KCBS, ‘2 on the Town’ Lead Emmy Derby

With its “2 On the Town” magazine series leading the way, KCBS-TV Channel 2 once again garnered more Los Angeles Emmy Award nominations than any other local station as announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

KCBS collected 56 nominations, including 16 for “2 on the Town.” Though the show is out of production and probably will not be on the air past this summer, “2 on the Town” captured more nominations than any other series.

KCET Channel 28’s documentary series “California Stories” earned nine nominations, while KCBS’ now-defunct entertainment series “Friday at Sunset” captured seven.

KNBC-TV Channel 4 received 33 nominations, including four for best mini-docs on its local newscasts. Its series on an AIDS hospice in Long Beach earned the station five separate nominations. KABC-TV Channel 7 collected 25 nominations, one-third fewer than last year.

Winners of the 40th annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards will be announced May 21 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

KTTV Channel 11 led the pack among independents with 23 nominations. Public-TV outlet KCET collected 20. KHJ-TV Channel 9 captured 11 nominations, including four for its coverage of the Los Angeles Lakers. KTLA Channel 5 received nine, while KCOP Channel 13 garnered three.

Independent and network-owned stations compete separately in many categories, together in others. All told, the Academy handed out 194 nominations.

Michael Meadows, executive producer of “2 on the Town,” received eight nominations, the most for any individual. Eric Schotz, Jeff Androsky and Carol Sherman each earned six nominations for various specials they produced for KABC. Teya Ryan, a producer for “California Stories,” collected four.

Here is a partial list of nominees.

Information Special, Network Station: “One Day in America,” KABC; “Secret Weapons of World War II,” KABC; “The Beatles,” “Hong Kong,” and “The Philippines,” “2 on the Town” specials, KCBS; “The American Promise: Wanting It All,” KNBC.

Information Special, Independent Station: “Art: Off the Wall,” “The Paintbox Pioneers” and “The Sexual Brain,” all “California Stories” episodes, KCET; “The Babymaker,” KHJ; “Crimes of Madness,” KHJ.

Information Series, Network Station: “Secrets & Mysteries,” KABC; “2 on the Town,” KCBS.

Information Series, Independent Station: “California Stories,” KCET; “Heart of the Nation Presents: Innervision,” KDOC; “Off-Hand,” KHJ.

Public Affairs Special, Network Station: “Bummer to Bummer: Traffic in L.A.,” KABC; “Seven Views of War,” KABC.

Public Affairs Special, Independent Station: “Our Ocean At Risk,” KCET; “Prison of the Streets,” KCET; “Crimes of Violence,” KTLA.

Public Affairs Series, Network Station: “At Issue,” KCBS; “Channel 2 Digest,” KCBS.

Public Affairs Series, Independent Station: “At Risk . . . Blacks and AIDS,” KCET; “Jim Cooper’s Orange County,” KOCE; “Midday Sunday,” KTTV.

Entertainment Programming: “Halloween 3-D” segment of “Eye On L.A.,” KABC; “Fans” segment of “2 on the Town,” KCBS; “Friday at Sunset,” KCBS; “Look Away,” KCET; “Fritz!” KNBC; “Loose Change,” KNBC.

Children/Youth Special, Network Station: “Smithsonian: America’s Time Machine,” KABC; “Amazing Segments: A Children’s Crusade,” KCBS.

Children/Youth Special, Independent Station: “Teen Times,” KHJ; “What’s the Matter with Parents Today?” KTTV.

Children/Youth Series, Independent Station: “Dr. Science,” KTTV; “Have You Ever Wondered?” KTTV.

News Special: “Korea: New Power in the Pacific,” KCBS; “L.A.’s Trauma Network: Condition Critical,” KCBS; “Camera 9: Mecca of Materialism,” KHJ; “What’s Killing the Children?” KTTV.

Sports Special: “Just Win, Baby!” from “2 on the Town,” KCBS; “Magic,” KCBS; “The Roses Are Cardinal and Gold,” KCBS; “Fred Roggin’s Sports Bowl ‘87,” KNBC; “25th Anniversary of Dodger Stadium,” KTTV.

