HEARTLAND EMMY®AWARDS
3 THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES PRESENTS THE 35TH ANNUAL HEARTLAND REGIONAL EMMY® AWARDS
PLUS 2021 SILVER CIRCLE HONOREES, SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS, STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS
SATURDAY, JULY 17, 2021
LIVE-STREAMED BEGINNING AT 6:00PM MDT / 7:00PM CDT VIA OUR WEBSITE AND THEEMMYS APP
WWW. EMMYAWARDS.TV @HEARTLANDEMMY
4 5 T ig h t ’ s Order of E v t s President’s Welcome News Awards Morning Newscast – Larger Markets Morning Newscast – Medium/Smaller Markets Evening Newscast – Larger Markets Evening Newscast – Medium/Smaller Markets News Editor Live News Producer News Anchor Weather Anchor Reporter – Daily News News Excellence Silver Circle Presentation – Scott Thompson Promotion Awards Public Service Announcement – Single Spot or Campaign News Promotion Program Promotion Commercial – Single Spot or Campaign Editor – Spot Announcement Program Awards Arts/Entertainment – Short Form Arts/Entertainment – Long Form Environment/Science Historical/Cultural – Short Form Human Interest – Long Form Nostalgia Politics/Government – Long Form Documentary – Cultural Documentary – Historical Documentary – Topical Magazine Program Public A airs Program Informational/Instructional Program Interview/Discussion Program Branded Content Program Interactive Media 6 Reporting Awards Daily News Report Hard News Report Light News Feature – Single Report Light News Feature – Multiple Reports Business/Consumer Crime Environment/Science Health/Medical Human Interest Military Politics/Government Societal Concerns Technology Investigative Reporter Reporter – Live News Special Silver Circle Presentation – LeAnne Taylor Student Production Awards Newscast Multi-media Journalist Non-fi ction – Short Form Non-fi ction – Long Form Fiction – Short Form Presentation of 2021 Scholarship Awardees Craft Awards Writer – Program Editor – Program Photographer – News, Sports, Program Video Journalist Graphic Arts Music Composition Sports Awards Sports Story – News Feature Sports Program - Live Sports Program – Post-produced or Edited Sports Anchor
7 Specialty Awards Breaking or Spot News Continuing Coverage Investigative - Single Report Investigative – Multiple Reports Journalistic Enterprise Overall Excellence
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9 Welcome from the President!
On behalf of the Board of Governors, welcome to our 35th Annual Heartland Emmy® Awards show. Once again we celebrate virtually with you and hope that next year will see us together again. It is this evolution that encouraged tonight’s theme - “Into the Light” - as we continue the emergence from an unforgettable last couple of years. We are proud of the work you have done here in our region; the level of excellence shines in every one of tonight’s nominees. Congratulations to you!
After taking a laser scalpel to our categories this year, in both English and Spanish, we received over 900 entries from you. Of those, 315 were nominated and we will be awarding the coveted Emmy® statuette to 90 of those nominees tonight. Membership remains high at 960. You’ll be glad to know that the Awards committee will be adding categories next year: not only bringing back several that used to be o ered but also introducing some new ones to refl ect the way this industry is changing. We continue to see a large number of entries that aired on non-traditional platforms, and we encourage all submissions of work that is produced for a local or regional audience – no matter the distribution method!
We are delighted to welcome two fantastic additions to the Silver Circle: LeAnne Taylor and Scott Thompson. Their brilliant work, their work ethic, and their personal commitments make them more than worthy of this honor. We are proud to be the chapter where they make their home. Congratulations to Scott and LeAnne!
And let’s also recognize our three scholarship awardees – talented students who will soon be competing with us, and whom we will welcome with open arms. Good luck in your studies: Lily Tucker, Victoria Coolidge and Henry Janzen!
I stand on the shoulders of a Board of Governors who are a pleasure to work with. They are dedicated professionals who volunteer their considerable time and expertise to make our chapter better year after year. We all strive for a standard of excellence and I’m happy that we can celebrate our chapter’s achievements with you.
Carolyn K. Richards President, Heartland Chapter Board of Governors
10 He a l d Ch ap t er Board of Governors The Heartland Chapter consists of 12 DMAs in fi ve states: Denver, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wichita/Hutchinson, Omaha, Colorado Springs/Pueblo, Lincoln/Hastings-Kearney, Topeka, Grand Junction/Montrose, Cheyenne/Scottsblu , Casper/Riverton and North Platte. The Board meets monthly to process the business of the chapter; its membership consists of representatives from all areas of broadcast, media, production and education, both a liated and independent. They are proud to represent the 960 members of our chapter and encourage you to contact them at any time.
Carolyn Richards, Marblehead Productions, Denver President of the Board of Governors Drew Sidener, KCNC, Denver 1st Vice President & Awards Chair Juliana Broste: Traveling Jules Productions, Denver 2nd Vice President & Program Chair Carl Bilek: Colorado Public Radio, Denver Secretary/National Trustee/Silver Circle Chair Steve Replin, Replin Law Group, Denver Treasurer Julie Lucas, Denver (past President) National Trustee Paula Roth, KBDI Denver Sponsorship Chair Blaine Howerton: YGHDTV, Denver (past President) National Trustee Misty Montano: KUSA, Denver (past President) Bill Perry: OETA, Oklahoma City Mike Wallace: City of Omaha Michelle Bauer Carpenter, CU Denver Tony Kovaleski, KMGH, Denver Andrew Barker, KJRH, Tulsa Jeremy Hubbard, KDVR, Denver Annette Lawless, KAKE, Wichita Ryan Bramwell, SPILLT, Denver Linda Kotsaftis, KRMA, Denver
Traci Bilek, Heartland Chapter Administrator & Judging Coordinator Audrey Elling, Executive Director o [email protected] 11 Scott Thompson 2021 Silver Circle Honoree
Scott Thompson had his fi rst foray into “broadcast news” as a fi rst-grader at Webster School in his hometown of Collinsville, Illinois. On the playground, he would mount his Batman lunch box on his shoulder, grip a pretend microphone in his left hand, and roam around during lunch recess, asking his fellow seven- year-olds questions like, “What are you doing?” and “How long have you been doing it?”
For those living in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the three other states reached by the signal of KOTV, it’s fortunate that Scott not only continued his TV career on the school playground, but grew his skills and passion into a remarkable body of work and commitment to the Tulsa community.
Scott is an artist with words. The pictures he paints are an unforgettable tableau of the human condition and a reminder of the hope, joy and beauty that surround us, if only we take the time to look.
He’d look for people and their stories that wouldn’t ordinarily be featured on a television newscast. But as Scott would say, “I want to talk to the people who can’t imagine why I would want to talk with them, and who wonder why I’d want to put them on TV.” Because to Scott the stories of “ordinary” people, told in his extraordinary way, were worth telling and sharing.
He traipsed through every one of Oklahoma’s 77 counties, across the United States and around the world and shared his discoveries with us. In addition to being the main weeknight news anchor at KOTV for 20 years, where he led the station to become the highest-rated CBS a liate in the nation for late news, he took us to all the world’s continents. He continues to serve on Boards of Directors across the state and is a strong voice for quality education and the environment, among other passions. Scott Thompson is the embodiment of integrity, professionalism, honor and the highest ideals of the television craft. What began with that Batman lunchbox became one of the most distinguished careers in Oklahoma journalism history: beloved and admired by both the public and his peers.
12 LeAnne Thompson 2021 Silver Circle Honoree
From the beginning of LeAnne Taylor’s 37-year (and counting) career in journalism, her passion for people and desire to seek and report the truth has defi ned her career. She has the ability to relate to Oklahomans while at the same time keeping them safe, informed, and entertained. She is a friend you can trust, who brings you the news on the most-watched morning show in town. Two years out of college, in a very competitive television market, she earned her spot as KTUL’s weekend anchor. She worked her way up to a health-beat reporter assignment a year later, and was promoted to 5 pm co-anchor the next year. She continued her success after moving to KOTV’s morning show, Six in the Morning, in 1998. She helped catapult that show to #1 in the Tulsa market.
Her humility and bravery came into focus in early 2004. From the anchor desk, LeAnne announced she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She became a fearless advocate for survivors; answering calls and questions from viewers and helping them navigate through diagnosis and treatment. She has spent countless hours working as a volunteer in the Susan G. Komen o ce, delivering care-packages to newly diagnosed patients, registering runners for the Race for the Cure, and giving input on organizational direction in her current role as President of Susan G. Komen Oklahoma.
Whether she is in the newsroom, or out in the fi eld reporting on a story, her tenacity is unmatched. This comes from decades of covering Oklahoma’s most important stories. When LeAnne was assigned to cover an explosion at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995, she had no idea what a life- and career-changing moment that would be, reporting on one of the worst terrorist attacks in U.S. history from ground zero for ten days straight. Viewers later sent LeAnne numerous letters, amazed that she was able to hold it together and deliver the news to them. LeAnne Taylor is a Tulsa institution and immediately recognizable to just about any Oklahoman on the eastern side of the state. Viewers love LeAnne and feel like she’s a friend. But, perhaps more importantly for a local television journalist, Oklahomans trust her. She seeks and reports the truth, asks the tough questions to those in positions of power, and holds up the fi gurative mirror to refl ect what’s happening in our communities. She believes in reporting the news to Oklahomans, not inserting her opinion to bend the coverage to her worldview. LeAnne Taylor is a consummate professional, e ortless communicator, and fi erce advocate.
13 Th e NATAS St ory The Emmy® statue is a symbol of excellence in the television industry that has been awarded by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) since 1949. NATAS is the only national nonprofi t organization dedicated to recognizing outstanding achievement and improving the quality of television on all levels. In June 1986, the Heartland Chapter became the 17th chapter in the country, culminating an intense three-month campaign to meet the high eligibility standards of the Academy’s national board. Denver television executives were united and aggressive in their e orts to create a local chapter.
In 1987, the “Denver Chapter” was granted the privilege of being authorized to hold its own Emmy®Awards. For many years, only markets located within the boundaries of established NATAS chapters were eligible to participate in the local Emmy® awards and be rewarded for their best work. In 1989, the national Board of Trustees expanded the territory of the 17 existing chapters to include over 90 percent of the United States.
In 1991, the regional NATAS Board of Governors voted to change our name to the Heartland Regional Emmy® Awards to formally recognize the participation of other states in our chapter’s awards. Today we are known as the Heartland Chapter in recognition of the contribution of our fi ve-state chapter area. We are one of 19 chapters nation-wide.
What is Television? Television is no longer defi ned by a box that resides in the family living room. Television is happening everywhere we go. The Heartland Emmy® Chapter honors original content created for traditional broadcast/cablecast mediums as well as non- traditional and emerging platforms for broadband and portable delivery. Television is ‘moving pictures on a screen.’ If you are a producer (no matter your craft discipline) of original material intended for a Heartland audience, then this is your home for television excellence.
