FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Post-awards presentation (approximately 8:00PM, PDT) July 23, 2016
WINNERS OF THE 68th LOS ANGELES AREA EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED
NoHo Arts District, CA, July 23, 2016 – The 68th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, presented by the Television Academy, was held tonight at the Television Academy’s new Saban Media Center.
Los Angeles icon and Emmy® Award-winning television host Stephanie Edwards was the recipient of this year’s Los Angeles Area Governors Award, presented to her by KTLA’s Sam Rubin.
A complete list of the Los Angeles Area Emmy Award winners, as compiled by the Academy's accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP, is attached.
Producing this year’s awards ceremony for the Television Academy was Bob Bain. Awards were presented by local area personalities, reporters and newscasters, as well as Niecy Nash, Jason George and Florence Henderson.
Greg Taylor is Vice Chair, Los Angeles Area on the Academy’s Executive Committee. Gerri Shaftel Constant and Beatriz Gomez are the Los Angeles Area Governors.
The Academy's Senior Vice President for Awards is John Leverence and Vice President is Julie Shore. Liz Korda Smith is the Los Angeles Area Awards Director.
For more information, visit Emmys.com
CONTACT Liz Korda Smith Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards Director (818) 754-2875
Contact: Stephanie Goodell breakwhitelight public relations (for the Television Academy) [email protected] 818-462-1150
TELEVISION ACADEMY 68th LOS ANGELES AREA EMMY AWARDS
The awards are distributed as follows:
NBC4 8
KMEX 5
KVEA 5
Time Warner Cable SportsNet L.A. 5
KTLA5 4
KCET 3
Time Warner Cable SportsNet 3
CBS2 2
Fox Sports West / Prime Ticket 2
PBS SoCal 2
ABC7 1
CBS2/KCAL9 1
Fox Sports West 1
KCAL9 1
LA CITYVIEW35 1
LA COUNTY CHANNEL 1
The Burbank Channel 1
WeHoTV – City of West Hollywood 1
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LIGHT NEWS STORY – SINGLE REPORT
HOMELESS HEADSHOTS KTLA5 (KTLA5 NEWS AT TEN)
Madelaine Hahn, Producer Lu Parker, Reporter Jason Roberts, Camera, Editor
SERIOUS NEWS STORY – SINGLE REPORT
INSIDE ISIS (EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 11PM) ABC7
Julia Seifer, Producer
SPORTS TEASE
LAKERS OPENING NIGHT TEASE Time Warner Cable SportsNet Nikolas Kuo, Producer Bettina Shore, Producer
SPORTS FEATURE
DODGERS HOLIDAY STORY Time Warner Cable (ACCESS SPORTSNET DODGERS) SportsNet L.A.
Julian Gooden, Camera Scott Pellman, Editor Greg Taylor, Executive Producer Vin Scully, On-Camera Talent Erick Cesar Vazquez, Producer
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EDUCATION
EL NINO: CURRENTS OF CHANGE NBC4
David Biggar, Co-Host Fritz Coleman, Co-Host Crystal Egger, Co-Host Shirah Matsuzawa, Associate Producer Shanna Mendiola, Co-Host Marissa Slattery, Producer Anthony Yanez, Co-Host
ARTS
BORDERLANDS (Artbound) KCET
Matthew Crotty, Producer Juan Devis, Executive Producer Bruce Dickson, Producer Drew Tewksbury, Co-Producer
L.A. LOCAL COLOR
STAN CHAMBERS: LEGENDARY NEWSMAN KTLA5
Cher Calvin, Host Kimberly Cornell, Executive Producer Madelaine Hahn, Producer Angel C. Kim, Producer Micah Ohlman, Host
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CULTURE/HISTORY
50 WATTS NBC4
Kim Baldonado, Reporter Michael Brownlee, Co-Host, Reporter Frava Burgess, Producer Toni E. Guinyard, Reporter Carlos Hopkins, Executive Producer Jordana Houchins, Associate Producer Carolyn Johnson, Co-Host Robert Kovacik, Reporter Khallid Shabazz, Associate Producer
OUTSTANDING WRITER – NEWS
NICOLETTE MEDINA, Writer CBS2
OUTSTANDING WRITER – PROGRAMMING
SHAWN KOPELAKIS, Writer Fox Sports West / Prime Ticket
OUTSTANDING EDITOR – NEWS
ARTURO QUEZADA, Editor KMEX
OUTSTANDING EDITOR – PROGRAMMING
ANTONIO CAMBEROS, Editor KMEX
OUTSTANDING VIDEOGRAPHER – NEWS
RICHARD HUERTA, Videographer KVEA
OUTSTANDING VIDEOGRAPHER SINGLE CAMERA – PROGRAMMING
DAVID STRUMPF, Videographer Time Warner Cable SportsNet L.A.