Sports Series: “The John Robinson Show,” KCBS; “Sunday Night Sports,” KNBC.

Live Sports Coverage: “Lakers Basketball,” KHJ; “L.A. Dodgers Baseball,” KTTV.

Special Events: “An Evening at the Academy Awards--The Winners,” KABC; “Countdown to the Academy Awards,” KABC; “Pope John Paul II: An American Mission,” KCBS; “Watts-Willowbrook Christmas Parade,” KCBS; “1987 Tournament of Roses Parade,” KTTV.

Instructional Special: “World Travel Network,” KABC; “Final Choices,” KCET; “Crossroads: Coping With Crisis, Preventing Teen Suicide,” KLCS; “Your Doctor, Your Choice!” KNBC.

Instructional Series: “Homework Hotline,” KLCS; “Chinese Brush Painting,” KOCE.

Live Coverage of an Unscheduled Event: “Earthquake: Oct. 1, 1987,” KCBS; “KTLA News at 10--Quake Freeway,” KTLA.

Mini-Docs: “Korea,” KCBS; “Baby Don’t Cry,” KCOP; “Gridlock,” KNBC; “New ABC’s,” KNBC; “Out of the Shadows: Legal At Last,” KNBC; “Someplace Like Home,” KNBC; “Dose of Deception,” KTTV.

Investigative Reporting: Chris Blatchford for “MX Missile Scandal,” KCBS; Mike Singer for “Franchise Scam,” KCBS; Chris Harris for “Death in the Orange County Jail,” KTTV; Marcelo Urquidi for “Pandillas: Hermandad de Un Delito,” KVEA.

News Reporting: Dave Lopez for “Cocaine Babies,” KCBS; Ann Curry for “Cedars Sinai--AIDS Babies,” KCBS; Ann Curry for “Earthquake: Preparing for the Big One,” KCBS; Jane Petroff for “Veterans,” KCET; “Airport Security,” KNBC.

Sports Reporting: Roy Firestone for “David Robinson: The Middle in the Middle,” KHJ-TV; Roy Firestone for “All the Way With Michael J.,” KHJ-TV; Roy Firestone for “Dr. J: The Final House Call,” KHJ-TV; Mike Cunningham for “Sports Flashback ‘87,” KNBC; Greg Wyatt for “It’s Magic--MVP,” KTTV.

Feature Reporting: Howard Stevens for “Howard’s Parade,” KCBS; Craig Wirth for “Soap Star,” KCBS; Claudia Bryant for “Growing Up in a Gay Family,” KCET; Joe Rico for “Railroad House,” KNBC; Laurel Erickson for “Someplace Like Home,” KNBC; Steve Lentz for “Early Oscars,” KTLA.

News Commentary: Bill Stout for “Crooks Cashing In,” KCBS; Jess Marlow for “G. Gordon Liddy,” KNBC.

Hosts/Moderators--Specials: Chuck Henry, “One Day in America,” KABC; Mike Chamberlin, “1987 City of Los Angeles Marathon,” KCOP; Fritz Coleman, “Fritz!,” KNBC; Carole Hutchison Wyatt, “Your Doctor: Your Choice,” KNBC; Janet Zappala, Bill Redeker, “What’s Killing the Children?,” KTTV.

Hosts/Moderators--Series: Chuck Henry, “Above and Below,” KABC; Chuck Henry, “Eye on L.A.,” KABC; Edward Mulhare, “Secrets & Mysteries,” KABC; Howard Stevens, “Friday at Sunset,” KCBS; Stephanie Edwards, “Midmorning L.A.,” KHJ; David Horowitz, “Fight Back! With David Horowitz,” KNBC.

Performers: Madge Sinclair, “Look Away,” KCET; Ellen Burstyn, “Look Away,” KCET; Edward Jackman, “Fritz!,” KNBC; Christy Moore, “Tomorrow Is Monday,” KTLA.

Special Class--Program Area: “Kidquiz,” KCBS; “Spirit of Southern California,” KNBC.