Nominees for the 30 Annual News & Documentary Emmy
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NOMINEES FOR THE 30th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES Winners to be announced on September 21st at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center Barbara Walters to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honors CNN Documentary Unit to Receive President’s Award New York, N.Y. – July 14, 2009 (revised 8.06.09) – Nominations for the 30th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The News & Documentary Emmy® Awards will be presented on Monday, September 21 at a ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in the Time Warner Center in New York City. The event will be attended by more than 1000 television and new media industry executives, news and documentary producers and journalists. Emmy® Awards will be presented in 33 categories, including Breaking News, Investigative Reporting, Outstanding Interview, and Best Documentary, among others. This year’s Lifetime Achievement honoree is Barbara Walters, one of the most acclaimed correspondents in the history of television news, and creator and co-host of ABC’s The View. Ms. Walters’ distinguished and groundbreaking career includes over 30 years at ABC News and 15 years on NBC’s Today Show. At ABC she became the first woman to co- host the network news, and served as the longtime co-host and chief correspondent of 20/20. Ms. Walters has interviewed every American President and First Lady since Richard Nixon. She has also hosted numerous primetime specials, including the top-rated Barbara Walters Specials. CNN Productions—the documentary unit of CNN—will receive the President’s Award for the network’s longstanding commitment to long form documentaries. Since its inception in 1998 the award –winning documentary unit has compiled an outstanding body of work. It has particularly distinguished itself in recent years with important documentaries on genocide, religious extremism, the struggle for peace in Northern Ireland, and many other pressing topics. The numerical breakdown, by media entities, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, follows: Over-the-Air, Cable, Satellite and Internet Broadcast Nominees PBS 41 Tate.org 2 CBS 23 Washingtonpost.com 2 ABC 13 Current TV 1 HBO/Cinemax 13 Discovery Health 1 National Geographic 12 freep.com/Detroit Free Press 1 NBC 10 Globeandmail.com 1 CNN 8 History Channel 1 Discovery Channel 4 livehopelove.com / Pulitzer 1 Center on Crisis Reporting BBC America 3 Mediastorm.org 1 Travel Channel 3 Reuters.com / 1 Mediastorm.org MSNBC 2 Smithsonian Channel 1 1 Nytimes.com 2 Regional Nominees KGW-TV (Portland, OR) 1 WNBC-TV (New York, 1 NY) KHOU-TV (Houston, TX) 1 WTVT-TV (Tampa Bay, 1 FL) KSTP-TV (Minneapolis, MN) 1 WWOR-TV (Secaucus, 1 NJ) KYW-TV (Philadelphia, PA) 1 The 30th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards honors programming distributed during the calendar year 2008. The list of nominees for the 30th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards is also available on the National Television Academy's website: www.emmyonline.tv About The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime Entertainment, Daytime Creative Arts & Entertainment, Public & Community Service, Technology & Engineering, and Business & Financial Reporting. Regional Emmy® Awards are given in 19 regions across the United States. NATAS also presents the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Global Media Awards™ which recognizes excellence in the world-wide intersection of digital entertainment and technology. Excellence in Primetime programming and international programming is recognized by its affiliate, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including National Student Television and its Student Award for Excellence for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public. For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.tv # # # For Press information, please contact: Paul Pillitteri Director, Communication/NATAS 212-586-8424 [email protected] 2 30th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards The Nominations OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST ABC World News with Charles Gibson ABC Myanmar Cyclone Executive Producer Jon Banner Senior Producer Kate Felsen Producers Susie Banikarim, Joohee Cho, Richard Coolidge, Thomas Fasano, Chuck Lustig, Matt McGarry, Diane Mendez Anchor Charles Gibson Correspondents Jim