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101 Newscast - Evening - Market 1-20
News 5 at 6 - WEWS Tara Sutton Producer Caught in the Danita Harris Anchor Crossfire Rob Powers Anchor Amanda Vanallen Reporter Lauren Wilson Reporter Michael Brookbank Reporter Homa Bash Reporter Meredith Kieger Director
102 Newscast - Evening - Market 21-40
Eyewitness News WTHR Lauren Stream Producer Nightbeat: Noblesville Middle School Shooting
103 Newscast - Evening - Market 41+
ABC21 News at WPTA Daniel Beals Producer 11 Jamie Till Director Matt Leach Chief Meteorologist
104 Newscast-Daytime-Market 1-20
News 5 at 5pm WEWS Eric Ristow Producer Darcy Tatum Director Frank Wiley, Jr. Anchor Danita Harris Anchor
105 Newscast-Daytime-Market 21-40
FOX59 First at WXIN Frank Rotella News Producer Four Ray Cortopassi News Anchor
106 Newscast-Daytime-Market 41+
13abc Action WTVG Dakota Cleland News Producer News at Noon
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107 Newscast-Morning-Market 1-20
Good Morning WEWS Erika Lancaster Executive Producer Cleveland Laura Hartog Senior Producer Nicole Dechant Producer Eric Ristow Producer Terrence Lee Anchor Katie Ussin Anchor Meg Shaw Reporter Ashleigh Klinger Producer Kevin Barry Reporter David Kraska Photojournalist Michael Vielhaber Photojournalist Kim Dreher Plaatje Operations Technician
108 Newscast-Morning-Market 21-40
CBS4 This WTTV Vickie Binkley Executive Producer Morning in the Daniel Rapinchuk News Producer Ice and Snow Justin Howell Newscast Director Angela Graves Breaking News Anchor Rachel Bogle Traffic Reporter
109 Newscast-Morning-Market 41+
WFMJ Today: GM WFMJ Rachael Kerr Producer nixes Christa Lamendola Producer Lordstown's Cruze
110 Weekend Newscast - Market 1-20
East Cleveland WKYC Megan Gallagher Producer House Explosion Amani Abraham Reporter Craig Roberson Photographer Kierra Cotton Digital Content Producer Randy White Photographer Raymond Strickland Reporter
111 Weekend Newscast - Market 21-40
Eyewitness News WTHR Ashley Hardin - Hammons Producer Weekend Jennie Runevitch Anchor
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112 Weekend Newscast - Market 41+
Fort Wayne's Fort Wayne's Donovan Klein Producer NBC News NBC Kayla Crandall Producer Weekend Jonathan Shelley News Director Kameron Robinson Director Linda Jackson Anchor Tom Powell Anchor Jon Wilson Meteorologist Chris Ryan Sports Anchor
201 General Assignment Report - Within 24 Hours
Special Delivery WJW Matt Wright Reporter Nabiel Muhammed Photographer
202 General Assignment Report - No Time Limit
A Party to Die WTHR Alyssa Raymond Reporter For Jim Johnston Photographer
203 Breaking News
Noblesville WISH Allen Carl News Director School Shooting
News 5 at Noon WEWS Marcel Longo Producer Suicide at Terrence Lee Anchor Jackson Middle Meredith Kieger Director School
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204 Spot News
Noblesville WTHR Matt Whisner Chief Photographer School Shooting Lauren Stream Producer Michael Spears Editor Megan Simpson Producer Travis Peters Photojournalist Emily Longnecker Reporter Steve Jefferson Reporter Evan Hoffmeyer Digital Desk Editor Gregory Goggans Photojournalist Joe Fenton Photojournalist Carlos Diaz Reporter Sandra Chapman Investigative Reporter Philip Cannelongo Executive Producer Joel Bragg Editor Susan Batt Investigative Producer
205 Continuing Coverage
University WKYC Monica Robins Lead Reporter Hospitals Fertility Danielle Serino Reporter Disaster Phil Trexler Producer
206 Team Coverage
Caught in the WEWS Tara Sutton Producer Crossfire Rob Powers Anchor Danita Harris Anchor Amanda Vanallen Reporter Lauren Wilson Reporter Michael Brookbank Reporter Randy Ziemnik Photographer Gary Abrahamsen Photographer
