Emmy Book 50.indd 1 6/9/19 2:43:14 PM LOOKWHO JUDGED! AAKASH R AVIKRISHNAN DEAN CUMMINGS JOSEPH KOSKOVICS SAMAH ASSAD ALAN GLAZEN DEBBY KNOX JOSEPH VON ENCK SARA KORNOKOVICH ALEX MICHAELS DENISE VALKYRIE JOSHUA PHELPS SARA ROTH ALEXANDER BLANK DEREK STEYER JUAN EDUARDO CONTRERAS B. SARAH BUDUSON ALEXIS SHEAR DEREK WOLFE JUDITH PALERMO SHANNON HOUSER ALI GHANBARI DERICK WALLER KABIR BHATIA SHAUN HEGARTY ALISON MOMEYER DEVIN LAMB KAITLYN KUCH FINKLER SIA NYORKOR ALLEN CARTER DOUG YANDALA KARA KENNEY STEPHANIE WADE ALYSON BRUNER DR. MATTHEW DONAHUE KATHY BRUNER STEVE JEFFERSON ALYSSA IVANSON EILEEN MCSHEA KELLY HAINER STEVE KURRENT AMBER HANKINS ELIZABETH ADEOLA KELLY WOODWARD STEVE MITCHELL AMY CUMMINGS ELIZABETH ROBERTSON KENNETH SOTHMAN STEVE WARREN AMY GARLAND EMILY MCGEE KRISTA LANE SUSAN BATT AMY GOLDSMITH ERIC HEWITT KRISTEN FOFRICH SUSANNE SCHWIBS ANDREW DIPAOLO ERICKA FLYE KRISTY REGULA SUSIE FRAZIER ANDREW FISHMAN ERIKA LANCASTER KYLE TRAVERS TARA SUTTON ANDREW KINSEY EVAN HOFFMEYER LARRY GROUPE TAYLOR LEWIN ANGELA GRAVES FANCHON STINGER LAURA FILLBACH TIFFANI TUCKER BARNEY WOOD FLOR R AMOS-SKIDMORE LAURIE SWITZER TIMOTHY POLLARD BEN HARPER FRANK KONERMANN LEAH HASLAGE TOM FARMER BENNETT HAEBERLE FRANK MACEK LIBBY HAMMER TOM MEYER BETH MCLEOD FRANK MICKENS LUIS NAVARRO TOM POWELL BOB HAMMER FRANK WILEY, JR. MAGGIE CONTRERAS TONY ZARRELLA BOB SEGALL FRED MCLEOD MAIA BELAY TREY FRIEDRICHS BRAD BROWN FREDERICK DAMBROSI MARCEL LONGO TYLER LOGAN BRAD FORESTAL GENE WINTERS MARGARET CAVALIER VICKIE BINKLEY BRAD MEADOWS GEORGE A. JOHNSON MARIO CONGREVE VICTOR WILLIAMS BRANDON SMITH GRACE NOWAK MARK HAMER VIVIANA HURTADO BRENT VALENTI GREG GOLYA MATT R AFFERTY VONDALYNN DIAS BRIAN KATONA GREGORY DUNN MATT STONE WILLIAM BREWSTER BRIDGETTE PACHOLKA GRETCHEN ANDSAGER MATT UNDERWOOD BRIEN MCELHATTEN HALEY BULL MATTHEW R AFFERTY BRIGETTE BURNETT HARRY BOEDDEKER MAX LEINWAND CARL MONDAY HEATHER MACKS MCKENZIE KUEHNLEIN CAROLINE GUSCOTT HEATHER POLLAUF MCKINLEY BUNDICK CASSANDRA NIST HEATHER SCHRAMM MEGAN GALLAGHER CEDRIC FREEMAN HILARY GOLSTON MEGAN SIMPSON CHARLES FORD HOMA QUAZILBASH MEREDITH KIEGER CHRIS FELT JACOBO AGUILA LIRIA MERRY EWING CHRIS STABILE JAMES RUDD MICHAEL HARRIS CHRIS WRIGHT JAMES SUITER MICHAEL MCMANIS CHRISTOPHER CRAWFORD JAMIE AITKEN MICHAEL SYMONDS CHRYS PETERSON JAMIE BERNS MICHELLE NICKS CHUCK LOFTON JASON PEAR MIKE KOLOVICH CONNOR KIESEL JASON PHEISTER MITCH DAVIS CORY PALM JASON TUTTLE MONICA ROBINS CYNDEE HEBERT JEFF SMITH NATHANAEL PANGRAZIO DAMON MALONEY JEFF YOUNG NINA CRISCUOLO DAN MONROE JENNIE RUNEVITCH PARIS LEWBEL DANI CARLSON JENSEN LEWIS PATRICK KILKENNEY DANIEL SEVIC JILL GLAVAN PATRICK LONGBRAKE DANIEL SPEHLER JILL JACOBS OAKES PAULA K HINTON DANIELLE COTTERMAN JIM STUNEK PEGGY GALLEK DANIELLE LANGENFELD JOE CROMER PHIL TREXLER DANIELLE SERINO JOE R ANYAK R AFAEL SANCHEZ DARIN HOHMAN JOHN BRUNER RICHARD NYE DARRIELLE SNIPES JOHN DUONG RICK JACKSON DAVE DYKEMA JOHN STEALEY RON REGAN DAVE FURST JOHNNY WU ROSS ELLET DAVID C. BARNETT JON FOBES RUSSELL MCGEE DAVID GRIFFITHS JONATHAN ADKINS RYAN ALLISON DAVID KUZNICKI JONATHAN SHELLEY RYAN R ADEFELD DAVID MCELHATTEN JONATHAN WALSH RYAN THEDWALL 2 Emmy Book 50.indd 2 6/9/19 2:43:33 PM 50TH ANNUAL LOWER GREAT LAKES REGIONAL EMMY® AWARDS JUNE 15, 2019 PROGRAM OF EVENTS OPENING REMARKS JOHN STEALEY PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS EMMY® AWARDS PRESENTATION INCLUDING: SILVER CIRCLE INDUCTION AND COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY PRODUCTION AWARDS Emmy Book 50.indd 1 6/9/19 2:43:41 PM Emmy Book 50.indd 2 6/9/19 2:43:58 PM JOHN STEALEY PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE Fifty years of Celebrating Excellence! On behalf of the Lower Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, I welcome you to the 50th Anniversary Gala of the Lower Great Lakes Regional Emmy® Awards, a Celebration of Television Excellence. January 19, 1969, The Cleveland Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences charter was signed. The Chapter served the Toledo, Cleveland, Akron/Canton, Youngstown and Erie markets. The first Emmy Awards Gala was held on Thursday, June 4, 1969 only nine categories were honored. Fifty years later we are celebrating excellence in television across many platforms with over 100 categories, and the chapter has grown from a couple hundred television professionals in Cleveland to nearly a thousand members. “Television” itself has gone through big changes, in 1969 most TVs in America were still black and white. Fifty years later TVs have gotten much thinner and screens have gotten much bigger and smaller with images in brilliant color with theatre quality sound. Program- ming is now delivered to a variety of devices, both stationary and portable allowing people to stay connected with their families and communities wherever they may be. As we have done 49 times before, we come together to celebrate excellence throughout the region and across all media platforms. We honor our Silver Circle Inductees for their years of dedication and service. We celebrate with our college and high school production award winners, and we recognize potential future award winners with scholarships, to help them with their educational pursuits. We will also be honoring two television stations that share our anniversary, WTIU in Bloomington, Indi- ana and WUAB in Cleveland, Ohio, both celebrating 50 years. Tonight, as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary Emmy Awards Gala. We also celebrate you, the hard working television and media professionals that are being honored tonight. The first Cleveland Emmy Awards Gala in June 1969, started a tradition of honoring excellence. The Lower Great Lakes Chapter has been celebrating Excellence for the last 50 years. Thank you to all our members and your continued pursuit of Excellence for the next 50 years. Congratulations to all the nominees. Good Luck! John Stealey 3 Emmy Book 50.indd 3 6/9/19 2:44:01 PM SILVER CIRCLE / GOLD CIRCLE SILVER CIRCLE INDUCTEES The Silver Circle and Gold Circle honor media profession- Jim Stunek als who began their careers in television in a performing, creative, technical administrative role, or in an area related Director of Technology (Retired) to television such as TV journalism, education, advertising, WOIO/WUAB promotion, and public relations Beyond the number of years in the industry, induction Ron Regan into this elite group considers a person’s significant con- Chief Investigative Reporter tributions to the general community, Lower Great Lakes Chapter television and The National Academy of Television WEWS Arts & Sciences, and the training of others for careers in broadcasting. Lloyd Wright The NATAS Lower Great Lakes Silver Circle