Congratulations to all the Award Recipients of the 8th Annual Lone Star EMMY Awards.
STATION EXCELLENCE
KHOU-TV Station Excellence
KHOU
Keith Connors, Executive News Director
Susan McEldoon, General Manager
NEWS EXCELLENCE
WFAA-TV
WFAA
Michael Valentine, News Director
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Star of Hope for the Holidays
KHOU
Deborah Duncan, Host/Senior Producer
Reggie Sadberry, Photographer/Editor
Lisa Shumate, Director of Programming and Marketing
Caroline Shumate, Songwriter
INTERACTIVITY
Belo Texas Interactive Debate Coverage
BELO
Jan Boyd, Producer
Greg Matthews, Producer
Jeff Anastasio, Producer
Doug Boehner, Producer
Michelle Homer, Producer
Christine DiStadio, Producer
Emily Hummel, Producer
NEWSCAST – EVENING – LARGER MARKETS (1-25)
Fort Hood Massacre: The Day After
KTVT
Michael McCardel, Executive Producer
Doug Dunbar, Anchor
Tom Duerr, Producer
Larry Mowry, Chief Meteorologist
Karen Borta, Anchor
NEWSCAST – EVENING – MEDIUM MARKETS (26-60)
KVUE News Nightbeat
KVUE
Frank Volpicella, Executive News Director
Sandra Barry, Producer
NEWSCAST – EVENING – SMALLER MARKETS (61+)
116 MPH Winds!!! KFOX News at Six
KFOX
Kate Coley, Producer
Shauna Ziegler, Executive Producer
NEWSCAST – MORNING/DAYTIME – LARGER MARKETS (1-25)
11 News This Morning
KHOU
Keith Connors, Executive News Director
NEWSCAST – MORNING/DAYTIME – MEDIUM MARKETS (26-60)
KXAN Austin News Today
KXAN
Chrissy Mazzone, Producer
NEWSCAST – MORNING/DAYTIME – SMALLER MARKETS (61+)
KRGV Channel 5 News This Morning
KRGV
Jordan Williams, Reporter/Anchor
Dina Herrera-Garza, News Anchor
Jaclyn Barber, Producer
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORT – WITHIN 24 HOURS
Fort Hood: 48 Hours Later
KDFW
Peter Daut, Reporter
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORT – NO TIME LIMIT
Between the Fence & a Hard Place
KENS
Brian New, Reporter
Michael Humphries, Photojournalist
BREAKING NEWS
Dallas Skyscraper Bombing
WFAA
Meagan Harris, Producer
TEAM COVERAGE
Fort Hood Shootings
WFAA
Meagan Harris, Producer
John Lane, Photojournalist
SPOT NEWS
Decades on the Run and Done
KPRC
Joel Eisenbaum, Reporter
Brandon Martin, Photographer
Tracy Hatfield, Producer
CONTINUING COVERAGE – WITHIN 24 HOURS
First Eyes On The Black Tide
KIAH
Leticia Juarez, Reporter
Matt Robbins, Photographer
Haiti in 24 Hours
WFAA
Monika Diaz, General Assignment Reporter
Juan Renteria, Photographer
CONTINUING COVERAGE – NO TIME LIMIT
Dallas Doctors Help Haiti
KTVT
Steve Pickett,
House Explosion
WFAA
Mark Smith, Producer
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – SINGLE STORY
My Neighborhood Tax Fraud Service
KHOU
Jeremy Rogalski, Investigative Reporter
Keith Tomshe, Photojournalist/Editor
Under Fire: Discrimination and Corruption in the Texas National Guard
KHOU
Mark Greenblatt, Investigative Reporter
Keith Tomshe, Photojournalist/Editor
David Raziq, Executive Producer
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – SERIES
Real Estate Deals from the Dead
KDFW
Donna Ressl, Producer
Becky Oliver, Investigative Reporter
Joe Ellis, Investigative Producer
