2017 HEARTLAND REGIONAL EMMY® COMPETITION LIST OF ENTRANTS #01A: Morning Newscast - Larger Markets “6AM: Post-Election Show” KUSA Kevin Larson, Producer Lesley Martin, Executive Producer Sandra Hernandez, Director Kyle Widder, Editor “Fox 31 Denver 'Good Day Colorado' 7am” KDVR James Burlison, News Producer Jennifer Brockman, Executive Producer Kirk Yuhnke, Anchor “Blizzard and an Officer Shooting: CBS4 Morning News” KCNC Kelly Brown, Executive Producer Garrett Boyd, Producer Collette Calvert, Director “KWGN Channel 2 Daybreak at 7am - Boulder Manhunt” KWGN Christopher Falin, Executive Producer Scott Elliott, Producer Kim Posey, Reporter “News 9 This Morning” KWTV Ryan Wolf, Producer Lacie Lowry, Anchor “9News 5:30 AM” KUSA Lesley Martin, Executive Producer Sandra Hernandez, Director Tayler Overschmidt, Producer “Snow Falling on Breaking News” KMGH Jess Camp, News Producer Kelly Schuberth, Breaking News Producer Changes and additions accepted through Wednesday, May 17th 1 $35 processing fee applies [email protected] 2017 HEARTLAND REGIONAL EMMY® COMPETITION LIST OF ENTRANTS Chris Morriss, Photojournalist Mitch Jelniker, Anchor “When It Rains, It Pours: CBS4 Morning News” KCNC Kelly Brown, Executive Producer Garrett Boyd, Producer Collette Calvert, Director “Protests, Fire and a Water Main Break” KCNC Kelly Brown, Executive Producer Garrett Boyd, Producer Collette Calvert, Director “Fox 31 Denver 'Good Day Colorado' 6am” KDVR Jennifer Brockman, Executive Producer Sarah Stringer, News Producer Tom Schilling, Newscast Director Kirk Yuhnke, Anchor “A Crash of Breaking News” KMGH Jess Camp, News Producer Mitch Jelniker, Anchor “A Shooting, a Standoff and a Suspicious Device” KMGH Jess Camp, News Producer Brittany Burns, Breaking News Producer “Live Team Coverage: Blizzard & Officer Shot Multiple Times” KMGH Kirsten Boyd, Producer Mike Nelson, Chief Meteorologist Mitch Jelniker, Anchor Kelly Schuberth, Breaking News Producer Chris Morriss, Photojournalist Bob Sandoval, Director Dayle Cedars, Weather Anchor Jason Gruenauer, Reporter Katie LaSalle, Weather Reporter Changes and additions accepted through Wednesday, May 17th 2 $35 processing fee applies [email protected] 2017 HEARTLAND REGIONAL EMMY® COMPETITION LIST OF ENTRANTS #01B: Morning Newscast - Medium Markets “KOAA News5” KOAA Logan McCrary, Producer Ira Cronin, Anchor Joanna Wise, Anchor Kelly Duffy, News Director “Eyewitness News This Morning” KWCH Jennifer Searle, Executive Producer Craig McDanell, News Producer “6 In The Morning: Deadly Semi Crash” KOTV LeAnne Taylor, Co-Anchor Adam Smith, Producer Jeromee Scot, Executive Producer “6 In The Morning: Standoff” KOTV LeAnne Taylor, Co-Anchor Jeromee Scot, Executive Producer Dave Davis, Reporter Will Kavanagh, Helicopter Pilot/Reporter “KETV NewsWatch 7 First News 6.16” KETV Katie Bane, Producer “FOX23 News this Morning” KOKI Ron Terrell, Anchor Michelle Linn, Anchor April Owens, Executive Producer Preston Jones, Reporter Michael Seger, Weather Chelsea Tays, Producer Changes and additions accepted through Wednesday, May 17th 3 $35 processing fee applies [email protected] 2017 HEARTLAND REGIONAL EMMY® COMPETITION LIST OF ENTRANTS #01C: Morning Newscast - Smaller Markets “First News Nebraska: Search for a Killer in Early Morning Hours” KOLN/KGIN Stephanie Hedrick, News Director “13 News This Morning” WIBW Jon Janes, News Director #02A: Daytime Newscast - Larger Markets “Blizzard Paralyzes Denver” KCNC Jeff Gurney, Senior Executive Producer “News 9 at 4 PM” KWTV Becca Slaughter, Producer “Denver stands with Dallas” KUSA Ariel Mata, Producer Lawrence Gibbs, Newscast Director “Forced to evacuate” KUSA Ariel Mata, Producer Jerry Vancini, Director Kyle Clark, Writer “Sueño Roto” KDEN Telemundo Victor Rodriguez Tafoya, Executive Producer Miguel Benavides, Tecnical Director Melissa Sandoval, Reporter Pedro Calderon Michel, News Director Alejandro Hernandez, Photographer Elsa Corina Hierro, Editor Carlos Rausseo, Anchor Stephanie Fernandez, Assignment Editor Rosy Zugasti, Reporter Changes and additions accepted through Wednesday, May 17th 4 $35 processing fee applies [email protected] 2017 HEARTLAND REGIONAL EMMY® COMPETITION LIST OF ENTRANTS Ariel Rivera Vazquez, Weather Anchor “Fox 31 News at 11am - Fire Danger” KDVR Sarah Schueler, News Producer Jennifer Brockman, Executive Producer Kirk Yuhnke, Anchor “KWGN Channel 2 News at 4pm” KWGN Amanda Larson, news producer “The NOW Denver” The NOW Denver Daniel Hosea, Senior Producer Theresa Marchetta, Anchor Adam Hammond, Anchor Ashley Stockman, Producer Matthew Pastor, Director “KWGN Channel 2 News at 4p - Election Preview” KWGN Jennifer Montoya, Newscast Director Amanda Larson, News Producer Joe St. George, Political Reporter #02B: Daytime Newscast - Medium Markets “Community Harvest, Officers Ambushed 4pm Newscast” KMTV Joe Spadea, News Director “NewsOn6 at Noon: National Guard Standoff” KOTV Ethan Wood, Producer Dave Davis, Anchor Loren Cosby, Executive Producer “Set the town on fire” KTUL Amy Sullivan, Executive Producer Kristin Spellman, Producer Changes and additions accepted through Wednesday, May 17th 5 $35 processing fee applies [email protected] 2017 HEARTLAND REGIONAL EMMY® COMPETITION LIST OF ENTRANTS Neile Jones, News Anchor “Eyewitness News at 4” KWCH Robert Marin, Executive Producer Michelle Parks, News Producer “FOX23 News at Noon” KOKI Hector Mejia, Reporter Jacob Heffern, Director Katelin Hartney, Producer Tiffany Alaniz, Anchor Megan McClellan, Meteorologist Jennifer Townley, Producer #02C: Daytime Newscast - Smaller Markets “First at Four LIVE at Husker Harvest Days” KOLN Taryn Vanderford, Anchor Jon Vanderford, Anchor “Midday in Kansas” WIBW Jon Janes, News Director #03A: Evening Newscast - Larger Markets “A Shocking Attack” KCNC Thomas Merolla, Executive Producer Laura Phillips, News Producer “News 9 at 5PM” KWTV Jason Calder, Producer “Fox 31 Denver News at 5 - Douglas County Deputy Shot” KDVR Christina Taylor, Executive Producer Changes and additions accepted through Wednesday, May 17th 6 $35 processing fee applies [email protected] 2017 HEARTLAND REGIONAL EMMY® COMPETITION LIST OF ENTRANTS Lauren Zweitzig, Newscast Producer “News 9 at 6PM” KWTV Jennifer Hargrave, Executive Producer Josh Hernandez, Producer “Fox 31 Denver News at 9 - November Snow Storm” KDVR Gregory Deffenbaugh, Senior News Producer Christina