Updated; 6/13/07 36th Annual NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA EMMY® AWARDS PRESENTED
th th The 36 Annual Northern California Area EMMY® Awards were presented Saturday evening, May 12 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The Emmy® Award honors excellence in all fields of television production.
For the second year the Academy presented station awards in three categories. The Station Excellence went to KGO-TV/DT, Valari Staab, President/General Manager; News Excellence, KNTV NBC 11 News: Covering the Bay Area and Beyond, Jim Sanders, Vice President of News; (both also won last year). Community Service had two winners, Años Después ¿Estamos Preparados?, KDTV 14, Mahelda Rodriguez, Producer, and CBS 13/CW 31 Cares, KOVR 13, Diana Penna, Director, Special Station Community Projects.
The Evening Newscast-Large Market recipient was the KPIX CBS 5, San Francisco for the 5PM News. The Evening Newscast-Medium Market went to Action News Live at Six, Fresno’s KFSN ABC 30. Excellence in Daytime Newscasts Emmy® Awards went to Bay Area Today at 10 AM, KNTV NBC 11, Large Market; KSEE News at 4 PM AM, KSEE 24, Medium Market and KSBW Action News Midday, KSBW, Small Market. Evening and Daytime Newscasts are the only categories that are tiered by market size.
Only three individuals took home three statues each: Anna Werner and Jeff Harris from KPIX CBS 5 and Gerson Sanchez, KDTV/KFSF. The total of 192 statues went to 162 individuals this year. KNTV NBC 11 was the top station winner with 14 awards followed by KPIX CBS 5 with 10; KUVS Univision 19 in Sacramento had eight. This year Spanish language was judged separately by other Spanish peer judges, accounting for an increase from one last year to 14 this year.
The Emmy® is awarded for outstanding achievement in Television by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. San Francisco/Northern California is one of the twenty chapters awarding regional Emmys®. Northern California is composed of television and cable stations from Visalia to the Oregon border and includes Hawaii and Reno, Nevada. Entries were aired during the 2006 calender year. 930 entries were received, in 63 categories, 257 were nominated and 80 receive the Emmy® statuette. The ballots were tallied by the accounting firm of Spalding & Company of San Francisco.
The Board of Governors’ Service Medallion was presented by chapter president Lynn R Friedman to our Trustee, Activities Chair and Past President, Cynthia Zeiden.
Four $3,000 Television Academy scholarships were awarded for Television Production to Peter Jordan, Stanford University; The Rigo Chacon Reporting Scholarship, underwritten by Abrazos & Books, went to Brian Pollack, University of California, Berkeley; Videography to Alan Ransil, Stanford University. The Thomas Drayton Minority Scholarship underwritten by KTXL Fox 40, went to Oyundary (Daria) Tsagaan, University of California. Berkeley.
Following the awards ceremony the over six hundred guests moved next door to the Exploratorium for a gala dinner and party with dancing to the “Masterpiece” Band.
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The complete list on Emmy® Award recipients follows:
AREA AWARDS For Outstanding Achievement in:
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT: STATION AWARDS STATION EXCELLENCE KGO Station Excellence Valari Staab, President and General Manager
NEWS EXCELLENCE NBC11 Covering the Bay Area and Beyond, KNTV James Sanders, Vice President of News