Sciutto, Elizabeth Vargas BBC World News America BBC America Chaos in DR Congo Executive Producer Rome Hartman Producer Tara Neill Correspondent Orla Guerin Head of News Richard Porter NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC Bailout Talks Collapse Executive Producer Alexandra Wallace Senior Broadcast Producer Bob Epstein Senior Producers Doug Adams, Tracey Lyons, Albert Oetgen, Patti Domm Producers Jay Blackman, Gene Choo, Christine Colvin, Patrice Fletcher, Kerri Forrest, A.J. Goodwin, Aarne Heikkila, John Holland, Kenneth Strickland, Mike Viquierra Anchor and Managing Editor Brian Williams Correspondents Maria Bartiromo, Tom Costello, Steve Liesman, Andrea Mitchell, Kevin Tibbles, Chuck Todd 3 OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST continued NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC The Death of Tim Russert Anchor and Managing Editor Brian Williams Executive Producer Alexandra Wallace Senior Broadcast Producers Bob Epstein, Patrick Burkey Producers Doug Adams, Buba Adschiew, Anne Binford, Mario Garcia, Maralyn Gelefsky, Sylvie Haller, Michael Kosnar, Megan Marcus, Amber Payne, John Zito Director Brett Holey Senior Producers Jay Blackman, Subrata De, Robert Dembo, Mary Laurence Flynn, Richard Latour, Tracey Lyons, Correspondents Tom Brokaw, Pete Williams OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST ABC World News with Charles Gibson ABC China's Earthquake: Covering the Disaster Executive Producer Jon Banner Senior Producer Kate Felsen Producers Christina Babarovic, Cao Jun, Beth Loyd, Chuck Lustig, Alice Maggin, Diane Mendez, Chito Romana, Justine Schiro, Wonbo Woo Anchor Charles Gibson Correspondents Neal Karlinsky, Stephanie Sy ABC World News with Charles Gibson ABC Iraq Five Years Later: Where Things Stand Executive Producers Jon Banner, Vinnie Malhotra Senior Producers Kate Felsen, Michael Kreisel, Gary Langer, Chuck Lustig, Tom Nagorski, David Reiter Producers Susan Aasen, Glen Dacy, Mike Gudgell, James Hill, Almin Karamehmedovic, Matt McGarry, Faisal Sidiq Correspondents Chris Bury, Terry McCarthy, Martha Raddatz, Bob Woodruff Reporters Omar Abdul Kadir Omar, Mazin Al-Mubarak, Aadel Rashid, Ali Al-Mashaheel, Mustafa Tukamachi 4 OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST continued CBS Evening News with Katie Couric CBS Campaign Questions Executive Producer Rick Kaplan Producers Brian Goldsmith, Jennifer Yuille Anchor and Managing Editor Katie Couric CBS Evening News with Katie Couric CBS The Carmelo Rodriguez Story Executive Producer Rick Kaplan Producers Betty Chin, Rodney Comrie Reporter Byron Pitts CNN’s Coverage of Myanmar Cyclone CNN Correspondent Dan Rivers Producers Mark Phillips, Kocha Olarn, Tim Schwarz NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC Tip of the Spear Executive Producer Alexandra Wallace Senior Broadcast Producer Bob Epstein Senior Foreign Producer Mary Laurence Flynn Producers Madeleine Haeringer, Joo Lee, Michelle Neubert, Bredun Edwards, Beverly Chase Anchor and Managing Editor Brian Williams Director Brett Holey Correspondent Richard Engel 5 OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST BBC World News America BBC America Chinese Openness Executive Producer Rome Hartman Producer Melanie Marshall Correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes Head of News Richard Porter CBS News Sunday Morning CBS Frost/Nixon Executive Producer Rand Morrison Senior Broadcast Producer Estelle Popkin Senior Producer Gavin Boyle Producers Ed Forgotson, Jr., David Small Correspondent Anthony Mason CBS News Sunday Morning CBS Harvey Milk Executive Producer Rand Morrison Senior Broadcast Producer Estelle Popkin Senior Producer Gavin Boyle Producers Benjamin McCormick, George Osterkamp Correspondent John Blackstone CBS News Sunday Morning CBS RFK Executive Producer Rand Morrison Senior Broadcast Producer Estelle Popkin Senior Producer Gavin Boyle Producers David Bhagat, Mary Raffalli Correspondent Jeff Greenfield 6 OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST continued Worldfocus PBS 21st Century Africa Executive Producer Marc Rosenwasser Producer Yuval Lion Correspondent Martin Seemungal OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST Anderson Cooper 360 CNN Online Drugs Senior Executive Producer David Doss Senior Producers Kathleen Friery, Barclay Palmer Producer David Fitzpatrick Correspondent Drew Griffin CBS Evening News with Katie Couric CBS V.A. 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