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Truly, work awarded an Emmy® statuette by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) attests your outstanding achievement. You, in this room, are among the most gifted journalists and media crafts people in the Chapter. As your regional Chapter president, I am delighted to represent the talented professionals working in Northern California, Reno, Hawaii, and Guam, as well as, at the national NATAS meetings as trustee. Emmy® Gala Chair Amanda Howard organized this evening’s outstanding event. Special thanks to Chapter Award Committee Chair and Emmy® legend Wayne Freedman and the devoted National Award Chair Linda Giannecchini for riding herd over the myriad details pulling off the Gala this year. Wayne and Linda have guided a long award process which culminates tonight. My special appreciation goes to Paul Hodges, Scott Patterson and Patty Zubov, who were instrumental in securing sponsors and marketing the Gala. Da Lin, Kim Stephens and Kevin Wing reprise their role interviewing on the red carpet. Larena Hernandez and Noemi Zeigler Sanchez again provide live coverage on social media. And as always, a special salute to our longtime Executive Director Darryl Compton who manages the countless details that make this event possible. This dazzling night depends on the outstanding resources of the full Emmy® Gala Committee (see page 9 of your program for the full committee list). Thank you for all your hours of phone calls, emails, meetings, site surveys and just plain hard work. Tonight is special because you have made it special. Your toil, labor, and dedication to excellence contribute to this great occasion. We come here, our most important event of the year, because of you. Have a great evening. Steve Shlisky 3 www.thehotelmajestic.com 415-699-1505 1500 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA 94109 4 Awards Chair Welcome Wayne Freedman Awards Committee Chair Reporter, KGO ABC 7 Silver Circle Class of 2001; Governors’ Citation 2013 On behalf of the Board of Governors, the Emmy® Awards and Emmy® Gala Committees, welcome to our 48th Annual Northern California Area Emmy® Awards. Tonight’s ceremony honors excellence in a region encompassing Northern California, Reno, the Hawaiian Islands, and Guam. The English contest had another strong year, with 712 entries and 227 nominations in 64 categories. In Spanish, 225 entries garnered 84 nominations in 45 categories. Volunteers from five NATAS chapters judged the contests separately. Tonight, we celebrate the combined 311 nominees whose work stood out in the top 33% of entries. You are here, this year, because juries of your peers in other chapters loved your work and scored it highly. The nomination counts as an award in its own rite. That golden statuette reflects a higher level of it. You have earned every right to be proud. Text your friends and tell them to watch on our live dual webcast, tonight. They can view the On-Stage Ceremony or the Red Carpet Interviews: www. emmysf.tv. We will post results on Twitter at @EmmySFTV. Share your posts and photos with the hashtag #EmmySF. To keep the evening moving smoothly, please refer to our section about awards procedure and “Emmy® Etiquette” (on page 15) Thank you to all of our volunteers and staff who worked hard to make this event a success. Thank you to the SFJAZZ Technical team for their fine work, this evening. Thank you to Beyond Pix Studios, and an extra special thanks to our director Randy Forsman, and lighting guru Robert Erdiakoff. Congratulations to all the Emmy® Nominees. Good luck! Wayne Freedman 5 The Board of Governors The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences San Francisco/Northern California Chapter Officers: President: Steve Shlisky*, Laney College Vice President, San Francisco: Don Sanchez*, Retired, KGO ABC 7 Vice President, Sacramento: Joyce Mitchell*, 4U Productions Vice President, Fresno: Richard Harmelink, KFSN ABC 30 Vice President, Hawaii: Pamela Young*, KHON 2 Vice President, Reno: Terri Russell, KOLO 8 Vice President, Smaller Markets: (open) Secretary: Randy Forsman, KCRA 3 Treasurer: Alison Gibson, Media Cool Past President: Keith Sanders*, San Jose State University National Trustees: Linda Giannecchini*, KQED/Franklin Mieuli and Associates Alison Gibson, Media Cool Joyce Mitchell*, 4U Productions Steve Shlisky*, Laney College Alternate (open) Governors: Terry Adams, Stanford Video Diane Ako, KITV 4 Arlen Fernandez, KSTS Telemundo 48 Alison Gibson, Media Cool Andi Guevara, KTVN 2 Larena Hernandez, Bond Manufacturing Co. Katherine