2004-2005 Emmy Nominees Chicago/Midwest Chapter National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Tabulated by: Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP 225 N. Michigan Ave., 11th Floor Chicago, IL 60601-7601 www.virchowkrause.com Category #1-a-b. Outstanding Achievement Within a Regularly Scheduled News Program – Spot Coverage & Breaking News (Award to the team of Reporters, Producers, Videographers, Editors and Assignment Editors) Judged by the Nashville/Midsouth & Boston/New England Chapters (20 entries) Bloodbath in Brookfield: Scott Friedman, Claudia Coffey, Reporter/Producers; Jody Ambroz, Charles Benson, Paul Blume, Kimberly Kane, Russ Kirkpatrick, Andy Treinen, Reporters; Laura Cordell, Kysha Fenderson, Sydney Gohring Hofer, Rob Lowry, Wendy MacNeil, Gary Reistad, Amber Walker, Producers; Jim Angeli, Chris Austin, Greg Best, John Drilling, Ray Lapine, Dan Symonds, Mark Was, Videographers; Erica Breitrick, Bruno Giglio, Aaron Putnam, Elise Taylor, Shannon Wood, Editors; Andy Cieciwa, Jim Cullen, Mark Krueger, Assignment Editors. WTMJ Bart Ross Shooting: Larry Yellen, Dane Placko, Craig Wall, Mark Suppelsa, A.J. Sterling, Reporters; Tim Berry, Lisa Sharmat, Jennifer Struzik, Tracy Slutzkin, Lisa Vucsko, Assignment Editors; Stewart Orlin, Ed Flynn, Vic Mellor, Rod Stanback, Ed Bartlett, Mike Majewski, Leo Brucato, Dave Tresnowski, Al Meshberg, Ted Chavez, Rich Quinones, Chuck Quinzio, Chris Mahnke, Jeff Sutker, Sean Gibbons, Dave Knickerbocker, Videographers; Geoff Dankert, Executive Producer; Pete Odon, Andrea Brown, Jim Selle, Ellis Alexander, Jason Jedlinski, Producers; Laura Olsen, Andrea Dip, Tim Morris, Phil Zarowny, Editors. WFLD Farewell to the Pope: Derrick Blakley, Mary Ann Childers, Mike Flannery, Suzanne Le Mignot, Jay Levine, Joanie Lum, Reporters; Ann Isaac, Todd Woolman, Executive Producers; Sue Brown-Williams, Steffanie Dupree, Shelly Howell, Marda LeBeau, Tansy Soltysiak, Producers; Yianis Fournelis, Assignment Editor; Nathan Delack, Dave Fox, Tom Kennedy, Videographers; Mike Klingele, Jerry Molnar, John Petrosky, Damon Ranger, Editors. WBBM LaSalle Bank Fire: Caryn Brooks, Julie Mangurten, Executive Producers; Bonnie Bloom, Ann Klingele, Gary Wright, Angela Wyatt, Editors; Ruth Fitzpatrick, Shelly Howell, Jon Kaplan, Traci Maloney, Ed Marshall, David Parrish, Allen Schaefer, John Whelan, Producers; Diann Burns, Jon Duncanson, Kris Habermehl, Kristyn Hartman, Chelsea Irving, Joannie Lum, Antonio Mora, Dave Savini, Reporters; Beth Fruehling, Greg Kelly, Assignment Editors; Don Brandon, Bonne Burns, Morris Jones, Peter Lambrinatos, Mark Losiniecki, John Marschitz, Ken Pierce, Damon Ranger, Paul Wheeler, Videographers. WBBM Zion Girls Murder: Mary Ann Ahern, Carol Ash, Monique Harris, Jennifer Lay-Riske, Katy Moore, Candace Rogers, Anna Vasser, Producers; Marion Brooks, Renee Ferguson, Amy Jacobson, Dick Johnson, Darren Kramer, Nesita Kwan, Don Lemon, Natalie Martinez, Jennifer Mitchell, Art Norman, Ellee Pai Hong, Allison Rosati, Zoraida Sambolin, Warner Saunders, Lisa Tutman, Kim Vatis, Charlie Wojciechowski, Reporters; Jill Bastian, Paula Malatesta, Zack Newmark, Marco Stendardo, Stephanie Streff, Assignment