NBC4 was the big winner at the 68th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards on Saturday, picking up eight awards total, including for best evening newscast.
The awards were presented by the Television Academy at its new Saban Media Center.
Los Angeles icon and Emmy-winning television host Stephanie Edwards was the recipient of this year’s Los Angeles Area Governors Award, presented to her by KTLA’s Sam Rubin.
Here’s a complete list of winners:
LIGHT NEWS STORY – SINGLE REPORT
HOMELESS HEADSHOTS, KTLA
(KTLA5 NEWS AT TEN)
Madelaine Hahn, Producer
Lu Parker, Reporter
Jason Roberts, Camera, Editor
SERIOUS NEWS STORY – SINGLE REPORT
INSIDE ISIS (EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 11PM)
ABC7
Julia Seifer, Producer
SPORTS TEASE
LAKERS OPENING NIGHT TEASE
Time Warner Cable
SportsNet
Nikolas Kuo, Producer
Bettina Shore, Producer
SPORTS FEATURE
DODGERS HOLIDAY STORY
Time Warner Cable
(ACCESS SPORTSNET DODGERS)
SportsNet L.A.
Julian Gooden, Camera
Scott Pellman, Editor
Greg Taylor, Executive Producer
Vin Scully, On-Camera Talent
Erick Cesar Vazquez, Producer
EDUCATION
EL NINO: CURRENTS OF CHANGE
NBC4
David Biggar, Co-Host
Fritz Coleman, Co-Host
Crystal Egger, Co-Host
Shirah Matsuzawa, Associate Producer
Shanna Mendiola, Co-Host
Marissa Slattery, Producer
Anthony Yanez, Co-Host
ARTS
BORDERLANDS (Artbound)
KCET
Matthew Crotty, Producer
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Bruce Dickson, Producer
Drew Tewksbury, Co-Producer
L.A. LOCAL COLOR
STAN CHAMBERS: LEGENDARY NEWSMAN
KTLA5
Cher Calvin, Host
Kimberly Cornell, Executive Producer
Madelaine Hahn, Producer
Angel C. Kim, Producer
Micah Ohlman, Host
CULTURE/HISTORY
50 WATTS
NBC4
Kim Baldonado, Reporter
Michael Brownlee, Co-Host, Reporter
Frava Burgess, Producer
Toni E. Guinyard, Reporter
Carlos Hopkins, Executive Producer
Jordana Houchins, Associate Producer
Carolyn Johnson, Co-Host
Robert Kovacik, Reporter
Khallid Shabazz, Associate Producer
OUTSTANDING WRITER – NEWS
NICOLETTE MEDINA, Writer CBS2
OUTSTANDING WRITER – PROGRAMMING
SHAWN KOPELAKIS, Writer
Fox Sports West /
Prime Ticket
OUTSTANDING EDITOR – NEWS
ARTURO QUEZADA, Editor
KMEX
OUTSTANDING EDITOR – PROGRAMMING
ANTONIO CAMBEROS, Editor
KMEX
OUTSTANDING VIDEOGRAPHER – NEWS
RICHARD HUERTA, Videographer
KVEA
OUTSTANDING VIDEOGRAPHER
SINGLE CAMERA – PROGRAMMING
DAVID STRUMPF, Videographer
Time Warner Cable
SportsNet L.A.
MEDICAL NEWS STORY- SINGLE REPORT
LOVE. LIFE & ILLNESS (CBS2 NEWS AT 11PM)
CBS2
Gerri Shaftel Constant, Producer
Roger Masterton, Camera
MEDICAL NEWS STORY – MULTI-PART REPORT
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES:
ALS, ALZHEIMERS (KTLA5 NEWS AT TEN)
KTLA5
Kimberly Cornell, Executive Producer
Madelaine Hahn, Producer
Angel C. Kim, Producer
Lu Parker, Reporter
Jason Roberts, Camera, Editor
Nick Simpson, Camera, Editor
LIGHT NEWS STORY – MULTI-PART REPORT
JUNIPERO (NOTICIAS 34 AT 6PM & 11PM) KMEX
Oswaldo Borraez, Reporter
Arturo Quezada, Camera, Editor
Gabriela Teissier, Reporter
SERIOUS NEWS STORY – MULTI-PART REPORT
CLASSROOMS FOR RENT: LAUSD’S
PURSUIT FOR HOLLYWOOD DOLLARS
(NBC4 NEWS AT 6PM & 11PM)
NBC4
Michael Cervantes, Camera
Matt Goldberg, Executive Producer
Matt Schrader, Producer
Jenna Susko, Reporter
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
WINTER IS HERE! BUT THE DROUGHT
IS FAR FROM OVER
WeHoTV – City of West Hollywood
Lisa Belsanti, Producer
SHORT PROMO
BEFORE THE BIGS – MIKE TROUT
Fox Sports West
Christopher Calleton, Producer
James Freeman, Producer
Karlese Mumford-Campbell, Producer
Jeff Shearin, Producer
INDEPENDENT PROGRAMMING
SURVIVING AN ACTIVE SHOOTER
LA COUNTY CHANNEL
Harry Drucker, Executive Producer
Vance Kotrla, Producer
CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES
CHINA’S CHALLENGES:
PBS SoCal
CAN CHINA BE HARMONIOUS?