14 Th e Ju dg g Proc e dure The purpose of the Awards is to provide incentives for continuing outstanding individual and production achievements within our industry and to focus public attention upon the multi-talented individuals who comprise the industry. As a result, there can be one award, more than one award, or no award in each category. This year, more than 900 entries in 84 categories were judged by television professionals in various chapters around the country: Rocky Mountain Southwest, Suncoast, Lone Star, New York, Southeast, National/Capital, and Chicago/Midwest.
In accordance with national NATAS guidelines, panels of at least 7 peers scored each entry on Content, Creativity and Execution. English and Spanish language entries are judged independently. Tabulated ballots scores were compiled and checked, then a coded sheet representing the scores of the entries in each category (but without identifying features) was presented to the Awards Committee during a special Curve Cut meeting.
The committee members did not know which entries are being considered. They determined a cut-o score high enough to ensure a standard of outstanding achievement; all entries above the cut-o are considered nominees. The highest scoring entries will receive Emmy® awards. There are no winners or losers here tonight – only those who continue to make our markets representative of the best work in the country!
15 Our Ju dg g P icy The success of the Emmy® Awards process depends on the willingness of qualifi ed professionals to serve as judges.
By entering, you agree to serve as a judge when asked, and that judging must occur during calendar year of your entry. • If you enter once, you’ll need to judge once • If you enter twice, you’ll need to judge twice • If you enter three or more times, you’ll need to judge at least 3 times
Those who meet these judging requirements during the current calendar year will receive substantial discounts on entry fees next year.
There are typically 6-10 opportunities to judge other chapters’ entries during the year (we call them Rounds) and all entrants are notifi ed via email. You can also check your NATAS account online to see if judging opportunities await.
What’s the time commitment for judging? 30 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the category; judging can be done anywhere you have a computer; it’s all online.
When you judge 3 or more times during a calendar year, you’ll earn a $10 discount on membership dues for the upcoming year. There is no limit to the amount of judging you can do, as long as you’re qualifi ed to judge the categories you choose. You don’t have to be a member or entrant, as long as you have experience in the category you’re judging.
16 R e g i E m m y ® I n f o r m i & Us ag e Rig h t s Use of Regional Emmy® Name and Statuette in Advertising and Publicity
AWARD OWNERSHIP: Regional Emmy® Awards are presented to individuals, not to their employers. It is the individual entrant’s achievement that is being judged and recognized. Ownership of the Regional Emmy® statuette is retained by the individual and The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, even if an employer pays entry fees.
RECIPIENTS may not sell or give the statuette to anyone. The Regional Emmy® Award Statuette is the copyrighted and registered trademarked property of NATAS! If a recipient or the recipient’s heir or successor in interest proposes to sell or otherwise dispose of the Regional Emmy® statue(ette), such persons shall be obligated to return the statue(ette) to NATAS which will retain the same in storage in memory of the recipient.
COMMEMORATIVE STATUETTES: Stations, studios and production companies may order a commemorative statuette for public display at their place of business (up to a maximum of three per winning entry). The statuette is engraved the same as the actual Regional Emmy® Award, with the word “commemorative” added on the rear of the statuette. No additional or special wording is allowed.
PROMOTION: All publicity, advertising or any written reference undertaken by stations, nominees and award recipients to the Emmy® Awards, must clearly state that the awarded achievement is for a Regional Emmy® Award. The word “Regional” must appear in these instances. i.e. “Regional Emmy® Recipient for Evening Newscast”
The recipient of a nomination or a Regional Emmy® Award or station/company may refer in advertising and publicity to the fact that they have been honored only for one year after the recognition was bestowed. They may use a replica of the Regional Emmy® statuette in such advertising. Individuals who signifi cantly contributed to the production or craft but were not honored with a statuette cannot specifi cally advertise they are an Emmy® award recipient. They can only state they worked on the recognized program.
17 COPYRIGHT: The statuette itself may not be reproduced or used in any other commercial manner without written permission from NATAS. A ® registration mark and the appropriate copyright notice: © NATAS/Television Academy must accompany any portrayal of the Emmy® statuette or moniker. The word “EMMY®” is also trademarked and wherever possible its use should appear as follows: EMMY®
Correct: I received a Heartland Emmy® award for ______(category title) Incorrect: I won an Emmy®for Best ______(category title)
STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARD PROMOTION: NATAS POLICY
College/university students may refer to the fact that they are recipients of a NATAS – Heartland Chapter Regional Student Production Award. Students are not considered peer professionals and as such, their regional student productions are not eligible for Emmy® award recognition. Schools and/or students may not use the Emmy® name or replica of the Emmy® fi gure in any form of school publications, commercial advertising and promotion.
Correct: I received a Heartland Student Production Award for ______(category title)
Incorrect: I won a student Emmy®for ______(category title)
Incorrect: Any use of the Emmy®statue picture/symbol/icon in reference to a Student Production Award
Students have been asking…. Beginning this year, Student Production Award winners may purchase a crystal pillar for $125. Please contact the o ce for more info.
18 N i s For News A r d s MORNING NEWSCAST - MARKETS 1-49 n EAST TROUBLESOME FIRE EXPLODES KUSA AMANDA HORVATH, PRODUCER MALLORY DAVIS, DIRECTOR LESLEY MARTIN, PRODUCER NATASHA VERMA, ANCHOR GARY SHAPIRO, ANCHOR n EAST TROUBLESOME WILDFIRE KCNC KERRY O’CONNOR, PRODUCER COLLETTE CALVERT, DIRECTOR DOMINIC GARCIA, ANCHOR LAURA PHILLIPS, WRITER n FOX31 MORNING NEWS 6AM - THE GEORGE FLOYD RIOTS KDVR SARAH STRINGER, PRODUCER TOM SCHILLING, DIRECTOR DREW ENGELBART, ANCHOR LISA D’SOUZA, REPORTER BROOKS GARNER, METEOROLOGIST CHRIS WHALEN, PHOTOGRAPHER n MORNING NEWSCAST: WILDFIRES EXPLODE OVERNIGHT KMGH VINCENT POSTIGLIONE, PRODUCER STEPHEN MCNELIS, PRODUCER MORNING NEWSCAST - MARKETS 50+ n AM SHOW KWCH KWCH BETH GRIMMETT, PRODUCER NATALIE DAVIS, ANCHOR BROOKE CHONG, PRODUCER TREVOR REICHLE, PRODUCER
