THE 22nd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09/05/01 (Revised 9/07/01) THE 22nd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS PRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES New York, September 5, 2001 – The 22nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences tonight. A stellar line up of prominent newsmakers presented the awards to a distinguished group of broadcast journalists following a black-tie dinner at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Noted broadcast journalist Charles Osgood, of CBS Radio and Television, acted as the Master of Ceremonies at the event. "The coveted Emmy was awarded to programs and program segments, as well as to individuals, for outstanding achievement in News and Documentary programming,” said Bill Small, Vice Chairman for News and Documentaries of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. “The recipients were chosen by blue ribbon panels composed of broadcast industry professionals. A total of 121 nominations were drawn from over 1450 entries, all of which were originally broadcast during the 2000 calendar year.” The numerical breakdown, by broadcast and cable entities, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, follows: CBS 8 MSNBC 2 PBS 7 Syndicated 2 CNBC 5 Cinemax 1 NBC 4 HBO 1 ABC 3 HBO Signature 1 CNN 2 TLC 1 Discovery 2 Newsmakers from the fields of politics, diplomacy, science and the arts who presented the Awards were (listed in alphabetical order): David Boies, Attorney; Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration; Cheryl D. Mills, Senior Vice President, Corporate Policy and Public Programming, Oxygen Media; Reverend Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., President, Fordham University; Governor Ann W. Richards, former Governor of Texas; Dr. J Craig Venter, President, Celera Genomics; Dr. Elie Wiesel, Professor, Boston University, Nobel Peace Prize recipient; Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency. A complete list of the 22nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Award recipients will be posted on the academy's web site at www.emmyonline.org. The 22nd 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: ZARA MIRZA BILL SMALL, VICE CHAIRMAN FOR PUBLICIS DIALOG NEWS AND DOCUMENTARIES 212-684-6300 NATAS [email protected] 212-586-8424 1 THE 22nd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS THE WINNERS OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY – PROGRAMS * ABC News -- Peter Jennings Reporting The Gunfight ABC Executive Producer Thomas G Yellin Senior Producer Mark Obenhaus Producer Keith Summa Correspondent Peter Jennings OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY - SEGMENTS * Dateline NBC The Insider NBC Executive Producer Neal Shapiro Senior Producer Marc Rosenwasser Producer Colleen Halpin Rubino Correspondent Chris Hansen OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST - (SEGMENTS) * Discovery News Mozambique Floods Discovery Executive Producer (Discovery / NBC ) Carol Williams Senior Producer Jon Schriber, Knute Walker Editorial Producer Robert Ferraro Producer Justin Balding, Sue Simpson Correspondent Kevin Tibbles, Ron Allen Executive in Charge Sharon Scott Senior Executive Producer Neal Shapiro Executive Producer For The Discovery Channel: Bob Reid 2 THE 22nd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS OUTSTANDING INSTANT COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY - PROGRAMS * ABC World News Tonight Weekend Elian Gonzalez ABC Executive Producer Katherine O'Hearn Senior Producer Craig A Bengtson, Bob Crawford, Muriel Pearson Producer Gitika Ahuja, Nina Alvarez, John Boswell, Lenny Bourin, Sam Brooks, Sophie Conover, Karen D'Uva, Michelle Genece, Robin Gradison, Jacques Grenier, James Hamilton, David Herndon, Eric Holder, Nelli Kheyfets, Nils Kongshaug, Felicia Makowski, George Pilla, Eddie Pinder, Cathy Porter, Mark Reeves, Stephanie Smith, Audrey Taylor, Tim Tison, Marcia Vivancos, Toni Wilson Anchor Elizabeth A Vargas Correspondent Ron Claiborne, Linda Douglass, John Miller, Terry Moran, Martha Raddatz, Bill Redeker, Jeffrey Toobin, Mike Von Fremd Off-Air Reporter Ellen Davies and * The News with Brian Williams The Crash of Singapore Airlines MSNBC Executive Producer Steve Capus Senior Producer Jean Harper, Larry Moscow, Chris J. Sheridan Supervising Producer Patrick Burkey, Inci Ulgur Producer Tom Bernthal, Bill Diederich, Carol Eggers, Cory Gnazzo, Toby Josephs, Amy Kasarda, Molly Parnell, Alice Rhee, Eelin Reily, Steve Shapiro Correspondent Robert Hager Anchor and Managing Editor Brian Williams 3 THE 22nd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS OUTSTANDING INSTANT COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST- SEGMENTS * ABC World News Tonight Weekend Reporters Notebook