Troubled KCBS Emerges as Big Winner at L.A. Area Emmys
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KCBS Channel 2 may be troubled by poor ratings and internal turmoil, but the station was celebrating over the weekend after stomping the competition at the 51st annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards on Saturday night.
The station made off with 13 awards during the ceremony at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, which paid tribute to local programming during 1998. KCBS scored more than twice the number of statuettes earned by runners-up KCOP Channel 13 and KTLA Channel 5, which tied with five awards each.
The triumph also returned KCBS to the winner’s circle after it lost out last year to KCAL Channel 9. Among its numerous victories was a prize for its daily 11 p.m. newscast, which ironically just underwent a highly publicized shift when veteran anchor Michael Tuck was removed from the broadcast and replaced by Jonathan Elias.
KNBC Channel 4, which took home the other daily newscast award for its 4 p.m. show, was cited for live storm coverage and won two other trophies.
KCET Channel 28 and KTTV Channel 11 each won two awards, KABC Channel 7 nabbed two, and KCAL Channel 9, Fox Sports West, Fox Sports West 2 and KOCE Channel 50 garnered one each.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences presented its Governors Award to veteran KNBC anchor reporter and commentator Kelly Lange.
Here is the list of winners:
Regularly scheduled daily news over 35-minute format: “Channel 4 News at 4,” KNBC
Regularly scheduled daily news under 35-minute format: “CBS2 News at 11,” KCBS
Regularly scheduled daytime newscast: “CBS2 News This Morning,” KCBS
Live coverage of an unscheduled news event: “Storm Watch: El Nin~o,” KNBC
Informational/public affairs series (studio-based): “Eye on L.A.,” KABC
Sports series: “Inside Cal-Hi Sports,” Fox Sports West 2
News special “Decision 98,” KNBC
Sports special: “Sportsbowl 98,” KNBC
Live special events: “Live From the Hollywood Bowl,” KCOP
Entertainment programming: “Live: The New Tomorrowland,” KCOP
Serious news story (single report): “Isabelle’s Attic,” KCBS
Serious news story (multi-part): “In Search of a Miracle,” KCOP
L.A. local color: “JJ the Whale,” KCBS
Crime/social issues: “Peace Keepers Mission,” KTTV
Education: “Earthquakes: Care and Repair,” KTLA
Instructional programming: “Dollars & Sense: Personal Finance for the 21st Century,” KOCE
Children/youth programming: “KTLA Presents: Earthquakes and Kids, Care and Repair,” KTLA
Arts and culture/history: “The Spotlight Awards: A Young Artist’s Showcase,” KCET
Information segment: “Tuskegee Airmen” (“Life & Times Tonight),” KCET
Investigative reporting: Joel Grover (reporter), Adam Symson (producer), KCBS
Hard news reporting: Kyra Phillips, KCBS
Sports reporting: Rick Garcia (reporter), Rick Marquardt (producer), KTTV
Live sports coverage: Los Angeles Lakers Basketball, KCAL
News feature reporting: Kyra Phillips, KCBS
Light news story (single report): “A League of His Own,” KCBS
Light news story (multi-part): “Talking to the Dead,” KCBS
Feature segment: “Grade A Teacher (The What’s Right With Southern California Special),” KCBS
News director: Lenn Goodside, KTLA
News videographer: Robert Keet, KTTV
Non-news videographer: Jack Chisholm, Martin Clancey, Ross Elliott, Gary Emrick, Ray Figelski, Dean Hall, Craig Hampton, Mike Keeler, Doug Larson, Ray Liu, Bruce Oldham, George Prince, “109th Tournament of Roses Parade,” KTLA
News editor: Richard Alvarez, KCBS; Steve Hartman, KCBS
Non-news editor: Spencer Willets, Fox Sports West
News writer: Bill Wood, KCOP
Non-news writer: Patt Morrison, KCET
Non-news director: Harry Kooperstein, KCOP
Technical creative crafts: KABC, KTLA
Short promo: “Turbulence,” KCBS
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