NOMINEES FOR THE 30th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS
ANNOUNCED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES
Winners to be announced on September 21st
at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center
Barbara Walters to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honors
CNN Documentary Unit to Receive President’s Award
New York, N.Y. – July 14, 2009 (revised 8.24.09) – Nominations for the 30th 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 21 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 1000 television and new media industry executives, news and documentary producers and journalists. Emmy® Awards will be presented in 33 categories, including Breaking News, Investigative Reporting, Outstanding Interview, and Best Documentary, among others.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement honoree is Barbara Walters, one of the most acclaimed correspondents in the history of television news, and creator and co-host of ABC’s The View. Ms. Walters’ distinguished and groundbreaking career includes over 30 years at ABC News and 15 years on NBC’s Today Show. At ABC she became the first woman to co-host the network news, and served as the longtime co-host and chief correspondent of 20/20. Ms. Walters has interviewed every American President and First Lady since Richard Nixon. She has also hosted numerous primetime specials, including the top-rated Barbara Walters Specials.
CNN Productions—the documentary unit of CNN—will receive the President’s Award for the network’s longstanding commitment to long form documentaries. Since its inception in 1998 the award –winning documentary unit has compiled an outstanding body of work. It has particularly distinguished itself in recent years with important documentaries on genocide, religious extremism, the struggle for peace in Northern Ireland, and many other pressing topics.
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
PBS / 41 / Tate.org / 2CBS / 23 / Washingtonpost.com / 2
ABC / 13 / Current TV / 1
HBO/Cinemax / 13 / Discovery Health / 1
National Geographic / 12 / freep.com/Detroit Free Press / 1
NBC / 10 / Globeandmail.com / 1
CNN / 8 / History Channel / 1
Discovery Channel / 4 / livehopelove.com / Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting / 1
BBC America / 3 / Mediastorm.org / 1
Travel Channel / 3 / Reuters.com / Mediastorm.org / 1
MSNBC / 2 / Smithsonian Channel / 1
Nytimes.com / 2
Regional Nominees
KGW-TV (Portland, OR) / 1 / WNBC-TV (New York, NY) / 1KHOU-TV (Houston, TX) / 1 / WTVT-TV (Tampa Bay, FL) / 1
KSTP-TV (Minneapolis, MN) / 1 / WWOR-TV (Secaucus, NJ) / 1
KYW-TV (Philadelphia, PA) / 1
The 30th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards honors programming distributed during the calendar year 2008.
The list of nominees for the 30th 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, Technology & Engineering, and Business & Financial Reporting.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. Excellence in Primetime programming and international programming is recognized by its affiliate, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 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
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Director, Communication/NATAS
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30th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards
The Nominations
OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY
SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
ABC World News with Charles Gibson ABC
Myanmar Cyclone
Executive Producer
Jon Banner
Senior Producer
Kate Felsen
Producers
Susie Banikarim, Joohee Cho, Richard Coolidge, Thomas Fasano, Chuck Lustig, Matt McGarry, Diane Mendez
Anchor
Charles Gibson
Correspondents
Jim Sciutto, Elizabeth Vargas
BBC World News America BBC America
Chaos in DR Congo
Executive Producer
Rome Hartman
Producer
Tara Neill
Correspondent
Orla Guerin
Head of News
Richard Porter
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC
Bailout Talks Collapse
Executive Producer
Alexandra Wallace
Senior Broadcast Producer
Bob Epstein
Senior Producers
Doug Adams, Tracey Lyons, Albert Oetgen, Patti Domm
Producers
Jay Blackman, Gene Choo, Christine Colvin, Patrice Fletcher, Kerri Forrest, A.J. Goodwin, Aarne Heikkila,
John Holland, Kenneth Strickland, Mike Viquierra
Anchor and Managing Editor
Brian Williams
Correspondents
Maria Bartiromo, Tom Costello, Steve Liesman, Andrea Mitchell, Kevin Tibbles, Chuck Todd
OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST continued
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC
The Death of Tim Russert
Anchor and Managing Editor
Brian Williams
Executive Producer
Alexandra Wallace
Senior Broadcast Producers
Bob Epstein, Patrick Burkey
Producers
Doug Adams, Buba Adschiew, Anne Binford, Lauren Fairbanks, Mario Garcia, Maralyn Gelefsky, Sylvie Haller, Michael Kosnar,