19 n KWCH AM NEWSCAST KWCH BETH GRIMMETT, PRODUCER NATALIE DAVIS, ANCHOR SHANE KONICKI, ANCHOR BROOKE CHONG, PRODUCER TREVOR REICHLE, PRODUCER EVENING NEWSCAST - MARKETS 1-49 n FOX31 NEWS AT 9: FIRST NIGHT OF DENVER RIOTS KDVR LINDSAY SAX, PRODUCER ALLISON SOULVIE, DIRECTOR GERARD CARLETON, WRITER MATT MAURO, REPORTER ARISTEA BRADY, ANCHOR AMANDA CARMICHAEL, EDITOR JEREMY HUBBARD, ANCHOR KEAGAN HARSHA, REPORTER JONATHAN FRANTZ, PHOTOJOURNALIST n FRUSTRATED, FED UP AND FIGHTING FOR CHANGE KMGH CESIRA COSTA, PRODUCER n STILL I RISE: JUNETEENTH 2020 KMGH JON EWING, PRODUCER DOMINICK LEE, PHOTOJOURNALIST JOSH WHITSTON, PHOTOJOURNALIST JESSICA PORTER, ANCHOR MICAH SMITH, REPORTER EVENING NEWSCAST - MARKETS 50+ n KRDO NEWSCHANNEL 13 AT 10: BEAR CREEK WILDFIRE KRDO JEMAL DURAN, PRODUCER BART BEDSOLE, ANCHOR HEATHER SKOLD, ANCHOR n KWCH 10PM NEWSCAST KWCH EVERETT CARLISLE, PRODUCER ANDREW SHORES, PRODUCER MELISSA SCHEFFLER-HOYLE, ANCHOR JACOB ALBRACHT, ANCHOR 20 n KWCH NEWS 6PM KWCH ROB MARIN, PRODUCER SCOTT ELPERS, PRODUCER MELISSA SCHEFFLER-HOYLE, ANCHOR JACOB ALBRACHT, ANCHOR n PRESIDENT TRUMP IN TULSA KJRH SHEA SMITH, PRODUCER SIERRA PIZARRO, REPORTER KAREN LARSEN, ANCHOR ANTHONY RUSSELL, REPORTER GARRETT WEINDORF, PRODUCER COLE BEWLEY, DIRECTOR ANDREW BARKER, SENIOR EDITOR STEPHEN OWSLEY, PHOTOGRAPHER KYLE SHORT, PHOTOGRAPHER EDITOR - NEWS n COLE COVID EDITS KUSA THOMAS COLE, EDITOR n EDITING WITH A ‘G’ KUSA GEOFF SAWTELL, EDITOR n JWK COMPOSITE KUSA JOHN KUHRT, EDITOR n TRAVIS KHACHATOORIAN COMPOSITE KUSA TRAVIS KHACHATOORIAN, EDITOR LIVE NEWS PRODUCER n EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED KMGH ALLI FRIEDMAN, PRODUCER n NEWS NEVER SLEEPS AND NEITHER DO I KUSA AMANDA HORVATH, PRODUCER
21 TALENT: ANCHOR - NEWS n 2020: THE DUMPSTER FIRE KDVR JEREMY HUBBARD, ANCHOR n CALM IN THE CHAOS: KATHY WALSH ANCHORS NINE HOURS OF PROTESTS KCNC KATHY WALSH, ANCHOR n LINDA GUERRERO PRESENTANDO KCEC LINDA GUERRERO, NEWS ANCHOR n MELISSA’S MOMENTS WIBW MELISSA BROWN, ANCHOR n RAFAEL CONTRERAS SIEMPRE CONTIGO KCEC RAFAEL CONTRERAS, NEWS ANCHOR n WHAT IS AN ANCHOR? KUSA KYLE CLARK, ANCHOR TALENT: ANCHOR - WEATHER n DAVE FRASER: PINPOINT WEATHER KDVR DAVE FRASER, CHIEF METEOROLOGIST n METEOROLOGIST KATHY SABINE- COLORADO WEATHER KUSA KATHY SABINE, METEOROLOGIST- ANCHOR n WEATHER EXTREMES WITH METEOROLOGIST DAVE AGUILERA KCNC DAVE AGUILERA, WEATHER ANCHOR TALENT: REPORTER - DAILY NEWS n GETTING OUT OF THE HOUSE KUSA NELSON GARCIA, REPORTER n I’M ERIC LUPHER, DENVER7 KMGH ERIC LUPHER, REPORTER
22 n KATIE’S STORIES KUSA KATIE EASTMAN, REPORTER n NOEL BRENNAN MASTERS THE BOOM MIC KUSA NOEL BRENNAN, REPORTER n STEVE, YOU’RE MUTED KUSA STEVE STAEGER, REPORTER n WORK FROM HOME GOT ME 10/10 ON ROOM RATER! KUSA MARSHALL ZELINGER, REPORTER NEWS EXCELLENCE n 9NEWS: EVERYWHERE KUSA TIM RYAN, DIRECTOR OF CONTENT n COVERING COLORADO FIRST KCNC TIM WIELAND, NEWS DIRECTOR n DENVER7 NEWS KMGH HOLLY GAUNTT, NEWS DIRECTOR n FOX31 NEWS KDVR BRIAN GREGORY, NEWS DIRECTOR n KOCO 5 NEWS KOCO SHAWNDA ADAMS, NEWS DIRECTOR n OKLAHOMA’S OWN NEWS 9 KWTV NATHAN ELLIOTT, NEWS DIRECTOR n ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS: 2020 KRMA LINDA KOTSAFTIS, CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER SILVER CIRCLE PRESENTATION Scott Thompson
23 N i s F o r P r i s A r d s PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (PSA) n FIELDS AND FUTURES: WHY WE CARE LAMPSTAND STORY CO DEREK WATSON, CO-DIRECTOR JANNA SMITH, CO-DIRECTOR NICK JONES, PRODUCER HAYLEY MOORE, PRODUCER JANSON JONES, CINEMATOGRAPHER ABBIGAIL DEDMON, EDITOR ANNA HULKOWER, EDITOR BRYAN CLARK, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR LUKE HALL, ASSISTANT PRODUCER n KIDS IN THE HOUSE WIBW DAVID UHLER, PRODUCER n THIS IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING LISTEN PRODUCTIONS MITCH DICKMAN, DIRECTOR n VOC VOICES OF CHANGE KUSA BILL REDDICK, EDITOR BLAIR NELSON, PRODUCER DANIELLE KLEIN, VIDEOGRAPHER n VOTE INFINITUS PICTURES ERIC HERNÁNDEZ, WRITER/DIRECTOR n WE THE ARTISTS HEROINE FILMS ANDREA NORDGREN, DIRECTOR/CO-PRODUCER MELANIE MCLEAN BROOKS, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY JOSH O’BRIEN, MOTION GRAPHICS DESIGNER DIEGO RODRIGUEZ, VIDEO EDITOR BOBBY LEFEBRE, POET/WRITER/TALENT STEPHEN BRACKETT, MUSIC PRODUCER SAJA BUTLER, MUSICIAN/COMPOSER JULIA MENDIOLEA, MUSICIAN 24 PROMOTION: NEWS n COLORADO MOMENTS KCNC MICHAEL J. CHOY, PRODUCER/WRITER MIKE VIALPANDO-NUNEZ, EDITOR DREW SIDENER, WRITER n DENVER7: PAY IT FORWARD KMGH TRAVIS LUPHER, PRODUCER/CO-WRITER/DIRECTOR BRENT CHAPIN, PRODUCER/CO-WRITER WILL BECKINGHAM, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ADAM FOWLER, PRODUCER/CO-WRITER n DENVER7: WE REMEMBER KMGH TRAVIS LUPHER, PRODUCER/DIRECTOR BRENT CHAPIN, PRODUCER PAIGE RUSH, PRODUCTION ASSISTANT n DENVER7: WEATHER 24/7 CAMPAIGN KMGH TRAVIS LUPHER, PRODUCER/WRITER/DIRECTOR BRENT CHAPIN, PRODUCER/CO-WRITER WILL BECKINGHAM, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY n TEAM RENOUX :30 KUSA BILL REDDICK, PRODUCER n THE NATION’S FIRST TORNADO ALERT KFOR BRENNA CAMPBELL, GRAPHIC DESIGNER/PRODUCER JOE KOZLOWSKI, WRITER PROMOTION: PROGRAM n MES DE LA HERENCIA HISPANA KCEC SAMUEL BERNAL, PRODUCER/ WRITER DON DABOUB, CREATIVE PRODUCER n MILE HIGH MORNINGS IMAGE LAUNCH CAMPAIGN KUSA DANIELLE KLEIN, PRODUCER ENRICO MEYER, PRODUCER BRENNA MASTRO, MOTION DESIGNER BLAIR NELSON, PRODUCER 25 n OKLAHOMA STATE BASKETBALL: A NEW ERA BEGINS OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS COURTNEY BAY, PRODUCER/DIRECTOR ANDREW BAY, VIDEOGRAPHER n PERSPECTIVE ANTHEM CAMPAIGN KUSA BRIAN ELOE, EDITOR DANIELLE KLEIN, CINEMATOGRAPHER ENRICO MEYER, PRODUCER BLAIR NELSON, PRODUCER BRENNA MASTRO, MOTION DESIGNER BILL REDDICK, PRODUCER n SPIRIT OF SPORTS PROMO ALTITUDE SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT MATTHEW DARLINGTON, PRODUCER/EDITOR SEAN MURRAY, PRODUCER/WRITER n VIOLENCIA DOMESTICA PROMO KCEC ROSANGELA PAYAN, GRAPHIC DESIGNER ANGEL CASTELLANOS, EDITOR COMMERCIAL n ARROW ELECTRONICS “PIONEER” ARROW ELECTRONICS/ASPENCORE STUDIO STEVE URBANO, WRITER n CHARLIE’S TUNNEL VISION UCHEALTH MIKE MAZZANTI, CO-DIRECTOR BRAD CONNER, CO-DIRECTOR BRIAN QUINTANA, WRITER ALEX POLESOVSKY, GRAPHIC/PRODUCTION DESIGN JULIA BERTHET, PRODUCER CAMERON GRIMES, PRODUCER JEFF KOSLOSKI, CO-PRODUCER BROOK AITKEN, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY MANNY RODRIGUEZ, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER WILLIAM SMITH, PRODUCTION COORDINATOR ERIC SINGER, AUDIO PRODUCTION ALLYSON FELDMAN, PRODUCTION DESIGN
26 n I DID UCHEALTH MATTHÄUS BUSSMANN, DIRECTOR JULIA BERTHET, PRODUCER JEFF KOSLOSKI, CO-PRODUCER BENJAMIN ENTRUP, EDITOR KELLY OREILLY, WRITER BRANDON GENOVA, GRAPHIC/PRODUCTION DESIGN BRIAN QUINTANA, WRITER/ASSOCIATE PRODUCER PAUL MANUTES, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MANNY RODRIGUEZ, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER ERIC SINGER, AUDIO PRODUCTION KIMBERLY VECCHIO, PRODUCTION COORDINATOR n OU HEALTH | WE BELIEVE | THE FUTURE OF HEALTH IS HERE STUDIO FLIGHT CHARLES MOLLEUR, DIRECTOR n SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY “MADE FOR MORE CAMPAIGN” DIGITAL DK STUDIOS STEVE JONES, DIRECTOR n WE ARE MIO BOILING POINT MEDIA COLIN STEIN, VISUAL EFFECTS & ANIMATION ARTIST EDITOR - SPOT ANNOUNCEMENT n 2020 KRMA MIKE JOHNS, EDITOR n TRAVIS LUPHER EDITING COMPOSITE KMGH TRAVIS LUPHER, EDITOR N i s For Prog r A r d s ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT - SHORT FORM CONTENT n ARTS DISTRICT EPISODE 819 | THE CURSE OF ZABITI KRMA ALEXIS KIKOEN, PRODUCER
27 n BETO COMBINES ROOTS AND CULTURE IN ART DENVER 8 TV EMILY MAXWELL, MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST ROXANA A. SOTO, PRODUCER AMANDA ZITZMAN, VIDEO JOURNALIST n BRAVO! TOPEKA CIVIC THEATRE BERKELEY SQUARE MEDIA DAVID UHLER, PRODUCER, VIDEOGRAPHER, EDITOR, GRAPHICS n INSIDE THE ART OF KOKO BAYER MS.MAYHEM POLINA SARANA, VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT LONG FORM CONTENT n 2020 VIRTUAL FIVE POINTS JAZZ FESTIVAL KRMA JULIE JACKSON, PRODUCER/DIRECTOR TINA CARTAGENA, PRODUCER MATTHEW KOWAL, PRODUCER/PERFORMER/AUDIO ENGINEER BROOKE DILLING, PRODUCER AMBER C. FOCHI, PRODUCER TAMARA BANKS, WRITER/HOST NIKKI SWARN, HOST ARTURO GÓMEZ, HOST CARLOS LANDO, HOST JENNIFER R. CASTOR, EDITOR MARK MONTOUR-LARSON, GRAPHIC DESIGNER BRIAN WILLIE, VIDEOGRAPHER COLIN BRICKER, AUDIO ENGINEER/EDITOR JAMES JOLIAT, VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR CLARISSA GUY, EDITOR n GALLERY AMERICA: JOE SLACK, IRON MAN OETA DAVID TAMEZ, PRODUCER ROBERT REID, WRITER/HOST n JAM: THE FEY NET MICHELE WOLFORD, PRODUCER/WRITER DAVID KOEHN, VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR WERNER ALTHAUS, FIELD AUDIO/SOUND MIX SCOTT BEACHLER, GRAPHIC DESIGN
