THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES NASHVILLE/MIDSOUTH CHAPTER Geneva M. Brignolo, Executive Director 161 Rains Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203 Voicemail 615-259-0040 [email protected] - http://nashville.emmyonline.org

NASHVILLE/MIDSOUTH CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS FOR THE 27TH MIDSOUTH EMMY® AWARDS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –(Nov. 15, 2012) The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced their Midsouth Regional Emmy© Award nominations on Thursday, November 15, at a Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) party on Nashville’s legendary Music Row. Margaret Collins of BMI welcomed the academy and introduced NATAS Nashville/Midsouth President and National Trustee Ellen Jones Pryor of the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Ms. Pryor said “The upcoming gala will mark our twenty-seventh Emmy® Awards. For this grand occasion, we are proud to return to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on January 26, 2013. The television remote facilities will be provided in high definition by Tennessee Digital Video, with additional support for the live telecast from guestbooker.com, and Regions.”

NATAS National Trustee Gene Policinski of The First Amendment Center announced that the Board of Governors selected the Vanderbilt Television News Archive as the recipient of the Governors’ Award for Lifetime Achievement, the academy’s highest honor. He said, “It is the world's most extensive archive of television news, creating, preserving and providing access to the U.S. network news broadcasts which have been recorded since august 5, 1968.”

Silver Circle Chairman Phillip L. Bell of BellMedia announced the newest inductees into the prestigious Silver Circle which honors contributions to broadcasting over a quarter century. The honorees are Matthew Zelkind of WKRN Nashville, the longest tenured news director ever in the Nashville market. The second inductee is Gregg Stone of WHNT, Huntsville, a photographer with 34 years of experience, who has had a front row seat to history, including the first and final flights of the Space Shuttle.

Jennifer Lane of Decosimo Vaden. CPAs, who tabulated the ballots, announced that nearly 800 entries for the Midsouth Emmy® Awards were judged by the Chicago/Midwest Chapter, the Suncoast Chapter, based in Miami, and the Ohio Valley Chapter, which includes Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. She said “Seventy-eight television stations, production companies, and independent producers are named on the list of nominations.”

Contributions to the nomination party were made by Nancy Moore of BMI; Beth Tucker Womack, the voice of NATAS Nashville/Midsouth; Nic Dugger of tndv.com; David Bennett; Deidre Cischke and John Hussey of PK Pictures; Mark Lonsway and Aaron Gant of Warner/Chappell Production Music, and still photographer, Tommy Lawson.

A complete list of nominees follows. For further information or photos: Geneva Brignolo, 615-259-0040, [email protected]

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a non-profit, professional organization dedicated to fostering excellence in television. The academy has 19 chapters with 15,000 members nationwide. The Nashville/Midsouth Region encompasses the States of North Carolina (except Asheville) and Tennessee, and northern Alabama.

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THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES NASHVILLE/MIDSOUTH CHAPTER Geneva M. Brignolo, Executive Director 161 Rains Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203 Voicemail 615-259-0040 [email protected] - http://nashville.emmyonline.org

27TH MIDSOUTH REGIONAL EMMY®AWARDS NOMINEES Compiled by The Vaden Group, PC, CPA’s

NEWS EXCELLENCE Channel 4 News: Working 4 You, Matthew Hilk, Ryan Hawes, WSMV Nashville's News 2, Matthew Zelkind, WKRN News Excellence: WRAL-TV, Rick Gall, WRAL NewsChannel 36: News Excellence, Corrie Harding, WCNC NewsChannel 5 Network, Sandy Boonstra, Michelle Bonnett, WTVF WXII 12 News Excellence, Barry Klaus, WXII

NEWSCAST/EVENING Adam Mayes Captured & Bain Sisters Rescued, Samantha Davidson, Ursula Madden, Joe Birch, Jason Miles, Jarvis Rodney Greer, Shiela Whaley, Daniel Yohey, WMC Apartment Fire, David Ditmore, Sarah Shiverdecker, David Seals, Erika Lathon, WZTV Burke & Rutherford Tornadoes, Julie Szulczewski, WSOC Channel 4 News at 4:00, Elizabeth Emmons, WSMV Channel 4 News at 6:00, Brittany Freeman, Tom Randles, WSMV Deadly Funeral Home Crash - 10pm Newscast, Krista Pennie Myers, Jason Miles, WMC Deadly Tornadoes Anniversary, Kenneth Smith, Joey Barker, WCYB Nashville's News 2 at 4, Lauren Stauffer, Stephen Hubbard, Matthew Zelkind, Bartt Baird, WKRN

NEWSCAST/MORNING Bain Sisters Found Alive, Megan Pope, Andrew Douglas, Justin Hanson, Kym Clark, Nichole Cyprian, Jason Miles, Amy Speropoulos, Shiela Whaley, WMC Burke Rutherford Tornadoes 1/12/2012, Blaine Clark, Keith Monday, Mitch Davis, Andrew Doud, WSOC Channel 4 News Today, Matthew Parriott, Ian Reitz, Julia Bruck, Paul Heggen, Thomas Davis, WSMV Channel 4 News Today: Opryland Explosion, Thomas Davis, Ian Reitz, Holly Thompson, Matthew Parriott, Julia Bruck, WSMV NewsChannel 5 This Morning, Amy Watson, Steve Hayslip, Ashley McKinney, WTVF