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CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES
CHINA'S CHALLENGES: PBS SoCal CAN CHINA BE HARMONIOUS?
Chen Bing, Associate Producer Brenda Brkusic, Executive Producer Peter Getzels, Co-Executive Producer, Producer Wang Jianjun, Executive Producer Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Executive Producer, Host Wang Lijun, Co-Executive Producer Mel Rogers, Executive Producer Zhu Xiaoqian, Coordinating Producer Adam Zhu, Executive Producer
NEWS SPECIAL
SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTING SPECIAL KMEX (NOTICIAS 34 SOLO A LAS ONCE)
Univision KMEX News Team
LIGHT NEWS STORY – MULTI-PART REPORT
JUNIPERO (NOTICIAS 34 AT 6PM & 11PM) KMEX
Oswaldo Borraez, Reporter Arturo Quezada, Camera, Editor Gabriela Teissier, Reporter
SERIOUS NEWS STORY – MULTI-PART REPORT
CLASSROOMS FOR RENT: LAUSD'S NBC4 PURSUIT FOR HOLLYWOOD DOLLARS (NBC4 NEWS AT 6PM & 11PM)
Michael Cervantes, Camera Matt Goldberg, Executive Producer Matt Schrader, Producer Jenna Susko, Reporter
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
WINTER IS HERE! BUT THE DROUGHT WeHoTV – City of IS FAR FROM OVER West Hollywood
Lisa Belsanti, Producer
SHORT PROMO
BEFORE THE BIGS - MIKE TROUT Fox Sports West
Christopher Calleton, Producer James Freeman, Producer Karlese Mumford-Campbell, Producer Jeff Shearin, Producer
INDEPENDENT PROGRAMMING
SURVIVING AN ACTIVE SHOOTER LA COUNTY CHANNEL
Harry Drucker, Executive Producer Vance Kotrla, Producer
MEDICAL NEWS STORY– SINGLE REPORT
LOVE. LIFE & ILLNESS (CBS2 NEWS AT 11PM) CBS2
Gerri Shaftel Constant, Producer Roger Masterton, Camera
MEDICAL NEWS STORY – MULTI-PART REPORT
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES: KTLA5 ALS, ALZHEIMERS (KTLA5 NEWS AT TEN)
Kimberly Cornell, Executive Producer Madelaine Hahn, Producer Angel C. Kim, Producer Lu Parker, Reporter Jason Roberts, Camera, Editor Nick Simpson, Camera, Editor
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LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – PROGRAMMING
DESFILE DE LAS ROSAS 2015 KMEX
Marcelo Gama, Director Beatriz Gomez, Executive Producer Maity Interiano, Host Alejandro Mendoza, Host Luis Enrique Rivera, Producer
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – NEWS
ALTO A LA VIOLENCIA DOMESTICA KVEA
KVEA Telemundo 52 News Team
LIVE COVERAGE OF AN UNSCHEDULED NEWS EVENT
SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTING NBC4
NBC4 News Team
GOVERNORS AWARD
STEPHANIE EDWARDS
SPORTS SERIES – PROGRAMMING (LIVE BROADCAST)
LEAD-OFF L.A. Time Warner Cable SportsNet L.A. Time Warner Cable SportsNet L.A. Sports Team
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SPORTS SERIES – PROGRAMMING (POST-PRODUCED)
SPORTS SHRINES OF LA Time Warner Cable SportsNet Time Warner Cable SportsNet Sports Team
CHILDREN/YOUTH PROGRAMMING
MUSIC MATTERS: LA KIDS AND THEIR LA CITYVIEW35 MUSIC
Ted Lin, Producer Alex Mebane, Producer Larry Newman, Producer Tyler Newman, Producer Steven Rimlinger, Producer
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING
VARIETY STUDIO: PBS SoCal ACTORS ON ACTORS – FILM ACTORS