207 Investigative Report - Single Story
Evading Justice WEWS Sarah Buduson Investigative Reporter Samah Assad Investigative Producer
Red Flags: WEWS Sarah Buduson Investigative Reporter Euclid's Use of Samah Assad Investigative Producer Force Gretchen Lasso Researcher
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208 Investigative Report - Series
Digging Deeper: WPTA Jonathan Shelley Producer Dying on the Job Alexis Shear Reporter Gayl Beals Ii Photographer/editor
209 Feature News - Report
Miracle of the WTHR Scott Swan Reporter Mind Steve Rhodes Field Producer
210 Feature News - Series
Eyewitness to WTHR Scott Swan Reporter Korea Steve Rhodes Field Producer
211 News Special
Prescription for WEWS Mark Ackerman Executive Producer Failure Ron Regan Chief Investigator Samah Assad Investigative Producer Andrew Sugden Chief Photographer Michael Harris Assistant Chief Photographer Rob Powers Anchor
301 Arts/Entertainment - News Single Story/Series/Feature
Lois Main WFYI Kyle Travers Producer Templeton
302 Arts/Entertainment - Program/Program Feature/Special
Who Was Frida Artrageous with Nate Heck Executive Producer & Host Kahlo? Nate
303 Business/Consumer - Single Story/Series
Home WTTV Jill Glavan Producer Renovation James Suiter Photographer Nightmare
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304 Children/Youth/Teen Program/Special
The Friday Zone: WTIU Eric Bolstridge Producer Too Hot to Handle
The Friday Zone: WTIU Eric Bolstridge Producer The Force Awakens
305 Crime - News Single Story/Series
Unsolved WEWS Homa Bash Reporter
306 Education/Schools - News Single Story/Series/Feature
Digital Detox WJW Suzanne Stratford News Reporter Doug Herrmann Photojournalist
307 Environment - News Single Story/Series/Feature
Desperate For WTHR Sandra Chapman Reporter-producer Answers: Testing William Ditton Photographer-editor for Toxins Steve Rhodes Photographer-editor Ryan Thedwall Photographer Travis Peters Photographer Matt Whisner Photographer Susan Batt Producer
308 Health/Science - Single Story
Selling Hope: WEWS Sarah Buduson Investigative Reporter Inside the Stem Samah Assad Investigative Producer Cell Sales Pitch Rob Klein Photojournalist Gretchen Lasso Researcher
309 Health/Science - News Series
Turning a New WOIO Chris Tanaka Reporter Leaf Chris Stabile Videographer/editor
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310 Health/Science - Program or Special
The Workaround: WFYI Kyle Travers Producer Wrestling with American Healthcare
311 Historical/Cultural Program or Special
Glenville Riots WKYC Tom Meyer Reporter Chris Cantergiani Producer Rob Gardner Editor Mike Leonard Videographer
312 Human Interest - Single Story
Dancing with the Buckeye Brigette Burnett Reporter, Videographer And Heart Broadband Editor
313 Human Interest - Series
Explore Korea WTHR Steve Rhodes Field Producer
314 Military: Single Story/Series
The Mural Wall WJW Ali Ghanbari Producer
315 Politics/Government - Single Story/Series
Lobster Tales WEWS Jonathan Walsh Investigative Producer Bridgette Pacholka Photographer
316 Societal Concerns - Single Story
Untested Rape WTTV Jill Glavan Producer Kits James Suiter Photographer
317 Societal Concerns - Series
Cleveland's WKYC Andrew Horansky Reporter Hidden Serial Killers
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318 Sports - Single News Story
No Excuses WJW P.j. Ziegler Reporter "Zion Story" Ali Ghanbari Producer
319 Sports - Sportscast
Dave Furst WRTV Dave Furst Anchor Sports
320 Sports - Feature/Segment