Editors; Angela Rosemond, Managing Editor; Kim Christian, Charlene Fitzgerald, Chris Henek, Alan Jaffe, Gabi Kuhajewski, Rich Moy, Mike O'Reilley, Al Randall, Eviliss Rivera, Dwight Samuelson, Charles Sanders, Gregg Schatz, Nancy Yanagidate, Dana Young, Keith Warner, Editors; Mike Adams, Ozzie Baldwin, Eddie Banks, Silvio Costales, Jeff Lauksman, Mike McGovern, Mable Miller, Paul Nagaro, Bill Nuyttens, Peter Ranger, Todd Roberts, Ken Stone, Bud Stuchley, Paul Young, Videographers. WMAQ Memphis Bus Crash: Lora Mehan, Lisa Ripson, Producers; Nancy Yanagidate, Editor/Videographer; Mike Adams, Al Brown, John Guajardo, Julio Martinez, Paul Nickols, Videographers; Rob Elgas, Amy Jacobson, Darren Kramer, Natalie Martinez, Anita Padilla, Phil Rogers, Sharon Wright, Reporters; Matthew Byrne, Juan Carranza, Allan Jaffe, Dwight Samuelson, Charles Sanders, Dana Young, Tracey Zofkie, Editors; Jill Bastian, Zack Newmark, Assignment Editors; Angela Rosemond, Managing Editor. WMAQ LaSalle Bank Fire Live Coverage: Caryn Brooks, Julie Mangurten, Executive Producers; Diann Burns, Mike Flannery, Kristyn Hartman, Kris Habermehl, Chelsea Irving, Antonio Mora, Dave Savini, Reporters; Ruth Fitzpatrick, Shelly Howell, Jon Kaplan, Traci Maloney, Ed Marshall, David Parrish, Allen Schaefer, John Whelan, Producers; Beth Fruehling, Greg Kelly, Assignment Editors; Bonne Burns, Morris Jones, Peter Lambrinatos, Mark Losiniecki, John Marschitz, Ken Pierce, Damon Ranger, Paul Wheeler, Videographers; Bonnie Bloom, Ann Klingele, Gary Wright, Angela Wyatt, Editors. WBBM Category #2-a. Outstanding Achievement Within a Regularly Scheduled News Program – Single Investigative Report (Award to the Reporter/Producer) Judged by the Atlanta/Southeast Chapter (11 entries) Ice Cream Convicts: Dave Savini, Reporter; Michele Youngerman, Producer. WBBM Lost in Translation: Anna Davlantes, Enrique Garcia-Fuentes, Reporters; Ismael Estrada, Producer; Julio Martinez, Co- Producer. WMAQ/WSNS Timekillers: Pam Zekman, Reporter; Simone Thiessen, Producer. WBBM Loaded for Trouble: Dave Savini, Reporter; Michele Youngerman, Producer. WBBM Crack Pipe Crackdown: Bob Segall, Reporter; Michele Murray, Ernesto Santiago, David Michuda, Lamar White, Producers. WITI 2 Category #2-b. Outstanding Achievement within a Regularly Scheduled News Program – Investigative Series (Award to the Reporter/Producer) Judged by Boston/New England Chapter (11 entries) Sex Offender Group Homes: Larry Yellen, Reporter; Diane Carbonara, Chuck Quinzio, Producers. WFLD Uniform Concerns: Bob Arya, Reporter/Producer. CLTV Changing of the Guards: Chuck Goudie, Reporter; Barb Markoff, Producer; Steve Erwin, Jackie Denn, Jim Mastri, Rich Hillengas, John Silvey, Co-Producers. WLS Hiding in Plain Sight: Bryan Polcyn, Bob Segall, Reporters; Michele Murray, David Michuda, Ernesto Santiago, Craig Hofer, Jim Wilson, Geoff Camp, Producers. WITI Dangerous Doctors: Pam Zekman, Reporter; Simone Thiessen, Producer. WBBM Maloney Murder Reexamined: Olga Halaburda, Reporter. WFRV Category #3-a. Outstanding Achievement within a Regularly Scheduled News Program – Hard News Single Feature – Within 24 Hours (Award to the Reporter/Producer) Judged by Nashville/Midsouth