Jasmine Abghari, Associate Producer Maris Berzins, Producer Brenda Brkusic, Executive Producer Georg Kallert, Producer Michelle Merker, Associate Producer Diana Nguyen, Producer Peter J. Nieves, Producer Donna Pennestri, Executive Producer Jenelle Riley, Host John Ross, Executive Producer Andrew Russell, Executive Producer Rob Schroeder, Producer
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INFORMATION SEGMENT
DRAWING POWER OF BURBANK The Burbank Channel (STATE OF THE CITY 2015)
Colleen Duffy Felix, Camera, Editor Bob Frutos, On Camera Talent, Producer Walter A. Lutz, Jr., Camera, Editor Peter Musurlian, Camera, Editor Drew Sugars, Camera, Editor, Producer
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% REMOTE)
SOCAL CONNECTED KCET
Linda Burns, Senior Producer Alicia Clark, Segment Producer Conor Knighton, Reporter Cara Santa Maria, Reporter Robert J. McDonnell, Associate Producer Lata Pandya, Segment Producer Derrick Shore, Producer, Reporter Val Zavala, Anchor, Executive Producer
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% STUDIO)
ENFOQUE LOS ANGELES KVEA
Ana Patricia Candiani, On-Camera Talent Elizabeth Chavolla, Producer Claudia Forestieri, Producer Johana Suarez, On-Camera Talent
GRAPHICS
JOHN HUDSON, Art Director Time Warner Cable SportsNet
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OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR – PROGRAMMING
MICHAEL HASSAN, Director Fox Sports West / Prime Ticket
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR – NEWS
LEYSSER PARADA, Director KVEA
OUTSTANDING NEWS FEATURE REPORTING
PETER DAUT, Reporter CBS2/KCAL9
OUTSTANDING HARD NEWS REPORTING
JOEL GROVER, Reporter NBC4 MATTHEW GLASSER, Producer
OUTSTANDING SPORTS REPORTING
FRED ROGGIN, Reporter NBC4
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING – NEWS
LA'S NUCLEAR SECRET (NBC4 NEWS) NBC4
Mike Cervantes, Camera Matthew Glasser, Producer Matt Goldberg, Executive Producer Joel Grover, Reporter Jose Hernandez, Camera Andres Pruna, Editor James Wulff, Camera
FEATURE SEGMENT
THE STAR APARTMENTS (Artbound) KCET
Matthew Crotty, Producer Juan Devis, Executive Producer
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SPORTS SPECIAL
DODGERMENTARY: WELCOME TO Time Warner Cable DODGERTOWN SportsNet L.A.
Time Warner Cable SportsNet L.A. Sports Team
LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE
DODGERS OPENING DAY Time Warner Cable SportsNet L.A. Time Warner Cable SportsNet L.A. Sports Team
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY MORNING NEWSCAST: 4:00AM-11:00AM
KTLA5 MORNING NEWS AT 6AM KTLA5
KTLA5 News Team
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TELEMUNDO NOTICIERO 52 A LAS 6AM KVEA
KVEA Telemundo 52 News Team
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY DAYTIME NEWSCAST: 11:00AM-7:00PM
KCAL9 NEWS AT 4PM KCAL9
Otis Easter, Associate Producer Courtney Ellinger, Producer Annette Zapata, Executive Producer
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY EVENING NEWSCAST: 7:00PM-12:00AM
NBC4 NEWS AT 11PM NBC4
NBC4 News Team
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