NEWSCAST/WEEKEND Channel 9 Eyewitness News - East Mecklenburg Tornado, Mitch Davis, Keith Monday, Nathan Bishop, Julie Szulczewski, Andrew Doud, Whit Whitaker, Kathryn Burcham, WSOC Super Bowl Sunday, Tiffany Sawyer, WSMV WRAL News at 11: Hurricane Irene Aftermath, Martha Woodward, Miranda Dotson, Debra Morgan, Aysu Basaran, Stephanie Beck, Streater Kelley, Crystal Woods, Timothy Stiles, Tony W. Gupton, Cullen Browder, Ken Smith, WRAL

SPOT NEWS 50-Car Pile-Up, Matthew Hilk, Tiffany Sawyer, Holly Thompson, Ryan Smith, Carley Gordon, Nickie E. Jennings, Ryan Hawes, WSMV Everybody Get Out, Janet Kim, Dustin Gagne, WTVF Hurricane Irene, Rick Gall, Christine Bowley, Kevin Holmes, Ken Smith, Benn Page, WRAL The Worst Is Yet to Come, Nathan Thompson, Aundrea Cline-Thomas, WTVF Wonderful Place To Live, Adam Ghassemi, WTVF

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BREAKING NEWS 50-Car Pile-Up, Tiffany Sawyer, Matthew Hilk, Carley Gordon, Ryan Smith, Paul Heggen, Nickie E. Jennings, Deanna Lambert- Thomas, WSMV Explosion at the Opryland Hotel, Tiffany Sawyer, Matthew Hilk, Caleb Chaney, Forrest Sanders, Carley Gordon, Tom Randles, WSMV Fugitive from Justice, Jerry Hayes, Matt Kroschel, Carson Clark, Venton Blandin, WHNT The John Edwards Case, James A. Ford, Jr., Rick Gall, Martha Woodward, Stephanie Beck, Jackie Hyland, Aysu Basaran, Lori Grant, Kelcey Carlson, Erin Hartness, Keith Baker, James Benedict, WRAL Tornado Slams into Tellico Plains, John Treanor, Pat Middendorf, WVLT

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT - WITHIN 24 HOURS Animal Dump Ground, Natasha Chen, Terrence Muldoon, Pablo Gaviria, WREG Hidden Cameras, Hidden Life, Steve Dorsey, WTVD I Took You to the Top, Baby!, Kim Gebbia, Nathan Thompson, Dustin Gagne, Nathan C. Sharkey, Angelica Dones, Mike Rose, WTVF JB Kerns Comes Home, Eric Sander, Lindsey Eaton, WGHP Remembering Cullen Parker, Bryan Mims, WRAL The Witherspoon Wives, Josh DeVine, Sarah Clausen, WSMV Video Tells the Tale, Nick Beres, WTVF

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT - NO TIME LIMIT Deadly Prescriptions, Ben Hall, Iain Montgomery, WTVF Invisible Homeless, Cullen Browder, Randall Kerr, Kelly Hinchcliffe, Greg Clark, WRAL Nashville's Dirty Secret, Kim Gebbia, Ted Nelson, WTVF Saving the Unwanted, Chad Tucker, WGHP This Is Christmas, Amanda Hara, WTVF

CONTINUING COVERAGE - WITHIN 24 HOURS Cumberland County Tornado, Tonja Burk, Paul Brown, WBIR Explosion at the Opryland Hotel, Matthew Parriott, Tiffany Sawyer, Matthew Hilk, Ian Reitz, Carley Gordon, Holly Thompson, Sarah Clausen, WSMV Kathy Taft Murder Case, Rick Gall, James A. Ford, Jr., Lori Grant, Renee Chou, Chad Flowers, Kelly Gardner, WRAL Path of Destruction: The York County Tornado, Corrie Harding, WCNC

CONTINUING COVERAGE - NO TIME LIMIT Corruption and the Clerk: After The Fall, Jeremy Finley, WSMV County Clerk Fallout, Phil Williams, Bryan Staples, Kevin Wisniewski, WTVF Felipe Montes Story, Jaime Zea, WUVC Kimberlee's Law, Bofta Yimam, Michael Moore, WHBQ Three Angels Farms, Nancy Amons, WSMV UCDD Fallout, Phil Williams, Kevin Wisniewski, WTVF

SERIOUS FEATURE NEWS REPORT Bullied to Death, Peter Daut, WSOC L.V.'s Home, Adam Ghassemi, WTVF Life In an Instant, Brian Stephenson, Molly Grantham, WBTV Mr. Unforgettable, Kim Gebbia, WTVF Music City Honor Flight, Nick Beres, Ted Nelson, WTVF The Best Sound I've Ever Heard, Eric Sander, Bob Buckley, WGHP Thread That Binds, Angelica Dones, Heather Graf, WTVF Underground Homeless, Michael Moore, Lynn Lampkin, WHBQ

SERIOUS FEATURE NEWS SERIES A Soldier Comes Home, Dennis Ferrier, Jarod Rogers, WSMV Airport Customs and Border Protection, Jaime Zea, WUVC Journey for Justice, Ray Arzate, Joseph Pleasant, WKRN Page 3 of 13

Military Mission to Afghanistan, Ken Smith, Chad Flowers, Tony W. Gupton, WRAL Wounded Warrior, Jeff Davidson, Bob Mueller, WKRN

