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New York, N.Y. – September 27, 2010 – Winners of the 31st Annual News and Documentary
Emmy® Awards were announced tonight by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
(NATAS). The News & Documentary Emmy® Awards were presented 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 ceremony will be broadcast on Saturday, October 9 at 8pm ET on C-SPAN.
The event was attended by more than 900 television and news media industry executives, news
and documentary producers and journalists. Emmy® Awards were presented in 41 categories,
including Breaking News, Investigative Reporting, Outstanding Interview, and Best
Documentary, among others.
This year’s presenters included Diane Sawyer, anchor, ABC’s World News, Lester Holt, weekend
anchor, NBC’s Nightly News, and weekend co-anchor, Today, Sheila Nevins, President, HBO
Documentary Films, Dan Rather, anchor and managing editor, HDNet’s Dan Rather Reports, Bob
Simon, correspondent, CBS’ 60 Minutes, Paula Zahn, Executive Producer/Host, On the Case with
Paula Zahn, Investigation Discovery Network.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Frederick Wiseman, one of the most
accomplished documentarians in the history of the medium, presented by Paula A. Kerger,
President and CEO, PBS.
In addition, the prestigious Chairman’s Award was given to the PBS NewsHour. Roger Mudd,
former Washington correspondent for CBS News, NBC News and the McNeil/Lehrer NewsHour on
PBS, presented the award to Robert MacNeil, Jim Lehrer, longtime executive producer Les
Crystal, and current executive producer Linda Winslow.
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Sponsors for the 31st Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards included Hydroxatone and Vermont
Spirits. Results for the News & Documentary Emmy® Awards were tabulated by the independent
accountancy firm of Lutz & Carr LLP. International Emmy Awards are tabulated by the international
accounting firm Ernst & Young.
The numerical breakdown by award recipients, by broadcast, cable and broadband entities, as compiled by
the independent accountancy firm of Lutz & Carr LLP, follows:
A complete list of the 31st Annual News & Documentary Emmy Award recipients is also available on the
Academy's web site at www.emmyonline.tv.
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. Emmy® Awards given out for primetime programming are presented by our sister
organization, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). 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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For Press information, please contact:
Paul Pillitteri
Director, Communication/NATAS
212-586-8424
ppillitteri@emmyonline.tv
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INDEX
Regularly Scheduled Newscasts
Outstanding COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY ……............................. 6
Outstanding CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY …….......................... 6
Outstanding FEATURE STORY ………………………………….…............................. 7
Outstanding INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM ……..................................................... 7
Outstanding BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING ............................................ 7
News Magazines
Outstanding COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY ……............................. 8
Outstanding CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY….............................. 8
Outstanding FEATURE STORY ….................................................................................. 9
Outstanding INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM …......................................................... 9
Outstanding BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING ............................................ 9
Long Form
Outstanding LIVE COVERAGE OF A CURRENT NEWS STORY............................... 10
Outstanding CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY…............................... 10
Outstanding INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM ………………..…............................... 11
Outstanding INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING .…………..….............................. 11
Outstanding HISTORICAL PROGRAMMING .…………..…........................................ 11
Outstanding BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING ............................................ 12
Open To All News & Documentary Programs
Outstanding INTERVIEW .…………..…......................................................................... 12
Outstanding ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMMING ..................................................... 13
Outstanding SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMING ................................ 13
Outstanding NATURE PROGRAMMING ....................................................................... 13
Best of
Best STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST .................................... 14
Best REPORT IN A NEWS MAGAZINE ........................................................................ 14