The Weekly WTIU Jason Pear Producer/videographer/edito Special: Andrew r Peterson Jacob Lindauer Videographer
321 Sports-Daily or Weekly Program
The Blue Zone: WTTV Philip Nardiello Senior Sports Producer Preparing for the Chris Hagan Sports Anchor Cowboys Chris Widlic Sports Anchor Larra Overton Sports Reporter Wes Woodward Sports Photographer
Browns WEWS Jim Perko Director Countdown Michael Harris Photographer Jonathan Doss Host/producer Randall Ziemnik Producer Keith Mollohan Producer
322 Sports-Program Series
Building the Cleveland Paul Taylor Producer Browns Browns
323 Sports - Documentary
Family Legacy - Ball State Zach Roy Videographer The Cody Rudy University Sam Ahrens Producer Story Logan Dubbs Producer
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324 Sports-Interview/Discussion
Harrison Dillard WVIZ/PBS Rick Jackson Reporter is More Than An ideastream Mary Fecteau Multiple Media Producer Olympic Legend
325 Sports - One-Time Special
Links to The Tee it up Jimmy Hanlin Talent Game Productions Lee Sechrist Editor Ashley Collins Producer Jerrod Borkey Executive Producer Tom Farmer Executive Producer Patrick Kilkenney Coordinating Producer
326 Sports Event/Game - Live/Unedited
Cleveland SportsTime Jim Murphy Producer Indians Baseball Ohio Mike Pocta Associate Producer Steve Barto Associate Producer Tom Farmer Executive Producer Matt Underwood Play-by-play Announcer Andre Knott Sideline Reporter Michael Symonds Director Patrick Kilkenney Coordinating Producer
328 Weather - News Weathercast
WTHR Weather WTHR Sean Ash Meteorologist Aware Kelly Greene Meteorologist Chuck Lofton Meteorologist Lindsey Monroe Meteorologist
401 Documentary - Cultural
Beautiful by WTIU Susanne Schwibs Producer & Director Design: Justin Crossley Producer & Director Of The Indiana Photography University Bloomington Campus
The Music WTIU Todd Gould Producer & Director Makers of Robert Anderson Wtiu Executive Producer Gennett Records
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402 Documentary - Historical
Eva: A-7063 WFYI Ted Green Producer Pete Saetre Associate Producer Mika Brown Co-producer Andrew Young Videographer Vincent Manganello Videographer
403 Documentary - Topical
Celebrating the Ohio EPA Paul Vogelsang Director Comeback of the Gay Eyerman Executive Producer Burning River Justin Lewis Director Of Photography John Konopka Music Composer
404 Informational/Instructional - Program/Series or Special
ALICE Training WBGU Zachary Mills Producer Video Joe Goodman Director
405 Interview/Discussion - Program/Series or Special
Fishers at Grow Indiana Tracy Chen Executive Tv Producer Forefront of Tech Media Ventures Gerry Dick Host and Talent Tara Twigg Tv Producer Transformation
407 Lifestyle Program - Program/Special
Mobile Cyclist Two Wheel Anthony Barr Producer Films, Inc Vincent Manganello Videographer Andrew Young Videographer
Cleveland Cooks WOIO Jen Picciano Reporter / Producer Holiday Special Christopher Reymann Photographer Kevin Rans Photographer
408 Magazine Program - Program/Special
WISH Patrol WISH Trey Friedrichs Producer Special Brooke Martin Host Shawn Pierce Photojournalist/editor
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409 Magazine Program - Feature/Segment
Frank Oriti Paints WVIZ/PBS Dave Deoreo Producer His Generation ideastream Nancy Tatulinski Editor
410 Nostalgia Program - Program/Special/Series
The Story of Jim WIPB Emily Holland Producer Davis J A Fields Assistant Producer Ryan Jay Shank Producer
411 Public/Current/Community Affairs
Alice Imamoto WVIZ/PBS Amy Cummings Managing Producer Takemoto ideastream Stephanie Jarvis Producer Recalls Her Journey From Relocation Camp To Oberlin Conservatory Student
