Belo station earns more nominations than all other Portland competitors
PORTLAND, OR- - KGW NewsChannel 8 was nominated for 21 Emmy awards by the Northwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) in a competition that includes the Seattle market. KGW NewsChannel 8 was nominated for more awards than all other Portland commercial television stations combined.
The nominations for outstanding work spanned every aspect of television journalism from best morning and evening newscasts, to best team coverage, best spot news, best weather anchor, best writing, best reporting, best moderator, best photography, and best news promo. KGW NewsChannel 8 was additionally honored with a nomination for overall station excellence.
Details of each of the award nominations are below:
Station Excellence
- KGW; D J Wilson, President/General Manage
Morning/Daytime News (Markets 21-80)
- Search for Missing Climbers; KGW; Rod Gramer, Executive News Director
- Rip City Uprise; KGW; Rod Gramer, Executive News Director
Evening News (Markets 21-80)
- Workplace Shooting & School Fire; KGW; Kara Genett, Producer
- Search for Climbers Continues; KGW; Gina Zandy, Producer
Team Coverage
- January Storm; KGW; Rod Gramer, Executive News Director
- Search for Mt. Hood Climbers; KGW; Rod Gramer, Executive News Director
Spot News
- January Storm; KGW; Rod Gramer, Executive News Director
Anchor - Weather
- 2009 Weather and Climate; KGW; Matt Zaffino
News Special
- Winds of Change; KGW; Rich Kurz, Special Projects Manager; Matt Zaffino, Chief Meteorologist/Host; Paul Kenney, Director
News Series
- Giving Back; KGW; Tracy Barry, Anchor
General Assignment Report - Within 24 Hours
- One Day of My Life; KGW; Kurt Austin, Photojournalist/Producer
- What's the Mayor Wearing?; KGW; Anne Yeager, Reporter; Kurt Austin, Photographer
General Assignment Report - No Time Limit
- Surfer Feud; KGW; Teresa Yuan, Reporter; Jim Culp, Photographer
Environment - News
- Grant McOmie - Composite; KGW; Grant McOmie, Environmental Reporter
Feature News Report - Light Feature
- Crossing to Safety; KGW; Kurt Austin, Photographer; Erica Heartquist, Reporter
Program Host/Moderator
- Straight Talk Composite; KGW; Laural Porter Houlihan
Reporter - Specialty Assignment
- Grant McOmie - Composite; KGW; Grant McOmie
Writer - News
- Scott Burton Writing Composite; KGW; Scott Burton
Photographer - News
- A Slice of Oregon; KGW; Kurt Austin
Promotion - News Promo - Single Spot
- NewsChannel 8 @ Sunrise-This Day Matters; KGW; Randy Cobb, Writer/Director/Producer/Editor
About Belo Corp.
KGW is part of Belo Corp. (BLC), one of the nation's largest pure-play, publicly-traded television companies, that owns and operates 20 television stations (nine in the top 25 markets) and their associated Web sites. Belo stations, which include affiliations with ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW and MyNetwork TV, reach more than 14 percent of U.S. television households in 15 highly-attractive markets. Belo stations rank first or second in nearly all of their local markets. Additional information is available at www.belo.com or by contacting Brenda Buratti, Director of Programming and Creative Services, KGW, at 503-226-5130
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