NATAS Chicago/Midwest Chapter Emmy Winner List 2000 - 2001 Tabulation by Altschuler, Melvoin & Glasser LLP/ American Express Tax & Business Services, Inc. Certified Public Accountants 30 South Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 1 2000-1 FinalWinList 2000-2001 Emmy Winners Category #1 Outstanding Achievement within a Regularly Scheduled News Program - Spot Coverage (Award to Reporters, Assignment Editors, Producers, & Videographers) Judged by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Chapter (12 entries) Navistar: Lisa Sharmat, Jennifer Struzik, Assignment Editors; Peter Odon, Executive Producer; Suzanne Harold, Producer; Roy Santoro, Associate Producer; John Vitello, Production Producer, Craig Wall, Larry Yellen, Patrick Elwood, Reporters. WFLD Category #2 Outstanding Achievement within a Regularly Scheduled News Program -Investigative Reporting (Award to the Reporter/Producer) Judged by Miami Chapter (19 entries) Protected or Pampered?: Chuck Goudie, Reporter; Ann Pistone, Producer; Steve Erwin, Jackie Denn, Co-Producers. WLS Who's at the Wheel?: Dave Savini, Reporter; Michele Rubenstein, Producer; Bond Li, John Scott, Sharon Pearson, Co-Producers. WMAQ Category #3 Outstanding Achievement within a Regularly Scheduled News Program - Single Feature Hard News (Award to Reporter/Producer) Judged by Washington D.C Chapter (23 entries) Leadfoot Lawmakers: Renee Ferguson, Reporter; Lora Johnson, Producer; Mable Miller, Hal Bernstein, Dennis Sampler, Co-Producers. WMAQ Silent Recall: Lisa Parker, Reporter; Robin Green, Producer; Mark Ringo, Greg Sanchez, Co- Producers. WMAQ Category #4 Outstanding Achievement within Regularly Scheduled News Program - Features Series Hard News (Award to Reporter/Producer) Judged by Boston/New England Chapter (15 entries) Intensive Caring: Dina Bair, Reporter; Karin Matz, Jerry Pedroza, Producers. WGN A Son of Suicide: Kevin Roy, Reporter; Jackie Denn, Rodney Correll, Producers. WLS Category #5 Outstanding Achievement within a Regularly Scheduled News Program - Single Feature Soft News (Award to the Reporter/Producer) Judged by Miami/Suncoast Chapter (29 entries) Mysteries of Lake Michigan: Chuck Coppola, Reporter; Harvey Moshman, Producer; Jerry Pedroza, Gerald Jackson, Co-Producers. WGN The Lincoln Park Trixie Society: Mark Saxenmeyer, Reporter/Producer; Andrea Brown, Associate Producer. WFLD Category #6 Outstanding Achievement within a Regularly Scheduled News Program - Feature Series - Soft News (Award to Reporter/Producer) Judged by Miami/Suncoast Chapter (13 entries) The Experiment in Black and White: Mark Saxenmeyer, Reporter/Producer; Darlene Hill, Reporter/Producer. WFLD Journey of Life: Mark Suppelsa, Reporter; Lora Johnson, Producer; Jerry Ongaro, Hal Bernstein, Tim Horstman, Dennis Sampler, Co-Producers. WMAQ 2 2000-1 FinalWinList Category #7 Outstanding Achievement within Regularly Scheduled News Program - Ongoing Feature Series (Award to Reporter/Producer) Judged by Minneapolis/St. Paul Chapter (18 entries) Best of Chicago: Steve Baskerville, Reporter; Cathleen Karp, Producer. WBBM Perry's People: Ted Perry, Reporter/Producer. WITI Category #8 Special Coverage of A Single Event Not Incorporated in Newscast – no entries Category #9A Outstanding Achievement for Documentary Programs - Current Significance (Award to the Producer) Judged by the Nashville Chapter (11 entries) Intensive Caring: Dina Bair, Karin Matz, Jerry Pedroza, Producers. WGN Category #9B Outstanding Achievement for Documentary Programs - Historic Significance (Award to the Producer) Judged by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Chapter (7 entries) The Pullman Porters: From Servitude to Civil Rights: Lucy Kinsella, Producer; Jay Shefsky, Series Producers; Geoffrey Baer, Executive Producer; John Callaway, Senior Producer; Dan Protess, Martha Foster, Lisa Marshfield, Associate Producers. WTTW Category #10 Outstanding Achievement for Documentary Programs - Cultural Significance (Award to the Producer) Judged by the Los Angeles Chapter (9 entries) Remembering 47th Street: Rita Coburn Whack, Producer; Mike Leiderman, Jay Shefsky, Series Producers; Geoffrey Baer, Executive Producer; John Callaway, Senior Producer; Dan Protess, Martha Foster, Lisa Marshfield, Associate Producers. WTTW Category #11 Outstanding Achievement for Informational Programming - Public Affair Series (Award to the Producer/Host/Reporter) Judged by the San Francisco Chapter (10 entries) Aging in Chicago Part II: Elder Abuse: Cathena Evans, Executive Producer; Amy Williams, Producer; Michael Rayford, Associate Producer. WYCC Free For All Chicago: Louanne Fries, Executive Producer; Mary Hynes, Producer; Candice Hill, Associate Producer. Chicago Cable Stations Category #12 Outstanding Achievement for Informational Programming - Single Public Affairs