Megan Marcus, Amber Payne, John Zito
Director
Brett Holey
Senior Producers
Jay Blackman, Subrata De, Robert Dembo, Mary Laurence Flynn, Richard Latour, Tracey Lyons,
Correspondents
Tom Brokaw, Pete Williams
OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A
REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
ABC World News with Charles Gibson ABC
China's Earthquake: Covering the Disaster
Executive Producer
Jon Banner
Senior Producer
Kate Felsen
Producers
Christina Babarovic, Cao Jun, Beth Loyd, Chuck Lustig, Alice Maggin, Diane Mendez, Chito Romana,
Justine Schiro, Wonbo Woo
Anchor
Charles Gibson
Correspondents
Neal Karlinsky, Stephanie Sy
ABC World News with Charles Gibson ABC
Iraq Five Years Later: Where Things Stand
Executive Producers
Jon Banner, Vinnie Malhotra
Senior Producers
Kate Felsen, Michael Kreisel, Gary Langer, Chuck Lustig, Tom Nagorski, David Reiter
Producers
Susan Aasen, Glen Dacy, Mike Gudgell, James Hill, Almin Karamehmedovic, Matt McGarry, Faisal Sidiq
Correspondents
Chris Bury, Terry McCarthy, Martha Raddatz, Bob Woodruff
Reporters
Omar Abdul Kadir Omar, Mazin Al-Mubarak, Aadel Rashid, Ali Al-Mashaheel, Mustafa Tukamachi
OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST continued
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric CBS
Campaign Questions
Executive Producer
Rick Kaplan
Producers
Brian Goldsmith, Jennifer Yuille
Anchor and Managing Editor
Katie Couric
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric CBS
The Carmelo Rodriguez Story
Executive Producer
Rick Kaplan
Producers
Betty Chin, Rodney Comrie
Reporter
Byron Pitts
CNN’s Coverage of Myanmar Cyclone CNN
Correspondent
Dan Rivers
Producers
Mark Phillips, Kocha Olarn, Tim Schwarz
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC
Tip of the Spear
Executive Producer
Alexandra Wallace
Senior Broadcast Producer
Bob Epstein
Senior Foreign Producer
Mary Laurence Flynn
Producers
Madeleine Haeringer, Joo Lee, Michelle Neubert, Bredun Edwards, Beverly Chase
Anchor and Managing Editor
Brian Williams
Director
Brett Holey
Correspondent
Richard Engel
OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
BBC World News America BBC America
Chinese Openness
Executive Producer
Rome Hartman
Producer
Melanie Marshall
Correspondent
Rupert WingfieldHayes
Head of News
Richard Porter
CBS News Sunday Morning CBS
Frost/Nixon
Executive Producer
Rand Morrison
Senior Broadcast Producer
Estelle Popkin
Senior Producer
Gavin Boyle
Producers
Ed Forgotson, Jr., David Small
Correspondent
Anthony Mason
CBS News Sunday Morning CBS
Harvey Milk
Executive Producer
Rand Morrison
Senior Broadcast Producer
Estelle Popkin
Senior Producer
Gavin Boyle
Producers
Benjamin McCormick, George Osterkamp
Correspondent
John Blackstone
CBS News Sunday Morning CBS
RFK
Executive Producer
Rand Morrison
Senior Broadcast Producer
Estelle Popkin
Senior Producer
Gavin Boyle
Producers
David Bhagat, Mary Raffalli
Correspondent
Jeff Greenfield
OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST continued
Worldfocus PBS
21st Century Africa
Executive Producer
Marc Rosenwasser
Producer
Yuval Lion
Correspondent
Martin Seemungal
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED
NEWSCAST
Anderson Cooper 360 CNN
Online Drugs
Senior Executive Producer
David Doss
Senior Producers
Kathleen Friery, Barclay Palmer
Producer
David Fitzpatrick
Correspondent
Drew Griffin
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric CBS
V.A. Suicides: CoverUp Exposed
Executive Producer
Rick Kaplan
Senior Producer
Keith Summa
Producer
Pia Malbran
Chief Investigative Correspondent
Armen Keteyian
Good Morning America, World News & Nightline ABC
Brian Ross Investigates: America's Corporate Royalty
Chief Investigative Correspondent
Brian Ross
Chief of Investigative Projects
Rhonda Schwartz
Producers
Avni Patel, Joseph Rhee, Madeleine Sauer
Field Producers
Asa Eslocker, Roy Garlisi, Joanna Jennings, Anna Schecter
Senior Executive Producer
Jim Murphy
Executive Producers
Jon Banner, Tom Cibrowski, James Goldston
Editorial Producer
Justin Rood
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST continued
The Situation Room CNN
Hurricane Giveaway
Investigative Correspondent
Abbie Boudreau
Senior Investigative Producer
Scott Zamost
Executive Producer
Eric Sherling
Senior Producer
Patricia DiCarlo
Director of Programming
Scott Matthews
OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE
60 Minutes CBS
The Bailout
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Bill Owens
Producers
David Gelber, Henry Schuster
CoProducers
Joel Bach, Rebecca Peterson
Correspondent
Scott Pelley
60 Minutes CBS
The Inner Circle
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Bill Owens
Senior Producer
Michael Radutzky
Producers
L. Franklin Devine, Andy Court
Correspondent
Steve Kroft
OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE continued
NBC News NBC
Hurricane Gustav
Executive Producer
David Corvo
Anchor