28 LATIN BEATS KDEN GRISELLE SIERRA, PRODUCER MAURICIO JARAMILLO MUTIS, ANCHOR JAKE MANKIN, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR n MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA HOLIDAY SPECIAL MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA BRIAN J. MARCUM, CREATOR/DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER WAYNE BRYAN, PRODUCER/HOST ERIC ZOLLER, PRODUCER LONNY QUATTLEBAUM, PRODUCER/DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY/EDITOR n ONCE UPON A DREAM | OU WEITZENHOFFER SCHOOL OF DANCE SCISSORTAIL MEDIA VICTORIA FOUKE, SENIOR PRODUCER JASON ANDERSON, PROGRAM EDITOR CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, PRODUCER KRIS MURRAY, PRODUCER n OSIYO, VOICES OF THE CHEROKEE PEOPLE - EPISODE 602 CHEROKEE NATION BUSINESSES MAGGIE CUNNINGHAM, PRODUCER JENNIFER LOREN, HOST RORY CRITTENDEN, PRODUCER BRIT HENSEL, PRODUCER BLAKE BROWN, ASSISTANT EDITOR MATTHEW LEACH, ASSISTANT EDITOR ZACH LITWACK, LEAD EDITOR LEEANN DREADFULWATER, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER ERIC LEE, ILLUSTRATOR ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE - SHORT FORM OR LONG FORM n COLORADO’S MOOSE PEAK TO CREEK FILMS INC. SEAN ENDER, PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/CINEMATOGRAPHER/EDITOR n ROBERT CARVER: COVID SURVIVOR UCHEALTH CHRISTEN NEHMER, DIRECTOR/CAMERA/EDITOR JULIA BERTHET, PRODUCER JEFF KOSLOSKI, CO-PRODUCER JESSICA BERRY, PRODUCTION COORDINATOR MANNY RODRIGUEZ, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
29 HISTORICAL/CULTURAL SHORT FORM CONTENT n A COWBOY’S DREAM COME TRUE DENVER 8 TV EMILY MAXWELL, MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST n CIVICS 101 NET KRISTI KOSER, GRAPHIC ARTIST PERRY STONER, PRODUCER/WRITER BRANDEE WEBER, PRODUCER/WRITER B.J. HUCHTEMANN, PRODUCER/WRITER NIKKI BATES, PRODUCER/WRITER DEBBIE HAMLETT, PRODUCER n DIA DE LOS MUERTOS KRMA JULIO SANDOVAL, PRODUCER n HEROES OF THE HEARTLAND KDVR JEREMY HUBBARD, PRODUCER JAMES LONG, PHOTOGRAPHER TIMOTHY DAVIS, CO-PRODUCER n HIDDEN ICE WORLD OF THE SOUTH FORK CANYON KCWC KYLE DUBA, PHOTOGRAPHER NATHAN SCHUCKER, PRODUCER, PHOTOGRAPHER, EDITOR n KOREAN KIMCHI KRMA KATE PERDONI, VIDEO JOURNALIST HUMAN INTEREST - LONG FORM CONTENT n BACK IN TIME: A PIECE OF HOME OETA ROBERT BURCH, PRODUCER RYAN LORG, VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR n CALEB FREEMAN’S STORY LAMPSTAND STORY CO JANNA SMITH, DIRECTOR/EDITOR NICK JONES, PRODUCER HAYLEY MOORE, PRODUCER JANSON JONES, CINEMATOGRAPHER BRYAN CLARK, ART DIRECTOR 30 n FIVE POINTS JAZZ FESTIVAL | MUSIC FROM THE HEART KRMA JENNIFER R. CASTOR, PRODUCER/VIDEOGRAPHER MITCH JELNIKER, PRODUCER/WRITER n NEVER TOO LATE KDVR JEREMY HUBBARD, PRODUCER ISAIAS MEDINA, PHOTOJOURNALIST JAMES LONG, PHOTOJOURNALIST n OSIYO, VOICES OF THE CHEROKEE PEOPLE - EPISODE 603 CHEROKEE NATION BUSINESSES JENNIFER LOREN, HOST BRIT HENSEL, PRODUCER MATTHEW LEACH, PRODUCER RORY CRITTENDEN, PRODUCER LEEANN DREADFULWATER, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MAGGIE CUNNINGHAM, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER TY CLARK, PRODUCTION ASSISTANT NICHOLAS BUTTRAM, ASSISTANT EDITOR BLAKE BROWN, ASSISTANT EDITOR ZACH LITWACK, LEAD EDITOR ERIC LEE, ILLUSTRATOR n THE BEST OF US: JOE BOARDMAN UCHEALTH CHRISTEN NEHMER, DIRECTOR/CAMERA/EDITOR JULIA BERTHET, PRODUCER MIKE MAZZANTI, CO-PRODUCER JEFF KOSLOSKI, CO-PRODUCER BRADLEY STABIO, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY KATHERINE MCCRIMMON, PRODUCTION COORDINATOR BRAD FIXLER, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MANNY RODRIGUEZ, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER NOSTALGIA SHORT FORM OR LONG FORM n FINDING PEACE: COLORADO’S CONNECTION TO BOSNIA KMGH SEAN TOWLE, HOST/REPORTER JOSH WHITSTON, PHOTOGRAPHER RUSSELL HAYTHORN, REPORTER BRAD BOGOTT, PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC ENGLISH, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHER DREW SMITH, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR LIZ GELARDI, REPORTER 31 n GALLERY AMERICA: MAPPING THE MOTHER ROAD OETA DAVID TAMEZ, PRODUCER ROBERT BURCH, WRITER/NARRATION n OSIYO, VOICES OF THE CHEROKEE PEOPLE - EPISODE 605 CHEROKEE NATION BUSINESSES BRIT HENSEL, PRODUCER BLAKE BROWN, PRODUCER JENNIFER LOREN, HOST LEEANN DREADFULWATER, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER RORY CRITTENDEN, PRODUCER MATTHEW LEACH, ASSISTANT EDITOR TY CLARK, ASSISTANT EDITOR ZACH LITWACK, LEAD EDITOR DUSTIN HOWARD, COMPOSER ERIC LEE, ILLUSTRATOR n OUR WYOMING - CHEYENNE STEWARDESS SCHOOL KCWC STEVEN MCKNIGHT, PRODUCER KYLE DUBA, VIDEOGRAPHER n OVERSHADOWED: THE WICHITA STATE FOOTBALL CRASH KDVR JEREMY HUBBARD, PRODUCER NOAH SKINNER, PHOTOGRAPHER GEORGE TAYLOR, PHOTOGRAPHER CURT RIERSON, PHOTOGRAPHER ISAIAS MEDINA, PHOTOGRAPHER n ‘TO BOLDLY GO WHERE EVERYONE ELSE HAS GONE BEFORE’ DENVER 8 TV AMANDA ZITZMAN, MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST POLITICS/GOVERNMENT LONG FORM CONTENT n ELECTION TOWN HALL KUSA MEGAN DOYLE, PRODUCER SAMANTHA BERGUM, PRODUCER n NEXT PRESENTS: RACE FOR THE SENATE KUSA MARSHALL ZELINGER, MODERATOR KYLE CLARK, MODERATOR KEVIN LARSON, PRODUCER JERRY VANCINI, DIRECTOR 32 n THE GREAT COLORADO SENATE DEBATE KMGH ANNE TRUJILLO, ANCHOR/MODERATOR JOSEPH PETERS, PRODUCER BLAIR MILLER, WRITER CAITLYN KIM, MODERATOR JUSTIN WINGERTER, MODERATOR n UNPRECEDENTED POLITICS KDVR MORGAN PAWL, PRODUCER MATT MAURO, PRODUCER AUBREY MORSE, PHOTOJOURNALIST GABRIELLE FRANKLIN, REPORTER DOCUMENTARY - CULTURAL n A SCULPTED LIFE NET CHRISTINE LESIAK, PRODUCER/WRITER RALPH HAMMACK, CO-PRODUCER/EDITOR n HISPANIC HERITAGE KDVR ROBERT PUGSLEY, PHOTOJOURNALIST JOSH MARANHAS, PHOTOJOURNALIST/EDITOR KEVIN BURR, PHOTOJOURNALIST ISAIAS MEDINA, CHIEF PHOTOJOURNALIST VICENTE ARENAS, REPORTER ERIKA GONZALEZ, REPORTER GREGORY NIETO, REPORTER CHRIS MOSHER, PHOTOJOURNALIST GERARD CARLETON, PRODUCER n THE JEFFERSON PROJECT KUSA NELSON GARCIA, PRODUCER ANNE HERBST, PRODUCER n TOUR DE FORCE STABIO PRODUCTIONS INC. BRADLEY STABIO, PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/CINEMATOGRAPHER/EDITOR BROOK AITKEN, CO-CINEMATOGRAPHER BRIAN DE HERRERA-SCHNERING, COLORIST SEAN HERATY, CAMERA/ASSISTANT EDITOR NATHALIE PROULX, CO-PRODUCER
33 DOCUMENTARY - HISTORICAL n 24TH & GLORY OMAHA WORLD-HERALD / OMAHA.COM BRENDAN SULLIVAN, VIDEOGRAPHER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER n 40 YEARS IN THE DARK KUSA KEVIN VAUGHAN, REPORTER ANNA HEWSON, PHOTOJOURNALIST/EDITOR NICOLE VAP, PRODUCER n D-REP: FIGHT FOR LIFE UCHEALTH MIKE MAZZANTI, DIRECTOR BRADLEY STABIO, PRODUCER/DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY JULIA BERTHET, PRODUCER JEFF KOSLOSKI, PRODUCER JESSICA BERRY, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER BRAD FIXLER, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MANNY RODRIGUEZ, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER ERIC SINGER, AUDIO PRODUCTION n EMERGING FROM INTERNMENT DENVER 8 TV AMANDA ZITZMAN, MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST GARY STEBBINS, VIDEO JOURNALIST ROXANA A. SOTO, PRODUCER n LEADERS & LEGACIES - FROM THE PULPIT TO THE PRESSES ACKERMAN MCQUEEN BECKY KING, WRITER/DIRECTOR ANDREW LAMON, PRODUCER JOHN ALMENDAREZ, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY WALT COX, VIDEOGRAPHER ED RUSSELL, ART DIRECTOR TIM KATZENMEIER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MICAH LEON, VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR SHAD WYCKOFF, STEADICAM OP n WINTER FIRE - TRIBAL RESURGENCE ACKERMAN MCQUEEN BECKY KING, WRITER/DIRECTOR ANDREW LAMON, PRODUCER TIM KATZENMEIER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR JOHN ALMENDAREZ, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY/EDITOR MICAH LEON, VIDEOGRAPHER WALT COX, VIDEOGRAPHER SHAD WYCKOFF, STEADICAM OP 34 DOCUMENTARY - TOPICAL n EXPLORING NEBRASKA’S STATE PARKS NET BRANDEE WEBER, PRODUCER WAYNE MARTINO, JR., VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR LISA CHAVANOTHAI CRAIG, GRAPHIC DESIGNER TYLER KERSTING, AERIAL VIDEOGRAPHY/ADDITIONAL VIDEOGRAPHY JACOB IMIG, AERIAL VIDEOGRAPHY n INSIGHT WITH JOHN FERRUGIA: BREAKDOWN KRMA JOHN FERRUGIA, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER JASON FOSTER, PHOTOJOURNALIST/EDITOR PHILIP MARAVILLA, INVESTIGATIVE PRODUCER BRITTANY FREEMAN, INVESTIGATIVE PRODUCER LAURA FRANK, INVESTIGATIVE PRODUCER JOSHUA BURLESON, PHOTOJOURNALIST BRIAN MALONE, PHOTOJOURNALIST n MYSTERY ON MOUNT MEEKER KUSA ANNA HEWSON, EDITOR KEVIN VAUGHAN, WRITER NICOLE VAP, PRODUCER n NEBRASKA ROOTS: TREES AND NATIVE PLANTS NET NIKKI BATES, PRODUCER/WRITER/NARRATOR JUSTIN CHENEY, EDITOR DAVID BARRY, VIDEOGRAPHER EMILY KREUTZ, LOCATION AUDIO JOE MCMULLEN, GRAPHIC DESIGN JACOB IMIG, AERIAL VIDEOGRAPHY n THE RIDER AND THE WOLF KRMA NATHAN WARD, DIRECTOR/CINEMATOGRAPHER/PRODUCER n TUNING OUT THE PANDEMIC CSU JOURNALISM AND MEDIA COMMUNICATION STEVEN WEISS, PRODUCER JESSE GRACE, PRODUCER