LIGHT FEATURE NEWS REPORT Extreme Couponing, Bofta Yimam, Michael Moore, WHBQ Hated To See It Go, Nathan Thompson, Jeffrey Tang, WTVF I Fixed You Right Up, Amanda Hara, WTVF Little Miss Mt. Pleasant, Michelle Boudin, Dan Robbins, WCNC Martin's Treasures, Matt Hammond, WCNC Nashville Night Shift, Amy Watson, Maxwell Cushing, WTVF Sewn for Soldiers, Forrest Sanders, WSMV The Homecoming Queen, Bofta Yimam, Michael Moore, WHBQ

LIGHT FEATURE NEWS SERIES Bulger's Beat, Terry Bulger, Jason Wilson, Zina Bauman, WSMV Dave's Diamond Darlings, Dave Staley, WTVC Made in the Carolinas, Richard Green, Time Warner Cable North Carolina Nooks & Crannies, Richard Adkins, WRAL Tar Heel Traveler: NC Wineries, Scott Mason, WRAL Why Do They Call It That?, Jim Matheny, WBIR

INVESTIGATIVE REPORT A Fatal Flaw, Jeremy Finley, Jason Finley, WSMV Food Stamp Fraud Costs Taxpayers Millions, Allison Latos, WSOC NewsChannel 5 Investigates: NES Spending, Phil Williams, Kevin Wisniewski, WTVF NewsChannel 5 Investigates: Policing for Profit, Phil Williams, Bryan Staples, WTVF NewsChannel 5 Investigates: The Ghost Voters, Jennifer Kraus, Bryan Staples, WTVF WRAL Investigates: Medicaid Billing, Cullen Browder, Randall Kerr, Kelly Hinchcliffe, Greg Clark, WRAL

INVESTIGATIVE SERIES In The State's Care, Jeremy Finley, Jason Finley, WSMV Mora Investigacion, Edwin Pitti, WUVC NewsChannel 5 Investigates: Davidson County Clerk, Phil Williams, Bryan Staples, Kevin Wisniewski, WTVF NewsChannel 5 Investigates: Upper Cumberland Development District, Phil Williams, Bryan Staples, Kevin Wisniewski, WTVF WRAL Investigates: Nepotism, Cullen Browder, Randall Kerr, Kelly Hinchcliffe, Greg Clark, WRAL

BUSINESS/CONSUMER REPORT Does it Work? - Flex Seal, Kris Anderson, Scott Sutherland, WREG Firestorm, David Wood, WHNT NewsChannel 5 Investigates: HRC Medical, Jennifer Kraus, Bryan Staples, WTVF PSI Charlotte - Problem Solver Investigations, Jamie Boll, Jeffrey Keene, WBTV When Jeeps Catch Fire, Bill McGinty, John Gray, WCNC

SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENT REPORT Beware of Dog? Burglar Puts Local Pets to the Test, Carrie Marchese, Denise Vickers, Shane Hays, WHNT It's a Hard Pill to Swallow, Michelle Li, Jim Van Dillen, WECT Making Money at Storage Auctions, Valerie Calhoun, WHBQ Michelle Boudin Medical Reporting, Michelle Boudin, WCNC School Patrol, Vicki Yates, Charlie Woodward, WTVF Shipping Disease in the Mail, Kimberly Curth, Jason Clouse, WSMV WRAL Investigates: Fracking, Cullen Browder, Tom Normanly, WRAL

JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISE Hara Has a Story, Amanda Hara, WTVF NewsChannel 5 Investigates, Phil Williams, Kevin Wisniewski, WTVF Real Doctors, Real People -The Series, Stephanie Mahin, UNC Health Care Page 4 of 13

The Buckley Report, Bob Buckley, WGHP

NEWS SPECIAL After The Storm: One Year Later, Jerry Hayes, David Wood, Lee Marshall, Elise Morgan, Carson Clark, Greg Screws, Clarissa McClain, David Terry. Jacob Greene, Benjamin Smith, David Williams, Denise Vickers, Becky Shores, Stan Pylant, Jason Simpson, Beth Jett, WHNT John Edwards Case Special, James A. Ford, Jr., Stephanie Beck, James Benedict, WRAL John Edwards Criminal Trial Verdict Coverage, Steve Daniels, Shae Crisson Rozzi, Tamara Gibbs, Derek Rowles, Thomas (Ed) Crump, WTVD Path of Destruction, Road to Recovery-One Year Later, Kenneth Smith, Joey Barker, WCYB The Kathy Taft Case, James A. Ford, Jr., Renee Chou, Lori Grant, Chad Flowers, WRAL WXII 12 Presents: Welcome Home, Barry Klaus, Stephanie Berzinski, Kevin Kline, Wanda Starke, Brian Neal, Nicole Ducouer, Kimberly Van Scoy, Craig Marimpietri, Cameron Kent, Margaret Johnson, WXII

SPORTSCAST Bowling & Squirrel, Paul H. Jones, David Foster, Dan Phillips, WZTV Changes in Chapel Hill, Jeff Gravley, WRAL Happy Halloween!, Paul H. Jones, David Foster, WZTV News 2 Sports Extra, Cory Curtis, Dawn Davenport, Ron Johnson, Cal Baxter, WKRN Sports Sunday, Edward Egros, WHNT