Herr, KGPE CBS 47 Paul Hodges III, San Francisco Giants Productions Brooke Jarosz, KTVU Fox 2 Brian Johnson, KFSN ABC 30luz Melissa Mainz, Mainz Media Tony Martinez, KUVS Univision 19 Joshua Dylan Mellars, KRCB 22 Michael Moya, Fotografx/Laney College Scott Patterson, San Francisco State University Luz Peña, KGO ABC 7 Many Ramos*, Manny Ramos Communications / Academy of Art University Terri Russell, KOLO 8 Kim Stephens*, KMPH Fox 26 / Fresno State University Manjula Varghese, San Francisco Chronicle Kevin Wing*, KNTV NBC Bay Area 6 Noemi Zeigler Sanchez, Laney College Patty Zubov, Platonic TV Committee Chairs: Archives and Museum: John Catchings*, Catchings & Associates Linda Giannecchini*, KQED/Franklin Mieuli and Associates Awards: Wayne Freedman*, KGO ABC 7 Emmy® Gala: Amanda Howard, Richmond Country Club Education: Keith Sanders*, San Jose State University Finance: James Spalding, Spalding & Company Legal/Bylaws: Mark Pearson, ARC Law Group Marketing: Larena Hernandez, Bond Manufacturing Co. Promotion: Joyce Mitchell*, 4U Productions Membership: (open) Nominating: (open) Programs & Activities: (open) Cinema Club: Don Sanchez* Executive Director: Darryl R. Compton*, NATAS *Members of the Silver Circle 2019 Induction Luncheon Saturday, September 28, Basque Cultural Center, So. SF 7 2018-2019 Awards Judging Procedures The San Francisco/Northern California Chapter annually honors outstanding individual, news and program achievements in Northern California, Hawaii and Reno. The purpose of conferring the coveted Emmy® statuette is to provide incentive for continuing outstanding individual and production achievements within the television industry. The Emmy® Awards program is also a means of focusing public attention upon the multi-talented individuals who comprise this business and to honor them. There can be one award, more than one award or no award presented in each category. This was another great year with 937 entries (712 English and 225 Spanish) submitted in 64 English and 45 Spanish categories from the calendar year 2018, for Emmy® award consideration. All entries were submitted and uploaded through Emmy® Express and then judged online by the following NATAS chapters: Chicago/Midwest; Lone Star (Texas); Mid-Atlantic (Philadelphia); Sun Coast (Miami) and Upper Midwest (Minneapolis/Saint Paul). At least seven peers viewed and scored each entry. English and Spanish entries are judged separately. The online programs were scored for content, creativity, and execution (1 to 10 points), for a possible total of 30 points. Craft categories are judged on creativity and execution only, for a possible 20 points. After scoring all the entries in the category, the judge certified his or her scores and submitted the ballot directly to our accountant for processing. A tabulated sheet representing each category, with separate entries for English and Spanish - but not identified - was presented to the Awards Committee. The committee determined a cut-off score in each category and entries above that score were considered nominees. The committee then selected the Emmy® recipients by highest scores. The Awards Committee members made these selections without knowing which entries or categories were being considered. The nominations were announced May 8, 2019 on the chapter’s website. 227 English and 84 Spanish entries were nominated with 1,029 certificates being handed out to 560 individuals. Tonight, we will see the top scores of Emmy® award excellence. 8 The Awards Committee Wayne Freedman, KGO ABC 7 (Chair) Peter Borg, KQED Arlen Fernandez, KSTS Telemundo 48 Devin Fehely, KPIX 5 Randy Forsman, KCRA 3 Craig Franklin, Retired, KPIX 5 Linda Giannecchini, KQED 9/Franklin Mieuli & Associates (National Awards Chair) Luis Godinez, KDTV Univision 14 Richard Harmelink, KFSN ABC 30 Paul Hodges III, San Francisco Giants Productions Da Lin, KPIX 5 Joshua Dylan Mellars, KRCB 22 Luz Peña, KDTV Univision 14 Tony Martinez, KUVS Univision 19 Scott Patterson, San Francisco State University Terri Russell, KOLO 8 Keith Sanders, San José State University Julie Watts, KOVR CBS 13 Pamela Young, KHON 2 Steve Shlisky, (President) Darryl R. Compton, NATAS (Executive Director) 49th Northern California Area Emmy® Awards Eligibility Period January 1 - December 31, 2019 Call for Entries Posted December 1, 2019 Entry Deadline January 17, 2020 9 Musical Director Marcus Shelby Marcus Anthony Shelby is a bandleader, composer, arranger, bassist, educator and activist who currently lives in San Francisco, California. Over the past 25 years he has built a diverse biography as a composer.