KCBS-TV Leads With 50 Emmy Nominations

With its “Action” newscasts leading the way, KCBS-TV Channel 2 once again captured more Los Angeles-area Emmy Award nominations Thursday than any other local station.

KCBS collected 50 of the 198 nominations announced by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences--six fewer than last year but 13 more than KNBC-TV Channel 4 and 28 more than KABC-TV Channel 7.

KCBS newscasts accounted for 22 of the nominations, including five for news reporting, three for feature reporting, three for special mini-documentaries and two more for investigative work.

Sixteen of KNBC’s 37 nominations went to its news team, while 15 of KABC’s 22 nominations went to its magazine program, “Eye On L.A.,” which was the most-nominated local program.

Public-television station KCET Channel 28 captured 17 nominations, including five each for its “7:30 News” and “The Los Angeles History Project.” KCET will also be presented with the Los Angeles Area Governors Award in honor of its 25th anniversary.

Winners of the 41st annual local Emmy Awards, covering 45 categories, will be announced May 20 in a ceremony at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

Among the independent stations, KTLA Channel 5 led with 21 nominations, including five for its documentary special “Desperate Passage.” KHJ-TV Channel 9 grabbed 15 nominations, eight of them for the station’s coverage of the Los Angeles Lakers. KTTV Channel 11 got 11 nominations, while KCOP-TV Channel 13 nabbed 7.

Spanish-language station KVEA-TV Channel 52 garnered 8 nominations, and its rival, KMEX-TV Channel 34, received 2. Orange County public-television station KOCE-TV Channel 50 collected 3 nominations.

KVEA’s Marcelo Urquidi and KCBS’ Harvey Levin, Michael Singer and Penny Griego each captured three nominations for their work in news. Roy Firestone and Ted Green each picked up five nominations for their work on “The Lakers Pregame Show.”

Here is a partial list of nominees:

Live Coverage of a News Event: “News 13 Special Report: Porter Ranch Fire,” KCOP; “First Interstate Bank Fire,” KTLA.

News Special: “Inside Mexico: The Power, Poverty and Pride,” KCBS; “Channel 4 Goes to the Olympics,” KNBC; “Frutos de IRA,” KVEA.

Public Affairs Series (Remote): “KCET Journal,” KCET; “Silver Linings,” KNBC.

Public Affairs Series (Studio Based): “7:30,” KCET; “Checkpoint,” KNBC; “KOCE Public Affairs Specials,” KOCE; “Pacesetters,” KTLA; “Midday Sunday,” KTTV; “Cara A Cara,” KVEA.

Information Series: “Above and Below,” KABC; “Eye On L.A.,” KABC.

Information Series (In Studio): “Off Hand,” KHJ; “Voto ‘88,” KMEX; “Health Fax,” KNBC.

Entertainment Programming: “The Haunted Queen Mary,” KABC; “And Now a Thrill From Our Sponsor,” KABC; “Grammy Preview ‘88,” KCBS; “Live From the Hollywood Bowl,” KCOP.

Travel and Leisure Programming: “Seoul, Korea,” “Islands of Greece,” “New Zealand Part I,” and “Summer Vacations,” all “Eye On L.A.” episodes, KABC; “Japan: A Day in the Life of Tokyo,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS.

Health and Science Programming: “For the Sake of Appearances” and “Filthy Rich,” from the “California Stories” series, KCET; “Expecting Miracles,” KCET; “Ring of Fire,” KNBC.

Education Programming: “Earthquake ‘88,” KABC; “Shooting for Success,” KCBS; “Hands Untied,” KCBS; “Kids, Sex and Choices,” KCET; “Manejando Bajo La Influencia,” KVEA.

Crime and Social Issues Programming: “L.A. Gangs,” KCBS; “AIDS 303,” KCOP; “Lost Angeles: The Story of Tent City,” KHJ; “Emergency Room Crisis Special,” KNBC; “Desperate Passage,” KTLA.

Arts, Culture and History Programming: “A Soldier Returns,” KABC; “Hollywood: Accent on Hispanics,” KCBS; “Inside Black Hollywood,” KCBS; “Trouble in Angel City” and “Ramona: A Story of Passion and Protest,” both episodes of “The Los Angeles History Project,” KCET; “Bobby Kennedy: A Remembrance,” KTLA.