SPORTS SEGMENT One Last Fight, Michelle Boudin, Matt Hammond, WCNC Rumble on the River, Trevor Campbell, Les Smith, WHBQ Signing Day 2012, Emily Pearce, Patrick Slattery, Vanderbilt University News & Communications The Conner Green Story, Steve Layman, Brian McKeegan, WTVF The Panel, Zach Whipple, Kyle Payne, Kevin Allison, Keith Wetzler, FOX Sports South Under the Lights - North Carolina Football, Kyle Payne, Zach Whipple, Keith Wetzler, Larry Fedora, FOX Sports South

SPORTS PROGRAMS/SERIES Football Saturdays in the South, David Barringer, Jeremy Williams, Robert Reichley, Alex Farmartino, Chris Duzan, Raycom Sports Kings of the Court, Jeremy Williams, Maxwell Brooke, Chris Duzan, Richard Brooke, Cory Alexander, Robert Reichley, Raycom Sports Memphis Grizzlies: Grind Forth, Patrick Stage, Memphis Grizzlies New College Football Show, Steven Toth, Scott Sharrer, Ford Heiner, Keith Wetzler, FOX Sports South SEC Gridiron LIVE , Bill Cochran, Christina Atkins, Marcus Kluttz, Keith Wetzler, FOX Sports South

SPORTS EVENT/GAME – LIVE ACC Basketball, Robert Reichley, Billy McCoy, Raycom Sports Detroit Red Wings @ Nashville Predators - Stanley Cup Playoffs, Bob Kohl, Rohan Backfisch, Hammond Reynolds, Terry Crisp, Pete Weber, Mitch Jordan, David White, Vickie Chien, Brett Newkirk, Linda Davis, David Raynak, John Tackett, Mark Howard, FOX Sports South NBA Playoffs Game #5 - Los Angeles Clippers vs. Memphis Grizzlies, Hammond Reynolds, Rohan Backfisch, Randy Stephens, Tom Huet, FOX Sports South NHL Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Carolina Hurricanes, Hammond Reynolds, Rohan Backfisch, Erik Barnhart, Doug Yalacki, FOX Sports South

WEATHER Heatwave 2012, Lisa Spencer, WSMV Lisa Patton Stormtracker Weather, Lisa Patton, WKRN Reflections: After the Storm, Jerry Hayes, Stan Pylant, Christina Meeks, David Williams, Denise Vickers, Becky Shores, David Wood, Carson Clark, Benjamin Smith, Greg Screws. Claire Aiello, Carrie Marchese, Michelle Stark, Allison Duff, Tiffany Golden, Bradley Thompson, Dion Hose, WHNT Tornado Outbreak, Lisa Spencer, Dan Thomas, Paul Heggen, Nancy Van Camp, Josh DeVine. WSMV Tornado Shelters - What Tennessee is Doing Wrong, Chris Justus, Robert Pace, WZTV

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DOCUMENTARY/CULTURAL A Christmas Carol: Behind the Magic, Mark Olexik, News 14 Carolina Bearden at 100, Steve Crump, C. L. Rick Fitts, WTVI Grape Expectations, Clay Johnson, Jay Jennings, Monica Laliberte, WRAL Liviya's Story, Liz Hodge, Paul McKellips, Frankie Trull, Steve Dorst, Liviya Anderson, FBR Media Tennessee Civil War 150: Crisis of Faith, Justin Harvey, Paul Mojonnier. Kevin Crane, Nashville Public Television The Heartland Series: The Cumberland Trail, Steve Dean, Doug Mills, Sam Moore, Bill Landry, Julie Morris. WBIR

DOCUMENTARY/TOPICAL 6,149 Days, Clay Johnson, Jay Jennings, Jim Rothschild, Keith Baker, Bridget Whelan, Valerie Aguirre, Steve Elizondo, Shan Zhong, WRAL Car Men, Nick Nanton, Amardeep Kaleka, JW Dicks, Craig Boyer, Hanny Boyer, Robert Davidowitz, CelebrityFilms Children's Health Crisis – Sexuality, Kevin Crane, Mary Makley, Beth Curley, Nashville Public Television Let Your Life Speak, Nick Nanton, JW Dicks, Adam Bowen, Amardeep Kaleka, Hanny Boyer, Craig Boyer, CelebrityFilms

DOCUMENTARY/HISTORICAL Birth of a Colony: North Carolina, Scott Davis, Tim Finkbiner, Donna Mitchell, UNC-TV/Horizon Productions Gold Record: 50 Years of Hockey History in Music City, Mitch Jordan, Bob Kohl, Chris Parker, Richard Scott Osborne, Nashville Predators Shiloh: The Devil's Own Day, David Van Hooser, Steve Hall, Kevin Crane, Ken Tucker, Barry Cross, The Renaissance Center Visions of the American West, Ed Jones, Kyle Nicholoff, Beth Curley, Nashville Public Television

HISTORIC/CULTURAL PROGRAM No Going Back: Women and the War, Ed Jones, Greta Requierme, Beth Curley, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Nashville Public Television Tennessee's Black Heritage, Jeff Davidson, Anne Holt, WKRN Violins of Hope, Rob Boisvert, David Kernodle, AJ Chodora, News 14 Carolina

ARTS Bluegrass Underground, Todd Jarrell, Todd Mayo, Becky Magura, James Burton Yockey, Todd Squared Creative License, David Van Hooser, Steve Hall, Ken Tucker, Barry Cross, Doug Jackson, The Renaissance Center Stickbuilt, Morgan Potts, Mike Burke, UNC-TV The Soundtrack Project, Jonathan D. Epstein, John Hubbell, Lance Murphey, Running Pony Productions/Greater Memphis Chamber/Memphis Symphony Orchestra Whirligig Wonderland-Folk Artist, Vollis Simpson, Heather Burgiss, UNC-TV World Premiere Bela Fleck Concerto for Banjo, Robert Swope, Alan D. Valentine, Sunrise Entertainment