COMMUNITY SERVICE Cien Años Después ¿Estamos Preparados?, KDTV 14 Mahelda Rodriguez, Producer CBS 13/CW 31 Cares, KOVR 13 Diana Penna, Dir., Special Station Community Projects
NEWS PROGRAMMING NEWSCAST DAYTIME-LARGER MARKET NBC11 News: The Bay Area Today at 10 AM - 08/17/06, KNTV NBC 11 Kristi Lawley, Producer; Brent Cannon and Laura Garcia-Cannon, Anchors; Mike Inouye, Traffic Anchor; Craig Herrera, WeatherPlus Meteorologist; Lisa Bernard, Reporter; Kellie Onaga, Writer
NEWSCAST DAYTIME-MEDIUM MARKET KSEE News at 4 PM, KSEE 24 Larry Johnson, Producer; Dean Schiro, Director; Jon Brent and Alex Delgado, Anchors; Matt Skryja, Reporter; Mike Hartman, Managing Editor; George A. Garnica, Photographer
NEWSCAST DAYTIME-SMALLER MARKET KSBW Action News Midday, KSBW 8 Lawton Dodd, News Director; Kelly Duffy, Executive Producer; Shelley Harr, Producer; James Kimbrell, Director
NEWSCAST EVENING-LARGER MARKET CBS 5 5PM News, KPIX CBS 5 Kelly Peterson, Producer; Molly McCrea, Medical Producer; Jarrett McPeek, Director; Don McKinney, Technical Director; Ken Bastida and Juliette Goodrich, Anchors; Billy Poon, Weather Producer; Samantha Mohr, Meteorologist; John Lobertini and Manuel Ramos, Reporters; Dr. Kim Mulvihill, Medical Reporter; Robert Moonan, Photojournalist; Ryan McKeel, Writer; Leona Wong, Senior Assignment Editor; Michael Konczal, Assignment Editor,
NEWSCAST EVENING-MEDIUM MARKET Action News at Six, KFSN ABC 30 Tracey Watkowski, News Director; Ann Marie Oliveira, Producer; Warren Armstrong and Nancy Osborne, Anchors; Maureen Naylor, Reporter; Richard Harmelink, Photojournalist
BREAKING NEWS Officer Shot, KNTV NBC11 Marina Perelman, Producer; Scott Budman, Anchor Oakland Driveby Shooting, KPIX CBS 5 Manuel Ramos, Reporter; Robert Moonan, Photographer 36th Annual NorCal Area Emmy® Awards
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORT Horses Training Doctors, KNTV NBC 11 Marianne Favro, Reporter/Producer The Degrading Picture, KUVS 19 Santiago Lucero, Reporter; Miguel Solorio, Photographer/Editor
CONTINUING COVERAGE Cien Años Después ¿Estamos Preparados?, KDTV 14 Flavio Lacayo, Reporter CBS 5 Investigates: Deportation, KPIX CBS 5 Jeff Harris, Executive Producer; Julie Christensen and Anna Werner, Producers; Abby Sterling, Investigative Producer
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT Call Kurtis Investigates: Medical Mistakes, State Failures, KOVR CBS 13 Kurtis Ming, Producer/Reporter; Dennis Lopez, Photojournalist; Peter Roney, Editor They Stole My Home, KUVS 19 Tatiana Bedoya, Producer/Reporter; Anthony Cisneros, Photographer/Editor; Felix N. Mendoza III, Editor
FEATURE NEWS REPORT - LIGHT Free Land, KOVR CBS 13 Kurtis Ming, Producer/Reporter; Mike Lowry, Photojournalist; Peter Roney, Editor Pepe's Inspirational Beat, KUVS 19 Christian Anguiano, Producer/Photographer; Pedro Calderon, Producer/Writer; Felix N. Mendoza III, Producer/Editor Austin's Inspiration, KXTV 10 Tom Whitaker, Producer
FEATURE NEWS REPORT - LIGHT SERIES Whale Science, KITV 4 Garrett Sprinkle, Reporter; Sonny Ahuna, Videographer Queens of the Night, KUVS 19 Mariana Castorena, Producer/Photographer/Editor
FEATURE NEWS REPORT- SERIOUS Holy Hostel, KNTV NBC 11 Jeremy Carroll and Noelle Walker, Producers Burned Kid, KUVS 19 Santiago Lucero, Reporter; Miguel Solorio, Photographer
FEATURE NEWS REPORT - SERIOUS SERIES Unabomber, KPIX CBS 5 Jeff Harris, Executive Producer; Anna Werner, Producer; Alexander Gurevich, Investigative Producer John Doe 133, KUVS 19 Carlos H. Sanchez, Reporter
SPECIALIZED REPORTS Investigate This, KPIX CBS 5 Jeff Harris, Executive Producer; Alexander Gurevich and Abby Sterling, Investigative Producers; Anna Werner, Investigative Reporter Mas Cerca de Usted, KUVS 19 Pablo Espinoza, Producer/Reporter; Alberto Garcia, Photojournalist/Editor
