2019-2020 Chicago/Midwest ENTRIES MASTER LIST c/o Columbia College, Communication Dept. 33 E. Ida B. Wells Dr., Suite 535 Chicago, IL 60605 312-369-8600 / [email protected] chicagoemmyonline.org facebook.com/emmyschicago Twitter: chi_natas *Underlined first listed entrants receive the statuette if entry wins. 1 Category #1-a Outstanding Achievement for News Programming – Evening Newscast: Larger Markets (1-50) (Award to the Team of Reporters, Meteorologists, Anchors, Producers, Photographers, Editors, Writers, Directors, and Assignment Desk Editors) • 9pm Newscast: Robert Roper, Senior Producer; Dana Ballard, Executive Producer; Rick Strasser, Assignment Desk Manager; Diona Donelson, Sam Unger, Assignment Desk; Snow Anderson, Rebecca Bodner, Charles Hayes, Jerry Howard, Alvaro Romero, Rick Tarsitano, Michael Walters, Producers. WGN • Noticiero Telemundo Chicago - Celebrando Pilsen: Phillip Sierra, Executive Producer; Carmen Vargas, Meredith Veloz, Producers; Jessica Delgado, Hilda Gutiérrez, Hernan Fratto, Anchors; Iris Berrios, Reporter; Luis Figueroa, Sebastian Torres, Photographers; Javier Pacheco, Director; Alejandro Escalona, Writer. WSNS • Irving Park Bank Robbery, Chase & Shooting: Jennifer Lay-Riske, Producer; Joe Kolina, Executive Producer; Allison Rosati, Rob Stafford, Anchors; Chris Coffey, Patrick Fazio, Dick Johnson, Natalie Martinez, Reporters; Franci Feirstein, Jennifer Schwarz, Peter Siegal, Stephanie Streff, Producers. WMAQ • FOX6 News at 9:00: Miller Brewery Shooting: Andrew Konkle, Photographer; Madeline Anderson, Jason Calvi, Kasey Chronis, Amy DuPont, Stephanie Grady, Ben Handelman, Hannah Jewell, Matt Kiesling, Sam Kraemer, Bret Lemonie, Aaron Maybin, Angelica Sanchez, Suzanne Spencer, Reporters; Lindsey Diehl, Aaron Frye, Brian Graham, Julie Moravchik, John Parnon, Jake Schultz, Jeff Vieau, Jim Wilson, Producers; Samuel Gaudet, Jerry Imig, Matt List, David McAlister, Vanshay Murdock, Photographers; Larry Anderson, Damon Drake, Michelle Kukurich, Editors. WITI • Man Drives Through Woodfield Mall: Ginger Maddox, Executive Producer; Jason Cooper, Producer; Greg Kelly, Assignment Editor; Eric Cox, Brad Edwards, Tim McNicholas, Reporters; Irika Sargent, Matt Zahn, Anchors; Tarin Deuster, Director; Krista Ruch, Executive Producer; Mary Kay Kleist, Meteorologist; Scott Wilson, Editor; Matt Cramer, Sue McCann, Writers; Scott Placko, Photographer. WBBM • TMJ4 News at 10: Tragedy at Molson Coors: Jessie Williams, Executive Producer. WTMJ • Chicago Unrest: Lauren Stauffer, Producer; Courtney Copehnagen, Annie Davis, Franci Feirstein, Rob Gordon, David Parrish, Matt Stefanski, Producers; Mary Ann Ahern, Chris Coffey, Kate Chappell, Christian Farr, Phil Rogers, Regina Waldroup, Reporters; Michelle Relerford, Anchor; Mike McGovern, Sean O'Conor, Curtis Sweat, Photographers; Patrick Lake, Gregg Schatz, Directors. WMAQ • NFL 100 Years Opening Day 2019 - Noticiero Telemundo Chicago: Meredith Veloz, Executive Producer; Carmen Vargas, Producer; Alejandro Escalona, Writer; Hernan Fratto, Maricela Vazquez, Anchors; Rodrigo Arana, Zully Ramírez, Reporters; Luis Figueroa, Casey Mitchell, Raul Quiñ ones, Sebastian Torres, Photographers. WSNS • Noticiero Telemundo Chicago - 17 de Marzo, 2020 10:00PM: Laura Patti, Producer; Phillip Sierra, Producer; Alfonso Gutierrez, Anabel Monge, Anchors; Iris Berrios, Raul Delgado, Hernan Fratto, Karla Leal, Jorge DeSantiago, Reporters; Javier Pacheco, Director; Mario Bernal, Sebastian Torres, Photographers. WSNS • 10pm Newscast 5/28/2020: Cheryl Burton, Anchor; Alan Krashesky, Anchor; Doug Whitmire, Executive Producer; Mike Johnson, Alexandria Jud, Producers; Cate Cauguiran, Rob Elgas, Mark Giangreco, Eric Horng, Liz Nagy, Cheryl Scott, Reporters; Alyson Koch, Gregg Koch, Directors; Ann Marie Esp, Casey Klaus, Mike O’Reilley, Deshaun Simpson, Editors; Kay Cesinger, Tom Greve, Writers; Laura Arroyo, Associate Producer; Josh Bryant, Olivia Estrada, Eric Siegel, Assignment Editors; Damon Carlino, Jeff Freeman, Patti Helmstetter, Mark Nordby, Dwight Payne, Derrick Robinson, Photographers. WLS • Election In A Pandemic: Stephanie Miller, Producer; Dwight Moss, Director; Joyce Garbaciak, Patrick Paolantonio, Toya Washington, Anchors; Hannah Hilyard, Kent Wainscott, Reporters; Dave Bakken, Hank Strunk, Producers; Sam Cundari, Sheila Swift, Editors; Ben Hart, Executive Producer. WISN • Protests Turn Violent: Zachary Spector, Producer; Matt Cramer, Steffanie Dupree, Jeff Harris, Edie Kasten, Chris Selfridge, Producers; Kathie Gruber Jones, Ron Schwartz, Directors; Jim Williams, Anchor; Charles De Mar, Marissa Parra, Jeremy Ross, Dave Savini, Jermont Terry, Dorothy Tucker, Reporters; Vince Floress, Assignment Editor; Brad Johnson, Jeff Langan, Alfredo Roman, Tim Viste, Photographers; Dave Thomas, Editor. WBBM • Fox 32 News at 9pm: Matt Piacente, Executive Producer; Gretchen Andsager, Producer; Beth Kane, Executive Producer. WFLD • 10 PM February 26 – Molson Coors Shooting: Kent Harrell, Executive Producer; Tom Kurtz, Jake Wears, Producers; Cearron Bagenda, Drew Burgoyne, Brendan Cullerton, Kevin Holden, Brittany Lewis, Rose Schmidt, Kim Shine, Reporters; Natalie Shepherd, Bill Walsh, Anchors. WDJT • Fervor Guadalupano 2019 - Noticiero Telemundo Chicago: Carolina Cruz, Producer; Alejandro Escalona, Writer; Hernan Fratto, Alfonso Gutierrez, Hilda Gutiérrez, Anabel Monge, Anchors; Iris Berrios, Jorge DeSantiago, Benjamin Zamora, Reporters; Javier Pacheco, Director. WSNS *Underlined first listed entrants receive the statuette if entry wins. 2 • Rod Blagojevich Released from Prison: Jennifer Lay-Riske, Producer; Joe Kolina, Executive Producer; Allison Rosati, Rob Stafford, Anchors; Mary Ann Ahern, Dick Johnson, Carol Marin, Phil Rogers, Reporters; Courtney Copenhagen, David Parrish, Jennifer Schwarz, Stephanie Streff, Producers. WMAQ • 10pm Newscast 5/30/2020- Chicago Unrest: Will Jones, Reporter; Zach Ben-Amots, Corey Goodman, Jamee Garton Insko, Barb Markoff, Ross Weidner, Producers; Chuck Goudie, Alexis McAdams, Reporters; Ravi Baichwal, Anchor; Alana Alkema, Kay Cesinger, Alexa Mencia, Yuki Spellman, Writers; Josh Bryant, Cristina Zambrano, Assignment Editors; Monica Switzer, Director; Jason Brasser, Mariko Charvat, Sarah Jackson, DeShaun Simpson, Editors; Jeff Freeman, Mike Locashio, Lauro Lopez, Octavio Lopez, Michael Maher, Brian Murray, Dwight Payne, Derrick