Best DOCUMENTARY ................................................................................................... 14
New Approaches to News & Documentary Programming
Outstanding CURRENT NEWS COVERAGE ................................................................ 15
Outstanding DOCUMENTARIES ………………………..……................................... 15
Outstanding ARTS, LIFESTYLE, & CULTURE ………………................................. 15
Crafts
Outstanding WRITING.…………..…............................................................................... 16
Outstanding RESEARCH.…………..…........................................................................... 16
Outstanding CINEMATOGRAPHY—NATURE ……………………............................ 16
Outstanding CINEMATOGRAPHY—NEWS COVERAGE/DOCUMENTARIES ....... 16
Outstanding EDITING …………….…………..…........................................................... 17
Outstanding EDITING—QUICK TURNAROUND ........................................................ 17
Outstanding GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ART DIRECTION ………............................... 17
Outstanding MUSIC AND SOUND……………….. ....................................................... 17
Outstanding LIGHTING DIRECTION AND SCENIC DESIGN ................................... 18
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INDEX (cont’d)
Promotional Announcement
Outstanding INSTITUTIONAL …….............................................................................. 18
Outstanding EPISODIC …................................................................................................ 18
Regional News Story
Outstanding REGIONAL NEWS STORY—SPOT NEWS ……..................................... 19
Outstanding REGIONAL NEWS STORY—INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING …......... 19
Breakdown By Network …………………….......................................................... 20
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Today NBC
Fighting Grossmans
Producer
Amanda Marshall, David Emanuele
Correspondent
Bob Dotson
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60 Minutes CBS
War in Pakistan
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Bill Owens
Producer
Draggan Mihailovich
Correspondent
Steve Kroft
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FRONTLINE/World PBS
Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground
Executive Producer
David Fanning
Senior Producers
Ken Dornstein
Series Executive Director
Sharon Tiller
Producer/Correspondent
Peter Klein
Producer
Sarah Carter
Co-Producers
Shira Bick, Ian Bickis, Krysia Collyer, Allison Cross, Heba Elasaad, Dan Haves, Doerthe Keilholz, Jodie
Martinson, Dan McKinney, Blake Sifton, Leslie Young
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FRONTLINE PBS
A Death in Tehran
Executive Producer
David Fanning, Angus MacQueen
Senior Producers
Raney Aronson-Rath, Ken Dornstein
Producer
Monica Garnsey, Arash Sahami
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FRONTLINE PBS
The Warning
Producer/Director
Michael Kirk
Producer/Reporter
Jim Gilmore
Producer
Mike Wiser
Executive Producer
David Fanning
Senior Producer
Raney Aronson-Rath
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OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW
60 Minutes CBS
Saving Flight 1549
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Bill Owens
Correspondent
Katie Couric
Senior Producer
Michael Radutzky
Producers
Lori Beecher, Tanya Simon
Co-Producers
Jenny Dubin, Andrew Metz
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POV PBS
The English Surgeon
Director/Producer
Geoffrey Smith
Co-Producer
Rachel Wexler
Executive Producers
Simon Kilmurry, , Sally Jo Fifer, Nick Fraser, Greg Sanderson
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60 Minutes CBS
The Winter of Our Hardship and The Long Recession
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Bill Owens
Correspondent
Scott Pelley
Producers
Solly Granatstein, Nicole Young
Co-Producers
Tom Honeysett, Matthew Richman
BEST DOCUMENTARY
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Afghan Warrior
Editor
Jeremy Siefer
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60 Minutes CBS
60 Minutes in 60 Seconds
Senior Vice President and Creative Director
Dave McCoy
Director, Advertising & Marketing
Julie Haaland
Director of Operations
Nicole Fiftal
Producer/Editor
Rich O'Connell
Producers
Joanne Stern, Charles Howland
Sound Designers
Eric Casimiro, Daniel Maier
Editor
Wes Carlton
Graphic Designer
Adam Saul
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BREAKDOWN BY PROGRAM
CBS (7)
60 Minutes (4)
NBC (6)
Today (1)
BREAKDOWN BY PROGRAM
PBS (5)
FRONTLINE (2)
FRONTLINE/World (1)
P.O.V. (1)
ABC (2)
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HDNet (2)
South Africa’s Shame: Modern-Day Slavery and the World Cup ………....... 1
WWII in HD (1)
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CNBC (1)
Survivors ………………………………..……........................................................ 1
Globeandmail.com (1)
HBO (1)
NYTimes.com (1)
TIME.com (1)
VH1 (1)
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REGIONAL REPORTING
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