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NEWS AND PROGRAM SPECIALTY DOCUMENTARY The Bridge So Far - A Suspense Story, KQED 9, Professional Engineers in California Government, David L. Brown Productions David L. Brown, Producer/Director
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT-FEATURE/SEGMENT In Wine Country: Cork Factory, KNTV NBC 11 Mary Orlin, Executive Producer, Mark Oltz; Creative Director; Mary Babbitt, Host
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT-PROGRAM/SPECIAL Truly California # 203: Mighty Warriors of Comedy, KQED 9, Hatest Grits Kibi Anderson, Producer
CHILDREN/YOUTH-FEATURE/SEGMENT Spirit Scholarship, KBCW, Annabelle Productions Robert Braunstein, Executive Producer; Amy Calderone and Kevin Thom, Reporters; Mark Kocina, Chief Photographer Mack Family - Coach Bordelon, KICU 36 Anna Kagarakis, Segment Producer; Alforde M. Joaquin, Videographer/Editor
CHILDREN/YOUTH-PROGRAM/SPECIAL High School Sports Focus, KICU 36 Alforde M. Joaquin, Field Director; Brodie Brazil, Host; Anna Kagarakis, Reporter; Robert Enriquez, Videographer; Darren Brazil, Editor
EDUCATION-FEATURE/SEGMENT The Gift of Education, KNTV NBC 11 Laura Garcia-Cannon, Reporter
EDUCATION-PROGRAM/SPECIAL Eye on the Bay: On San Francisco Bay, KPIX CBS 5 James Reid, Senior Producer; Karl Norberg, Producer; Brian Hackney, Host; Colleen Kessler, Editor
HISTORICAL/CULTURAL-FEATURE/SEGMENT Spark: Binh Danh, New Memories of an Old War, KQED 9, Bay Area Video Coalition Dan Krauss, Segment Producer Esparto, KUVS 19 Anthony Cisneros, Producer/Photographer
HISTORICAL/CULTURAL-PROGRAM/SPECIAL Fishbowl, KHET 11, Thousand Cranes Filmworks, Inc. Linda Barry and Eleanor Nakama-Mitsunaga, Producers; Kayo Hatta, Producer/Director/Writer
SPORTS-FEATURE/SEGMENT True Warrior, KGMB 9 Steve T. Uyehara, Reporter/Writer; Mike Cherry, Photographer; John Allen III, Editor
SPORTS-REGULARLY SCHEDULED Bonds 715 - Making History, KTVU 2 Pete Lupetti, Producer; Mark Ibaňez, Host; Joe Fonzi, Fred R. Inglis and Rita Williams, Reporters; Tony Hodrick, Photographer; Ron Acker and Steve Shlisky, Editors
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SPORTING EVENT/GAME Giants vs Arizona: Winn and Alou Come Through, FSN Bay Area Ted Griggs, Executive Producer; Joe Washington, Coordinating Producer; Jeff Kuiper, Producer; Jim Lynch, Director; Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow, Talent
PUBLIC/CURRENT AFFAIRS-FEATURE/SEGMENT California Connected: Sacramento Levees, KVIE 6 Joe Angier, Producer; Craig Miller, Correspondent
PUBLIC/CURRENT AFFAIRS-PROGRAM/SPECIAL Natural Heroes, KRCB, GreenTreks Network, Inc. Valerie A. Landes, Series Producer
INTERVIEW/DISCUSSION-FEATURE/SEGMENT Swisher Unscripted, KICU 36 Brodie Brazil, Talent; Darren Brazil, Editor
INTERVIEW/DISCUSSION-PROGRAM/SPECIAL Check, Please! Bay Area - Show # 204, KQED 9 Tina Salter, Series Producer; Carol Gancia and June Mesina Ouellette, Associate Producers; Katherine Russell, Director; Leslie Sbrocco, Host
SPECIAL EVENT COVERAGE Chinese New Year Parade, KTVU 2 Jim Haman, Executive Producer/Producer; Jeff Green, Director; Ben Fong-Torres and Julie Haener, Hosts; Robert Handa, Reporter; Sheri Bernstein, Writer; Mark Metzler, Engineer in Charge; Don Thompson, Engineering Manager; Deanne Moenster, Design Director; Michael Krajac and Steve Shlisky, Editors
