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Society Awards is the proud awards partner of the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter. To order awards, visit www.capitalemmys.tv/emmys/awards 6 TH EMMY ® AWARDS Welcome to the 60TH EMMY® AWARDS Saturday, June 23, 2018 Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD 20852 5:00 PM Cocktail Reception 6:00 PM Dinner 6:30 PM Awards 4 A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Tonight, we gather to celebrate excellence in Bruce Johnson of WUSA9 is this year’s recipient of the Television Arts. We are also marking a very big number Board of Governor’s Award. For 42 years, Bruce has in the life of our organization! worked as an Anchor and Reporter in DC. He has AWARDS | PROGRAM AWARDS ® 22 Emmy® Welcome to the 60th National Capital Chesapeake Awards to his credit. He is a past recipi- ent of the Ted Yates Award and a member of The Bay Emmy® Regional Awards. EMMY Academy’s Silver Circle. Bruce was recently diagnosed TH During the nominations party, I pointed out that Dwight with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and is undergoing Eisenhower was in The White House when Capital chemo-therapy. His career is impressive. His courage is Emmys® first began operations. That’s more than just THE 60 more than inspiring. a fun fact. It’s an important piece of our history. We Doreen Gentzler of WRC/NBC4 is being honored are a “Founding Chapter” and we remain one of the with the Ted Yates Award. I’ve always referred to this strongest Chapters in The Academy. Thanks to your recognition as our “Profile in Courage” and Doreen is professional contributions, we have helped make The the embodiment of that. For nearly 30 years, Doreen Emmy® Award the most important recognition in our anchored alongside the legendary Jim Vance. In July, industry. when Vance passed away, Doreen showed her signa- Speaking of which, we have a near record number ture grace and courage helping people at NBC4, and ® of Emmy Nominations tonight. There are nearly 500 throughout all of DC, come to grips with the loss. of you who have the opportunity to bring “The Golden I also need to say a special thanks to the Chapter staff. Lady” home. Best of luck to all of you! They manage our day-to-day operations, plan our I also need to point out that there are numerous events and keep our financial house in order. people who have contributed tens of thousands of Finally, a small test for all of you attending tonight. For volunteer hours to manage our Chapter and make four years, I’ve written letters like this for the Emmy® this event possible. This includes our volunteer Board of Governors and members of our standing Committees Night program. Frankly, I’m not convinced anyone who give their time and experience contributing to ever reads them. With that in mind, I will buy a drink for what I like to call “the life of our chapter.” the first 5 people who tell me they’ve read this before my opening speech. Just curious! Four of them need to be credited by name: our Emmy® Night Co-Chairs: Virginia Pancoe and Joe Yasharoff, as well as our Awards Committee Co-Chairs: Jason Gittlen and Amanda Zimmer. Tonight, we also honor two special people for their contributions to our profession. Les Heintz, NATAS-NCCB President NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES NATIONAL CAPITAL CHESAPEAKE BAY CHAPTER PAST PRESIDENTS Robert L. Adams John S. Douglass Sean McGarvy James Silman Richard K. A’Hearn Holly Fine Fran Murphy Sue Ann Staake-Wayne Paul L. Berry Jim Hollingsworth Dan O’Brien Richard C. Stratton David Brinkley Jack W. Hunter Sandra Pastoor Thom R. Winkler Lillian Brown Frank Kavanaugh John Secondari Joy Allison Zucker-Tiemann Stephanie Campbell William J. McCarter Ellis Shook 5 JUNE 23, 2018 | BETHESDA NORTH MARRIOTT JUNE 23, 2018 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS Les Heintz Jeffrey Kramer Kate Kelly President 2nd Vice President Treasurer Heintz Media Productions Kramer Communications WETA Joe Yasharoff Jumoke Davis 1st Vice President Secretary University of Maryland, AARP Monumental Sports & Entertainment NATIONAL TRUSTEES Seth Berenzweig Jason Gittlen Jessica Snyder Les Heintz (Alternate) Berenzweig Leonard, LLP WRC WETA Heintz Media Productions BOARD OF GOVERNORS Will