ENTERTAINMENT Blessed, Beau Davidson, Beaumusique Holiday Notes from Home, Jay Willis, Dave Ballengee, Donald Schofield, Bill Turner. US Band of the Air Force Reserve Roadworthy: The Invisible Children Tour, Tyler Garnett, Halogen TV Wounded Soldiers Tackle Mt. Rainier, Joel Evans, Eric Richey, Ernest Bateman, Mike Brassell, Sovereign Media Group

MAGAZINE PROGRAM ACC Roadtrip Special, Jeremy Williams, Chris Duzan, Maxwell Brooke, Richard Brooke, Thomas Kane, Raycom Sports Soldier's Stories/Trail of Trust, David Hardy, Morgan Potts, Mike Burke, Mike Milstead, Amy Pasquini, Brian Faulkner, Pete Bell, Jay Cartwright, UNC-TV Tar Heel Traveler #17, Scott Mason, Tom Normanly, WRAL Wild Side Retrospective: HD is Coming!, Steve Hall, Ken Tucker, Barry Cross, Doug Jackson, The Renaissance Center

MAGAZINE SERIES 6 Around Town, Kristin Farley, Tearsa Smith, Holland Haverkamp, Linda Nguyen, Sarah Self, WATE All Star Cast with Eric Rhodes, Eric Rhodes, Shanon Rhodes, Giant Killer Productions NickiDtv, Nicki DeCroce, NickiDtv North Carolina Weekend, Galen Black, Derek Long, David Hardy, Deborah Noel, UNC-TV Our State, David Hardy, Morgan Potts, Mike Burke, Mike Milstead, Amy Pasquini, Brian Faulkner, Jay Cartwright, UNC-TV Page 6 of 13

Tennessee's Wild Side, Steve Hall, Ken Tucker, Barry Cross, Doug Jackson, The Renaissance Center

PUBLIC AFFAIRS Asleep at the Wheel, Jeremy Markovich, John Gray, Stuart Watson, WCNC From the Heart, Beverly Penninger, Junior League of Charlotte Laura's Story, Liz Hodge, Paul McKellips, Frankie Trull, Steve Dorst, Laura Gee, FBR Media Miracles Among Us, Margaret Johnson, Chris Petersen, Adriane Scott-Singleton, WXII

COMMUNITY SERVICE Go Jim Go, Jim Jaggers, Scott Sutherland, Holly Ford, Jennifer Cates, Alex Coleman, WREG Kids to Love, Lee Marshall, Stan Pylant, WHNT The Carl Wheeler Story, Mike Redding, Larry Audas, Robert Clinkingbeard, WFMY

INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM Bad Romance: Women's Suffrage, Tim Grant, Soomo Publishing In the Garden with Bryce Lane, Sonya Williams Harris, Bryce Lane, Simone Keith, North Carolina State University Rembrandt in America, Scott Davis, Peter G. Olafson, UNC-TV Storm Season 2012, Ron J. DeJoseph, Jr., Kim Holt, Jeremy Letterman, Dave Kaminsky, WSOC

INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL SERIES Bionic Leg Breakthrough, Amy Wolf, Patrick Slattery, Barb Cramer, Vanderbilt University News & Communications In the Garden with Bryce Lane, Sonya Williams Harris, Bryce Lane, Simone Keith, North Carolina State University Janet's Planet, John Hussey, Janet Ivey-Duensing, Janet's Planet

CHILDREN'S PROGRAM It's a Farmer Jason!, Ed Jones, Jason Ringenberg, Nashville Public Television Janet's Planet, John Hussey, Janet Ivey-Duensing, Janet's Planet The Zinghoppers: Rock, Bop & Zinghop!, Jack Norton, The Zinghoppers Group

SPECIAL EVENT COVERAGE 2011 Gatlinburg Christmas Parade, Mike Wiseman, WBIR 75th Annual Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant, Sarah Justice, Keith Pryor, Jason Lockhart, Matthew Hayhurst, Time Warner Cable Festival on the 4th, Sandi Skeen, WBIR Midsouth Emmy Awards - 26th Annual, Geneva M. Brignolo, Phillip L. Bell, Clifton Hunt, Jackie Pillers, Samantha Smith Jean, Curt Casassa, Shan Zhong, Beth Tucker Womack, Nicholas E. Dugger, Charles Shockley, Jr, .NATAS Nashville/Midsouth North Carolina Remembers 9/11, Scott Davis, Phyllis Parish Howard, Jim Rothschild, Scott Freck, Bill Hannah, Grant Llewellyn, Sandi Macdonald, UNC-TV/WRAL Vietnam Veterans Homecoming Celebration, Jeremy Markovich, WCNC

INTERACTIVITY Michelle Li: Interactive. Daily, Michelle Li, WSFX Nashville's News 2 Interactive, Heather Pelat, DeAnn Currey, WKRN SEC Gridiron LIVE, Bill Cochran, Kristina Akra, Christina Atkins, Keith Wetzler, FOX Sports South WRAL Social Storm Team / Hurricane Irene, Shelly Leslie, Jodi Leese Glusco, Nathan Johnson, Suzanne Wilson, WRAL