SPOT ANNOUNCEMENTS COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE Univision / Telefutura in the Community: Valores Hispanos, KDTV 14 Gerson Sanchez, Producer/Photographer/Editor Mobsters, KNTV NBC 11, BBDO West Jim Lesser, Executive Creative Director
PROMOTION-NEWS PROMO-SINGLE SPOT En Vivo y Directo: Nuevo Espacio Informativo, KFSF 66 Gerson Sanchez, Producer Great Quake "A Centennial Morning," KPIX CBS 5 Sultan Mirza, Producer/Writer/Editor
PROMOTION-NEWS PROMO-CAMPAIGN ABC7News.com Web Services Campaign, KGO ABC 7 Jack Poorman, Producer/Writer/Editor
PROMOTION-PROGRAM-SINGLE SPOT Comedy "Lineup", KBWB Your TV 20 John Civiletti, Producer; Brian Dennis, Art Direction Telefuture-KMW: Como tu Ninguna, KFSF 66 Gerson Sanchez, Producer Dudes Getting Yelled At, KICU 36 Drew Gough, Producer/Writer/Editor; David Kaminsky, Graphic Designer
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PROMOTION-PROGRAM-CAMPAIGN Simpsons Superfan, KBHK UPN 44 Trish Herrera, Producer/Writer/Editor; Rob Genolio, Creative Director; Steven Squire, Graphic Designer
COMMERCIAL DirecTV Brand Campaign, Various, BBDO West Jim Lesser, Executive Creative Director Nightlight, KTVU 2, PG&E, Venables Bell & Partners Allan Ng, Executive Producer
CRAFT ACHIEVEMENT ON-CAMERA TALENT-ANCHOR-SPORTS-REPORTER The Uncelebrated Athlete, KXTV 10 Ryan Yamamoto, Sports Reporter
ON-CAMERA TALENT-ANCHOR-WEATHER Farley Composite, KNTV NBC 11 John Farley, Chief Meteorologist
ON-CAMERA TALENT-REPORTER Mike Sugerman Reports, KPIX CBS 5 Mike Sugerman, Reporter
ON-CAMERA TALENT-SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST Golden State Warriors Basketball Announcers, FSN Bay Area Bob Fitzgerald, Glen Kuiper and Matt Steinmetz, Talent
ON-CAMERA TALENT-PROGRAM HOST/MODERATOR Best of "Eye on the Bay," KPIX CBS 5 Liam Mayclem, Host
DIRECTOR Sketching the Silk Road, KFTL, D3 Productions, Inc. Duffy Wang, Director Seeking 1906, KQED 9, Luna Park Productions Kate Schermerhorn, Director
WRITER-NEWS Walker Composite, KNTV NBC 11 Noelle Walker, Writer
WRITER-PROGRAM The Search for Shangri-La, KITV 4 Pamela Young, Writer
PHOTOGRAPHER-NEWS-WITHIN 24 HOURS Pike Composite, KGMB 9 Richard Pike, Photojournalist
PHOTOGRAPHER-NEWS-NO TIME LIMIT Maya Tanka, KFTV 21 Carlos Gaviria, Photographer Perspiration, Inspiration, and Determination, KXTV 10 Tom Whitaker, Photographer
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PHOTOGRAPHER-PROGRAM Oltz Composite, KNTV NBC 11 Mark Oltz, Photographer
EDITOR-NEWS-NO TIME LIMIT Carroll Composite, KNTV NBC 11 Jeremy Carroll, Editor
EDITOR-PROGRAM Drum Composite, KNTV NBC 11 Jonathan Drum, Editor
AUDIO Kiho'Alu (Loosen the Key) Keola Beamer, KHET 11, Jazz Alley TV-Maui Reflection Films Ken K. Martinez Burgmaier, Audio Engineer
GRAPHIC ARTS-GRAPHICS & ANIMATION-NEWS South Bay Home, KNTV NBC 11 Bobee Padilla, Graphic Design
GRAPHIC ARTS-GRAPHICS & ANIMATION-PROGRAM The Bridge So Far - A Suspense Story, KQED 9, Professional Engineers in California Government, David L. Brown Productions Charlie Canfield, Animator; Rick Pepper, Graphic Artist
GRAPHIC ARTS-SET DESIGN FSN Bay Area Hero Shots, FSN Bay Area Jim Iacona, Tom Pellack and Richard Americo Tomassini, Set Designers
LIGHTING FSN Bay Area Hero Shots, FSN Bay Area Jim Iacona, Tom Pellack and Richard Americo Tomassini, Lighting Designers
MUSICAL COMPOSITION/ARRANGEMENT Indie's Great Teddy Bear Hunt, Marin's Public Access 26, Juno Baby Belinda Takahashi, Ph.D., Composer
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT Outside with Sam, KPIX CBS 5 Zack Heene, Photographer and Tech Operator
Contact: Darryl Compton 415-777-0212 [email protected]
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