Sexting: El Sexo De Moda
KNVO
Antonio Rodriguez, Reporter
Orlando Ramirez, Producer
FEATURE NEWS REPORT – LIGHT FEATURE / SERIES
Cementerio De Chatarra
KWEX
Alejandro R. Guzman, Assistant Chief Photojournalist
Rescue Me
KHOU
Kevin Reece, Reporter
Ernesto Torres, News Photojournalist
Chris Desmond, News Photographer
FEATURE NEWS REPORT – SERIOUS FEATURE
The Mending
KRIV
Greg Groogan, Reporter
FEATURE NEWS REPORT – SERIOUS SERIES
Camille’s Journey Home
WOAI
Delaine Mathieu, Reporter
Benjamin Cruz, Photojournalist
NEWS SPECIAL
Jennifer’s Story
KPRC
Joel Eisenbaum, Reporter
Tracy Hatfield, Writer/Producer
Brandon Martin, Photographer
Dominique Sachse, News Anchor
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT – NEWS SINGLE STORY / SERIES / FEATURE
Quincy Jones Interview – Gary Cogill
WFAA
Gary Cogill, Film And Performing Arts Critic
Marc Kravitz, Producer/Editor
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT – PROGRAM / SPECIAL / FEATURE / SEGMENT
Behind The Curtain
WFAA
Gary Cogill, Film And Performing Arts Critic
Sean Hamilton, Executive Producer
Alan McKenzie, Photojournalist
Don Hazen, Post Production Director/Editor
BUSINESS/CONSUMER – NEWS SINGLE STORY / FEATURE
Consignment Stories
KWEX
Anabel Monge, News Reporter
Corporations Helping Crooks
KHOU
Mark Greenblatt, Investigative Reporter
BUSINESS/CONSUMER – NEWS SERIES
Does it Work?
KLTV
Joe Terrell, Evening Anchor/News Content Manager
Jamey Boyum, Video Journalist
CHILDREN/YOUTH TEEN – PROGRAM / SPECIAL / FEATURE / SEGMENT
Positive X Change
Black Olive Media
Jason Van Sickel, Co-Writer/Producer/Co-Director/Editor/Camera
CRIME – NEWS SINGLE STORY / SERIES / FEATURE
Sex Trafficking
WOAI
Benjamin Cruz, Photojournalist
Delaine Mathieu, Reporter
Stephen Kline, Photographer / Producer
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS – NEWS SINGLE STORY/SERIES/FEATURE
Bordering Education
KRIV
Matt Matejka, Photojournalist
Quirky School
KRIV
Greg Groogan, Reporter
ENVIRONMENT – NEWS SINGLE STORY/SERIES/FEATURE
Radium in Paradise
KENS
Joe Conger, Reporter
Michael Humphries, Photojournalist/Editor
HEALTH/SCIENCE – NEWS SINGLE STORY/SERIES/FEATURE
Afrodisiacos Para Mujers
KXTX
Mario Valadez, Photojournalist
Helping Haiti’s Children
KRIV
Tom Zizka, Reporter
HISTORIC/CULTURAL – NEWS SINGLE STORY/SERIES/FEATURE
Fall of the Wall – 20th Anniversary
KTRK
Christine Dobbyn, Reporter
John Mubarak, Special Projects Editor
Linh Nguyen, News Photographer
HUMAN INTEREST – NEWS SINGLE STORY/FEATURE
Brian’s Song
KXAS
Matt Barrie, Anchor/Reporter
Noah Bullard, Sports Photographer
SIN Barreras
KWEX
Monica Navarro, News Anchor/Reporter
HUMAN INTEREST – NEWS SERIES
Powerless
KHOU
Frank McBride, Photographer/Editor
MILITARY – NEWS SINGLE STORY
A Frightening Fight
WFAA
Jason Whitely,
Joshua Stephen, Photographer
MILITARY – NEWS FEATURE
Uniting Total Strangers
WFAA
John Lane, Senior Photojournalist
MILITARY – PROGRAM/SPECIAL
Holiday with Honor
KDAF
Larissa Hall, Senior Producer
John Papa, Photographer/Editor
Walt Maciborski, Anchor
Amanda Salinas, Anchor
POLITICS/GOVERNMENT – NEWS SINGLE STORY/FEATURE
Tied to Towing?