Chen Bing, Associate Producer
Brenda Brkusic, Executive Producer
Peter Getzels,
Co-Executive Producer, Producer
Wang Jianjun, Executive Producer
Robert Lawrence Kuhn,
Executive Producer, Host
Wang Lijun, Co-Executive Producer
Mel Rogers, Executive Producer
Zhu Xiaoqian, Coordinating Producer
Adam Zhu, Executive Producer
NEWS SPECIAL
SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTING SPECIAL KMEX
(NOTICIAS 34 SOLO A LAS ONCE)
Univision KMEX News Team
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – PROGRAMMING
DESFILE DE LAS ROSAS 2015
KMEX
Marcelo Gama, Director
Beatriz Gomez, Executive Producer
Maity Interiano, Host
Alejandro Mendoza, Host
Luis Enrique Rivera, Producer
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – NEWS
ALTO A LA VIOLENCIA DOMESTICA
KVEA
KVEA Telemundo 52 News Team
LIVE COVERAGE OF AN UNSCHEDULED NEWS EVENT
SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTING
NBC4
NBC4 News Team
GOVERNORS AWARD
STEPHANIE EDWARDS
SPORTS SERIES – PROGRAMMING (LIVE BROADCAST)
LEAD-OFF L.A.
Time Warner Cable SportsNet L.A.
Time Warner Cable SportsNet L.A. Sports Team
SPORTS SERIES – PROGRAMMING (POST-PRODUCED)
SPORTS SHRINES OF LA
Time Warner Cable SportsNet
Time Warner Cable SportsNet Sports Team
CHILDREN/YOUTH PROGRAMMING
MUSIC MATTERS: LA KIDS AND THEIR
LA CITYVIEW35
MUSIC
Ted Lin, Producer
Alex Mebane, Producer
Larry Newman, Producer
Tyler Newman, Producer
Steven Rimlinger, Producer
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING
VARIETY STUDIO:
PBS SoCal
ACTORS ON ACTORS – FILM ACTORS
Jasmine Abghari, Associate Producer
Maris Berzins, Producer
Brenda Brkusic, Executive Producer
Georg Kallert, Producer
Michelle Merker, Associate Producer
Diana Nguyen, Producer
Peter J. Nieves, Producer
Donna Pennestri, Executive Producer
Jenelle Riley, Host
John Ross, Executive Producer
Andrew Russell, Executive Producer
Rob Schroeder, Producer
INFORMATION SEGMENT
DRAWING POWER OF BURBANK
The Burbank Channel
(STATE OF THE CITY 2015)
Colleen Duffy Felix, Camera, Editor
Bob Frutos, On Camera Talent, Producer
Walter A. Lutz, Jr., Camera, Editor
Peter Musurlian, Camera, Editor
Drew Sugars,
Camera, Editor, Producer
INFORMATIONAL SERIES
(MORE THAN 50% REMOTE)
SOCAL CONNECTED
KCET
Linda Burns, Senior Producer
Alicia Clark, Segment Producer
Conor Knighton, Reporter
Cara Santa Maria, Reporter
Robert J. McDonnell, Associate Producer
Lata Pandya, Segment Producer
Derrick Shore, Producer, Reporter
Val Zavala, Anchor, Executive Producer
INFORMATIONAL SERIES
(MORE THAN 50% STUDIO)
ENFOQUE LOS ANGELES
KVEA
Ana Patricia Candiani, On-Camera Talent
Elizabeth Chavolla, Producer
Claudia Forestieri, Producer
Johana Suarez, On-Camera Talent
GRAPHICS
JOHN HUDSON, Art Director
Time Warner Cable
SportsNet
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR – PROGRAMMING
MICHAEL HASSAN, Director
Fox Sports West /
Prime Ticket
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR – NEWS
LEYSSER PARADA, Director
KVEA
OUTSTANDING NEWS FEATURE REPORTING
PETER DAUT, Reporter CBS2/KCAL9
OUTSTANDING HARD NEWS REPORTING
JOEL GROVER, Reporter
NBC4
MATTHEW GLASSER, Producer
OUTSTANDING SPORTS REPORTING
FRED ROGGIN, Reporter
NBC4
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING – NEWS
LA’S NUCLEAR SECRET (NBC4 NEWS)
NBC4
Mike Cervantes, Camera
Matthew Glasser, Producer
Matt Goldberg, Executive Producer
Joel Grover, Reporter
Jose Hernandez, Camera
Andres Pruna, Editor
James Wulff, Camera
FEATURE SEGMENT
THE STAR APARTMENTS (Artbound)
KCET
Matthew Crotty, Producer
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
SPORTS SPECIAL
DODGERMENTARY: WELCOME TO
Time Warner Cable
DODGERTOWN
SportsNet L.A.
Time Warner Cable SportsNet L.A. Sports Team
LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE
DODGERS OPENING DAY
Time Warner Cable
SportsNet L.A.
Time Warner Cable SportsNet L.A. Sports Team
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY
MORNING NEWSCAST: 4:00AM-11:00AM
KTLA5 MORNING NEWS AT 6AM
KTLA5
KTLA5 News Team
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TELEMUNDO NOTICIERO 52 A LAS 6AM KVEA
KVEA Telemundo 52 News Team
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY
DAYTIME NEWSCAST: 11:00AM-7:00PM
KCAL9 NEWS AT 4PM
KCAL9
Otis Easter, Associate Producer
Courtney Ellinger, Producer
Annette Zapata, Executive Producer
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY
EVENING NEWSCAST: 7:00PM-12:00AM
NBC4 NEWS AT 11PM
NBC4
NBC4 News Team