Program (Award to Producer/Host/Reporter) Judged by the Washington Chapter (13 entries) Tornado: Surviving the Fury: C. Wayne Meadows, Executive Producer; David Burke, Producer; Tim Thomas, Bryce Bagwill, Erwin Tagala, Glenn Beccue, Renee Genge, Peggy VanHook McCollum, Associate Producers. WHOI Category #13 Outstanding Achievement for Informational Programming - Conversation Program Series (Award to the Producer/Host/Reporter) Judged by the Washington D.C. (11 entries) The Cheap Show Composite: Jay T. Smith, Alexandra Silets, Producers; Angela Shelton, Host; V.J. McAleer, Executive Producer. WTTW 3 2000-1 FinalWinList Category #14 Outstanding Achievement for Informational Programming - Magazine Program Series (Award to the Producer/Host/Reporter) Judged by the Michigan Chapter (20 entries) Artbeat Chicago: Geoffrey Baer, Executve Producer; Fawn Ring, Host; Victoria Lautman, Tab Baker, Mark Ruffin, Halena Kays, Cin Salach, Segment Hosts; Daniel Andries, Series Producer; Tracye Campbell, Kristie Koehler, Amy Christenson, Marc Vitali, April Davis, Associate Producers; Barbara Allen, Yevette Lewis Brown, Laura Brauer, Jamie Ceaser, Will Clinger, Fenell Doremus, Eva Eigensteiner, Janice Elmore, Genevieve Gandal, Terry Spencer Hesser, Lem Huntington, Roberta Jones, K. James Kropp, Denise LaGrassa, John M. Lenart, Jeff McCarter, Ken McCarthy, Ann-Marie McHugh, Harvey Moshman, Cyndi Moran, Patrick Odom, Gita Saedi, Rise Sanders, Melissa Schmitt, Eric Scholl, Barrett Schultz, Rana Segal, Scott Silberstein, Adam Singer, Charlie Siskel, Cary Stauffacher, Tracy Ullman, James Vincent, Stacey Whorton, Segment Producers. WTTW Category #15 Outstanding Achievement for Children’s Programming – Children’s or Teen Series (Award to the Producer/Host/Reporter) Judged by the Michigan Chapter (8 entries) Into the Outdoors: Lolly Rose, Mark C. Rose, Lisa Rose, Mary Long, Rick Rose, Executive Producers; Mark McNease, James Vaughn, Producers. WKOW ArtSafari: Diane Whiteley, Producer; Jenny Bergold, Susan Godfrey, Associate Producers; Fawn Ring, Executive Producer. WTTW Category #16 Outstanding Achievement for Children’s Programming – Children’s or Teen Single Program (Award to the Producer/Host/Reporter) Judged by the Michigan Chapter (4 entries) Condella's Weather Class 2001: Vince Condella, Producer/Reporter. WITI Category #17 Outstanding Achievement for Special Events Programming – Special Event Program Created for Television (Award to the Producer) Judged by Washington D.C. (5 entries) 16th Annual Golden Apple Awards: Dick Carter, Jamie Ceaser, Producers; Marc Vitali, Associate Producer. WTTW Category #18 Outstanding Achievement for Special Event Programs – Special Event Program Not Created for Television (Award to the Producer) Judged by Miami (8 entries) Fox Bandstand: Live at the Taste: Randy King, Executive Producer; Carmen Gonzalez, Shawn Kennedy, Kathleen Minnis, Producers; Alan Meshberg, Technical Producer. WFLD NBC5 Presents: The 2001 Chicago Auto Show: Matt Piacente, Executive Producer; Lici Kestner- Lytle, Tom Schnecke, Carol Cooling, Kevin Krebs, Producers; Brant Miller, Darrian Chapman, Dawn DeSart, Byron Miranda, Jeanne Sparrow, Ed Curran, Field Producers WMAQ Category #19 Outstanding Achievement for Entertainment Programs – Single Entertainment Program or Series (Award to Producer/Host/Performer) Judged by Boston/New England (9 entries) Wild Chicago “Twelve On Eleven” Anniversary Extravaganza: Harvey Moshman, Producer; Will Clinger, Host; Lisa Marshfield, Associate Producer. WTTW The Smashing Pumpkins: Full Circle: Randy King, Executive Producer; Jock Hedblade, Lou Hinkhouse, Producers; Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins, Performers. WFLD 4 2000-1 FinalWinList Category #20 Outstanding Achievement for Sports Programs – Live/Unedited Coverage of Sport- ing Events, Single Program/Series (Award to Producer/Hosts) Judged by Michigan (8 entries) Cubs Baseball on WGN: Robert Vorwald, Executive Producer; Peter Toma III, Arne Harris, Producers; Marc Brady, Associate Producer. WGN Chicago White Sox Baseball: Jon Walgren, Skip Ellison, Producers; Bob Vorwald, Executive Producer; Joe Grube, Associate Producer; Ken Harrelson, Darrin Jackson, Hosts. WGN & WCIU Category #21 Outstanding Achievement for Sports Programs – Series Covering Sports Events (Award to the Producer/Host) Judged by the Minneapolis/St.Paul Chapter (9 entries) Bullseye: Dan Roan, Host; Marc Brady, Producer; Robert Vorwald, Executive Producer. WGN Category #22 Outstanding Achievement for Sports Programs – Single Program Covering Sports or Based on Sports Theme (Award to Producer/Hosts) Judged by Boston/New England (7 entries) Rafting Alaska's Wildest Rivers: Chip Duncan, Producer. WMVS Chicago Stories - Bear Crazy: How the '85 Bears Captured Chicago: Mike Leiderman, Producer; Jay Shefsky, Series