2009 Emmy® Recipients

2009 MID-ATLANTC EMMY® RECIPIENTS-  SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

NEWS AND PROGRAMMING CATEGORIES

NEWSCAST- EVENING- LARGER MARKETS (1-38)

“CBS 3 Eyewitness News at 11:00 Miracle on the Hudson”- CBS3

Susan Schiller, News Director

Jonelle Fabian, Producer

 

NEWSCAST- EVENING- MEDIUM MARKETS (39 & SMALLER)

“WGAL News 8”- WGAL-TV

Dan O’Donnell, News Director

Eric Nazarenus, Assistant News Director

John Mason, Executive Producer

Ronda Keiser, Producer

Ron Martin, Anchor

Kim Lemon, Anchor

 

NEWSCAST- MORNING

“Good Day Philadelphia October 30th”- Fox29

Tom Louden, Producer

 

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORT- NO TIME LIMIT

“EMS 911 Problems”- FOX29

Claudia Gomez, Reporter

Danny Virtuoso, Editor

 

SPOT NEWS

“Alive and Well”- WHTM abc27

Eric Heisler, Photographer

Kristin Thorne, Reporter

 

CONTINUING COVERAGE- NO TIME LIMIT

“Harrisburg’s Hall of Shame”- WHP CBS21

Jason Bristol, Sports Director

Brian Smithmyer, Photojournalist

Wes Finley, Assistant News Director

Momin Bhatti, Photojournalist

Peter Hull, Photojournalist

 

CRIME NEWS- SINGLE STORY OR SERIES

“Wyoming ‘Homeless’”- WBRE-TV

Jeff Chirico, Consumer Reporter

 

INVESTIGATIVE REPORT- SINGLE STORY OR SERIES

“City Workers Caught on Tape”- Fox29

Jeff Cole, Investigative Reporter

Gary Scurka, Sr. Investigative Producer

Mark LaValla, Investigative Photographer/Editor

John Campbell, Chief Photographer/Editor

Michele Murray, Executive Producer of Special Projects

 

FEATURE NEWS REPORT

“Keeping Kids Alive With the Sound of Music”- WPMT FOX43

Melissa McCormick, Reporter

Andy Nitchman, Photojournalist

 

FEATURE NEWS REPORT- SERIOUS FEATURE

“Robotripping”- CBS3

Jim Osman, Investigative Reporter

Joan Sill, Producer

Mike Henry Editor

Andrea Korff, Photographer

 

FEATURE NEWS REPORT- SERIES

“Fabulous Freebies”- CBS3

Jim Donovan, Reporter

Jennifer Coleman, Producer

Mike Henry, Editor

 

“Rebuilding Together”- WTAE-TV

Wendy Bell, Anchor/Reporter

Michael Lazorko, Editor

Andrew Cunningham, Photographer

 

HUMAN INTEREST- NEWS FEATURE

“Gavin’s Story”- FryFilms

Cara Fry, Producer

Todd Fry, Producer

 

BUSINESS/CONSUMER- NEWS FEATURE OR SERIES

“Orlando Vacation Money Saver”- CBS3

Jim Donovan, Consumer Reporter

Jennifer Coleman, Producer

Mike Henry, Editor

Erick Regan, Photographer

 

HEALTH/SCIENCE- NEWS SINGLE STORY OR SERIES

“From Darkness to Light”- CBS3

Stephanie Stahl, Medical Reporter

Jennifer Colemen, Producer

Mike Henry, Editor

Mike Teiper, Photographer

 

POLITICS/GOVERNMENT NEWS STORY

Constitution Quiz”- CBS3

Sean Murphy, Reporter

Michael Teiper, Photographer

Mike Henry, Editor

 

SPORTS- NEWS SINGLE STORY OR SERIES

“Game Changers’- NBC10

Colin Macaulay, Producer

Jade McCarthy, Reporter

Matt Maiorano, Editor

Steve Gresham, Photographer

Brian Iacone, Photographer

Gary Watson, Photographer

Mike Hurst, Editor

 

SPORTS- PROGRAM FEATURE OR SEGMENT

“The Laettner Shot”- Comcast SportsNet

Neal Slotkin, Sr. Producer

 

SPORTS- REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY PROGRAM OR SPORTSCAST

“SportsNite”- Comcast SportsNet

Michelle Murray, News Director

Rob Kuestner, Assistant News Director

Brad Nau, Executive Producer

Michael Gatti, Supervising Producer

Sean Kane, Show Producer

Neal Slotkin, Sr. Producer

 

SPORTS- PROGRAM SERIES

“Friday Night Football”- Blue Ridge Communications

Kim Bell, General Manager

 

SPORTS- ONE-TIME SPECIAL

“The Second Season”- Comcast SportsNet

Brad Nau, Executive Producer

John Boruk, Host

David DeMarco, Avid Post Production

Chris Hein, Avid Post Production

 

