SAN FRANCISCO/NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER Updated May 5, 2009 th 38 Annual NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED th The 38 Annual Northern California Area EMMY® Award Nominations were announced th Thursday, April 16 at noon on the internet. The EMMY® award is presented 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 Emmy® statuettes. Northern California is composed of media companies and individuals from Visalia to the Oregon border and includes Hawaii and Reno, Nevada. Entries were aired during the 2008 calendar year. This year 809 entries were received in 62 categories. A minimum of six peer judges from other NATAS chapters scored each entry on a scale from 1 to 10 on Content, Creativity and Execution. (Craft categories judged on Creativity and Execution only). The total score is divided by the number of judges. The mean score is sorted from highest to lowest in each category. The awards committee looks at blind scores (not knowing the category) and decides on the cut off number for nominations and recipients. The results are tabulated by our accounting firm Spalding and Company. Congratulations to San Francisco’s KPIX CBS 5 for receiving 39 nominations. KNTV NBC Bay Area received 19, KGO ABC 7 had 18, KQED 9 PBS 14 nominations, KTVU 2 with 11, and KDTV Univision 14 had nine. In Sacramento KUVS Univision 19 received 18 followed by KCRA 3 with nine and KOVR CBS 13 had seven. In the Fresno market KFTV Univision 21 received 18. Hawaii scored well this year with KGMB 9 getting 13. Comcast Sports Net Bay Area led the cable nominations with 12 nominations. The top individual with seven nominations was Anna Werner, Investigative Reporter, KPIX CBS 5, followed by: Robert Genolio, Promotion Producer, KPIX CBS 5, David Koppett and Tom Pellack, Executive Producers, Comcast Sports Net Bay Area, each with six. 239 entries of the 809 submitted received nominations, 30%. 645 nomination certificates to 404 individuals will be given out at the Emmy® 2009 Gala. The Emmy® statuettes will be presented at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on Saturday, May 16, 2009. Tickets for the event are $95 for Academy members and guests, $105 non-members. The price increases $10 for tickets purchased after May 1st. The no-host reception starts at 5 p.m. in the Gold Ballroom with music provided by the San Francisco Conservator of Music’s Woodwind and String Quartet. Dinner and the awards presentation take place in the Grand Ballroom at 6 p.m. with Master of Ceremonies and political comic Will Durst. Musical Director Michael Hatfield will be at the keyboard. The evening concludes with the Winners Celebration and dancing in the Gold Ballroom with the Michael Hatfield Band featuring Acacia Quien. Tickets are available at: www.emmysf.tv. 1 For more information e-mail [email protected] or call (415) 777-0212. The complete list of nominations follows: AREA AWARDS For Outstanding Achievement in: SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT: STATION AWARDS Station Excellence “KOFY TV Launch,” KBWB YOUR TV20 Craig Coane, President/General Manager “KCRA TV,” KCRA 3 Elliott Troshinsky, President/General Manager “KGMB 9,” KGMB 9 Chris Archer, News Director; Candace Hirleman, Marketing Director “KGO-TV/DT Station Excellence,” KGO ABC 7 Valari Staab, President/General Manager “KTVU Channel 2,” KTVU 2 Tim McVay, Vice President/General Manager News Excellence “KCRA 3 Reports,” KCRA 3 Anzio M. Williams, News Director; James Stimson, Assistant News Director “Noticias Univision 14,” KDTV Univision 14 Sandra Thomas, News Director “KGMB 9 News,” KGMB 9 Chris Archer, News Director; R. Scott Humber, Christi Young, Executive Producers “ABC 7 News,” KGO ABC 7 Kevin Keeshan, News Director “KHNL News 8 - News Excellence,” KHNL News 8 Richard E. Meiers, Assistant News Director / Executive Producer; Howard Dashefsky, Stephanie C.L. Lum, Anchor/Reporters; Zahid Arab, Reporter; Sisto H. Domingo Jr., Photojournalist “NBC Bay Area News Excellence 2008,” KNTV NBC Bay Area Susan Sullivan, News Director “CBS 5 Eyewitness News,” KPIX CBS 5 Daniel Rosenheim, News Director “Telemundo 48 News,” KSTS Telemundo 48 Daniel Rodriguez, News Director; Raul A. Ayrala, Managing Editor “KTVU Channel 2 News,” KTVU 2 Ed Chapuis, News Director Community Service “Julio es el mes de la Inmigracion,” KDTV Univision 14 Sandra Thomas, News Director; Mahelda Rodriguez, Executive Producer/Producer; Juan Carlos Guerrero, Vicenta Jauregui, Producers; Maria Leticia-Gomez, Anchor/Reporter; Eddie Alvarado, Photographer “DTV Sign Up Campaign,” KFTV Univision 21 Sandy Sirias, News Director “End Hunger Now,” KGO ABC 7 Mimi Kwan, VP of Public Affairs 2 “The Bay Area Jefferson Awards,” KPIX CBS 5 Rosemary