IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09/11/02 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES PRESENTS 23rd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS New York, September 11, 2002 – The 23rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Tuesday, September 10, 2002. A stellar line-up of prominent newsmakers and industry executives including Barbara Walters, Bernard Shaw and Pat Mitchell, president of PBS, presented the awards to a distinguished group of broadcast journalists at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York City. Garrick Utley of CNN acted as Master of Ceremonies during the event. The awards recognize outstanding achievement by individuals and programs broadcast throughout the 2001 calendar year. During the ceremony, Barbara Walters presented the first-ever lifetime achievement award to Roone Arledge, Chairman, ABC. The Awards Committee of NATAS granted the award. "If ever there was a year to recognize television news coverage, this was it," said NATAS President Peter Price. "It was our honor to present so many notable broadcasters with the coveted Emmy in tribute to their skill, hard work and commitment. It also proved to be a worthy time to recognize the contributions of Roone Arledge whose impact on the television industry is unparalleled." The finalists were chosen by blue ribbon panels composed of broadcast industry professionals. Entries were reviewed from the 2001 calendar year. The numerical breakdown, by broadcast and cable entities, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, follows: PBS 14 MSNBC 2 CBS 7 National Geographic ABC 6 Channel 1 CNN 4 TLC 1 HBO 3 WABC 1 NBC 3 WKRC 1 A complete list of the 23rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Award recipients is available for viewing and downloading on the academy's web site at www.emmyonline.org. The 23rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards is presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of television. #### MEDIA CONTACTS: AWARDS CONTACT: Lori Genes DeniseW. Burk Goodman Media International Director, Awards, NATAS [email protected] [email protected] 212-576-2700 EXT 228 212-586-8424 EXT 212 Stacey Sanner Goodman Media International [email protected] 212-576-2700 EXT 234 OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST “KABUL LIBERATED” NBC (NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw) Executive Producer: Steve Capus Senior Producer: Mary Laurence Flynn Producers: Babak Behnam, Lori Fujii, Fiona Turner Correspondent: Tom Aspell OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A CONTINUING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST “WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK: FIRST THREE DAYS” ABC (ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings) Executive Producer: Paul Slavin Producer: Kate Felsen OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST “THE FRIDAY SQUAD” CBS (CBS Evening News Weekend Edition) Executive Producer: Patricia Shevlin Producer: Thomas J Aviles OUTSTANDING BACKGROUND / ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE CURRENT STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST “MATTIE'S STORY” ABC (Good Morning America) Executive Producer: Shelley Z. Ross Senior Broadcast Producer: Stuart Schwartz Senior Editorial Producer: Steve Thode Senior Producers: Laurye Blackford, John Green, Ann Reynolds Producers: Patty Neger, Brian O'Keefe Correspondents: Chris Cuomo, Charles Gibson, Diane Sawyer OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST “THE ENERGY CRISIS” CBS (CBS Evening News with Dan Rather) Executive Producer: Jim Murphy Senior Producer: Gavin Boyle Producer: Barbara Pierce Correspondent: Vince Gonzales and “POST 9/11 INVESTIGATION” ABC (ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings) Executive Producer: Paul Slavin Senior Producers: Chris Isham, Stu Schutzman Producers: Brenda S Breslauer, Jill Rackmill , Dave Rummel, Rhonda Schwartz, David W Scott, Len Tepper, Chris Vlasto, Vic Walter Field Producer: Simon Surowicz Chief Investigative Correspondent: Brian Ross OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW / INTERVIEWER “TED KOPPEL” National Geographic Channel (Inside Base Camp) Correspondent: Tom Foreman Executive Producers for National Geographic Channel: John Bowman, Andrew C. Wilk Executive Producers for National Geographic Television: Gil Pimentel, David Royle Producers for National Geographic Television: John Ebinger, Gigi Maartens and “NEW YORK FIRE CHIEF DANIEL NIGRO” ABC (ABC News Primetime Thursday) Senior Executive Producer: Victor Neufeld Executive Producer: David Doss Senior Producer: Robert Lange Producer: Kristen Strand Adams Anchor: Diane Sawyer and “THE TRAITOR” CBS (60 Minutes II) Executive Producer: Jeff Fager Senior Producers: Patti Hassler, Michael R. Whitney Producers: Jill Landes, Michael Rosenbaum Correspondent: Bob Simon OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY - LONG FORM “AGAINST ALL ODDS” NBC (Dateline NBC) Executive Producer: David Corvo Senior Producer: Adam Gorfain Producer: Izhar Harpaz Correspondent: John Hockenberry and “TWIST OF FATE” CBS (CBS News Sunday Morning) Executive Producer: Rand Morrison Senior Broadcast Producer: Mary Murphy Senior Producers: Marquita Pool-Eckert, Estelle Popkin Producers: David Bhagat, Ed Forgotson Jr., James Houtrides Correspondent: Martha Teichner OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A CONTINUING NEWS STORY – LONG FORM “ROMANIA: CHILDREN FOR SALE” ABC (ABC News 20/20) Executive Producers: David Sloan, Janice Tomlin Senior Executive Producer: Victor Neufeld Correspondent: Tom Jarriel and “UNHOLY WAR” CNN (CNN Presents) Executive Producers: David Henshaw, Vivian Schiller Supervising Producer: Jennifer Hyde Producer: James Miller Reporter: Saira Shah OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY – LONG FORM “HER LOST WORLD” ABC (ABC News 20/20) Executive Producer: David Sloan Senior Executive Producer: Victor Neufeld Senior Producer: Meredith White Producer: Joanna Breen Correspondent: Deborah Roberts OUTSTANDING BACKGROUND / ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE CURRENT STORY – LONG FORM “BIOTERROR” PBS (Nova) Executive Producers: Paula S. Apsell, Lawrie Mifflin, Michael Oreskes, Charles Tremayne Producers: Matthew Collins, Kirk Wolfinger and “INSIDE FLIGHT 93” TLC Executive Producers: Brett Alexander, Stephen H. Schwartz, Tom Seligson Producers: Todd Auslander, Linda Martin, Chris Weicher, Char Woods, Emily M. Bernstein, David Small, Mike Baluzy, Peter Stader, Kendrick Simmons and “PROMISES” PBS/ITVS (P.O.V.) Executive Producers: Janet Cole, Sally Jo Fifer, Cara Mertes Producers: B.Z. Goldberg, Justine Shapiro OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM – LONG FORM “BENEATH THE VEIL” CNN (CNN Presents) Executive Producers: David Henshaw, Vivian Schiller Supervising Producer: Jennifer Hyde Producer: Cassian Harrison Reporter: Saira Shah and “THE CARPET SLAVES: STOLEN CHILDREN OF INDIA” HBO (Cinemax Reel Life) Executive Producers: Grant McKee, Sheila Nevins Supervising Producer: Nancy Abraham Producers: Kate Blewett, Brian Woods and “TRADE SECRETS: A MOYERS REPORT” PBS Executive Producers: Judy Doctoroff O'Neill, Judith Davidson Moyers Executive Editors: Judith Davidson Moyers, Bill Moyers Producer: Sherry Jones OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING – LONG FORM “FOREVER FOURTEEN” PBS (Life 360: A Place in Time) Co-Executive Producers: Tom Bettag, John Lindsay Executive Producer: Janet Tobias Senior Producer: Dan Morris Producer: Kelly St. John and “SHE SAYS/WOMEN IN NEWS” PBS Executive Producer: Joan Konner Producer: Barbara Rick OUTSTANDING CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING – LONG FORM “DANCE IN AMERICA: FREE TO DANCE–STEPS OF THE GODS” PBS (Great Performances) Producer: Madison Davis Lacy OUTSTANDING SCIENCE AND NATURE PROGRAMMING – LONG FORM “THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CHICKEN” PBS (PBS Special) Executive Producer, Channel 4: Charles Furneaux Executive Producer, Devillier Donegan Enterprises: Gregory Diefenbach Producer: Mark Lewis OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY - LONG FORM “KOREAN WAR STORIES” PBS (PBS Special) Executive Producer: Phylis Geller Producer: Robert Uth BEST STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST IN 2001 “MCVEIGH PAPERS” CBS (CBS Evening News with Dan Rather) Executive Producer: Jim Murphy Senior Producer: Jim McGlinchy Producer: Mark Katkov Correspondent: Jim Stewart and “BYRON PITTS AT GROUND ZERO” CBS (CBS Evening News with Dan Rather) Executive Producer: Jim Murphy Senior Producer: Wayne Nelson Producers: Amy Birnbaum, Betty Chin, Jamie Kraft, Joe Haldeman, Alan Golds, Karen Raffensperger, Jennifer Buksbaum, Craig Crawford, Bob Davis Correspondent: Byron Pitts and “STRUGGLE FOR ISLAM” CNN (CNN Presents) Executive Producer: Vivian Schiller Producers: Kate Andrews, Bud Bultman, William Smee Reporter: Christiane Amanpour BEST REPORT IN A NEWS MAGAZINE IN 2001 “NO GREATER LOVE: THE STORY OF FLIGHT 93” NBC (Dateline NBC) Executive Producer: David Corvo Senior Producer: Ellen Mason Producers: Benita Alexander-Noel, Sharon Isaak Hoffman, Lai Ling Jew, Lee Kamlet, Tim Peek Anchor: Jane Pauley BEST DOCUMENTARY IN 2001 “PROMISES” PBS/ITVS (P.O.V.) Executive Producers: Janet Cole, Sally Jo Fifer, Cara Mertes Producers: B.Z. Goldberg, Justine Shapiro OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: WRITING “LIFE'S GREATEST MIRACLE” PBS (Nova) Writer: Julia Cort OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: DIRECTION “EXODUS FROM AFRICA WITH SORIOUS SAMURA” CNN (CNN Presents) Director: Dollan Cannell and “OF CIVIL WRONGS AND RIGHTS: THE FRED KOREMATSU STORY” PBS (P.O.V.) Director: Eric Paul Fournier and “THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CHICKEN” PBS (PBS National Special) Director: Mark Lewis OUTSTANDING