412 Special Event Coverage (other than news or sports)
Martin Luther WVIZ/PBS Mark Rosenberger Executive Producer King, Jr. ideastream Michael Vendeland Production Manager Celebration Lance Shultz Managing Producer Concert Sally Lewis Editor with The Cleveland Orchestra
413 Short Format Program - Informational/Entertainment
The Andrea Hope Omori Media Dale Omori Director Rubin Story Diane Suchetka Producer
501 Community/Public Service (PSA) - Single Spot or Campaign
Welcome. Listen. The Sally Francis Animator Care. MetroHealth Justin Glanville Producer System
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Downtown Fusion Jon Laguardia Director, Editor Cleveland Filmworks Grace Nowak Executive Producer Alliance "Start, Work, Grow"
502 Promotion News Promo - Single Spot/Campaign
Girls in STEM WKYC Terry Moir Cheplowitz Producer/writer Ryan Radefeld Producer/director/writer
503 Promotion News Promo - Image
Sobriety WKYC Ryan Radefeld Producer/director/photograp Checkpoints her Hana Leigh Voiceover Artist
504 Promotion - Program Single Spot/Campaign
Eva: A-7063 WFYI Myke Perrey Producer
505 Promotion - Program Sports
Cleveland Think Media Brian Glazen Executive Producer Cavaliers Studios Aj Johnson Executive Producer 2018 / 2019 Game Julia Thorndike Director Opener "As One" Taylor Caruso Producer Kasey Drzazga Director Of Photography Ryan Hardy Editor
506 Promotion - Program Image
The LeBron WKYC Ryan Radefeld Producer/director/writer James Family Margaret Bernstein Producer/writer Foundation: Steve Pullen Director Of Photography Bigger Than Basketball
507 Commercial
Indiana Blue Ace Media Jo Throckmorton Producer University: Will Shortz
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601 Overall Excellence
Fort Wayne's Fort Wayne's Merry Ewing General Manager NBC NBC
602 News Excellence
WEWS News WEWS Sean Mcgarvy News Director Excellence
603 Community Service
WISH-TV WISH Randy Ingram Vice-president/general Manager
701 Journalistic Enterprise -Within 24 Hours
Tom Meyer WKYC Tom Meyer Producer
702 Journalistic Enterprise - No Time Limit
No News Release WKYC Andrew Horansky Reporter Needed
801 Audio
Eva: A-7063 WFYI Cedric Freeman Recording Engineer Steve Mcqueary Audio Post-production Engineer Kent Vernon Audio Post-production Engineer Pete Saetre Sound Design
802 Musical Composition/Arrangement
The LeBron WKYC Ryan Radefeld Lyricist James Family Alex Berko Composer Foundation: Bigger Than Basketball
Eva: A-7063 WFYI Tyron Cooper Talent/composer
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803 Research
Eva: A-7063 WFYI Ted Green Lead Researcher Pete Saetre Assistant Researcher
804 Director - Live or Live to Tape
Indians Live SportsTime Michael Symonds Director (Pregame) 09/22 Ohio
805 Director - Newscast
Michael Paciotti WKYC Michael Paciotti Director Directing 2018
806 Director - Sports
Pacers vs. FOX Sports Jamie Berns Director Celtics: Live Indiana Director
807 Director-Non-Live
The Guess Who - Splash Video & George A. Johnson Director "Haunted" Photography
The Story of Jim WIPB Ryan Jay Shank Director Davis
808 Editor - Program (Non-News)
Eva: A-7063 WFYI Pete Saetre Editor
809 Editor - Short Form
WKYC Editor WKYC Ryan Radefeld Editor Short Form Compilation 2018
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810 Editor - News/Sports
Andy Sugden WEWS Andrew Sugden Editor Composite
Steve Rhodes - WTHR Steve Rhodes Editor Edit Composite
811 Graphic Arts - News, Animation, Art Design, Set Design
Paul Mazzoleni- Cleveland Paul Mazzoleni Animator Animator Cavaliers
812 Lighting - Studio & Location
Joseph Vella Bayonet Media Joseph Vella Lighting Director Composite
813 News Producer
