NOMINEES FOR THE 32 nd ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY ® AWARDS ANNOUNCED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES Winners to be announced on September 26th at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center Larry King to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award New York, N.Y. – July 18, 2011 (revised 8.24.11) – Nominations for the 32nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy ® Awards were announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The News & Documentary Emmy® Awards will be presented on Monday, September 26 at a ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in the Time Warner Center in New York City. The event will be attended by more than 1,000 television and news media industry executives, news and documentary producers and journalists. Emmy ® Awards will be presented in 42 categories, including Breaking News, Investigative Reporting, Outstanding Interview, and Best Documentary, among others. This year’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to broadcasting legend and cable news icon Larry King. “Larry King is one of the most notable figures in the history of cable news, and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is delighted to present him with this year’s lifetime achievement award,” said Malachy Wienges, Chairman, NATAS. “Over the course of his career Larry King has interviewed an enormous number of public figures on a remarkable range of topics. In his 25 years at CNN he helped build an audience for cable news and hosted more than a few history making broadcasts. NATAS is proud to honor him for his distinguished broadcasting career.” The numerical breakdown, by media entities, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, follows: Over-the-Air, Cable, Satellite and Internet Broadcast Nominees CBS 34 MediaStorm 2 PBS 32 NPR 2 NBC 19 Smithsonian Channel 2 National Geographic 15 Airshowbuzz.com 1 ABC 12 Council on Foreign 1 Relations & MediaStorm HBO 12 Detroit Free Press 1 CNN 8 Los Angeles Times 1 Discovery 7 San Jose Mercury News 1 CNBC 6 Yahoo! 1 BBC America 4 Planet Green 1 HD Net 4 Science Channel 1 MSNBC 4 Showtime 1 A&E 3 Sundance 1 New York Times 3 VH1 1 Animal Planet 2 Washington Post 1 1 History Channel 2 Regional Nominees KHOU-TV 1 WSM-TV 1 KMGH-TV 1 WTHR-TV 1 KUSA-TV 1 WVUE-TV 1 WMAQ-TV 1 The 32 nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy ® Awards honors programming distributed during the calendar year 2010. NewsPro is the official print partner of the 32 nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy ® Awards. The list of nominees for the 32nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy ® Awards is also available on the National Television Academy's website: www.emmyonline.tv About The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime Entertainment, Daytime Creative Arts & Entertainment, Public & Community Service, and Technology & Engineering. Regional Emmy® Awards are given in 19 regions across the United States. NATAS also presents the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Global Media Awards™ which recognizes excellence in the world-wide intersection of digital entertainment and technology. Emmy® Awards given out for primetime programming are presented by our sister organization, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including National Student Television and its Student Award for Excellence for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public. For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.tv For Press Information, contact: Paul Pillitteri – [email protected] 2 32nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards The Nominations OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST ABC World News with Diane Sawyer ABC Tragedy at the Mine Executive Producers Jonathon Banner , Susie Banikarim, Senior Producers Michael Corn, Judy Isikow, Tom Nagorski Producers Margaret Aro, Catherine Cole, Matt Hosford, James Wang, Wonbo Woo ABC News Brian Ross Investigates ABC The Printer Bomb Plot Executive Producers Jonathon Banner, James Goldston, Jim Murphy Chief Investigative Producer Rhonda Schwartz Producers Matthew Cole, Matthew Mosk, Avni Patel, Joseph Rhee Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross Senior Investigative Reporter Richard Esposito Digital Managing Editor Mark Schone Digital Producer Meg Chuchmach Anderson Cooper 360 CNN Haiti in Ruins Executive Producers Kathleen Friery, Charlie Moore Senior Executive Producer David Doss