Children’s Special: “Tournament of Champions--Quest for the Best,” COMCAST (cable); “Clue You In: The Case of the Mad Movie Moustacher,” KCBS; “Clue You In: The Case of the Golden Sword,” KCBS; “A Que Le Tome El Nino?” KVEA.

Children’s Series: “Kidquiz,” KCBS; “Youth and the Issues,” KHJ.

Sports Special: “Laker ‘80s,” KCBS; “Lakers--Lords of the Rings,” KCBS; “World Champion Lakers: From the Inside Out,” KHJ; “Fred Roggin’s Sports Bowl ‘88,” KNBC; “Angels ‘88: Good Vibrations,” KTLA; “The Dodgers . . . Rise to the Top,” KTTV.

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

Live Sports Coverage: “Lakers Basketball,” KHJ; “Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball,” KTTV.

Special Events: “Viva Mexico!” KCBS; “1988 Tournament of Roses Parade,” KTLA; “1988 Rose Parade,” KTLA; “Emmy Awards Preview,” KTTV.

Mini-Docs: Judd McIlvain for “Used Cars for New,” James Forbes for “Kids on the Couch” and Patty Ecker for “Surviving Breast Cancer,” KCBS; Jaime Garcia for “Who Lies in the Vineyards,” KMEX; Laurel Erickson for “Final Fix,” KNBC; Cindy Vandor for “No Place Like Home,” KTTV; Sandra Luz Gallegos for “Huellas de Violencia,” KVEA.

Investigative Reporting: Chris Blatchford for “Gang Drug Kingpin” and Harvey Levin for “County Lawyers,” KCBS; Kent Shocknek for “Top Secret Tailspin,” KNBC; Marcelo Urquidi for “Mama Porque Me Muero,” KVEA.

Spot News: Chris Blatchford for “Redondo Tide Damage,” Ann Curry for “Mass Murder Suspect Arrest” and James Forbes for “Inglewood Drug Sting,” KCBS; Matt Stevens for “Granada Hills Fire,” KNBC.

News Reporting: Penny Griego for “Bilingual Education,” Hosea Sanders for “Gang Judges,” Penny Griego for “Silent Victims,” Harvey Levin for “Public Housing” and Ross Becker for “Gang Roots,” KCBS; Valerie Zavala for “Military Toxins” and Diane Wildman for “Child Care,” KCET.

News Commentary: Bill Press, KABC; Eric Burns, KTTV.

Sports Reporting: Jim Lampley for “Hockey Violence,” KCBS; Steve Jahnke for “Boxing vs. AMA,” KCOP; Roy Firestone for “Talkin’ Trash” and “Tom Sullivan” segments of “Lakers Pregame Show,” KHJ; Mike Cunningham for “Olympic Moments,” KNBC.

Feature Reporting: Harvey Levin for “Dirty Needles,” Dorothy Lucey for “Lifestyles Amazing Maze” and Penny Griego for “Christopher Parkening Profile,” KCBS; Patrick Perez for “Guerilla Art,” KCET; Matt Stevens for “Trabuco” and Joe Rico for “Hang Gliding Dog,” KNBC; Steve Lentz for “Amazing Maze,” KTLA.

News Writers: Kent Shocknek, Laurel Erickson, David Garcia and Dave Linder, KNBC; Marcelo Urquidi, KVEA.

Non-News Writers: John Wilkman and Nancy Wilkman, “The Los Angeles History Project,” KCET; Teya Ryan, “California Stories,” KCET; Roy Firestone, Ted Green and David Brownfield, “Lakers Pregame Show,” KHJ.

Host--Specials: Valerie Coleman, “Hands Untied,” KCBS; David Garcia, “Ring of Fire,” KNBC; Bruce Hensel, “Emergency Room Crisis Special,” KNBC; Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows, “1988 Hollywood Christmas Parade,” KTLA; Larry McCormick and Minerva Perez, “Making It: Minority Success Stories,” KTLA; Bill Welsh, “100 Years of the Rose Parade,” KTTV.

Host--Series: Melody Rogers, “2 on the Town,” KCBS; Hosea Sanders, “At Issue,” KCBS; Roy Firestone, “Lakers Pregame Show,” KHJ; David Horowitz, “Fight Back! with David Horowitz,” KNBC; Bruce Hensel, Linda Alvarez and Steve Gendel, “Health Fax,” KNBC; Greg Wyatt and Rick Monday, “1988 Dodger Central,” KTTV.