KCAL-TV Captures 9 Emmys in Local-Award Competition

KCAL-TV was the big winner in the 52nd annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, picking up nine statuettes in such core categories as live news, sports and special events. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ceremony was held Saturday night at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

The breakdown of Emmy wins by station was: KCAL with nine; KCOP and KCBS with five each; KABC and KTTV with four apiece; Fox Sports Net and Fox Sports Net2, two each; and Adelphi Cable, KCET, KMEX, KTLA, KVEA and L.A. Cityview with one each.

The Los Angeles Area Governors Award was presented to KTLA (owned by the Tribune Co., which also owns the Los Angeles Times). The station will broadcast a one-hour show July 1 at 11 p.m. featuring highlights of the Emmy event.

Comic Louie Anderson handled hosting duties for the night with a lineup of presenters that included Robert Stack, Diane Ladd, Corbin Bernsen, Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Fred Savage and George Takei.

Here is a complete list of winners:

Regularly scheduled daytime newscast: “Eyewitness News This Morning,” KABC.

Regularly scheduled daily news, over 35 minutes: “KCAL 9 News at 10,” KCAL.

Regularly scheduled daily news, under 35 minutes: “Noticias 34 at 6,” KMEX.

Informational/public affairs series: “Eye on LA,” KABC.

Crime/social issues: “Scared Sober,” KTTV.

Children/youth programming: “Power of One,” L.A. Cityview.

Arts and culture/history: “The New Las Vegas,” KCAL.

Sports special: “Southern California Special Olympics,” Fox Sports Net2.

Sports series: “Inside Cal-Hi Sports,” Fox Sports Net2.

News writer: Randy Roach, KABC.

Non-news writer: Stephanie Moore, Fox Sports Net.

News director: John Rodill, KVEA.

Non-news director: Harry Kooperstein, KCOP.

Information segment: “Rev. James Lawson (‘Life & Times Tonight’),” KCET.

Feature segment: “L.A. Auto Show (‘Eye on L.A.’),” KABC.

News editor: Jilla St. Germain-Gauthier, KTTV.

Non-news editor: Peter Bailey, Fox Sports Net.

Light news story--multipart: “The Story Behind Roswell,” KTLA.

Light news story--single report: “Playhouse Mansion,” KCBS.

L.A. local color: “Asian Pacific Heritage,” KTTV.

Entertainment programming: “Cirque du Soleil: Dralion,” KCOP.

Live special events: “Live From the Hollywood Bowl,” KCOP.

Live sports coverage: “Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs (Los Angeles Lakers Basketball),” KCAL.

Sports feature: “Derek Harper (Los Angeles Lakers Basketball),” KCAL.

Sports reporting: Randy Kerdoon, KTTV.

Investigative report: “Shop at Your Own Risk,” KCBS. Joel Grover, reporter; Adam Symson, producer; Sylvia Teague, executive producer.

News feature reporting: Mike Castellucci, KCBS.

Hard news reporting: Kyra Phillips, KCBS.

Serious news story--single report: “Fall of Saigon: A Personal Journey,” KCAL.

Serious news story-multipart: “Gift From a Stranger,” KCAL.

Live coverage of an unscheduled news event: “Trench Rescue,” KCAL.

News special: “Making Waves--LAUSD,” KCAL.

News videographer: Rob Macey, KCBS.

Non-news videographer (single camera): Victor Smith, KCAL.

Non-news videographer (multi-camera): “Hollywood Christmas Parade,” KCOP, John Bidstrup, senior video control; Leslie Ellson, technical director; Tony Buttitta, Thomas D. Dougherty, Steve Field, Greg Noyes, George A. Prince III, Steve Roy, David Rhea, Jimmy Adrian Velarde, videographers. “Los Angeles Marathon,” KCOP, Bob Cunningham, Richard Thomson, senior video control; Leslie Ellson, Beth Stiller, technical directors; Robert Berkowitz, Gary Brainard, Nicole Borgenight, Tony Buttitta, David Conley, Bruce Cook, Thomas D. Dougherty, Steve Field, Kim Gardiner, Armando Hernandez, Scott Hylton, Denny Macko, Kirk McLemore, Ollin Martinez, Javier Medel, Greg T. Noyes, David W. Rhea, Steve Roy, Jonathan Sanders, Kevin Sechrist, Perry Suen, Tom Terry, Jimmy Adrian Velarde, Dave Wehlage, videographers.

Creative technical crafts--sound: “Nomad, Roe,” Adelphi Cable; Dennis Grey, sound editor; Jon Nettlesbey, sound mixer.