Senior Producers Jill Billante, Penny Manis, Sean Yates Producers Joneil Adriano, Susan Chun, Danielle Dollorto, Ismael Estrada, Dwayne Dye, Mary Anne Fox, Carl Graf, Jack Gray, Chuck Hadad, Neil Hallsworth, Michael Jackson, Phil Littleton, Kirk McDonald, Diana Miller, Eva Nordstrom, Rich Phillips, Alexandra Poolos, David Puente, Jackie Puskas, Justine Redman, Katie Ross, Kerry Rubin, Jonathan Schaer, Jerry Simonson, Leah Smith, Dominic Swann Anchor Anderson Cooper Correspondents Joe Johns, Gary Tuchman, Ivan Watson Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta Continued on next page 3 OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST Continued NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC Earthquake in Haiti Anchor and Managing Editor Brian Williams Executive Producer Bob Epstein Senior Broadcast Producer Aurelia Grayson Director and Senior Broadcast Producer Brett Holey Senior Producers Mary Laurence Flynn, Subrata De, Madeleine Haeringer, Tracey Lyons, Albert Oetgen Correspondents Robert Bazell, Tom Costello, Ann Curry, Rehema Ellis,Savanah Guthrie, Lester Holt, Andrea Mitchell, Mark Potter, Al Roker, Kerry Sanders Producers Maria Alcon, Laura Allenbaugh, Erika Angulo, Jay Blackman, Gene Choo, Drew Condell, Bob Croce, Jane Derenowski, Clare Duffy, Mario Garcia, Hillary Guy, Garrett Haake, Stephanie Himango, John Holland, Sue Kroll, Joo Lee, Victor Limjoco, Kevin Monahan, Amna Nawaz, James Novogrod, Paul Manson, Max Paul, Yuka Tachibana, Kelly Venardos, Matthew Winter NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC Iraq: The Long Way Out Executive Producer Bob Epstein Senior Broadcast Producer Aurelia Grayson, Sam Singal Senior Producers Mary Laurence Flynn, Carol Eggers, Madeleine Haeringer, Naomi Karam, Tracey Lyons, Albert Oetgen Producers Ghazi Balkiz, Stacy Brady, Bredun Edwards, Charlene Gubash, Rob Kaplan, John Kautz, Robert Lapp, Joo Lee, Mohammed Muslemany, Leonard Venezia, David Verdi,Craig White Anchor and Managing Editor Brian Williams Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel Analyst Col. Jack Jacobs Director and Senior Broadcast Producer Brett Holey Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd 4 OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST BBC World News America BBC America Haiti's Earthquake Executive Producer Rome Hartman Producers Peter Murtaugh, Ian Sherwood, Keith “Chuck” Tayman Anchor Matt Frei Correspondent Matthew Price BBC World News America BBC America Victims of the Flood: Pakistan in Need Executive Producers Rome Hartman, Peter Rippon Producers Darren Conway, Kamil Dayan Khan, Ali Faisal Zaidi, Nadeem Khan, Shad Khan, Mark Lobel, Jacky Martens, Stuart Phillips, Bushra Taskeen Correspondents Lyse Doucet, Orla Guerin CBS Evening News with Katie Couric CBS Afghan Bomb Squad Executive Producer Rick Kaplan Senior Producer Chris Dinan Producer Randall Joyce Anchor and Managing Editor Katie Couric Correspondent Terry McCarthy NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC Mexico: The War Next Door Executive Producer Bob Epstein Senior Producers Mary Laurence Flynn, Albert Oetgen Senior Investigative Producer Robert Windrem Producers Erika Angulo, A.J. Goodwin, Al Henkel, Kevin Monahan, Mary Murray, Donna Paine, Terry Pickard, Doug Stoddart, Edgar Zuniga Correspondents Mark Potter, Richard Engel 5 OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST BBC World News America BBC America Inside the North Korean Bubble Executive Producers Rome Hartman, Peter Rippon Producers Jasmin Buttar, Amanda Gunn, Tony Jolliffe, Ed Main Correspondent Sue Lloyd Roberts BBC World News America BBC America The Harsh Lives of Kabul's Street Children Executive Producers Jasmin Buttar, Rome Hartman, Peter Rippon Producers Phil Clarkson, Melanie Marshall, Janan Mosazai, Abaceen Nasimi, Fred Scott, Jeanette Smeadley Correspondent Lyse Doucet Good Morning America ABC Taylor's Heart Reporter Gary Reaves Producers Chris Mathis, Robert Hall Executive Producer Tom Cibrowski Senior Producer Michael Valentine Sunday Morning CBS Gift of a Lifetime Executive Producer Rand Morrison Senior Broadcast Producer Estelle Popkin Senior Producer Gavin Boyle Producer Mary Raffalli Co-Producer Robin Skeete Field Producer Michael Hernandez Correspondent Martha Teichner Continued on next page 6 OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST Continued Sunday Morning CBS Jan's Story Executive Producer Rand Morrison Senior Broadcast Producer Estelle Popkin Senior Producer Gavin Boyle Producers Remington Korper, Amiel Weisfogel