35 MAGAZINE PROGRAM n COLORADANS LIVING ABROAD KDVR JEREMY HUBBARD, PRODUCER n CORONAVIRUS WINTER: A SMALL TOWN PORTRAIT IN BLACK AND WHITE KUSA GARY SHAPIRO, PRODUCER/NARRATOR CHRIS WHEELER, PRODUCER/PHOTOGRAPHER BLAIR KUSTER, EDITOR n INSIGHT WITH JOHN FERRUGIA: LIFELINES KRMA JOHN FERRUGIA, REPORTER/ANCHOR BRITTANY FREEMAN, PRODUCER JENNIFER CASTOR, PHOTOJOURNALIST/EDITOR ALEXIS KIKOEN, PHOTOJOURNALIST JULIO SANDOVAL, PHOTOJOURNALIST n NEBRASKA STORIES: HERB MIGNERY, COWBOY ARTIST AND MORE NET KAY M. HALL, SERIES / EPISODE PRODUCER MICHELE WOLFORD, SERIES / SEGMENT PRODUCER CHRISTINE LESIAK, SEGMENT PRODUCER MIKE TOBIAS, SEGMENT PRODUCER n OSIYO, VOICES OF THE CHEROKEE PEOPLE - EPISODE 601 CHEROKEE NATION BUSINESSES JEREMY CHARLES, PRODUCER JENNIFER LOREN, HOST MAGGIE CUNNINGHAM, PRODUCTION MANAGER BRIT HENSEL, PRODUCER RORY CRITTENDEN, PRODUCER CHARLES ELMORE, SEGMENT DIRECTOR/CINEMATOGRAPHER BLAKE BROWN, ASSISTANT EDITOR ZACH LITWACK, LEAD EDITOR ERIC LEE, ILLUSTRATOR n THE CLUB: BEST OF 2020 AT&T SPORTSNET RYAN MORRISON, PRODUCER/PHOTOGRAPHER JENNY CAVNAR, TALENT MICHAEL CONIGLIO, EDITOR ZACHARY TORNABENE, EDITOR MIKE GRAY, EDITOR ALISON HARDER, EDITOR MIKE CASEY, TALENT - VOICE OVER 36 PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM n CORONAVIRUS VACCINE: GATEWAY TO IMMUNITY KDVR LAUREN ZWEITZIG, PRODUCER ALLISON SOULVIE, DIRECTOR SHAUL TURNER, ANCHOR JEREMY HUBBARD, REPORTER n CORONAVIRUS: ANSWERING KIDS’ QUESTIONS KDVR JEREMY HUBBARD, PRODUCER n DOSIS DE ESPERANZA KDEN GRISELLE SIERRA, PRODUCER DELANNY ZUNIGA CORTES, PRODUCER MARIA BOLIVAR, ASSIGNMENT EDITOR EFREN BARVOSA, EDITOR ROSY ZUGASTI, ANCHOR SERGIO ORNELAS, REPORTER STEPHANIE RODRIGUEZ, REPORTER n ENFOQUE DENVER KDEN GRISELLE SIERRA, PRODUCER MARIA BOLIVAR, PRODUCER MARIO LOPEZ, PRODUCER SENCY MELLADO, REPORTER YESMANI GOMEZ, ANCHOR SERGIO ORNELAS, REPORTER JOSUE GONZALEZ, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR SAMUEL MONTALVO, DIRECTOR n GOLDEN CIVIC FOUNDATION: FOR THE GOOD OF GOLDEN GCO.TV - GOLDEN COMMUNITY TELEVISION BOB PEARCE, PRODUCER/PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR KARLYN TILLEY, PRODUCER/WRITER n KILLING PAIN: ADDICTION IN CRISIS LAMPSTAND MEDIA DEREK WATSON, DIRECTOR BRYAN CLARK, MOTION DESIGNER HAYLEY MOORE, PRODUCER JANSON JONES, CINEMATOGRAPHER NICK JONES, PRODUCER
37 n MISSING IN KANSAS WITH ANNETTE LAWLESS KAKE ANNETTE LAWLESS, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER n STAY IN YOUR LANE AURORA 8 TV CHRISTINA RANEY, VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR RANDY SIMPSON, WRITER n VOTA CONMIGO SHOW KCEC JUAN CARLOS GUTIERREZ, NEWS ANCHOR LINDA GUERRERO, NEWS ANCHOR JESUS CARRASQUEL TORRES, NEWS PRODUCER FERNANDO ORDAZ, REPORTER CARLOS MORENO, REPORTER YAMILE ARANGO OSPINA, REPORTER CESAR SABOGAL, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR JONIEL OMANA, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR CLAUDIA MARCELA CHAVEZ, WEB CONTENT PRODUCER JUAN CARDENAS, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR LUZ ROJAS, WEATHER ANCHOR INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL LONG FORM CONTENT n FARMER’S MARKETS: THE NEW NORMAL KCWC MATTHEW WRIGHT, EDITOR STEFANI SMITH, PRODUCER n NEBRASKA STORIES: RACING THE WIND NET KAY M. HALL, SERIES/EPISODE PRODUCER/WRITER SEAN CARNEY, PRODUCER TYLER KERSTING, EDITOR/VIDEOGRAPHER SCOTT BEACHLER, SERIES/EPISODE GRAPHICS
38 n OSIYO, VOICES OF THE CHEROKEE PEOPLE - EPISODE 604 CHEROKEE NATION BUSINESSES COLBY LUPER, PRODUCER JENNIFER LOREN, HOST JEREMY CHARLES, PRODUCER CHARLES ELMORE, PRODUCER BRIT HENSEL, PRODUCER MAGGIE CUNNINGHAM, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER BLAKE BROWN, ASSISTANT EDITOR NICHOLAS BUTTRAM, ASSISTANT EDITOR TY CLARK, ASSISTANT EDITOR ZACH LITWACK, LEAD EDITOR ERIC LEE, ILLUSTRATOR INTERVIEW/DISCUSSION LONG FORM CONTENT n PAINFUL HISTORY, EVOLVING FUTURE KFOR IRISH STOGNER, PRODUCER NATALIE HUGHES, PRODUCER JOLEEN CHANEY, ANCHOR KEVIN COSBY, DIRECTOR KEVIN OGLE, ANCHOR NICK THOMPSON, ZOOM LIVE TECH SCOTIA MOORE, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER CLARENCE HILL, COHOST CECE JONES-DAVIS, COHOST n PLAY IT LOUD - WADE HAYES OUTSIDERS PRODUCTIONS CHAD MATHEWS, PRODUCER KENNY PITTS, PRODUCER JASON ALEXANDER, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ADAM HAMPTON, HOST n RACE IN OKLAHOMA OETA SUSAN CADOT, PRODUCER CARLOS MANZANO, DIRECTOR AARON MORVAN, TECHNICAL COORDINATOR KALLIE LANGHAM, GRAPHICS/OPEN POLLY ANDERSON, PRODUCER YAMICHE ALCINDOR, MODERATOR
39 n RACISM AND REFORM: A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL KDVR LAUREN ZWEITZIG, PRODUCER ALLISON SOULVIE, DIRECTOR SHAUL TURNER, ANCHOR JEREMY HUBBARD, REPORTER n WYOMING CHRONICLE: GARY OLSON - LAPIDARIST KCWC CRAIG BLUMENSHINE, PRODUCER/HOST KYLE DUBA, VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR BRANDED CONTENT SHORT FORM / LONG FORM n 180 MEDICAL: KELLY’S STORY LAMPSTAND STORY CO DEREK WATSON, DIRECTOR NICK JONES, PRODUCER HAYLEY MOORE, PRODUCER BRYAN CLARK, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BENJAMIN CRANE, CINEMATOGRAPHER n ARROW ELECTRONICS “DRONE TOWN” ARROW ELECTRONICS/ASPENCORE STUDIO STEVE URBANO, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER n DOWNTOWN DENVER PARTNERSHIP “STANDING TALL” FUTURISTIC FILMS SARAH LILES, PRODUCER n GABE’S STORY SCISSORTAIL MEDIA COLTEN SIKES, DIRECTOR/EDITOR VICTORIA FOUKE, SENIOR PRODUCER CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, PRODUCER KRIS MURRAY, PRODUCER n PROUD TO BE CERTIFIED EVERGREEN SUPPORTWORKS, INC. ETHAN SEAGREN, PRODUCER AMANDA HARRINGTON, WRITER PATRICK WHITE, WRITER n RECRUITMENT OKCPD - SANDRA CHISEL CREATIVE LLC DAN MARTEL, PRODUCER
40 n RESTORE FARMS-VINITA RESOLUTE VISUALS DAVID CALLAHAN, DIRECTOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA n CHANGING COURSE: COVID-19 VIRTUAL TOWN HALL FOR PARENTS KDVR PHIL RANKIN, DIGITAL PRODUCER n LIFELINES: PREVENTING YOUTH SUICIDE KRMA BRITTANY FREEMAN, PRODUCER ALEXIS KIKOEN, EDITOR JENNIFER CASTOR, EDITOR JOHN FERRUGIA, REPORTER JULIO SANDOVAL, EDITOR KYLE COOKE, DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCER N i s F o r R e p o g A r d s DAILY NEWS REPORT n A CHANGE AT THE FRONT DESK KUSA MICHAEL GRADY, PRODUCER KATIE EASTMAN, WRITER n DE A UNA PAPA A LA VEZ KDEN JOHAN CASTELLANOS, MMJ/REPORTER n DEFENDIENDO AL CHAPO KCEC CARLOS MORENO, REPORTER EDUARDO FLORES RODRIGUEZ, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR n HÉROES DE LA INFORMACIÓN KDEN ROSY ZUGASTI, WRITER ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ PACHECO, PHOTOJOURNALIST n JACK’S DAY KUSA CHRIS HANSEN, PHOTOJOURNALIST MARC SALLINGER, REPORTER 41 n JUNETEENTH MARCH KUSA CORKY SCHOLL, PHOTOJOURNALIST n THE DENVER HOWL KUSA ANNE HERBST, PHOTOGRAPHER NOEL BRENNAN, REPORTER n WHAT THEY WOULD’VE WANTED KUSA MARC SALLINGER, REPORTER AUSTYN KNOX, PHOTOGRAPHER HARD NEWS REPORT n 48 DAYS ANIMATION KUSA CHRIS VANDERVEEN, PRODUCER JAIME ROY, MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER RYAN EADS, MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER n ACADEMY OF ADVANCED LEARNING KUSA NELSON GARCIA, PRODUCER TOM COLE, PHOTOJOURNALIST n INCENDIO EAST TROUBLESOME KDEN GRISELLE SIERRA, PRODUCER MARIO LOPEZ, PRODUCER DELANNY ZUNIGA CORTES, PRODUCER SERGIO ORNELAS, REPORTER JOSUE GONZALEZ, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ROSY ZUGASTI, ANCHOR LUIS MORALES, NEWS PRODUCER n LLEGO LA MIGRA KCEC CARLOS MORENO, REPORTER JUAN ARELLANO, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR n SAN LUIS CONNECTION KUSA LIZ KOTALIK, REPORTER NICHOLAS GODA, PHOTOJOURNALIST