Robinson, Photographers. WLS Category #1-b Outstanding Achievement for News Programming – Evening Newscast: Smaller Markets (51+) (Award to the Team of Reporters, Meteorologists, Anchors, Producers, Photographers, Editors, Writers, Directors, and Assignment Desk Editors) • FOX 11 News at Five: Katy Pirwitz, Producer. WLUK • FOX 11 News at Nine: Timothy Blystone, Producer. WLUK • The Eric Logan Decision: Kyle Fobe, Executive Producer; Heather Ferrell, Executive Producer; Eric Bellinger, Assignment Editor; Gianna Marzetta, Aaron Stevens, Producers; Brian Conybeare, Anchor; Jonathan Bailey, Tana Kelley, Tiffany Salameh, Reporters; Russell Holse, Director; Joel Crocker, Editor; Todd Madding, Photographer. WBND • Protests Turn Violent at Police Headquarters: Josh Morgan, Executive Producer; Lauren Baker, Breane Lyga, Audrey Moon, Jesse Schubert, Producers; Kristin Crowley, James Stratton, Anchors; William Ingalls, Photographer; Miranda Goeke, Director; Richard Bodee, Cassandra Bretl, Mary Sugden, Reporters. WREX • Molson-Coors Shooting - WKOW 27 News at 10: Ed Reams, Executive Producer; Evan Bolin, Roderick Curry, Robert Newell, Producers; Rob Fick, Director; Amber Noggle, George Smith, Anchors; A.J. Bayatpour, Andrew Merica, Reportersf; John Zeigler, Meteorologist; Allan Karis, Editor; Matt Cash, Executive Producer. WKOW • Madison Protests & City Unrest - WKOW 27 News at 6PM: Ed Reams, Executive Producer; Matt Cash, Dani Maxwell, Executive Producers; Andrew Merica, Robert Newell, Producers; Jennifer Kliese, Anchor; Allan Karis, Director; Francisco Almenara, Reporter; Zac Chart, Editor; Katherine Noel, Meteorologist. WKOW • Eyewitness News at 6: Aaron Rice, Director; Mimi Murphy, Eric Wilson, Anchors/Producers; Kevin Doom, Photographer; Alex de Leon, Brendan Gentz, Rob Johnson, Producers; Coventry Andrian, Assignment Editor; Brad Peterson, Director; Alexis Carpello, Dylan Srocki, Brittany Toolis, Reporters. WTVO • Sun Prairie Stronger 10pm Newscast: John Stofflet, Producer; Brian Doogs, James Holmes, Mike Jacques, Isabel Lawrence, Jeremy Nichols, Lou Thao, Morgan Wolfe, Producers. WMTV Category #2-a Outstanding Achievement for News Programming – Morning Newscast: Larger Markets (1-50) (Award to the Team of Reporters, Meteorologists, Anchors, Producers, Photographers, Editors, Writers, Directors, and Assignment Desk Editors) • 6am Newscast 4/15/2020: Terrell Brown, Anchor; Tanja Babich, Roz Varon, Anchors; Tracy Butler, Meteorologist; Timothy Sallinger, Producer; Neil Woulfe, Executive Producer; Samantha Chatman, Jessica D'Onofrio, Diane Pathieu, Reporters; Adam Alexander, Marsha Jordan, Rob Morhaim, Writers; Dave Knickerbocker, Paul Laschinski, Paul Martinez, Jim McIntyre, Obie Varnado, Photographers; David Fell, Irit Nayden, Editors; Davis Goolsby, Tom Wekony, Directors. WLS • FOX6 WakeUp News: A Tragic Night for Two Police Departments: Megan Ryan, Producer; Michael Atteberry, Derek Brown, Kiri Salinas, Gerry Tetzlaff, Producers; Carl Deffenbaugh, Angelica Duria, Rob Haswell, Nicole Koglin, Brian Kramp, Aaron Maybin, Bill Miston, Kim Murphy, Cassidy Williams, Reporters; Susanne Barthel, Clayton Dyke, Jerry Imig, Andrew Konkle, Eddie Poser,