Taylor, Executive Producer Allison Soulvie, Senior Director “Next with Kyle Clark” KUSA Linda Kotsaftis, Executive Producer Kyle Clark, Managing Editor Kerry Leary, Producer Cody Broadway, Visual Producer “Celebrating With The Super Bowl Champs” KUSA Will Swope, Newscast Producer Lawrence Gibbs, News “Downtown Office Shooting” KCNC Thomas Merolla, Executive Producer Laura Phillips, News Producer “Protesting the President” KCNC Laura Phillips, News Producer Thomas Merolla, Executive Producer Stan Bush, Reporter Mark Neitro, Photojournalist “News 9 at 10PM” KWTV Natalie Combs, Producer “El Último Debate” KDEN Telemundo Changes and additions accepted through Wednesday, May 17th 7 $35 processing fee applies [email protected] 2017 HEARTLAND REGIONAL EMMY® COMPETITION LIST OF ENTRANTS Victor Rodriguez Tafoya, Executive Producer Carlos Rausseo, News Anchor Pamela Padilla, News Anchor Miguel Benavides, Technical Director Pedro Calderon Michel, News Director Alejandro Hernandez, Photojournalist Erick Valenzuela, Photojournalist Elsa Corina Hierro, Editor Stephanie Fernandez, Assignment Editor Melissa Sandoval, Reporter Erasmo Provenza, Sports Anchor Delanny Zuñiga Cortes, Producer “Get Me off These Tracks” KCNC Thomas Merolla, Executive Producer Laura Phillips, News Producer “When the Blinding Snow Hit at 6” KCNC Jeff Gurney, Senior Executive Producer Robin Clutters, Producer “Stranded! CBS4 News at 6” KCNC Jeff Gurney, Senior Executive Producer Robin Clutters, Producer “Digging out the day after a March blizzard” KUSA Will Swope, Newscast Producer Lawrence Gibbs, Newscast Director “Fox 31 Denver News at 5 - 15th and Wynkoop Shooting” KDVR Lauren Zweitzig, Newscast Producer Christina Taylor, Executive Producer “Denver7 News at 10pm: After the Sue Klebold Interview” KMGH Anne Trujillo, Anchor Jonathan Stone, Executive Producer Matthew Pastor, Director Changes and additions accepted through Wednesday, May 17th 8 $35 processing fee applies [email protected] 2017 HEARTLAND REGIONAL EMMY® COMPETITION LIST OF ENTRANTS Tony Kovaleski, Investigative Reporer Andy Miller, Producer/Photographer Peter Lipomi, Photographer/Editor “Nuestro Noticiero de las 5pm” Univision Colorado Juan Carlos Gutierrez, News Director Vanessa Bernal, News Producer Juan Cardenas, Technical Director “Fox 31 Denver News at 9 - Green Mountain Fire” KDVR Allison Soulvie, Senior Director Gregory Deffenbaugh, News Producer Christina Taylor, Executive Producer “Cpl. Nate Carrigan's Final Call” KMGH Keely Walker, Producer Anne Trujillo, Anchor Jennifer Kovaleski, Reporter Mark Boyle, Reporter “Dallas Police Ambushed, Denver Protesters March” KMGH Keely Walker, Producer Shannon Ogden, Anchor Anne Trujillo, Anchor Matthew Pastor, Director Adam Hammond, Reporter Russell Haythorn, Reporter “Solo a las Diez” Univision Colorado Juan Carlos Gutierrez, News Director Isela Gonzalez, Producer Juan Cardenas, Technical Director “Fox 31 Denver News at 9 Bailey Officer Killed” KDVR Jennifer Brockman, Executive Producer Changes and additions accepted through Wednesday, May 17th 9 $35 processing fee applies [email protected] 2017 HEARTLAND REGIONAL EMMY® COMPETITION LIST OF ENTRANTS #03B: Evening