KENS
Brian New, Reporter
Michael Humphries, Photojournalist/Editor
Larry Burns, Photojournalist/Editor
POLITICS/GOVERNMENT – NEW SERIES
City-Owned Slum Properties
KHOU
Jeremy Rogalski, Investigative Reporter
POLITICS/GOVERNMENT – PROGRAM/SPECIAL
The Belo Debate: Perry Vs Hutchison
WFAA
Meagan Harris, 10pm Producer
Art MacLaren, Chief Director
RELIGION – NEWS SINGLE STORY/SERIES/FEATURE
CTS – Take Action – Cambodia
Daystar
Rose Woodward, Producer
Anthony Knighton, Producer
Rachel Lamb, Host
SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENT REPORT – NEWS SINGLE STORY/FEATURE
Dying to Breed: Panola County Puppy Mill
KHOU
Brad Woodard, Reporter
SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENT REPORT – NEWS SERIES
Seized By The State
KDFW
Glenn Dickson, Editor
Donna Ressl, Producer
Becky Oliver, Investigative Reporter
SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENT REPORT – PROGRAM/SPECIAL/FEATURE/SEGMENT
Berlin Reborn
KTRK
Christine Dobbyn, Reporter
John Mubarak, Special Projects Editor
Linh Nguyen, News Photographer
Simon Says
KIAH
Steve Simon, Reporter
Shannon Runyon, Photographer
SPORTS – NEWS SINGLE STORY/SERIES
Lights On Broadway
WFAA
Sean Hamilton, Editor
Joe Trahan, Reporter
Arnold Payne III, Sports Photojournalist
SPORTS – SPORTSCAST
Uh, Oh! It’s December!
KXAS
Newy Scruggs, Anchor/Reporter
Matt Barrie, Weekend Sports Anchor/Sports Reporter
Sam Hale, Executive Sports Producer
SPORTS – NEWS FEATURE
Tiebreak
Fox Sports Southwest
Chris Fitzpatrick, Producer/Editor/Videographer
SPORTS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY OR WEEKLY PROGRAM/PROGRAM FEATURE/SEGMENT
DQ Big Game Of The Week
Fox Sports Southwest
Neil Beasley, Sportscaster/Host
Rangers Insider: On the Road with the Texas Rangers
Fox Sports Southwest
Amanda Yarussi, Producer
John Rhadigan, Sports Anchor
Jeff Irwin, Photographer
SPORTS – ONE-TIME SPECIAL
Spotlight: Miguel Tejada
Fox Sports Houston
Patti Smith, Producer
Max Mejia, Editor
Marshall Hooker, Photographer
Under the Lights: On the Road with the Texas Rangers
Fox Sports Southwest
Amanda Yarussi, Producer
John Rhadigan, Sports Anchor
Jeff Irwin, Photographer
SPORTING EVENT/GAME – LIVE/UNEDITED – PROGRAM/SPECIAL/SERIES
Big 12 Football – Oklahoma St. vs Texas A&M
Fox Sports Southwest
Mike Anastassiou, Producer
Mike Anastassiou, Senior Executive Producer
Phil Mollica, Director
TEXAS HERITAGE – NEWS SINGLE STORY/SERIES/FEATURE
Black Cowboys
KHOU
Len Cannon, Reporter
Gus Pereyra, Photographer
Texas Dinosaurs with Dino George
KWEX
Luis S Flores, Creative Services Director
TEXAS HERITAGE – PROGRAM FEATURE/SEGMENT
The Man with the Mill
Phillips Productions, Inc.