SPORTING GAME- LIVE/UNEDITED PROGRAM OR SPECIAL

“76ers Basketball Remembers the Spectrum”- Comcast SportsNet

Shawn Oleksiak, Executive Producer

J.R. Aguila, Producer

Nick Marchetta, Director

Marc Zumoff, Play-by-Play

Bob Salmi, Color Analyst

Dei Lynam, Reporter

 

SPORTING GAME- LIVE/UNEDITED SERIES

“Lehigh Valley IronPigs Minor League Baseball”- Service Electric Cable TV

Andrew Himmelwright, Director

John Walson, Executive Producer

John M. Walson, Producer

Donald Long, Associate Director

 

“76ers Basketball”- Comcast SportsNet

J.R. Aguila, Producer

Nick Marchetta, Director

Beth Ely, Associate Producer

 

ARTS PROGRAM OR SPECIAL

“On Canvas: Andrew Bird”- WHYY-TV

Trudi Brown, Executive Producer

Hugh Haynie, Producer

Heidi Saman, Associate Producer

Pete Scaffidi, Editor/Camera Operator

 

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM FEATURE OR SEGMENT

“OnQ: Madame Dawson’s Opera Company”- WQED Multimedia

David Solomon, Writer/Producer

 

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM OR SPECIAL

“WTAE Celebrates 50 Years”- WTAE-TV

Richard Cook, Producer

Sally Wiggin, Host/Associate Producer

Michael Lazorko, Associate Producer/Editor

Dan Henninger, Broadcast Operations Manager

 

CHILDREN/YOUTH/TEEN PROGRAM OR SPECIAL

“Cosmos World”- classEmedia

Scott Paul, Director

Teri Haddad, Producer

Brandon Pousley, Editor

 

EDUCATION/SCHOOLS PROGRAM FEATURE OR SEGMENT

“Cook Like a Chef”- WPSU-TV

Joshua Dasal, Producer/Director

 

HEALTH/SCIENCE- PROGRAM FEATURE OR SEGMENT

“Searching for a Cure”- CBS3

Pat Ciarrocchi, Host

Jonelle Fabian, Producer

Mike Henry, Editor

 

HEALTH/SCIENCE- PROGRAM OR SPECIAL

“Matter & Beyond: Artificial Intelligence”- Ebru TV

Nasuhi Yurt, Ph.D., Executive Producer

Muzaffer M. Tabanli, Producer

 

HISTORIC/CULTURAL- PROGRAM FEATURE OR SEGMENT

“Experience: Edgar Allan Poe”- WHYY-TV

Trudi Brown, Executive Producer

Andrea Campbell, Producer

Eric Sennhenn, Camera

Pat Warner, Editor

 

“The Spectrum’s Squared Circle”- Comcast SportsNet

Brad Nau, Producer

 

HISTORIC/CULTURAL- PROGRAM OR SPECIAL

“World in America: Taiwan”- Ebru TV

Nasuhi Yurt, Ph.D, Executive Producer

Gokhan Nalcaci, Producer

 

HUMAN INTEREST- PROGRAM FEATURE OR SEGMENT

“A Sharper Image”- Comcast SportsNet

Brad Nau, Executive Producer

 

HUMAN INTEREST- PROGRAM OR SPECIAL

“A Moment to Remember 2008”- CBS3

Larry Mendte, Host/Writer/Producer

 

DOCUMENTARY

“Gardens of Pennsylvania”- WQED Multimedia

Doug Oster, Producer/Host

Nathalie Berry, Supervising Producer

Dave Forstate, Photographer

 

“Making the Blue Band”- WPSU-TV

Jeffrey A. Hughes, Executive Producer

Cole Cullen, Producer/Editor

 

INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM FEATURE OR SEGMENT

“In Training: What It Takes To Wear the Badge- Series”- CN8, The Comcast Network

Janet Zappala, Reporter/Writer

Cara Grimm, Producer

John Monroe, Editor

 

INTERVIEW/DISCUSSION- PROGRAM OR SPECIAL

“Nick Katzenbach: The Johnson War Years”- NJN Public Television

Sandra King, Producer/Managing Editor

Richard Kretchmer, Editor

 

INTERVIEW/DISCUSSION- SERIES

“Due Process”- NJN Public Television

Sandra King, Producer/Managing Editor

Raymond Brown, Host

Laurel Spira, Director

Kristine Ekman, Associate Producer

Henrietta Parker, Coordinating Producer

 

MAGAZINE PROGRAM OR SPECIAL

“Teacher Impact Awards”- WGAL-TV

John Mason, Producer

Kim Lemon, Reporter

Scott Wilson, Photographer

 

PUBLIC/CURRENT/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS- FEATURE OR SEGMENT

Classroom Close-up, NJ: Men of Distinction”- NJN Public Television

Kevin Ronan, Segment Producer

Wanda Swanson, Executive Producer

 