Anderson Ava-joye Burnett Karen Hansen Virginia Pancoe Regional Vice President WJZ-TV Bullseye Communications VPMedia Blue Ridge Josh Davidsburg Les Heintz Charles Robinson Sheryl Barnhouse Freelance, Heintz Media Productions Maryland Public TV Regional Vice President University of Maryland WTVR Kate Kelly Maria Rozman Jumoke Davis WETA WZDC Telemundo Frank Batavick Monumental Sports Maryland Public TV & Entertainment Jeffrey Kramer Jessica Snyder Kramer Communications WETA Seth Berenzweig Eric Eglin Joe Yasharoff Berenzweig Leonard, LLP WBFF Adam Longo University of Maryland, WUSA9 AARP Pieter Bickford Krystal Fogg WETA Regional Vice President Jason Marks Amanda Zimmer HighRock WAVY CSN Mid-Atlantic Jason Gittlen Scott Brodbeck WRC Samara Martin-Ewing Local News Now WUSA9 EMMY NIGHT COMMITTEE Virginia Pancoe Pieter Bickford Les Heintz Jason Marks Co-Chair HighRock Heintz Media Productions WAVY VPMedia Tom Buckley Kate Kelly Jessica Snyder Joe Yasharoff WUSA9 WETA WETA Co-Chair University of Maryland, Jumoke Davis Jeffrey Kramer Donna Weston AARP Monumental Sports & Kramer Communications WRC Entertainment Frank Batavick Jason Gittlen Maryland Public TV WRC 6 AWARDS COMMITTEE Jason Gittlen Eric Eglin Adam Longo Jessica Snyder Co-Chair WBFF WUSA9 WETA WRC Jay Korff Samara Martin-Ewing Terri Tolliver Amanda Zimmer WJLA WUSA9 WTTG AWARDS | PROGRAM AWARDS ® Co-Chair NBC Sports Washington Jeffrey Kramer Fernando Pizarro Donna Weston Kramer Communications Univision WRC EMMY TH THE 60 GOLD & SILVER CIRCLE COMMITTEE Jeffrey Kramer Ava-joye Burnett Pete O’Neal Max Schindler Chair WJZ-TV WMAR-TV NBC, Retired Kramer Communications Barbara Ciara Virginia Pancoe Joe Yasharoff Fran Murphy WTKR VPMedia University of Maryland, MurphyWorks AARP Pat Collins Sylvia Reis Tom Buckley WRC WRC WUSA9 EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH COMMITTEE Ava-joye Burnett Josh Davidsburg Pieter Bickford Sue Kopen Katcef Co-Chair Co-Chair HighRock University of Maryland WJZ-TV Freelance & University of Maryland Kate Kelly Fernando Pizarro WETA Univision Carol Wynne Ashlyn Dixon Sharon Sobel Laurie Livingston, CPA Executive Director Associate Director Awards & Judging Accounting Services Drohan Management Drohan Management Coordinator Bowling, Franklin and Co., Group Group Picture This Video LLP 7 JUNE 23, 2018 | BETHESDA NORTH MARRIOTT JUNE 23, 2018 THE EMMY® AWARDS The National Capital Chesapeake This year news, program and individ- Bay Chapter of the National ual craft entries were judged online Academy of Television Arts & and in person by panels in Heartland, Sciences recognizes outstanding indi- Lone Star, Mid-Atlantic, Ohio Valley, vidual achievement in the National Rocky Mountain Southwest, Pacific Capital Chesapeake Bay region by Southwest, and Suncoast. The National conferring annual awards of merit. Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter’s Awards Committee reviewed the The Emmy® Award is intended to rec- unidentified totals prepared by the ognize excellence. Therefore, in each Certified Public Accounting firm of category, one award, more than one Bishop Farmer and Co., LLP for the award or no award may be given. The purpose of determining the number of Awards Committee wants to remind awards to be given. NCCB members of the importance and honor of the nomination itself. HOW THE EMMY® JUDGING NATIONAL CAPITAL CHESAPEAKE BAY PROCESS WORKS COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD JUDGES The Emmy® Award celebrates excellence in television Anita Creasi, volunteer for Reston with the announcement of the nominations in May Community Center, Cornerstones, and YMCA Herndon and the awarding of statuettes in June. In December, January, and the early weeks of February, our Chapter Kathy Flannelly, volunteer for Fairfax receives hundreds of entries in 125 categories. After County Animal Shelter and Fairfax Food a thorough review by the Awards Committee mem- Pantry bers, the entries are divided up among other NATAS Stacy Hickman, Board member for Chapters. They are screened and judged online, or Alexandria Jaycees Foundation in-person at Super Panels, by seasoned TV station staff, production companies, and independents who are Jackie Huelbig, Board member for experienced in the categories they have agreed to Alexandria Jaycees judge.