Roach, Executive Producer; Stephanie John, Producer; Sharon Chin, Kate Kelly, Barbara Rodgers, Reporters; Don Ford, Photographer; Paul Morrill, Photographer/Editor NEWS PROGRAMMING Newscast - Daytime - Larger Markets “The Bay Area Today at 11AM: 5/23/08,” KNTV NBC Bay Area John W. H. Peck, Executive Producer; Mariam Rodriguez, Producer; Michael Johnson, Coordinating Producer; Brent Cannon, Laura Garcia Cannon, Anchors; Craig Herrera, Meteorologist; Mike Inouye, Traffic Anchor; Scott McGrew, Business and Technology Reporter; Lisza Bernard, Christie Smith-Goudeau, Bob Redell, Reporters; Kellie Onaga, Writer; J. Paul Baca, Photographer; Angelina V. Baray, Assignment Editor “CBS 5 Eyewitness News at Noon,” KPIX CBS 5 Mariel C. Myers, Executive Producer; Jan Blair, Producer; Jarrett McPeek, Director; Juliette Goodrich, Anchor; Ryan M. McKeel, Writer; Lisa Chan, Simon Perez, Jeffrey Schaub, Reporters, Billy Poon, Weather Producer; Zack D. Heene, Photographer Newscast-Daytime-Medium Market “Action News Midday,” KFSN ABC 30 Tracey Watkowski, News Director; Reuben Contreras, Producer; Margot Kim, Christine Park, Anchor/Reporters; Gary Brooks, Photojournalist; Gabrielle Ornstein, Editor Newscast - Daytime - Smaller Markets “Channel 2 News This Morning,” KTVN 2 Jason Pasco, News Director; Michael Wolfe, Producer; Timothy Potter, Director; Erin Breen, Tom Henkenius, Anchors; Patranya Bhoolsuwan, Reporter; Michelle A. Boehler, Photographer; Chris Battenberg, Audio Operator; Freddy Mijares, CG Operator Newscast - Evening - Larger Markets “Noticias Univision 14 Solo A las Once,” KDTV Univision 14 Sandra Thomas, News Director; Mahelda Rodriguez, Executive Producer; Juan Carlos Guerrero, Producer; Anthony Spagna, Director “ABC 7 News at 5:00,” KGO ABC 7 Bob Goldberger, Executive Producer; Lisa Caracciolo, Producer; Dan Ashley, Cheryl Jennings, Anchors; Dean C. Smith, Photographer; Mitch Turner, Director Carolyn Tyler, Karina Rusk, Reporters; Lynn R Friedman, Editor; Henry Mulak, Writer; Joanna Jung Wohlers, Transmission Coordinator “ABC 7 News at 6:00,” KGO ABC 7 Bob Goldberger, Executive Producer; Bill Green, Producer Dan Ashley, Carolyn Johnson, Anchors; Mitch Turner, Director; Henry Mulak, Writer; David Louie, Reporter “NBC 11 The Bay Area at 6 PM,” KNTV NBC Bay Area Eric Rich, Producer 3 “CBS 5 Eyewitness News at 11,” KPIX CBS 5 Brian Neal, Producer; Christian Otero, Director; Ken Bastida, Dana King, Anchors; Allen Martin, Anchor/Reporter; Roberta Gonzales, Weather Anchor; Leona Wong, Senior Assignment Editor; Michael Konczal, Assignment Editor Newscast - Evening - Medium Markets “Action News at Six,” KFSN ABC 30 Tracey Watkowski, News Director; Justin Barfield, Executive Producer; Marquese Brown, Producer; Warren Armstrong, Graciela Moreno, Anchors; Gene Haagenson, Dale Yurong, Reporters; Richard Harmelink, Photojournalist “Noticias 21 Evening Newscast,” KFTV Univision 21 Sandy Sirias, News Director; Lilliana Pastor, Producer; David Ibarra, Sayra M. Vazquez, Anchors; William Bonilla, Sports Anchor; Javier Escalante, Technical Director Newscast - Evening - Smaller Markets “KSBW Action News 8,” KSBW 8 Lawton J. Dodd, News Director; Kelly Duffy, Assistant News Director/Executive Producer; Kevin J. Farley, Producer; Jennifer Car, Newscast Director “Channel 2 News at 11,” KTVN 2 Jason Pasco, News Director; Arash Mosaleh, Producer; Bill Brown, Kristen Remington, Anchors, Neda Iranpour, Brandon Rittiman, Reporters “Channel 2 News 1/5/08,” KTVN 2 Jason Pasco, News Director; Kellene Stockwell, Producer; Kristen Remington, Anchor Wendy Damonte, Field Anchor; Neda Iranpour, Jen Jackson, Brandon Rittiman, Reporters Breaking News “Santa Cruz Fire---Day 1,” KGO ABC 7 Wayne Freedman, Reporter; Dean C. Smith, Photojournalist “Wine Country Wildfire,” KNTV NBC Bay Area Monte Francis, Reporter; Walter Colby, Photographer “Hurricane Force Winds - January 4th Storm,” KPIX CBS 5 Mariel C. Myers, Producer; Donald L. Knapp, Reporter; Alex Montano, Videographer “Trabing Fire,” KSBW 8 Lawton J. Dodd, News Director; Kelly Duffy, Assistant News Director / Executive Producer; Rebecca Baron, Kevin J. Farley, Producers; Jennifer Car, Director; Erin Clark, Anchor; Brittany Nielsen, Reporter “Bradshaw Wild Fire,” KUVS Univision 19 Christian Anguiano, Photographer/Editor General Assignment Report “Fire Department Cuts in One Minute,” KCRA 3 Richard C. Sharp, Reporter “Inmate Toys,” KNTV NBC Bay Area Damian A. Trujillo, Reporter “Doggie DNA,” KNTV NBC Bay Area Marianne Favro, Reporter 4 “Gorda Gas,” KNTV NBC Bay Area Bob Redell, Producer “Gruesome Dog Breeder Discoveries,” KPIX CBS 5 Anna G. Werner, Reporter “Virgen Morena,” KUVS Univision 19 Martha A. Minjarez, Writer; Mariana Castorena, Photographer/Editor Continuing Coverage “Unmasking