Brian Williams
Executive Editor
Liz Cole
Managing Editor
Aretha Marshall
Senior Producers
Subrata De, Bob Epstein, Jim Gerety, Ellen Mason
Producers
Nilam Agrawal, Maite Amorebieta, Tim Beacham, Brian Cavanagh, Matt Carluccio, Katherine Chan,
Bradley Davis, Carol Gable, Meade Jorgensen, Sarah Karlson, Tom Keenan, Lynn Keller, Susan Kroll,
Benita Alexander-Noel, Marianne O'Donnell, Ann Preisman, Rayner Ramirez, Rob Rivas, Sue Simpson,
Dan Slepian, Vince Sturla, Tim Uehlinger, Don Wood, John Zito, Esther Zucker
Director
Brett Holey
Correspondents
Ann Curry, Hoda Kotb, Keith Morrison, Dennis Murphy, Chuck Todd
Special Correspondent
Tom Brokaw
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer PBS
Terror In Mumbai
Executive Producer
Linda Winslow
Senior Producer
Michael Mosettig
Producers
Dennis Levkovitch, Daniel Sagalyn
Correspondent
Simon Marks
OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A NEWS
MAGAZINE
60 Minutes CBS
Financial Crisis
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editors
Patti Hassler, Bill Owens
Producers
L. Franklin Devine, Jennifer MacDonald
Correspondent
Steve Kroft
OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE continued
60 Minutes CBS
War Against Women
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Patti Hassler
Senior Broadcast Producer
Bill Owens
Producers
Michael Gavshon, Paul Bellinger, Drew Magratten
Correspondent
Anderson Cooper
Dateline NBC NBC
A Twist of Fate
Executive Producer
David Corvo
Executive Editor
Liz Cole
Producers
Joe Delmonico, Matthew Glick, Lauren Sugrue
Correspondent
Matt Lauer
FRONTLINE/World PBS
State of Emergency
Executive Producer
David Fanning
Senior Producers
Ken Dornstein, Stephen Talbot
Producer/Reporter
David Montero
NOW on PBS PBS
Afghanistan: The Forgotten War
Executive In Charge
Lesley Norman
Executive Producer
John Siceloff
Senior Producer
Ty West
Producer
Bill Gentile
OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE
60 Minutes CBS
Coach Carroll
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Bill Owens
Producers
Catherine Olian , Joyce Cordero
CoProducer
Richard Koppel
Correspondent
Byron Pitts
60 Minutes CBS
Justice Scalia
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Senior Broadcast Producer
Bill Owens
Executive Editor
Patti Hassler
Producer
Ruth Streeter
Correspondent
Lesley Stahl
60 Minutes CBS
Lifeline
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Patti Hassler
Senior Broadcast Producer
Bill Owens
Producer
Henry Schuster
Co-Producer
Rebecca Peterson
Correspondent
Scott Pelley
60 Minutes CBS
Rex
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Bill Owens
Producer
Shari Finkelstein
CoProducers
Meghan Frank, Matthew Lev
Correspondent
Lesley Stahl
OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE continued
ABC News Primetime ABC
Living With Tourette Syndrome
Executive Producer
David Sloan
Senior Producer
Jessica Velmans
Producer
Muriel Pearson
Field Producer
Joseph Diaz
Correspondent
Jay Schadler
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A NEWS MAGAZINE
60 Minutes CBS
Assault on Pelindaba
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Bill Owens
Senior Producer
Michael Radutzky
Producers
Graham Messick , Michael Karzis
Correspondent
Scott Pelley
60 Minutes CBS
The Wasteland
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Bill Owens
Producer
Solly Granatstein
CoProducer
Tom Honeysett, Nicole Young
Correspondent
Scott Pelley
ABC News 20/20 ABC
Brian Ross Investigates: Bodies The China Connection
Chief Investigative Correspondent
Brian Ross
Chief of Investigative Projects
Rhonda Schwartz
Executive Producer
David Sloan
Senior Producer
Carla DeLandri
Producer
Anna Schecter
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A NEWS MAGAZINE continued
ABC News Nightline ABC
How To Buy A Child In Ten Hours
Executive Producer
James Goldston
Senior Producer
David Scott
Producer
Aude Soichet
Correspondent
Dan Harris
Dateline NBC NBC
To Catch A Baby Broker
Executive Producer
David Corvo
Senior Producer
Ellen Mason
Executive Editor
Liz Cole
Producer
Benita AlexanderNoel
Field Producer
Leonor Ayala
Correspondent
Victoria Corderi
OUTSTANDING LIVE COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORYLONG FORM
CNN’s Coverage of the Democratic National Convention CNN
Senior Executive Producer
David Bohrman
Executive Producers
Sam Feist, Jane Maxwell
Senior Producers
Melissa Block, Anne Brown, Paul Caron, Jeff Kepnes, Kate Lunger, Alec Miran, Leslie Perrot, Eric Sherling, Lucy Spiegel,
Paul Steinhauser
Producers
Laura Bernardini, Carey Bodenheimer, Josh Braun, Claire Brinberg, Steve Brusk , Melanie Buck, Jennifer Buesinger, Katy Byron ,
Jackie Castillo, Lori Chapman, Jill Chappell, Rick DiBella, Patricia DiCarlo, Ted Fine, Stephanie Gallman , Lydia Garlikov, Evan Glass, Jack
Gray, Matt Hoye, Sasha Johnson, Lauren Kornreich, Stephanie Kotuby, Bob Kovach, Jennifer MikellBarthlow, Mark Preston, Patrick Reap,