PSA SPOT A Child's Place, Rossana Seitter, WSOC It's Okay 2 Ask, Karen Denise Johnson, Gayle Hardy, WRAZ Sophia's House, Javier Leiva, Running Pony Productions Taps Memorial Day, Keith Hunter, Brad Jones, WGHP We Are Komen, Shelly Leslie, Anita Normanly, Steve Elizondo, WRAL We're Dog People "Adopt", Chris Conroy, Jenny Smith, WMC

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Fun Card, Dave Kaminsky, Rossana Seitter, WSOC Nashville Rescue Mission "Faces Campaign", Jerry L. Walker, WTVF New Wing Opening Series, Jeff Williford, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

PROMO SPOT/NEWS SAME DAY Action News Five - Bain Sisters Team Coverage, Amanda Fryer, WMC Bank of America Protests, Ron J. DeJoseph, Jr., Scott Schweers, Craig Davenport, WSOC Broken Lives - Tornado Aftermath, Chris Allight, WFMY Greg Fishel in the World's Worst Weather, Jay Yovanovich, WRAL Hockey Guys Never Say Die, Jay Yovanovich, WRAL Lost & Found, Bradley Thompson, Becky Shores, WHNT One Busy Night, Alan Adkins, WTVF

PROMO SPOT/NEWS Bullying in Schools, Ron J. DeJoseph, Jr., Noelle Frederickson, WSOC City Crashers, Ron J. DeJoseph, Jr., Scott Schweers, WSOC Cynthia Returns Promo, Brian Hallett, WSMV Gangs Exclusive, Jerry L. Walker, WTVF Gentrification, Noelle Frederickson, Ron J. DeJoseph, Jr., WSOC Raleigh's Invisible Homeless, Jay Yovanovich, WRAL Revoked License, Noelle Frederickson, WSOC

PROMO SPOT/NEWS IMAGE ABC11 Rise and Shine Promo, Khristopher Kahle, Curtis Miles, WTVD Action News 5 Dog People, Chris Conroy, Jenny Smith, Rich Wales, WMC Eyewitness News Coverage, Ron J. DeJoseph, Jr., Noelle Frederickson, Craig Davenport, WSOC Local Issues, Insight, Investigations, Shelly Leslie, Christian McIlwain, WRAL Stay Connected, Vanessa Ezernieks, Waheed AlQawasmi, Alistair Clark, WHBQ Wake Up with Friends (The Shrunken Edition), Shelly Leslie, Christian McIlwain, WRAL

PROMO SPOT/PROGRAM 6,149 Days, Jay Yovanovich, WRAL Christianity 101, Taylor Lowe, Illuminate Church X Factor Audition Pass 2012, Marc Derro, WRAZ

PROMO SPOT/IMAGE January Rocks, Marc Derro, Gayle Hardy, Justin Owen, Karin Fullington, Phillipe Charles, Scott Reid, WRAZ Make Your Brain Smile, David Reeve, David Fields, Chris Allight. WFMY We're Dog People - Super Bowl, Chris Conroy, Tonya Smith, Jenny Smith, Rich Wales, WMC

PROMO SPOT/SPORTS High School Football Extra, Melanie Johnson, Ron J. DeJoseph, Jr., WSOC Made in Memphis, Patrick Stage, Memphis Grizzlies The Legend of Friday Night, Jay Yovanovich, Steve Elizondo, WRAL Under the Lights: Making of the Ladycats Calendar, Mike Emerick, Jon Johnson, Adam Shumaker, FOX Sports South

PROMO CAMPAIGN CW Tude' Campaign, Marc Morriston, Andrew Horne, WNCT FOX 50 Lip Dub Project 2012, Marc Derro, Phillipe Charles, Scott Reid, Gayle Hardy, WRAZ Gladys Campaign, Aaron Putnam, Rossana Seitter, Joshua King, Andrew Manzella, Lisa Braswell, Shayla Thompson, Beverly Brock, WAXN Good Morning Memphis TMZ, Vanessa Ezernieks, Alistair Clark, Paul Sloan, WHBQ News 2 Point O, David Reeve, David Fields, Chris Allight, WFMY The WRAL Legacy, Shelly Leslie, Christian McIlwain, WRAL

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CHV Future Split Pass, John Sharpe, Bohan Just Love Coffee, Bradford Van Demark, BlueSky Filmworks Memphis Music Foundation, Jonathan Pekar, Ardent Film Department Mid-South Gastroenterology Group-"Heroes", Javier Leiva, Running Pony Productions National Guard Careers, Perry Jenkins, Mike Brassell, Thomas Lowe, Brent Milby, National Guard Strength Readiness Support Center Pigeon Forge "Today We/Lazy River", John Sharpe, Bohan

COMMERCIAL CAMPAIGN BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Campaign, John Sharpe, Bohan Dollar General Market Campaign, John Sharpe, Bohan Memphis Zoo – Dinosaurs, Scott Mahr, Casey Latiolais, Running Pony Productions RBC Golf, Tom Gibney, The Buntin Group

INTERSTITIAL North Carolina People with William Friday: 40th Anniversary, Robert Dobbs, UNC-TV North Carolina State Fair in Blue and Black, Jonah Kuttner, UNC-TV Stomp Your Feet / Possum Twist (from "Totally, Zinghoppers!"), Jack Norton, The Zinghoppers Group