42 n WHAT USED TO BE HEAVEN TURNED INTO SHEER HELL KDVR ASHLEY MICHELS, REPORTER RICO ROMERO, PHOTOJOURNALIST NEWS FEATURE LIGHT FEATURE (SINGLE REPORT) n A MOTHER’S LAST THANK YOU KDVR JEREMY HUBBARD, REPORTER ISAIAS MEDINA, PHOTOJOURNALIST n GEM IN THE ROUGH KJRH MARISA WOJTALEWICZ, MMJ n LOVE, LOSS, AND LUCK KUSA NOEL BRENNAN, WRITER CHRIS HANSEN, PHOTOJOURNALIST n THE ART OF SURVIVING 2020 KUSA ANNE HERBST, PRODUCER n THE LOUISVILLE CABOOSE KMGH JAMES DOUGHERTY, SEGMENT PRODUCER JASON GRUENAUER, REPORTER n THE MAGUIRE FAMILY: STANDING ON FAITH KWTV ROBIN MARSH, REPORTER MIKE WEBER, PHOTOGRAPHER NEWS FEATURE LIGHT FEATURE (MULTIPLE REPORTS) n CUISINE & CONVERSATION KOCO JASON HACKETT, PRODUCER AUSTIN MILLER, PHOTOJOURNALIST
43 n THE OKC BOMBING: 25 YEARS OF HEARTBREAK & HOPE KFOR ALI MEYER, REPORTER STEVE PUSATERI, PHOTOJOURNALIST GENE RICKMAN, PHOTOJOURNALIST MATEUSZ GUGALKA, PHOTOJOURNALIST TODD RICH, FIELD PRODUCER BUSINESS/CONSUMER - NEWS n “I MISS ROOMS OF PEOPLE” -- CO RESTAURANTS TRY TO SURVIVE 2020 KUSA CHRIS VANDERVEEN, REPORTER CHRIS HANSEN, PHOTOJOURNALIST n 2020: A YEAR OF ECONOMIC TURMOIL KMGH RUSSELL HAYTHORN, REPORTER ANDREW SMITH, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR n CITY SHUTDOWNS KUSA MICHAEL GRADY, PHOTOGRAPHER KATIE EASTMAN, PRODUCER NOEL BRENNAN, PRODUCER n SILVERTON HANGS ON KUSA KATIE EASTMAN, REPORTER n THE FROTHY CUP KMGH JAMES DOUGHERTY, SEGMENT PRODUCER LIZ GELARDI, REPORTER CRIME - NEWS n ARREST DISPARITY KUSA TRAVIS KHACHATOORIAN, PHOTOGRAPHER MEHAK SANDHU, MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER n BEHIND THE BREAK-IN KRDO KRYSTAL STORY, REPORTER n FROM MARRIAGE TO MURDER KDVR LORI JANE GLIHA, PRODUCER ISAIAS MEDINA, PHOTOJOURNALIST 44 n I DON’T WANT TO DIE LIKE THIS KDVR LORI JANE GLIHA, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER ROB LOW, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER NOAH SKINNER, PHOTOJOURNALIST n THE FINAL STEPS - REMEMBERING THOSE LOST AT MOORE HIGH SCHOOL KWTV BONNIE CAMPO, REPORTER MIKE WEBER, PHOTOGRAPHER n UNLICENSED TO CONTRACT KMGH JACLYN ALLEN, REPORTER FRANZ BARRAZA, PHOTOJOURNALIST/EDITOR n WHO KILLED WALTER KWCH GEORGE TAYLOR, PHOTOGRAPHER ALEX FLIPPIN, REPORTER ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE - NEWS n 4WARN WEATHER LAB KFOR EMILY SUTTON, METEOROLOGIST/ANCHOR DAMIEN LODES, METEOROLOGIST n GEOTHERMAL BEER KUSA THOMAS COLE, PHOTOJOURNALIST STEVE STAEGER, WRITER n IT’S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME KMGH RUSSELL HAYTHORN, REPORTER ANDREW SMITH, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR/GRAPHICS n TOXIC SHOPPING: EXPOSING A CONTAMINATED MALL KMGH JACLYN ALLEN, REPORTER HEALTH/MEDICAL - NEWS n FADING MEMORIES KUSA STEVE STAEGER, WRITER THOMAS COLE, PHOTOJOURNALIST
45 n FIGHTING FOR THEIR MAIN STREET KWCH CAROLINE ELLIOTT, REPORTER GEORGE TAYLOR, PHOTOGRAPHER n MARY KUSA THOMAS COLE, PHOTOGRAPHER KIM CHRISTIANSEN, REPORTER n THE THRIVING BLACK MARKET OF FERTILITY DRUGS KMGH JENNIFER KOVALESKI, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MICHAEL ERICKSON, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR n VICTORY FOR VICTORIA AURORA 8 TV YASMINE MARINO, PRODUCER/WRITER CHRISTINA RANEY, VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR n WOMEN OF COLOR ON THE FRONTLINES KRMA BRIAN WILLIE, VIDEO JOURNALIST HUMAN INTEREST - NEWS n CONQUERING LIFE AT 14,000 FEET KRDO JOSH HELMUTH, REPORTER CHAPPIN EVERETT, PHOTOGRAPHER n GARY NEEDS A HOME KWCH ALEX FLIPPIN, REPORTER GEORGE TAYLOR, PHOTOGRAPHER n GREYSON’S DRAGONS KUSA BRYAN WENDLAND, PHOTOJOURNALIST KATIE EASTMAN, REPORTER n SUNFLOWER BELLE KAKE ANNETTE LAWLESS, REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER n THE PIE QUEEN KUSA ANNE HERBST, PRODUCER
46 n TIME FOR A MIRACLE KUSA TRAVIS KHACHATOORIAN, PHOTOGRAPHER KIM CHRISTIANSEN, REPORTER n WHAT I WON’T TAKE FOR GRANTED KUSA CHRIS VANDERVEEN, PRODUCER CHRIS HANSEN, EDITOR MILITARY - NEWS n RAY BARELA KUSA STEVE STAEGER, WRITER n WREATHS OF REMEMBRANCE KRMA BRIAN WILLIE, MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALIST POLITICS/GOVERNMENT - NEWS n 33-MYSTERIOUS BALLOTS: THE ELECTION CONTROVERSY IN CASTLE PINES KMGH TONY KOVALESKI, WRITER DAVID KLUGH, PRODUCER FRANZ BARRAZA, PHOTOJOURNALIST JOE VACCARELLI, INVESTIGATIVE PRODUCER n 360: COLORADO CONSIDERS THE NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE COMPACT KMGH MEGHAN LOPEZ, REPORTER ANDREW BRAY, PHOTOGRAPHER n DEL CAMPO DE BATALLA AL CAPITOLIO KDEN EFREN BARVOSA, EDITOR ROSY ZUGASTI, REPORTER ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ, PHOTOGRAPHER n I TRUTH TESTED A SENATOR’S MOM KUSA MARSHALL ZELINGER, PRODUCER n VOTO OBLIGADO KCEC CARLOS MORENO, REPORTER JUAN ARELLANO, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR
47 SOCIETAL CONCERNS - NEWS n ATAQUE A PALETERO KCEC CARLOS MORENO, REPORTER EDUARDO FLORES RODRIGUEZ, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR CESAR SABOGAL, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR JONIEL OMANA, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR n BACK FROM BROKEN KUSA JORDAN CHAVEZ, REPORTER TRAVIS KHACHATOORIAN, EDITOR n LET’S GIVE HIM SOME JUICE TO GO TO SLEEP KMGH JENNIFER KOVALESKI, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER FRANZ BARRAZA, PHOTOJOURNALIST/EDITOR JOE VACCARELLI, INVESTIGATIVE PRODUCER n LSD SUICIDE KDVR LORI JANE GLIHA, PRODUCER NOAH SKINNER, PHOTOJOURNALIST n ONE DAY IN 2020 KUSA MICHAEL GRADY, PHOTOGRAPHER CHRIS HANSEN, PRODUCER CHRIS VANDERVEEN, PRODUCER FOSTER GAINES, PHOTOGRAPHER n PROTESTA BLACK LIVES MATTER KDEN GRISELLE SIERRA, PRODUCER YESMANI GOMEZ, ANCHOR JULIA COLTTERS, PRODUCER SERGIO ORNELAS, REPORTER JOSUE GONZALEZ, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR LUIS MORALES, NEWS PRODUCER n SIN COMPUTADORA KCEC YAMILE ARANGO OSPINA, REPORTER EDUARDO FLORES RODRIGUEZ, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR JONIEL OMANA, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR
48 TECHNOLOGY - NEWS n DENVER7 GOES 360 ON TECHNOLOGY KMGH RUSSELL HAYTHORN, REPORTER ANDREW SMITH, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR/GRAPHICS n FIRST PERSON VIEW KDVR JEREMY HUBBARD, PRODUCER JAMES LONG, PHOTOJOURNALIST n IS TIME UP FOR TIKTOK? KMGH MEGHAN LOPEZ, REPORTER ANDREW BRAY, PHOTOGRAPHER/ EDITOR n WE’VE SOLD OUR SOULS TO GOOGLE KMGH JENNIFER KOVALESKI, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MICHAEL ERICKSON, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR TALENT: REPORTER - INVESTIGATIVE n BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER: LORI JANE GLIHA KDVR LORI JANE GLIHA, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER n INVESTIGATING DURING A PANDEMIC KMGH JENNIFER KOVALESKI, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER n LISA MONAHAN: CONFRONTING AN ACCUSED KILLER KWTV LISA MONAHAN, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER n TONY KOVALESKI: 2020- “A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER” KMGH TONY KOVALESKI, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER TALENT: REPORTER - LIVE n A SUMMER OF PROTEST KUSA MARC SALLINGER, REPORTER n AMID THE TEAR GAS AND CHAOS - JEREMY JOJOLA GOES LIVE KUSA JEREMY JOJOLA, REPORTER
