE Underground Car Business, KGMB Sue Pearson-Atkinson, Producer; Lori Lane, Jacqueline McLean, Investigative Reporter Producer; Joyce Mitchell, Segment Producer Sports Segment Education / Instructional Program Master and Commander, KXTV / Maloof Bay Area Backroads: Sports & Entertainment Big Sur by Land and Sea, KRON Craig Amazeen, Producer/Writer Eunice Louie, Producer; Dave Vandergriff, Editor Sports Program Children / Youth Segment “Bringing It Together” 2003 SF Giants Special, Every 15 Minutes, KTLN Fox Sports Net Mike Bruining, Producer / Editor; Debra Fraser, Ted Griggs, Executive Producer; Seth Magalaner, Host Producer; Dave Benzer, Photographer; Kevin Eck, Editor Off Camera, June 2004, page 4 Children / Youth Program Commercial Announcment Kids, Cash & Common Sense, KVIE Sportsbar, KICU / KGO / Craig Miller, Dan Mogulof, Producers; Richard Goodby, Silverstein & Partners Enos, Director of Photography; Mark Johnson, Jamie Barrett, Creative Director; Steve Yee, Art Editor Director; Dan Rollman, Copywriter; Stefan Copiz, Art Director; Ian Kalman, Copywriter Entertainment Segment Evening Magazine: Artificial Cow Inseminator, Promotion News / Program KPIX A Town Exposed, KPIX James Reid, Producer; Branson Tarr, Samantha Swartz, Writer / Producer Photographer; Rory Keenan, Editor Promotion Sports Entertainment Program Cal Bears Basketball, KRON Bay Area Backroads: Great Race, KRON Emily Bails, Associate Producer Jim Swanson, Executive Producer; Dan Herz, Promotion Image Senior Producer; Christine Dooley, Producer; Tabloid Spot, KBHK Jack Uhalde, Director of Photography Trish Herrera, Writer / Producer / Editor Brian Cardello, Dean Kendrick, Photographers; Coverage You Can Count On, KTVN David Vandergriff, Editor David Ratto, Producer / Director; Bryan Sintay, Current Affairs Segment Producer / Writer; Bryan Evans, Photographer / California Connected: M.I.N.D., PBS Stations / Lighting Director I KCET Camera News Angela Shelley, Segment Producer Bishoff Composite, KNTV Current Affairs Program Barton Bishoff, Photojournalist Beating the Odds / Students Rising Above, KRON Camera Program Wendy Tokuda, Producer/Talent; Catherine Joaquin Composite, KICU Heenan, Noel Cisneros, Reporters; Javier Valencia, Alforde Joaquin, Videographer Writer; Alex Jonsson, Jim Joy, Editors Graphic Design Interactivity Coverage You Can Count On, KTVN / Spark Web Site, KQED/BAVC ImageSync Broadcast Design Marie K. Lee, Interactive Producer David Ratto, Designer Community Program Direction Return to the Valley, KTEH Kids, Cash and Common Sense, KVIE Christina Lim, Producer; Scott Graceheff, Director; Chris Cochran, Director Chris Million, Director of Photography; Steve Kern, Senior Editor Editing News Bollini Composite, KFTY Public Service Announcement Chris Bollini, Editor Reading Is Cool, Fox Sports Net Bishoff Composite, KNTV Tom Pellack, Producer; Jennifer Franklin, Associate Barton Bishoff, Editor Producer; Aaron Buckles, Animation
continued on page 6 Off Camera, June 2004, page 5 Editing Program Van Wazer Composite, KNTV / Digital Turbulence, Inc. Wendy Van Wazer, Editor Set Design and/or Lighting WB20 Backlot, KBWB Amanda Hanig, Robert Twigg, Set Designers On Camera News - Anchors Lisa Kim Composite, KNTV Lisa Kim, Anchor Haener Composite, KTVU Julie Haener, Anchor On Camera News - Weathercasters It Never Rains in California huh!, KPIX Samantha Mohr, Chief Meteorologist Photos by Robert Mohr © 2004 On Camera News - Field Freedman Composite, KGO Wayne Freedman, Reporter On Camera - Sports San Francisco Giants Baseball Announcers, Fox Sports Net Duane Kuiper, Play-by-Play Announcer; Mike Krukow, Color Analyst; Glen Kuiper, Reporter On Camera - Program Kids, Cash & Common Sense, KVIE Jack Gallagher, Host Writing News DUI, KGMB Jacqueline McLean, Writer Sugerman Composite, KPIX Mike Sugerman, Writer Writing Program Susan’s Story: A Message of Hope, KCRA James Stimson, Edie Lambert, Karen Tann, Writers Specialty Death of a Shaman, KVIE / Great Blue Productions Paul Zahnley, Senior Engineer Bay to Breakers, KRON Ken Lombardi, Don Sharp, Technical Coordinators Off Camera, June 2004, page 6 CINEMA CLUB San Francisco, June 14th Sacramento, June 19th Comedy. Action/Adventure. 