ANIMATION Casey Latiolais Composite, Casey Latiolais, Running Pony Productions News 2 Animation, Vince Conti, Kinsey Grigsby, John Edmonds, WKRN RD Animation 2012, Ron J. DeJoseph, Jr., WSOC

AUDIO Birth of a Colony: North Carolina, Brian McPherson, UNC-TV/Horizon Productions Bluegrass Underground, Hugh Johnson, Danny Poland, Andy Kern, Todd Squared Keys to the Past, Karen Pearce, Grant Dennis, UNC-TV Shan Audio Composite, Shan Zhong, WRAL Shiloh: The Devil's Own Day, Ken Tucker, The Renaissance Center

DIRECTOR/NEWS Live with Breaking News, Mitzi Gargus, WTVF NC Now: Hurricane Irene, Katy M. Loebrich, UNC-TV The Instant Special, James A. Ford, Jr., WRAL

DIRECTOR/PROGRAM Birth of a Colony: North Carolina, Tim Finkbiner, UNC-TV/Horizon Productions Church 2092, Steve Horswill-Johnston, The United Methodist Church Joanne Hock, Robin Grey, ReelWorks Studios Kaleidoscope, Curt Casassa, Edge Marketing Liviya's Story, Liz Hodge, FBR Media New Zealand's Heritage Railways, Robert Van Camp, Wide Eye Productions

DIRECTOR/SHORT FORM FOX 50 Lip Dub Project 2012, Marc Derro, Phillipe Charles, WRAZ FOX13 Composite, Waheed AlQawasmi, Paul Sloan, WHBQ Preserving North America's Railroad Legacy, Robert Van Camp, Wide Eye Productions Unscripted, Richard Brooke, Maxwell Brooke, Raycom Sports We're Dog People - Super Bowl, Chris Conroy, Jenny Smith, WMC

EDITOR/NEWS A Grand Purpose in Their Art, Forrest Sanders, WSMV Cut and Render 2012, Matt Hammond, WCNC Fairbanks Editing, Allen Fairbanks, WCTI No Video? No Problem!, Jason Finley, WSMV Page 9 of 13

Thompson: Cuttin It Up 2012, Nathan Thompson, WTVF

EDITOR/PROGRAM Birth of a Colony: North Carolina, Tim Finkbiner, UNC-TV/Horizon Productions Creative License: Music Maker, Ken Tucker, The Renaissance Center From the Heart, Jamison Lee, Junior League of Charlotte Grind Forth Edit Composite, Patrick Stage, Memphis Grizzlies Kevin Allison Editing, Kevin Allison, FOX Sports South Real Doctors, Real People - Ian Udell, Stephanie Mahin, UNC Health Care Signing Day, Patrick Slattery, Vanderbilt University News & Communications The Soundtrack Project, Robert Bear, Lance Murphey, Running Pony Productions

EDITOR/SHORT FORM Bill Lloyd "Boy King Of Tokyo", Steve Boyle, SkidMedia Church 2092, Matthew Pessoni, Scott C. Jackson, Steve Horswill-Johnston, Gemini Production Group J-Walker Cuts & Composites, Jerry L. Walker, WTVF RD Composite 2012, Ron J. DeJoseph, Jr., WSOC Shan Editor Composite, Shan Zhong, WRAL

GRAPHIC ARTS Graphic Arts Compilation, Chris Allight, WFMY January Rocks, Marc Derro, Justin Owen, Gayle Hardy, WRAZ News 2 Graphics, Vince Conti, Kinsey Grigsby, John Edmonds, WKRN Shan Graphic Arts Composite, Shan Zhong, WRAL Taylor Lowe Composite, Taylor Lowe, BlueSky Filmworks The Panel - Graphics Composite, Adam Shumaker, FOX Sports South

LIGHTING 2011 Americana Music Honors and Awards, Bob Peterson, High Five Entertainment Bluegrass Underground, Allen Branton, Han Henze, Wally Bigbee, Todd Squared Creating New Memories, Matthew Pessoni, Scott Pessoni, Gemini Production Group

MUSIC COMPOSER/ARRANGER Birth of a Colony: North Carolina, John Keltonic, UNC-TV/Horizon Productions FOX 50 Lip Dub Project 2012, Phillipe Charles, WRAZ North Carolina Beautiful, Fred Story, Concentrix Music and Sound Design Rembrandt In America, Fred Story, Concentrix Music and Sound Design The Soundtrack Project, Robert Patterson, Jonathan Kirkscey, Marshall Fine, Running Pony Productions/Greater Memphis Chamber/Memphis Symphony Orchestra Visions of the American West, Joey Hodge, Joe DelMerico, Nashville Public Television

PHOTOGRAPHER/NEWS 2012 Profiles, Matt Hammond, WCNC Eric Sander Composite, Eric Sander, WGHP Leighton Shoots the News, Leighton Grant, WBTV Nelson's News, Ted Nelson, WTVF Thompson: Still Rollin 2012, Nathan Thompson, WTVF

PHOTOGRAPHER/PROGRAM Bluegrass Underground, Mike Breece, Todd Squared Creative License: Music Maker, Ken Tucker, The Renaissance Center Under the Lights: North Carolina Spring Football, Dan Greene, FOX Sports South From the Heart, Randy Fulp, Junior League of Charlotte Keys to the Past, Mike Burke, UNC-TV RN: Real Nurses - Jeanne Gartner, Stephanie Mahin, UNC Health Care The Kingston Flyer, Robert Van Camp, Wide Eye Productions Page 10 of 13

