- 1 - The Board of Governors of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences San Francisco/Northern California Chapter is honored to dedicate the 49th Annual Northern California Area Emmy® Awards to the memory of LINDA GIANNECCHINI 1948 - 2019 Academy member since 1972 Governors’ Service Medallion 1990 President 1992-1996 The Silver Circle 1997 The Governors’ Award 2011 National Trustee (8 terms) National Secretary 1996-2000 National Vice President 2000-2002 National Vice Chair 2002-2004 National Awards Chair - 2 - 49th Annual Northern California Area Emmy® Awards Saturday, June 6, 2020 7:00 pm Virtual Ceremony - 3 - 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: Lexi Sisk, Iron Pine Media Secretary: Randy Forsman, KCRA 3 Treasurer: Alison Gibson, Media Cool Past President: Keith Sanders*, San Jose State University National Trustees: Randy Forsman, KCRA 3 Wayne Freedman*, KGO ABC 7 Alison Gibson, Media Cool Joyce Mitchell*, 4U Productions Don Sanchez*, Retired, KGO ABC 7 (Alternate) Governors: Committee Chairs: Diane Ako, KITV 4 Archives and Museum: John Catchings*, Larena Baldazo, Laney College Catchings & Associates Shane Calvert, KRCR 7 Awards: Wayne Freedman*, KGO ABC 7 Alnica Chavez, SFG Productions/San Francisco Giants Emmy® Gala: Julie Watts, KOVR CBS 13 Beth Cloutier, LMC, Inc. Education: Keith Sanders*, San Jose State Alison Gibson, Media Cool University Paul Hodges III, SFG Productions/San Francisco Giants Finance: James Spalding, Spalding & Company Brooks Jarosz, KTVU Fox 2 Legal/Bylaws: Mark Pearson, ARC Law Group Nazy Javid, KAEF/KBVU Marketing: Larena Baldazo, Laney College Raul Lima, KFTV Univision 21 Off Camera: Larena Baldazo, Laney College Joshua Dylan Mellars, KRCB 22 Promotion: Joyce Mitchell*, 4U Productions Michael Moya, Fotografx/Laney College Social Media: Larena Baldazo, Laney College Jose Edward Muñoz, KFTV Univision 21 Membership: Patty Zubov, Platonic TV Scott Patterson, San Francisco State University Nominating: (open) Luz Peña, KGO ABC 7 Programs & Activities: (open) Lexi Sisk, Iron Pine Media Cinema Club: Don Sanchez* Kim Stephens*, KMPH Fox 26 / Fresno State University Jefferson Tyler, KTVN 2 Executive Director: Darryl R. Compton*, NATAS Manjula Varghese, San Francisco Chronicle Blake Wilberding, Golden State Warriors Kevin Wing*, KNTV NBC Bay Area * Members of the Silver Circle Noemi Zeigler Sanchez, Laney College Patty Zubov, Platonic TV - 4 - President’s Welcome Steve Shlisky Co-Chair/Instructor, Laney Media Communications Departtment Laney College, Oakland President NATAS SF/NorCal National Trustee 2015-2019 Silver Circle 2014 Governors’ Service Medallion 2013 Congratulations and welcome all to the 49th Annual Northern California Area Emmy® Awards Gala. Though the virus may socially distance us, know we are together once more in this most special of ways. This edition of the Gala will be a first. Our award has gone virtual in every digital way imaginable – broadcast on You Tube, socially mediated on Facebook and Twitter, and a special room on Zoom reserved just for nominees. We will not personally hand you an award but you will be able to share the celebration with more family and more friends. Truly, work awarded an Emmy® statuette by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) attests your outstanding achievement. Know that you 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. Emmy® Gala Chair Julie Watts organized this evening’s outstanding event. Special thanks to Chapter Award Committee Chair and Emmy® legend Wayne Freedman. for riding herd over the myriad of details from improving the Call for Entries to screening each entry into the right category. The long award process culminates tonight. My special appreciation goes to Patty Zubov, Joyce Mitchell and Larena Baldazo, who were instrumental in securing sponsors and marketing the Gala. This event happened this year because so many wanted an award show rather than a press release stating the recipients. We are truly blessed with dedicated and talented members of the Gala committee who helped to pull off an award show in impossible times. This night is outstanding because you are out- standing professionals. Thank you for all your hours of phone calls, emails, and Zoom meetings. Two last notes: This will be my final Gala as your president. My presidency ends with the month. The experience has been exceptional, I have loved every minute. I will not be leaving the Chapter. I remain on the board to assist your new President, Randy Forsman, find his footing. That will not take long though. He already has great ideas for the future of our