1 hour, 35 minutes 2 hour, 42 minutes MPAA Rating: R for MPAA Rating: R for language including graphic violence and sexual references, and some sexuality/nudity. brief drug use. Starring: Brad Pitt, Starring: Eric Bana, Orlando Michael Pressman, Bloom, Peter O’Toole Lisa Chess, & Diane Kruger. Alan Rosenberg. Directed By: Written, Produced & Wolfgang Petersen. Directed by: Written by: David Michael Pressman. Benioff & Homer. A romantic comedy Produced by: about Michael Wolfgang Petersen, Pressman, a Colin Wilson & successful television Bruce Berman. director/producer and In 1193 B.C., Prince Paris (Bloom) of Troy stole the Lisa Chess, a talented struggling actress, who are beautiful Greek woman, Helen (Kruger), away from married and decide to mount a production in Los her husband, Menelaus, the king of Sparta, setting Angeles of “Frankie and Johnny in the Clare de the two nations at war with each other, as the Greeks Lune,” in equity-waiver, with the hopes of bringing began a bloody siege of Troy using their entire some life and joy back into their marriage. They bring armada, led by Achilles (Pitt), that lasted over a in Alan Rosenberg to play Johnny and Lisa plays decade. Frankie and Michael directs. What starts off as a For More Information Go To The Official Movie Site: simple idea to revitalize the marriage turns into an http://troymovie.warnerbros.com utter nightmare. Alan becomes insanely difficult and Meet vice president George Franco in the lobby of the marriage becomes even more strained as the the Regal Theatres at Natomas Marketplace, 3561 rehearsal process becomes tense and explosive. It Truxel Road, Sacramento (Off I80). First showing, reaches a point where after a devastatingly disas- trous preview, Michael shuts the play down and loses his whole investment, and possibly his marriage. His only choice is to take over the role of Johnny himself and fire Alan Rosenberg. Now the stakes are truly high as to whether or not this couple can pull it off. Athletes, politicians and entertainers will all be part For More Information of a series of speakers at an East Bay performing Go To The Official Movie Site: arts center. http://www.frankiejohnny.com The Newsmakers Speakers Series starts in Sep- This is a special PRIVATE screening at the tember at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Delancey Street Screening Room, 600 The Arts in Walnut Creek. Embarcadero, San Francisco. Refreshments & “Tonight” show host Jay Leno will kick off the Networking 7 p.m., movie 7:30 p.m. Seating limited inaugural season on Sept. 15. Other confirmed to first 146 to arrive. speakers are former vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro, CNN Crossfire panelist Tucker Carlson, former baseball player Cal Ripken, Jr., The CINEMA CLUB is a FREE first run monthly syndicated columnist Jane Bryant Quinn, Frank screening for NATAS, DGA and AWRT members Abagnale from “Catch Me If You Can” fame and who may bring a guest. former presidential nominee Bob Dole. More information: call (925) 943-SHOW or on the web: http://www.dlrca.org/newsmakers.htm Off Camera, June 2004, page 7 Behind the scenes at Emmy 2004
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THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OFFICERS: David Mills, KPIX, President Lynn R Friedman, KGO, VP, SF Keith Sanders, Perfect Pitch TV, VP, SJ George Franco, KOVR, VP, Sacramento SSSAN FRANCSISCO Erik Rosales, KGPE, VP, Fresno NORTHERN CALIFORNIA David Ratto, ImageSync, VP, Reno 4317 Camden Avenue Pamela Young, KITV, VP, Hawaii Sharon Navratil, KTVU San Mateo, CA 94403 Michele Ball, KBWB, Secretary John Odell, CCSF (650) 341-7786 James Spalding, Spalding & Co., Nancy Osborne, KFSN F: (650) 372-0279 Treasurer (Finance) Pat Patten, KRON/Young www.emmysf.tv (Membership) NATIONAL TRUSTEES: Terri Russell, KOLO James Lautz, Tudor Communications Heather Searles, ITVS Cynthia Zeiden, Zeiden Media (Activities) Damian Trujillo, KNTV Javier Valencia, KRON (Awards) GOVERNORS: Kira Vilanova, KDTV (Publicity) Dan Adams, KXTV Stuart Yamane, Yamane Creative Svc. Dan Ashley, KGO Richard Zanardi, Notre Dame Brian Avery, KTLN John Catchings, Catchings & Assoc. COMMITTEE CHAIRS (Museum) Darryl Cohen, Cohen & Cooper (Legal) Ginnelle Elliott, KPIX Linda Giannecchini, KQED (Museum) Albert Garcia, KUVS Alison Gibson, Media Cool (Education) EXECTIVE DIRECTOR Stewart Heller, York Productions Darryl R Compton, NATAS Adam Housley, Fox News Ronald Louie, KTVU Off Camera Terry Lowry, LaCosse Productions Damian Trujillo, Editor Deanne Moenster, KTVU Darryl Compton, Publisher John Murray, JM Communications Robert Mohr, Photographer Off Camera, June 2004, page 8