Producer Craft WTHR Taylor Beck Producer
814 Live Sports Producer
Brent Valenti - FOX Sports Brent Valenti Senior Producer Live Sports Ohio Producer
815 Talent - Anchor-News
News 5 WEWS Rob Powers Anchor Cleveland
816 Talent - Anchor - Weather
Storm chasing WTOL Kelly Heidbreder Live Weather Anchor From with First Alert The Field Defender
Chuck Lofton WTHR Chuck Lofton Meteorologist
BobHammer, [email protected] 15 50th ANNUAL LOWER GREAT LAKES EMMY AWARD RECIPIENTS
817 Talent - Anchor - Sports
Dave Furst WRTV Dave Furst Anchor Sports
818 Talent - Commentator/Editorialist
In the Furst Place WRTV Dave Furst Anchor
819 Talent - Performer/Host/Narrator
Destination Put WOIO Beth Mcleod Talent in Bay
820 Talent - Reporter - General Assignment
Matt Wright WJW Matt Wright Reporter Reporting
821 Talent - Reporter - Investigative
Investigations WEWS Jonathan Walsh Investigative Reporter from Jonathan Walsh
822 Talent - Reporter - Live
Damon Maloney WOIO Damon Maloney Reporter Reports Live
823 Talent - Reporter - Political
Tom Meyer- WKYC Tom Meyer Reporter Politics
824 Talent - Reporter - Sports
John Kosich: WEWS John Kosich Reporter Excellence in Sports Reporting
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825 Sports Analyst / Sports Play by Play
Fred McLeod FOX Sports Fred Mcleod Sports Play By Play Cleveland Ohio Cavaliers TV Play by Play
826 Photographer - Program (non-news)
Joseph Vella Bayonet Media Joseph Vella Photographer Composite
827 Photographer - News
Steve Rhodes - WTHR Steve Rhodes Photojournalist Video Composite
828 Video Essay (Single Camera Only)
Ali's Photo-Essay WJW Ali Ghanbari Photojournalist Composite
829 Video Journalist - Within 24 Hours
18 Names WXIN Brett Kast Multi-media Journalist
830 Video Journalist - Unlimited Time
DMZ: Beyond the WKYC Will Ujek Mmj Border
831 Writer - Program
Eva: A-7063 WFYI Ted Green Writer
832 Writer - News
Kevin Rader WTHR Kevin Rader News Writing Composite
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833 Technical Achievement
WTHR Decision WTHR Scott Hums Project Manager 2018 Todd Hoop Developer Michael Crump Developer
901 Newscast & Information
ZTV 300 Seconds ZTV, The Juan Eduardo Contreras B. Executive Producer of Science: X- University of Ally Smith Producer Rays Akron Sydney Carlile Segment Producer Hayden Burkholder Segment Producer Lydia Mainzer Segment Producer Clayton Schrock Segment Producer
902 Arts and Entertainment/Cultural Affairs
ZTV Lowdown ZTV, The Juan Eduardo Contreras B. Executive Producer University of Payton Burkhammer Producer Akron Jack Stern Producer Curtis Richardson Segment Producer Jeremiah Luke Segment Producer Sophia Stokes Segment Producer Jordyn Fye Segment Producer Tyreese West Segment Producer Kiara Cowart Segment Producer Clayton Schrock Segment Producer Kylie Stanley Segment Producer
903 Short Form
Beauty in Taylor John Bruner Entrant Affliction University Steve Bailey Executive Producer Jeanine Aupperle Production Team Maxwell Partain Editor Hannah Goebel Production Team Brianna Jordahl Production Team Jon Meharg Production Team Tori Newman Production Team Halie Owens Production Team Jennifer Riddett Editor Tiless Turnquest Production Team Joshua Taylor Post Production Supervisor
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904 Long Form
The Concourse Huntington James Ehle Producer University Jonathon Kane Director Matt Webb Executive Producer Lance Clark Executive Producer
906 Sports Program
Ball State Men's Ball State Alex Kartman Instructor Basketball: Sports Link Quinton Zielke Producer The Process Max Abrahamson Producer
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