Tempo In-Depth: The Sandwich Generation, Parenting your Parents”- WLVT PBS39

Crystal Fisher, Producer/Reporter

Matthew Murray, Editor

 

PUBLIC/CURRENT/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS- PROGRAM OR SPECIAL

“Think Again: Straw Purchasing”- Commonwealth Media Services

Carol Crago, Production Chief

Jeanine Pavuk, Producer

Adam Schmidt, Editor

Jeffrey Hixon, Photographer

Scott Pitts, Motion Graphics

 

SPECIAL EVENT COVERAGE- LIVE

“Race for the Cure 2008”- CBS3

Monica Avery, Producer

Pat Ciarrocchi, Anchor/Host

Carol Erickson, Anchor/Host

Susan Barnett, Anchor/Host

Karen Rariden, Executive Producer

 

PROMOTION- NEWS & PROGRAM- SINGLE SPOT OR PSA

“A Good Life”- KDKA-TV

Greg Loscar, Promotion Manager

 

PROMOTION- NEWS & PROGRAM- CAMPAIGN

“Real Fans Watch Comcast SportsNet”- Comcast  SportsNet

Eugenia Lawless Krug, Executive Producer

Kimberly Stewart, Sr Marketing Manager

Mark Christy, Editor/Designer

 

“Smell Test”- FSN Pittsburgh

Christopher Au, Producer

Mike Pearrow, Producer

 

STATION EXCELLENCE

“Fox 29”

Mike Renda, General Manager

 

NEWS EXCELLENCE

“KDKA-TV”

Anne Linaberger, Acting News Director

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

“Su Salud Primero / Your Health First”- NJN Public Television

William            Q. Sanchez, Producer/Writer

Janice Selinger, Executive Producer

Rick English, Post Avid Editor

Juan Carlos Rojas, Associate Producer/Web Master

Steve Oleszek, Graphic Artist

 

CRAFT ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES

 

MUSICAL COMPOSITION/ARRANGEMENT

Dave Hab, WQED Multimedia

Tim Burns, PBS Kids Sprout

 

DIRECTOR

Rob Alberino, Eagles Television Network

 

EDITOR- PROGRAM

Mike Henry, CBS3

 

EDITOR- SHORT FORM

Mike Henry, CBS3

 

EDITOR- NEWS

Joe O’Neill- Composite, WHTM abc27

 

GRAPHIC ARTS/ANIMATION

Ayhan Cebe- Open Forum, Ebru TV/Everest Productions

 

ANCHOR- NEWS

Kerri-Lee Halkett- Composite, FOX29

 

ANCHOR- WEATHER

Kathy Orr, CBS3

 

ANCHOR- SPORTS

Jason Bristol, WHP CBS21

Bill Vargus, Fox29

 

PROGRAM HOST/MODERATOR

Jon Dorenbos, Eagles Television Network

 

REPORTER- FEATURES/HUMAN INTEREST

Larry Mendte, CBS3

 

REPORTER- GENERAL ASSIGNMENT

Ben Russell, WHP CBS21

 

REPORTER- SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENT

Jim Donovan, CBS3

 

REPORTER- SPORTS

Jason Bristol, WHP CBS21

 

SPORTS ANALYST/PLAY-BY-PLAY

Jim Jackson, Comcast SportsNet

Marc Zumoff, Comcast SportsNet

 

PHOTOGRAPHER- PROGRAM

Brad Nau, Comcast  SportsNet

 

PHOTOGRAPHER- NEWS

Brian Iacone, NBC10

 

PHOTOGRAPHER SPORTS

Brad Nau, Comcast SportsNet

 

WRITER- PROGRAM                        

Todd Fry, Fryfilms

 

WRITER- SHORT FORM

Henry Vazquez, NBC10

 

WRITER- NEWS

Pat Ciarrocchi, CBS3

 

ADVANCED MEDIA- BREAKING NEWS/CONTINUING COVERAGE

“Joe Biden VP Coverage”- The News Journal/Delawareonline

Patti Petitte, Anchor

Matt Sweeney, Lead Video Editor

Robert Long, New Media Editor

Kristen Moses, Multimedia Producer

Damian Giletto, Videographer

Andre Smith, Deputy New Media Editor

John Gelety, Video Production Manager

 

ADVANCED MEDIA- ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT

“Paranormal TV- Haunts”- Center City Film & Video/Comcast Cable Corp.

Steve Cipollone, Executive Vice President

Phil Nobile, Producer

Scott Strobel, Editor

Peter Heumiller, VP Content Acquisitions

Sarah Stroback, Sr. Producer Content Acquisitions and Development

Matthew Strauss, Sr. Vice President Content Acquisitions

 

ADVANCED MEDIA- HOST/ANCHOR/REPORTER

Patti Petitte, The News Journal/Delawareonline