Chapter (7 entries) Child Carjacking: Craig Wall, Reporter. WFLD Pope’s Friend Remembers: Alita Guillen, Reporter. WBBM Medicina por Su Casa: Brenda Carmona, Reporter; Silvia Salgado, Producer. WGBO Category #3-b. Outstanding Achievement within a Regularly Scheduled News Program – Hard News Single Feature – No Time Limit (Award to the Reporter/Producer) Judged by New York Chapter (15 entries) Utah Adoption: Marion Brooks, Reporter; Ismael Estrada, Mark Ringo, Producers. WMAQ Broken Trust: John Garcia, Reporter. WLS Cold Reality: Lisa Parker, Reporter; Robin Green, Producer; Mark Ringo, Gregg Schatz, Tony Vitale, Co-Producers. WMAQ Identity Crisis: Bob Segall, Reporter; Jim Wilson, David Michuda, Michele Murray, Bill Howe, Producers. WITI Doing Time: Ben Bradley, Reporter; Casey Klaus, Producer. WLS The Voices and Faces Project: Carol Marin, Reporter; Don Moseley, Producer; Mark Ringo, Mable Miller, Sharon Pearson, Co-Producers. WMAQ The Secret World of Comas: Mark Saxenmeyer, Reporter/Producer. WFLD The Towing Hustle: Pam Zekman, Reporter; Simone Thiessen, Producer. WBBM Category #3-c. Outstanding Achievement within a Regularly Scheduled News Program – Hard News Features Series (Award to the Reporter/Producer) Judged by New York Chapter (20 entries) Regina Bakala: Mike Anderson, Kent Wainscott, Reporters; Renee Raffaelli, Producer. WISN Spring Valley Heroin: Carol Marin, Reporter; Don Moseley, Producer. WMAQ Living with Lasik: Mark Saxenmeyer, Reporter/Producer. WFLD The Sticking Point: Lisa Parker, Reporter; Robin Green, Producer; Mark Ringo, Sharon Pearson, Tony Vitale, Co-Producers. WMAQ A Shot of Mercury: Bob Segall, Reporter; Jim Wilson, Ernesto Santiago, Michele Murray, David Michuda, Producers. WITI Blue Island Police Brutality/Misconduct: Yolanda Lopez de Otero, Isis Chaverri, Executive Producers; Erika Maldonado, Carlos M. Rodriguez, Raul Garcia, Paula Gomez, Reporters; Alvaro Visiers, Jessica Fernández, Producers. WGBO Buenos Padres, Buenos Hijos – Pandillas en Chicago: Connie Magana, Reporter; Casey Mitchell, Esau Melendez, John Guajardo, Co-Producers. WSNS Category #4-a-b. Outstanding Achievement within a Regularly Scheduled News Program – Soft News Single Feature (Award to the Reporter/Producer) Judged by Texas/Lone Star & Denver/Heartland Chapters (34 entries) Vivir con Ruido: Raul Garcia, Reporter/Producer. WGBO Love Thy Neighbor: Mark Saxenmeyer, Reporter/Producer. WFLD Obama’s Origins: Allison Payne, Reporter; Kelly Barnicle, Producer. WGN Black Bear Research: Kristoffer Engebretson, Reporter. WAOW Breaking the Zip Code: Don Lemon, Reporter; Jessica Brannon, Producer; Khallid Shabazz, Mark Ringo, Vince Munyon, Suzanne Richter, Tony Vitale, Co-Producers. WMAQ 3 Category #4-a-b. (con't) Utica – A Tornado’s Toll: Marion Brooks, Reporter; Jessica Brannon, Producer; Khallid Shabazz, Suzanne Richter, Co-Producers. WMAQ Deep Tunnel: Warner Saunders, Reporter; Jessica Brannon, Producer; Khallid Shabazz, Sharon Pearson, Co-Producers. WMAQ DNA Ancestry: Robin Robinson, Reporter; Niena Drake, Producer; Lou Hinkhouse, Associate Producer. WFLD Swimming with the Sharks: Anna Davlantes, Reporter; Al Brown, Producer. WMAQ Photos from the Front: Mark