Dan Stricklin, Photographer
Bob Phillips, Executive Producer/Host
Ryan Britt, Producer
TEXAS HERITAGE – PROGRAM/SPECIAL
Biggs Fly Girls Heroines Of The Sky
KFOX
Rudy Reyes, Producer/Photographer/Editor
Shauna Ziegler, Executive Producer
Hema Mullur, Anchor
The Austin Daytripper: Bastrop, TX
Hogaboom Road, Inc.
Chet Garner, Executive Producer/Host/Writer
Nathan Locklear, Producer, Dir. Of Photography, Post Prod.Supervisor
WEATHER – NEWS SINGLE STORY/SERIES/FEATURE
Still No Home on the Range
KHOU
Brad Woodard, Reporter
WEATHER – NEWS WEATHERCAST
Come Hail or High Wind
KTVT
Larry Mowry, Chief Meteorologist
News 8 Weather: Pete Delkus
WFAA
Pete Delkus, Chief Meteorologist
WEATHER – PROGRAM/ SPECIAL / FEATURE/SEGMENT
Storm Warnings: Winds of Change
KHOU
Chris Nocera, Producer
Gene Norman, Chief Meteorologist
DOCUMENTARY
One Square Mile – Lake Como
Brazos Film & Video
Carl Crum, Producer
INFORMATIONAL / INSTRUCTIONAL – PROGRAM / SPECIAL / FEATURE / SEGMENT
Central Texas Gardener Funky Chickens
KLRU
Linda Lehmusvirta, Producer
Future Quest: High School It’s a Big Deal
Mesquite Independent School District
Wade Odom, Producer
INTERVIEW/DISCUSSION – PROGRAM/ SPECIAL / FEATURE / SEGMENT
Classmates With Cancer
KRIV
Melissa Wilson, News Anchor/Reporter
Margaret Cordes, Executive Producer
Greer Boyce, Producer
Darlene Janik Faires, Photojournalist
Henry Howell,
David Svegliato,
Good Morning Texas: Gordon Keith Awkward Interviews
WFAA
Marc Kravitz, Producer/Editor
Gordon Keith, Executive Producer
Porque Amamos La Musica – Shaila Durcal
Hermes Music Foundation
Juan Alvarado, Director
Alberto Kreimerman, Executive Producer
MAGAZINE PROGRAM – FEATURE/SEGMENT
High Plains Pianist
Phillips Productions, Inc.
Ryan Britt, Producer
Dan Stricklin, Photographer
Bob Phillips, Executive Producer
Kalle TV – Kalle Backstage
KUVN
Pete Manriquez, Producer
Guillermo Torres Jr., Producer
Danny Luna, On Air Talent/Producer
Adriana Lopez, Radio And TV Personality
MAGAZINE PROGRAM – PROGRAM / SPECIAL
Joni – Sex Trafficking
Daystar
Rose Woodward, Producer
Belinda Johnson, Producer
Joni Lamb, Executive Producer
PUBLIC/CURRENT/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS – PROGRAM / SPECIAL / FEATURE / SEGMENT
Rocky Top Therapy: Horses, Healing & Hope
KTVT
Lori Conrad, Communications Director
Doug Dunbar, Anchor
Daniel Penz, Editor
Manuel Villela, Photojournalist
Michael Lozano, Photojournalist
Joel Benavides, Director Of On-Air Design
SPECIAL EVENT COVERAGE (OTHER THAN NEWS OR SPORTS)
Mia’s Style Files: Simon Fashion Now Runway Show
KIAH
Mia Gradney, Anchor/Reporter
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE (PSA) – SINGLE SPOT/CAMPAIGN
Celebrate Warm Fuzzies
Daystar
Andi Parker, Promotions Producer
Nuestra Gente Pregunta Campaign
KXTX
Daniel Fonseca, Editor and Producer
Adrian Dominguez, Chief Editor/Executive Producer
PROMOTION – NEWS PROMO – SINGLE SPOT
11 News – 2009 Year Ender
KHOU
Bobby Rigg, Promotions Producer
Haunted
KTBC
Danielle Dudek, Promotion Manager
Leigh Kvetko, Design Director
Inmune A Los Remedios
KXTX
Daniel Fonseca, Writer/Producer
News 8 Daybreak Your Money Manager
WFAA
Monica Helberg, Art Director/Producer
Ronda Gibbons, Promotion Director
Wally Wawro, Audio Specialist
Who’s Teaching Your Kids?