was first President and CEO presented in 1991 for at least 25 years of service. The Gold WFYI Public Media Circle, presented to those with at least 50 years of service, was first presented in 2005. We thank the Silver Circle Committee for rigorously vet- SILVER CIRCLE COMMITTEE ting the nominees and voting on a slate that was forwarded to the board for approval. Sussane K. Schwibbs, Indiana University Carl Monday, Retired WOIO In honor of the NATAS Lower Great Lakes 50th Anniver- sary and in recognition of those who currently personify Jonathan Walsh, WEWS these esteemed awards, we will induct three media profes- Amy Cummings, WVIZ/Ideastream sionals into the silver circle this year. GOLD CIRCLE AND SILVER CIRCLE HISTORY GOLD CIRCLE PETE CARY 1997 HOWARD HOFFMAN 1993 GIB SHANLEY 1995 TOM CARNEGIE 2012 BOB CERMINARA 2005 EARL KEYS 1994 LINN SHELDON 1992 CHARLES E. “BUD” FORD 2005 ALAN CLOE 2010 DEBBY KNOX 2015 CHUCK SHODOWSKI 1993 DICK GODDARD 2011 BETTY COPE 1992 JERRY LACKAMP 1994 GARY SHORT 1998 DENNIS GOULDEN 2013 JENNY CRIMM 1996 DON MARCUS 1994 ERNIE SINDELAR 1991 FRED GRIFFITH 2013 WAYNE DAWSON 2014 JOHN MARINKO 1996 WINDSOR “WIN” SMITH 1999 JOHN MARINKO 2009 LAWSON DEMING 1998 JACK MARSHALL 2000 WILMA SMITH 1999 JOHN J. “JACK” MOFFITT 2005 VIRGIL DOMINIC 1991 TOM MEYER 2017 RON ST. CHARLES 1997 GORDON WARD 2016 DEL DONAHOO 1993 ROY MEYERS 1998 JOHN STEER 2018 NEIL ZURCHER 2013 NEIL “MICKEY” FLANAGAN 1999 ED MILLER 1995 FRANK STRNAD 1994 SILVER CIRCLE CHARLES E. “BUD” FORD 1996 JACK MOFFITT 1993 MARTY SULLIVAN 1997 CLIFFORD ADKINS 1996 LOU GATTOZZI 2000 CARL MONDAY 2017 NED TATE 2000 MIKE AHERN 2006 KENT GEIST 2004 JOE MOSSBROOK 1996 TIM TAYLOR 1994 JERRY ANDERSON 2010 DICK GODDARD 1992 NANCY O’DONNELL 2011 HERB THOMAS 2000 BOB ANDERSON 2004 STEVE GOLDURS 2009 BOB OLIVE 1999 JIM TICHY 2007 STEVE BELL 2008 BOB GREGORY 2005 PAIGE PALMER 1993 DICK TREMBATH 1995 ED BELL 1997 FRED GRIFFITH 1992 JERRY PATTON 2000 NEAL VAN ELLS 1993 LEON BIBB 1994 TOM HALEY 1991 DON PERRIS 1991 DON WEBSTER 1995 HARRY BOOMER 2015 JUDD HAMBRICK 1998 REX RICKLY 2007 ALICE WESTON 1991 JIM BRESLIN 1991 BOB HAMMER 1998 JOHN RINALDI 1995 BILL WIEDENMANN 1992 ALAN BUSH 1996 JEFF HEITZ 2000 CHET ROBERTS 1995 CHRIS WRIGHT 2012 JOHN BUTTE 2014 TED HENRY 1997 DICK RUSS 1998 HANK ZBRZESKI 1992 RALPH CAMPBELL 1997 JOHN HERRINGTON 1995 PETE SEREDA 1999 NEIL ZURCHER 1999 Emmy Book 50.indd 4 6/9/19 2:44:02 PM SILVER CIRCLE INDUCTEE JIM STUNEK Jim Stunek started his broadcast career as an intern at WIXY Radio in 1969 at the age of 15, where he worked closely with Larry “The Duker” Morrow. In 1973 Jim moved over to WWWE radio where he became Music & Creative Services Director along with being Larry Morrow’s personal producer for his morning radio show. He’s also a talented arranger, composer, producer and studio musician. Utilizing that expertise, Jim collaborated with Larry to write not only the jingle for the Cavaliers, but numerous commercials including the American Commodore Tuxedo’s “I am a Tuxedo” spot that was voted the #1 commercial in America. In 1982, Jim left radio to test his skills in television production, and he was hired as an audio engineer for UAB Productions – the production company affiliated with WUAB TV. Jim lent his audio expertise to numerous local and regional commercial productions and, 1982 quickly advanced to commercial director in 1985.