Chapter. Secondly, I dedicate this Gala tonight to our dear friend Linda Giannecchini. Linda died just three days after last year’s Gala. For most on our board this is the first Gala without her guid- ance, comradery, and brilliance. We have so missed her in this last year. Linda watch over us. Steve Shlisky - 5 - Producers Welcome Julie Watts Investigative Reporter/Anchor, KOVR CBS13 NATAS Emmy® Gala Chair 2013-14, 2020 NATAS Awards Chair 2014-16 NATAS Governor 2010-13, 2017-18 Governors’ Service Medallion 2014 On behalf of the Gala Committee, welcome to the 49th ANNUAL (First-Ever-Virtual) EMMY® AWARDS GALA. When we began this year planning for a return to our sit-down-dinner awards show, we could have never imagined how quickly we’d have to pivot to this unprecedented format in the wake of the pandemic. While we wish we could gather in person, we’ve been working hard to produce a virtual awards show for you with as much elegance and camaraderie as our live gala. MULTIPLE PLATFORMS Like many events and broadcasts these days, our show includes elements of streaming, Zoom, social media and crowd-sourced content. Each virtual platform and element was intentionally chosen to replicate some element of the live event. For the best interactive experience, we hope you’ll watch tonight using multiple screens and devices so that you can watch the main show on our YouTube channel – EMMY SF TV while live-commenting on our Facebook Page - EMMY SF TV. If you’re one of our 452 nominees, we hope you’ll also join our VIP Watch Party on Zoom. (You should have received an invitation link by email.) Everyone else can watch both the live show and the live Zoom feed side by side on our website, EmmySF.TV. We’ve also posted an Emmy® Award Show Rundown at EmmySF.TV so you know exactly what time your category is coming up. If you have a smart TV with a YouTube app, we encourage you to watch the show on your big screen at our YouTube channel – EMMY SF TV. While we’d love for you to post and share on all social channels with our Emmy® night hashtags #EMMYSF2020 and #EMMYSFAtHome, we’re hoping you will specifically join us on Facebook for live commenting and chat during the show. - 6 - ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES It was important that we keep the excitement of the live reveal and give each recipient their moment in the spotlight. So this year, in lieu of live speeches, we asked nominees to submit acceptance clips in advance. The variety and creativity of the segments you submitted are sure to add many unique and fun moments tonight. If you didn’t submit a speech, we encourage you to post one tonight on social media along with a link to your entry using #EMMYSF2020 and #EMMYSFAtHome. If you did submit an acceptance clip that airs tonight, we’d love for you to post a copy of that too along with a link to your entry and our hashtags. THE TEAM This night would not be possible without the hard work and sacrifice of President, Steve Shlisky who carried much of the weight by editing this labor-intensive show, along with Patty Zubov, Kevin Wing and Joyce Mitchell who helped wrangle the many moving parts. We’d also like to thank the Emmy® Gala Committee, our Board of Governors, our presenters, Tracy Peterson of The AV Society, Photojournalist Ken Day and our Awards Chair Wayne Freedman. Congratulations to all of our Emmy® Nominees. We hope you have a memorable evening as we honor the best in our business. Sincerely, Julie Watts 50th Northern Calfiornia Area Emmy® Awards The Emmy ® Gala Committee Eligibility Period Julie Watts, KOVR CBS 13 (Chair) January 1 - December 31, 2020 Patty Zubov, Platonic TV (Vice Chair) Wayne Freedman, KGO ABC 7 (Awards Chair) Call for Entries Posted Steve Shlisky, Laney College (President) December 1, 2020 Larena Baldazo, Laney College Devin Fehely, KPIX 5 Randy Forsman, KCRA 3 Entry Deadline Richard Harmelink, KFSN, ABC 30 January 8, 2021 Brooks Jarosz, KTVU Fox 2 Da Lin, KPIX 5 Nominations Announced Raul Lima, KFTV Univision 21 May 5, 2021 Joyce Mitchell, 4U Productions Mike Moya, MOYAfotografx Terri Russell, KOLO 8 Awards Gala Keith Sanders, San Jose State University June 5, 2021 Kevin Wing, KNTV NBC Bay Area Hilton SF Union Sq. Pamela Young, KHON 2 - 7 - Awards Chair Welcome Wayne Freedman Reporter KGO ABC 7 NATAS Awards Chair Silver Circle Class of 2001 Governors’ Citation 2013 On behalf of the Board of Governors, the Emmy® Awards and Emmy® Gala Committees, wel- come to our 49th Annual Northern California Area Emmy® Awards. Tonight’s ceremony honors excellence in a region encompassing Northern California, Reno, the Hawaiian Islands, and Guam.