49 n ANDREA, GO LIVE! KCNC ANDREA FLORES, REPORTER n CARLOS MORENO REPORTA KCEC CARLOS MORENO, REPORTER n GETTING A THUMBS UP FROM THE PRESIDENT KOKI RICHARD MARANON, REPORTER n MAURO 2020 KDVR MATT MAURO, REPORTER n YAMILE INFORMA KCEC YAMILE ARANGO OSPINA, REPORTER NEWS SPECIAL n MY DAUGHTER’S MURDER: CONFRONTING THE ACCUSED KWTV LISA MONAHAN, PRODUCER, WRITER MIKE WEBER, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR MICHAEL JOHNSTON, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHER/MOTION GRAPHICS EDITOR NATHAN ELLIOTT, SEGMENT PRODUCER JASON CALDER, FIELD PRODUCER DARRELL VANNOSTRAN, ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHER BRYAN WITT, ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHER n PEACEKEEPING IN THE PANDEMIC KDVR JEREMY HUBBARD, PRODUCER n THE STORM CHASERS KWTV MATTHEW PAYNE, PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
50 n WE REMEMBER: 25 YEARS LATER KWTV JASON CALDER, PRODUCER MIKE WEBER, PHOTOGRAPHER GREG BLACKWOOD, EDITOR AMANDA TAYLOR, ANCHOR/REPORTER MICHAEL JOHNSTON, PHOTOGRAPHER LISA MONAHAN, SEGMENT PRODUCER ROBIN MARSH, REPORTER DAVE DAVIS, REPORTER LEANNE TAYLOR, REPORTER CRAIG DAY, REPORTER TESS MAUNE, REPORTER SILVER CIRCLE PRESENTATION LeAnne Taylor N i s For S t u d t P r o d u c t i A r d s STUDENT PRODUCTION: NEWSCAST n 91ST STREET LIVE TULSA TECHNOLOGY CENTER RICHARD WALTON, FACULTY ADVISOR TERESA PIPER, FACULTY ADVISOR CHLOE KINKAID, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ALLYSSA GREENE, PRODUCER JANEA STEPHENS, PRODUCER ADAM DAVIS, WRITER AUSTIN PHILLIPS, GRAPHICS MANAGER JUDAH VARGAS, EDITOR JOCELYNE GARCIA, STUDIO MANAGER AIDEN POWELL, HOST RASHON GRIFFIN, HOST CALEB COLE, DIRECTOR SPENCER WRIGHT, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
51 n NEWSTEAM BOULDER UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER EMILIE JOHNSON, FACULTY ADVISOR BAYLEE STEVER, ANCHOR JESSICA CHA, ANCHOR/REPORTER GIANCARLO NARVART, REPORTER DREW TORNQUIST, DIRECTOR/EDITOR JESS RANEY, WEATHER PRODUCER/ANCHOR TALIA EATON, PRODUCER KATHLEEN LEE, REPORTER VALERIA FUGATE, REPORTER n NEWSTEAM BOULDER UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER PAUL DAUGHERTY, FACULTY ADVISOR VINAY SIMLOT, REPORTER COURTNEY AITKEN, WEATHER PRODUCER/ANCHOR CHLOE HENSON, ANCHOR CHRISTINA ROBBEN, REPORTER KIELY WESTHOFF, REPORTER REED RADOCHONSKI, PRODUCER LOGAN KURTZ, DIRECTOR n THE MET REPORT MARCH 13TH, 2020 METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ALFREDO SANCHEZ, FACULTY ADVISOR BRIANNA HERNANDEZ, SEGMENT PRODUCER TRYSTIN SWAN, SEGMENT PRODUCER/FLOOR DIRECTOR GEOFFREY WORCESTER, TELEPROMPTER ELI BACON, CAMERA NICOLAS CIPPITELLI, LEAD VIDEO EDITOR NANCY ESQUIVEL, ANCHOR BRENDEN MINCHEFF, WEATHER ANCHOR HECTOR CERVANTES, REPORTER CHANTAL GALINDO, REPORTER STUDENT PRODUCTION: MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST (MMJ) n JESSICA CHA MMJ UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER EMILIE JOHNSON, FACULTY ADVISOR JESSICA CHA, REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR
52 n VINAY SIMLOT MMJ UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER PAUL DAUGHERTY, FACULTY ADVISOR VINAY SIMLOT, REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR STUDENT PRODUCTION: NON-FICTION SHORT FORM n FREE FALLING UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER HUNTER VAUGHAN, FACULTY ADVISOR JAKE CAMERON, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY/EDITOR STEVEN THAI, CAMERA n SOUL KITCHEN DANCE GROUP REACTS TO PANDEMIC CSU JOURNALISM AND MEDIA COMMUNICATION STEVEN WEISS, FACULTY ADVISOR CLARA SCHOLTZ, CO-PRODUCER/CAMERAPERSON BAYLEE BEDARD, CO-PRODUCER/EDITOR/CAMERAPERSON DANE ARAGON, CAMERAPERSON JORDAN MAGLEY, CAMERAPERSON GRAHAM MACKEY, CAMERAPERSON JULIAN MIJARES, CAMERAPERSON ROGER ARELLANO, CAMERAPERSON STUDENT PRODUCTION: NON-FICTION LONG FORM n ROUTES TV-OKLAHOMA’S MENTAL HEALTH BATTLE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA KATHLEEN JOHNSON, PROFESSOR/ADVISOR MIKE BOETTCHER, FACULTY ADVISOR STINGRAY SCHULLER, PRODUCER ASPEN ENDRISS, PRODUCER STUDENT PRODUCTION: FICTION SHORT FORM n KOVID COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY GREG MIKOLAI, ADVISOR DALEN BRAZELTON, PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATIONS LILY TUCKER, OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY VICTORIA COOLIDGE, OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY HENRY JANZEN, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS 53 N i s For Cra f t A r d s WRITER - CONTENT n BEST WRITER LORI JANE GLIHA KDVR LORI JANE GLIHA, WRITER n INSIGHT WITH JOHN FERRUGIA KRMA JOHN FERRUGIA, WRITER n PLAY IT LOUD - WADE HAYES OUTSIDERS PRODUCTIONS ADAM HAMPTON, WRITER n SOME JOURNEYS ARE JUST A LITTLE LONGER THAN OTHERS KDVR JEREMY HUBBARD, WRITER EDITOR - CONTENT n A TIGHT EIGHT-THIRTY KUSA MICHAEL GRADY, EDITOR n COLORADO EXPERIENCE - CHARLES DEATON MALONE MEDIA GROUP/FAST FORWARD FILMS BRIAN MALONE, EDITOR n D-REP: FIGHT FOR LIFE UCHEALTH MIKE MAZZANTI, EDITOR n POLICE, PARAMEDICS AND KETAMINE: WHAT HAPPENED TO ELIJAH MCCLAIN? KDVR NOAH SKINNER, EDITOR n ROCK YOUR ROUTINE, MIS FIT ROOMMATES, COVID-19 VIDEOS UCHEALTH MIKE MAZZANTI, EDITOR
54 PHOTOGRAPHER n A YEAR TO REMEMBER, A YEAR TO FORGET KDVR RICO ROMERO, PHOTOJOURNALIST n JAMES DOUGHERTY - CAMERA DUDE KMGH JAMES DOUGHERTY, PHOTOJOURNALIST n JANSON JONES 2020 COMPOSITE LAMPSTAND STORY CO JANSON JONES, CINEMATOGRAPHER n SHOOTIN’ MY SHOT KUSA MICHAEL GRADY, PHOTOGRAPHER n TRAVIS KHACHATOORIAN COMPOSITE KUSA TRAVIS KHACHATOORIAN, PHOTOGRAPHER n TRAVIS LUPHER COMPOSITE KMGH TRAVIS LUPHER, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY n VOTE INFINITUS PICTURES ERIC HERNÁNDEZ, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY VIDEO JOURNALIST n COVERING COVID: FROM THE SEWER TO THE SKY KCNC DILLON THOMAS, MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST n THE ART OF COVERING THE ARTS: ANNE HERBST COMPOSITE KUSA ANNE HERBST, SOLO VIDEO JOURNALIST n THE ART OF THE PANDEMIC KDVR EVAN KRUEGEL, SOLO VIDEO JOURNALIST
55 GRAPHIC ARTS n 2020 KUSA HIGHLIGHTS KUSA ELENI HOSACK, MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER AMIE CASALDI, ART DIRECTOR/MOTION DESIGNER JAIME ROY, MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER CHRISTINE RYAN, MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER KYLE BIANCHI, MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER DAKOTA HITT, MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER OLIVIA PULICK, MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER BRENNA MASTRO, ART DIRECTOR RYAN EADS, MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER n AT&T SPORTSNET 2020 CAMPAIGN DESIGNS AT&T SPORTSNET RICHARD EALOM, DESIGNER BRIAN ROUSE, DESIGNER BENJAMIN MAKOVSKY, DESIGNER CAZ PEREZ, DESIGNER n HOME OFFICE FX KMGH CHAD SKINNER, MOTION GRAPHICS ARTIST MUSICAL COMPOSITION/ARRANGEMENT n GREAT COLORADO WOMEN - CARLOTTA LANIER - ORIGINAL MUSIC ENCHANTED ROAD RICK HIGGINS, MUSIC ARRANGEMENT/SOUND EDITOR ELIZABETH HEID, MUSIC ARRANGEMENT LISA DOWNING, COMPOSER TONI GLYMIN, MUSIC ARRANGEMENT n THE LITTLE THINGS WELL ORCHESTRATED MADNESS, LLC DENISE GENTILINI, SONGWRITER/ARRANGER N i s For Sp o s A r d s SPORTS STORY - NEWS FEATURE n AVERY CLARK: HANDLING THE CURVE KOKH DANIELLE DWYER, REPORTER/PRODUCER ANTHONY WEST, PHOTOJOURNALIST/EDITOR 56 n MORE THAN A NAME COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RENO BOYD, VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR n MY FAVORITE THING KUSA CHRIS HANSEN, PHOTOJOURNALIST NOEL BRENNAN, WRITER n ONE FAST DUDE NET TELEVISION MIKE TOBIAS, WRITER/PRODUCER DAVID KOEHN, VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR EMILY KREUTZ, FIELD AUDIO n THAT LOVIN’ FEELING KUSA MICHAEL GRADY, PRODUCER THOMAS COLE, PHOTOGRAPHER NOEL BRENNAN, PRODUCER n THE GOOD BOYS KUSA KATIE EASTMAN, REPORTER BRYAN WENDLAND, PHOTOJOURNALIST SPORTS PROGRAM - LIVE n COLORADO AVALANCHE ALTITUDE SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT DOUGLAS MENZIES, SENIOR PRODUCER MICHAEL RIGG, PRODUCER MARC MOSER, PLAY-BY-PLAY KYLE KEEFE, HOST LAUREN JBARA, REPORTER CONOR MCGAHEY, REPORTER MARK RYCROFT, ANALYST ALYSSA MARYE, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MICHAEL FOX, DIRECTOR BRANDON SVITAK, EVS LEE BLAIR, GRAPHICS