with Palestinian ABC Cameraman Executive Producer Paul S Mason Senior Producer Craig A Bengtson, Muriel Pearson Producer Bruno Nota Segment Producer Michelle Genece OUTSTANDING BACKGROUND / ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE CURRENT STORY- PROGRAMS * Frontline Drug Wars PBS Executive Producer Frontline/WGBH Michael Sullivan Senior Executive Producer David Fanning Senior Producer Sharon Tiller Series Producer Martin Smith Producer Doug Hamilton, Ken Levis, Brooke Runnette, Oriana Zill Reporter Lowell Bergman and * Kent State: The Day the War Came Home TLC Executive Producer Paul DonVito, Mark Mori Producer Ron Goetz 4 THE 22nd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS OUTSTANDING BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE CURRENT STORY- SEGMENTS * National Geographic Explorer The Pigeon Murders CNBC Head of NHU National Geographic Productions Keenan Smart Executive Producer David Royle Senior Producer Jon Goodman Supervising Producer Bruce Norfleet Producer Sean Fine OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM - PROGRAMS * Cinemax Reel Life Crimes of Honor Cinemax Executive Producer Sheila Nevins, Marie Natanson Supervising Producer Nancy Abraham Producer Shelley Saywell and * CNN Perspectives Cry Freetown CNN Executive Producer Nick Hayes Producer Elizabeth Ground Reporter Sorious Samura 5 THE 22nd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM - SEGMENTS * CBS News 60 Minutes MTBE CBS Executive Producer Don Hewitt Senior Producer Josh Howard, Esther Kartiganer, Merri Lieberthal Producer Graham Messick Executive Editor Philip Scheffler Correspondent Steve Kroft and * CBS News 60 Minutes II The First Casualty CBS Executive Producer Jeff Fager Senior Producer Patti Hassler, Michael Whitney Producer Draggan Mihailovich, Christine Spolar Correspondent Bob Simon OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW / INTERVIEWER * CBS News 60 Minutes Timothy McVeigh CBS Executive Producer Don Hewitt Senior Producer Josh Howard, Esther Kartiganer, Merri Lieberthal Producer Michael Radutzky Executive Editor Philip Scheffler Correspondent Ed Bradley 6 THE 22nd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A CONTINUING NEWS STORY - PROGRAMS * P.O.V. Blink PBS Executive Producer, P.O.V./American Documentary, Inc. Cara Mertes Executive Producer, ITVS James T. Yee Producer Elizabeth Thompson OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A CONTINUING NEWS STORY - SEGMENTS * CNN Sierra Leone CNN Senior Producer Tom Fenton Producer Stephanie Halasz, Robert Wiener Correspondent Ben Wedeman and * CBS News 60 Minutes Smallpox CBS Executive Producer Don Hewitt Senior Producer Josh Howard, Esther Kartiganer, Merri Lieberthal Producer Peter Klein Executive Editor Philip Scheffler Correspondent Mike Wallace 7 THE 22nd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A CONTINUING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST - (SEGMENTS ) * NBC Nightly News Mozambique: A Nation Drowning NBC Executive Producer Jonathan Wald Senior Broadcast Producer Ben Sherwood Senior Producer Mary Laurence Flynn Coordinating Producer Gena Fitzgerald, Albert Oetgen Producer John Bartlett, Babak Benham, Carl Bostic, Carol Grisanti, Andy Gross, Kevin Monahan, Michele Neubert, Steve O’Neill, Yuka Tachibana, Fiona Turner, Derek Wilkinson, Peter Yu Correspondent Ron Allen, Bob Faw OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL OR CULTURAL PROGRAMMING - PROGRAMS *Nature The Urban Elephant PBS Executive Producer 13 / WNET Fred Kaufman, Christine Weber, Keenan Smart Producer Allison Argo OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL OR CULTURAL PROGRAMMING – SEGMENTS *CBS News 60 Minutes II Birth of a Language CBS Producer Janet Klein Correspondent Scott Pelley 8 THE 22nd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL PROGRAMMING - PROGRAMS * HBO Documentary Special One Day in September HBO Executive Producer Lillian Birnbaum Producer John Battsek, Arthur Cohn OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL PROGRAMMING - SEGMENTS * CBS News 60 Minutes The Dirty War CBS Executive Producer Don Hewitt Senior Producer Josh Howard, Esther Kartiganer, Merri Lieberthal Producer Michael Gavshon Executive Editor Philip Scheffler Correspondent Bob Simon OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL PROGRAMMING WITH LIMITED DRAMATIZATION - PROGRAMS *HBO Signature Double Exposure The Children of Chabannes HBO Signature Executive Producer Sheila Nevins Co - Producer Dean Wetherell Producer Kary Antholis, Lisa Gossels OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: WRITING * CBS News Sunday Morning Goodbye, and Thanks CBS Writer Peter Freundlich 9 THE 22nd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: DIRECTING * Nature The Urban Elephant PBS Director 13 / WNET