KRGV
Tony Salinas, Writer / Producer / Editor
Jenny Martinez, News Director / Writer
PROMOTION – NEWS PROMO – CAMPAIGN
CBS 11 ‘Little Larry’ Weather
KTVT
Jason Pallante, Producer-Director
David Hershey, Producer-Director
PROMOTION: NEWS PROMO – IMAGE
Homer Moves The News
KDAF
Bob Dickinson, Writer/Producer
May Sweeps 2010
KUVN
Mariano Dominguez, Producer/Editor
Luis Lopez, Sr. Graphic Artist
PROMOTION – PROGRAM – SINGLE SPOT
It Works On So Many Levels
KDFW
Larry Seiler, Writer/Producer
Stephen Vance Daniels, Producer/Animator
Jason Bruzzone, Actor
PROMOTION – PROGRAM – CAMPAIGN
Wedlock or Deadlock
KDFW
Tadd Van Cleve, Writer/Producer
John Kukla, Writer/Producer
Hilary Kennedy, Actor
PROMOTION – PROGRAM – SPORTS
High School Football “Fan vs. Fan”
KTXA
Rhett Schwartzkopf, Creative Services Producer
Carolyn Fusinato, Graphic Designer
PROMOTION: PROGRAM – IMAGE
It’s All Good
KDFW
Tadd Van Cleve, Writer/Producer
COMMERCIAL – SINGLE SPOT/CAMPAIGN
Family First 2010
WFAA
Andrea Rodriguez, Editor
Catherine Burdette, Producer
Se Puede Promotional
Hermes Music Foundation
Juan Alvarado, Director
AUDIO
The Sound of Creation
Studio W, Inc.
Rick Christie, Editor
DIRECTOR – LIVE OR LIVE-TO-TAPE / NEWSCAST
Celebration – LIVE from Israel
Daystar
Michael Bennett, Director
DIRECTOR – POST-PRODUCTION / SHORT FORM (PROMOS, PSAS, COMMERCIALS, OPENS, ETC.)
David Hershey Composite
KTVT
David Hershey, Director
Fix it in Post
KXAS
Carisma Ramsey, Director
Steve Lemonds, Director
Kristal Milazzo, Director
DIRECTOR – TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Mike Highlight Reel
Daystar
Michael Bennett, Director
EDITOR – PROGRAM (NON-NEWS)
Houston 8: Developing a Style
HoustonPBS
Matthew Brawley, Videographer/Editor/Director
EDITOR – SHORT FORM (PROMOS, PSAS, COMMERCIALS, OPENS, ETC.)