PHOTOGRAPHER/SHORT FORM Brian's Composite, Brian Hallett, WSMV Creating New Memories, Matthew Pessoni, Scott Pessoni, Gemini Production Group FOX13 Photography, Alistair Clark, Waheed AlQawasmi, WHBQ Preserving North America's Railroad Legacy. Robert Van Camp, Wide Eye Productions

SET DESIGN Designer Showcase, Cheri Perry. Jewelry Television Holiday Elegance, Cheri Perry, Jewelry Television News 2 News Set, Matthew Zelkind, Vince Conti, WKRN WZTV News Set, Dan Devlin, Kartik Dakshinamoorthy, Walter Olden, Devlin Design Group

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT Bluegrass Underground, Ralph Welch, Jr., Craig Lefevre, Rick Wells, Craig Gray, Randy Jackson, Todd Jarrell, Todd Mayo, Becky Magura, Jamie Trevathan, WCTE Passion 2012, Nicholas E. Dugger, Andrew Humphries, Robert Devlin, Mark Duval, TNDV: Television The Creation of the New WRAL Broadcast Center, Rick Congleton, Tony W. Gupton, Peter Sockett, Mike Upchurch, Frederick Kelly, Charles Braswell, Tony Patterson, Bill Weinel, Mike Mory, Chris Coles, Jimmy Gamble, P. B. Jernigan, Patrice Jobes, Andy Christensen, Michelle McNeil, Chris Cormier, Matthew Brandes, Bill McKenna, WRAL World Outreach Easter 2012, Nicholas E. Dugger, Robert Devlin, Andrew Humphries, TNDV: Television

VIDEO JOURNALIST Creative License: Sculpting Life, Ken Tucker, The Renaissance Center Gabino Sanchez, Edwin Pitti, WUVC Stories from the Fort Campbell Beat, Forrest Sanders, WSMV Wright Flight, Allen Fairbanks, WCTI

VIDEO ESSAY Go Another Way, Allen Fairbanks, WDEF It was Cancer, Gregory Simpson, WSOC Just A Lil Tugg'n, Ted Nelson, WTVF The "D" Home, Joe Rogers, Educational Television We Keep the Old Way, Nathan Thompson, WTVF

WRITER/NEWS A Few Gebbia Stories, Kim Gebbia, WTVF Hara Has a Story, Amanda Hara, WTVF Nick's Nuggets, Nick Beres, WTVF Scott Mason News Writing, Scott Mason, WRAL Tennessee Tales, Heather Graf, WTVF The Buckley Report, Bob Buckley, WGHP

WRITER/PROGRAM All Star Cast with Eric Rhodes, Eric Rhodes, Giant Killer Productions Bad Romance: Women's Suffrage, Emilia Fuentes Grant, Soomo Publishing Paying the Debt: A History of Vanderbilt's Peabody College, Jack Isenhour, Vanderbilt University's Peabody College Tennessee's Black Heritage, Jeff Davidson, WKRN The Soundtrack Project, John Hubbell, Running Pony Productions/Greater Memphis Chamber/Memphis Symphony Orchestra

WRITER/SHORT FORM FOX 50 Lip Dub Project 2012, Phillipe Charles, WRAZ Hinges, Alex Farmartino, Raycom Sports Nickel Words, Jerry L. Walker, Richard Eller, WTVF The WRAL Legacy, Shelly Leslie, WRAL

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PRODUCING ORGANIZATION NOMINATIONS WTVF 44 WRAL 37 WSMV 26 WSOC 18 UNC-TV 17 FOX Sports South 12 WKRN 12 WCNC 11 WHBQ 10 Running Pony Productions 8 The Renaissance Center 8 WHNT 8 WMC 8 WRAZ 8 Nashville Public Television 7 WGHP 7 Raycom Sports 5 WBIR 5 WFMY 5 Bohan 4 Todd Squared 4 Wide Eye Productions 4 WUVC 4 WZTV 4 FBR Media 3 Gemini Production Group 3 Junior League of Charlotte 3 Memphis Grizzlies 3 UNC Health Care 3 Vanderbilt University News & Communications 3 WBTV 3 3 WREG 3 WTVD WXII 3 BlueSky Filmworks 2 CelebrityFilms 2 Concentrix Music and Sound Design 2 Giant Killer Productions 2 Janet's Planet 2 Jewelry Television 2 News 14 Carolina 2 North Carolina State University 2 Soomo Publishing 2 The Zinghoppers Group 2 Time Warner Cable 2 TNDV: Television 2 WCTI 2 WCYB 2 Ardent Film Department 1 Beaumusique 1 Devlin Design Group 1 Edge Marketing 1 Page 12 of 13

Educational Television 1 Halogen TV 1 High Five Entertainment 1 Illuminate Church 1 Nashville Predators 1 NATAS Nashville/Midsouth 1 National Guard Strength Readiness Support Center 1 NickiDtv 1 North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences 1 ReelWorks Studios 1 SkidMedia 1 Sovereign Media Group 1 Sunrise Entertainment 1 The Buntin Group 1 The United Methodist Church 1 US Band of the Air Force Reserve 1 Vanderbilt University's Peabody College 1 WATE 1 WAXN 1 WCTE 1 WDEF 1 WECT 1 WNCT 1 WSFX 1 WTVC 1 WTVI 1 WVLT 1

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