57 n DENVER NUGGETS ALTITUDE SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT SCOTT BAY, SENIOR PRODUCER BRIAN PETERS, DIRECTOR NICK HELLING, GRAPHICS MICHAEL FERRERO, EDITOR ANDREW KILMAN, EVS CHRISTIAN MARLOWE, PLAY-BY-PLAY KATY WINGE, REPORTER CHRISTOPHER DEMPSEY, REPORTER VIC LOMBARDI, HOST ANDREW MANGIONA, GRAPHICS n OKC THUNDER GAME 7 PREGAME SHOW THUNDER BROADCASTING DAN MAHONEY, PRODUCER STEVE MELTON, PRODUCER ERIC DATE, DIRECTOR CHRIS FISHER, HOST MICHAEL CAGE, ANALYST NICK GALLO, SIDELINE REPORTER PARIS LAWSON, REPORTER CHRIS JOSEPHSON, GRAPHICS JOHN JAGOU, EDITOR MICHAEL ZUBACH, EDITOR OSEDEBAMEN IMEOKPARIA, EDITOR DAVID JONES, PRODUCTION MANAGER n OKC THUNDER VS BOSTON CELTICS THUNDER BROADCASTING DAN MAHONEY, PRODUCER JASON WALSH, PRODUCER DAVE EVANS, PRODUCER STEVE MELTON, PRODUCER ERIC DATE, DIRECTOR CHRIS FISHER, PLAY-BY-PLAY MICHAEL CAGE, ANALYST NICK GALLO, REPORTER PARIS LAWSON, REPORTER CHRIS JOSEPHSON, GRAPHICS JOHN JAGOU, EDITOR DAVID JONES, PRODUCTION MANAGER
58 n STATE OF VOLLEYBALL NET BROCK LOHR, PRODUCER/EDITOR RYAN DOBESH, DIRECTOR JOE MCMULLEN, GRAPHIC DESIGNER LARRY PUNTENEY, HOST SPORTS PROGRAM POST-PRODUCED OR EDITED n 4 QUARTERS WITH THE DENVER BRONCOS - MIKE SHANAHAN DENVER BRONCOS BROADCAST PRODUCTIONS RUSS JENISCH, PRODUCER AUSTIN BRINK, PRODUCER AARON GUNNING, PRODUCER ALEXIS PERRY, PRODUCER n THE CLUB: LARRY WALKER’S ROAD TO COOPERSTOWN AT&T SPORTSNET RYAN MORRISON, PRODUCER CHARLIE FELIX, PHOTOGRAPHER RYAN SPILBORGHS, TALENT - HOST ALISON HARDER, EDITOR MIKE GRAY, EDITOR MIKE CASEY, TALENT - VOICE OVER ALISON VIGIL, PRODUCER n TIEMPO EXTRA CON LOS BRONCOS KDEN ALEJANDRO OLIVARES, MARKETING MANAGER ALEJANDRA OCHOA, SPORTS ANCHOR MAURICIO JARAMILLO MUTIS, SPORTS ANCHOR GABRIEL MUNOZ, EDITOR JULIA COLTTERS, PRODUCER TALENT: ANCHOR - SPORTS n AND NATHAN THOMPSON WITH SPORTS KOKI NATHAN THOMPSON, SPORTS ANCHOR n SPORTS IN 2020? CHALLENGE ACCEPTED KDVR NICK GRIFFITH, SPORTS DIRECTOR n SPORTS THROUGH THE EYES OF JUSTIN ADAMS. THIS IS WHAT I DO KCNC JUSTIN ADAMS, SPORTS ANCHOR 59 N i s F o r S p e c i t y A r d s BREAKING or SPOT NEWS n EAST TROUBLESOME FIRE KCNC RAETTA HOLDMAN WEBSTER, PRODUCER DOMINIC GARCIA, ANCHOR BENJAMIN WARWICK, ASSISTANT PRODUCER n GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS: CURFEW CLASH KCNC ROBIN CLUTTERS, PRODUCER JAIMIE E GOLDSTEIN, PRODUCER MARGARET DEMARCO, PRODUCER RAETTA HOLDMAN WEBSTER, PRODUCER n METRO HOUSE EXPLOSION KWTV NATHAN ELLIOTT, PRODUCER JOBE MCADAMS, PHOTOGRAPHER JIM GARDNER, HELICOPTER PILOT RICH KRIEGEL, HELICOPTER PHOTOGRAPHER ROBIN MARSH, ANCHOR LACIE LOWRY, ANCHOR KYLIE FRAKES, PRODUCER CALEB CALIFANO, REPORTER COLBY THELEN, REPORTER SHILOH SELLERS, PRODUCER n PROTESTS AND UNREST IN OKC KWTV NATHAN ELLIOTT, PRODUCER AMANDA TAYLOR, ANCHOR JIM GARDNER, HELICOPTER PILOT RICH KRIEGEL, HELICOPTER PHOTOGRAPHER STORME JONES, FIELD PRODUCER JOBE MCADAMS, PHOTOGRAPHER SYLVIA CORKILL, REPORTER STEPHEN DRAPER, PHOTOGRAPHER
60 n PROTESTS, RIOTS AND DUMPSTER FIRES KUSA JENNIFER SOULES, PRODUCER JENNIFER MECKLES, REPORTER TESS WAGNER, PRODUCER LAWRENCE GIBBS, DIRECTOR STEVE STAEGER, REPORTER NATHAN HIGGINS, PRODUCER KYLE CLARK, ANCHOR SANDRA HERNANDEZ, DIRECTOR CONTINUING COVERAGE n CAOS EN EL CAPITOLIO DE DENVER KCEC RAFAEL CONTRERAS, NEWS ANCHOR ISELA GONZALEZ, PRODUCER CARLOS MORENO, REPORTER YAMILE ARANGO OSPINA, REPORTER CLAUDIA MARCELA CHAVEZ, WEB CONTENT PRODUCER EDUARDO FLORES RODRIGUEZ, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR CESAR SABOGAL, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR FERNANDO ORDAZ, REPORTER LINDA GUERRERO, NEWS ANCHOR JUAN CARDENAS, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR JUAN PABLO GOMEZ, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR JONIEL OMANA, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR n COLORADO’S GRIZZLY CREEK FIRE, MULTI-DAY COVERAGE KMGH SLOAN DICKEY, REPORTER CAMERON DUCKWORTH, PHOTOGRAPHER SAMUEL MCARTHUR, PHOTOGRAPHER n COLORADO’S NEVER ENDING FIRE SEASON KUSA STEVE STAEGER, REPORTER MARC SALLINGER, REPORTER ANUSHA ROY, ANCHOR/REPORTER NOEL BRENNAN, REPORTER NATASHA VERMA, ANCHOR ALLISON ROSENMAYER, REPORTER
61 n FOUR NIGHTS OF UNREST KMGH RUSSELL HAYTHORN, REPORTER ERIC ENGLISH, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR JON EWING, PRODUCER/FIELD PRODUCER ANDREW BRAY, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR IVAN RODRIGUEZ, REPORTER MOLLY SMERIKA, PRODUCER SLOAN DICKEY, FIELD PRODUCER ADILENE GUAJARDO, REPORTER GARY BRODE, REPORTER LEAH SCHWARTZ, PHOTOGRAPHER JACLYN ALLEN, ANCHOR JASON GRUENAUER, ANCHOR n KETAMINE IN COLORADO KDVR LORI JANE GLIHA, PRODUCER NOAH SKINNER, PHOTOJOURNALIST ISAIAS MEDINA, PHOTOJOURNALIST KEVIN BURR, EDITOR n KOKI DEADLY SHOOTING OF POLICE OFFICER KOKI RON TERRELL, MORNING ANCHOR MICHELLE HODGE, MORNING ANCHOR SARA WHALEY, REPORTER SHAE ROZZI, EVENING ANCHOR n TERREMOTOS EN PUERTO RICO KDEN SENCY MELLADO, PRODUCER/REPORTER JOSE TORRES, PHOTOJOURNALIST INVESTIGATIVE NEWS - SINGLE REPORT n ESCALATORS DRESSED UP AS STAIRS KUSA MARSHALL ZELINGER, INVESTIGATIVE PRODUCER ZACK NEWMAN, INVESTIGATIVE PRODUCER ANNA HEWSON, PHOTOJOURNALIST n HIS OR HERS? KUSA JEREMY JOJOLA, REPORTER ANNA HEWSON, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR
62 n PAID TO DO NOTHING KDVR NOAH SKINNER, PHOTOJOURNALIST ROB LOW, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER n SHE’S STILL IN THERE BY HER SEAT BELT KMGH JENNIFER KOVALESKI, WRITER MICHAEL ERICKSON, PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR JAMES DOUGHERTY, PHOTOGRAPHER JOE VACCARELLI, INVESTIGATIVE PRODUCER n THIS IS THE HOTEL FROM HELL! KMGH TONY KOVALESKI, CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER FRANZ BARRAZA, PHOTOJOURNALIST JOE VACCARELLI, PRODUCER DAVID KLUGH, PRODUCER INVESTIGATIVE NEWS MULTIPLE REPORTS n BLOODY AND BLINDED KDVR LORI JANE GLIHA, PRODUCER NOAH SKINNER, PHOTOJOURNALIST n POLICE, PARAMEDICS, AND KETAMINE: WHAT HAPPENED TO ELIJAH MCCLAIN KDVR LORI JANE GLIHA, PRODUCER NOAH SKINNER, PHOTOJOURNALIST ISAIAS MEDINA, PHOTOJOURNALIST n THE FIGHT TO CHANGE COLORADO’S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS KMGH JENNIFER KOVALESKI, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER FRANZ BARRAZA, PHOTOJOURNALIST/EDITOR n UNCOVERING SECRETS INSIDE A SLAUGHTERHOUSE: COVID DANGERS EXPOSED KMGH TONY KOVALESKI, CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER DAVID KLUGH, PRODUCER MICHAEL ERICKSON, PHOTOJOURNALIST FRANZ BARRAZA, PHOTOJOURNALIST
63 n WHAT HAPPENED TO BOBBY BIZUP KUSA KEVIN VAUGHAN, PRODUCER ANNA HEWSON, PHOTOJOURNALIST JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISE n ENTERPRISING FROM HOME KUSA STEVE STAEGER, REPORTER n LILA’S DAD/SUSAN’S HUSBAND ENTERS JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISE KUSA CHRIS VANDERVEEN, WRITER n LORI JANE GLIHA’S INVESTIGATIONS KDVR LORI JANE GLIHA, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER n TONY KOVALESKI: REPORTING IN A PANDEMIC KMGH TONY KOVALESKI, WRITER OVERALL EXCELLENCE n 9NEWS: COLORADO’S NEWS LEADER KUSA MARK CORNETTA, GENERAL MANAGER n DENVER7: OWNING IT ON ALL PLATFORMS KMGH DEAN LITTLETON, GENERAL MANAGER n FOX31 KDVR BYRON GRANDY, VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER n ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS: WHERE THE COMMUNITY COMES FIRST KRMA AMANDA MOUNTAIN, PRESIDENT & CEO
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