Tadd’s Slice-O-Matic
KDFW
Tadd Van Cleve, Editor
EDITOR – NEWS – WITHIN 24 HOURS
The Daily Grind ’09-’10
KHOU
Todd Rogenthien, Photojournalist
EDITOR – NEWS – NO TIME LIMIT
FlandersVision Longer Cuts
WFAA
Gregory T. Johnson, Editor
EDITOR – SPORTS
1. Tiebreak 2. Bedlam
Fox Sports Southwest
Chris Fitzpatrick, Videojournalist
GRAPHIC ARTS – GRAPHICS / ANIMATION
KTVT Compilation Reel
KTVT
Joel Chris Benavides, Director of On-Air Design
Arus Manning, Graphic Designer
Carolyn Fusinato, Graphic Designer
WFAA Design Compilation
WFAA
Monica Helberg, Art Director
Justin Anstead, News Design Manager
Percy Powers, Designer
Jennifer Leesman, Designer
Holly Walters, Designer
Chris Rotenberry, Designer
LIGHTING
En”Light”ment
WFAA
Arnold Payne III, Sports Photojournalist
MUSICAL COMPOSITION/ARRANGEMENT
David Chicken – Recycle Bin
Springbot Productions
David McMahon, Musical Composition/Producer/Talent
Jason Gonzalez, Musical Composition
ON-CAMERA TALENT – ANCHOR – NEWS
Live, Local, And On The Desk
KHOU
Christine Haas, News Anchor/Reporter
ON-CAMERA TALENT – ANCHOR – WEATHER
Summer’s Heat, Winter’s Record Snow and Spring’s Storms… Count on Larry
KTVT
Larry Mowry, Chief Meteorologist
ON-CAMERA TALENT – ANCHOR – SPORTS
McIlvoy Montage
KPRC
Randy McIlvoy, Sports Director
ON-CAMERA TALENT – COMMENTATOR / EDITORIALIST / PERFORMER / NARRATOR
Hansen Unplugged
WFAA
Dale Hansen, Sports Director
ON-CAMERA TALENT – PROGRAM HOST / MODERATOR / REPORTER – PROGRAMMING
Great Day
KHOU
Deborah Duncan, Show Host/Senior Producer
ON-CAMERA TALENT – REPORTER – FEATURES / HUMAN INTEREST
Groogan Tales
KRIV
Greg Groogan, Reporter
ON-CAMERA TALENT – REPORTER – GENERAL ASSIGNMENT / SPOT NEWS
Jason Whitely, Channel 8 News
WFAA
Jason Whitely, Reporter
ON-CAMERA TALENT – REPORTER – INVESTIGATIVE
Jeremy Rogalski/11 News Defenders Investigations
KHOU
Jeremy Rogalski, Investigative Reporter
ON-CAMERA TALENT – REPORTER – LIVE
Living the Live in DFW
KDFW
Adrian Arambulo, Reporter
ON-CAMERA TALENT – REPORTER – SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENT / CONSUMER / MEDICAL
A Voice for the Voiceless: Brad Woodard Reports, 2010
KHOU
Brad Woodard, Reporter
Dispatches from the Badlands
KPRC
Robert Arnold, Reporter
ON-CAMERA TALENT – REPORTER – SPORTS
Renner Reporting
Fox Sports Southwest
Ric Renner, Sports Anchor/Reporter
ON-CAMERA TALENT – REPORTER – SPORTS ANALYST /PLAY BY PLAY
On Camera Talent: Analyst: Jim Deshaies
Fox Sports Houston
Jim Deshaies, Analyst
PHOTOGRAPHER – PROGRAM (NON-NEWS) / SHORT FORM
Images From the Backroads
Phillips Productions, Inc.
Dan Stricklin, Producer/Photographer
PHOTOGRAPHER – NEWS
Aerial Footage Compilation
K&K Media
Kurt Kuykendall, Photographer
Daniel Morales – Photographer
KXLN
Daniel Morales, Anchor
WRITER – PROGRAM (NON-NEWS) / COMMENTARY / EDITORIAL
Texas Country Reporter Portfolio
Phillips Productions, Inc.
Ryan Britt, Producer
WRITER – SHORT FORM (PROMOS, PSAS, COMMERCIALS, OPENS, ETC.)
Tadd’s Words-A-Plenty
KDFW
Tadd Van Cleve, Writer
WRITER – NEWS
Groogan Writes…For as Long as They’ll Let Him
KRIV
Greg Groogan, Reporter
STUDENT PRODUCTION
Backpack Journalist
NTTV
David Carden, Photographer/Reporter
The Republican Faceoff
NTTV
Sarah Bryant, News Director
Trey Friedrichs, Executive Producer
Jennifer Yepez, Location Producer
Brent Taylor, Remote Newsroom Producer