The 76th Los Angeles Area Emmy® Awards were presented this weekend from the Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, hosted by award-winning journalist Michaela Pereira.
This year’s awards ceremony, produced by Bob Bain and Bob Bain Productions, honored locally produced programs in the categories of Live and Breaking News Coverage, Crime and Social Issues, Culture and History, the Arts, Health and Science, Human Interest, Music, Sports, and the Environment.
Veteran entertainment journalist Sam Rubin was the posthumous recipient of the 76th Los Angeles Area Emmy Governors Award, recognizing his legacy of more than three decades of entertainment news reporting for KTLA.
INVESTIGATIVE NEWS STORY
STUDENT STABBED CBS2/KCAL9
(KCAL NEWS AT 11PM)
Ross Palombo, Reporter, Writer
Angie Moriconi, Editor, Photographer
FEATURE SEGMENT
LITTLE AMAL (ARTBOUND) KCET
Nic Cha Kim, Producer
Marley Lister, Associate Producer
Angela Boisvert, Executive Producer
Tamara Gould, Executive Producer
Suzanne Méjean Pinney, Editor
Robert McDonnell, Senior Supervising Producer
Matt Bass, Director of Photography
Matt Pappas, Director of Photography
L.A. LOCAL COLOR
ANGEL CITY PRESS: L.A. THROUGH THE PAGES (ARTBOUND) KCET
Tamara Gould, Executive Producer
Angela Boisvert, Executive Producer
Daniel Baghdasarian, Producer
Nic Cha Kim, Producer
Richie Kulchar, Director, Producer
Ben Boyd, Director of Photography, Editor
Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer
Marley Lister, Associate Producer
BUSINESS/CONSUMER NEWS STORY
ON YOUR SIDE: THE BUSINESS OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS (KCAL NEWS AT 7AM) CBS2/KCAL9
Kristine Lazar, Producer, Reporter
Arie Thanasoulis, Camera, Editor
NEWS SERIES
PIZARRON 52 KVEA
KVEA
INDEPENDENT PROGRAMMING
EVERYBODY DANCE KCET
Dan Watt, Director, Producer
Isaiah Camp, Editor, Producer
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – NEWS
WEHO PRIDE KTLA5
Marcus Smith, Executive Producer
Jacob Burch, Executive Producer
Chris Reilly, Executive Producer
Christie Lyn Lugo Leigh, Executive Producer, Line Producer
Bryan Hileman, Director
Pedro Rivera, Host
Cher Calvin, Host
Wendy Burch, Reporter
Ginger Chan, Reporter
Carlos Saucedo, Reporter
Gene Kang, Reporter
Lawrence Zarian, Reporter
Pablo Chacon, Senior Producer
Nick Verreos, Host
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – PROGRAMMING
ON THE RED CARPET AT THE OSCARS ABC7
ABC7
SPORTS TEASE
THE LOVE OF BASEBALL – DODGERS OPENING DAY SportsNet LA
Clayton Kershaw, On-Camera Talent
Jack DeGroote, Producer
Jose Guzman, Editor
SPORTS NEWS STORY
SLAVA’S RINGS (YOUR AFTERNOON SPECTRUM NEWS 1) Spectrum News 1
Jeremy Hall, Producer
HEALTH/SCIENCE NEWS STORY
SUFREN EN SILENCIO (NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 6PM) KVEA
Enrique Chiabra, Reporter, Writer
HUMAN INTEREST NEWS STORY
TRAS LOS PASOS DE UN MIGRANTE (NOTICIAS 62) KRCA
Claudia Cisneros Mendez, Camera, Co-Producer, Editor, Reporter, Writer
Javier Martin Solano, Camera, Editor, Producer
EDUCATION/INFORMATION
L.A. REBELLION: A CINEMATIC MOVEMENT (ARTBOUND) KCET
Tamara Gould, Executive Producer
Angela Boisvert, Executive Producer
Kitty Hu, Director, Producer
Nic Cha Kim, Producer
Shannon Sun-Higginson, Producer
Carol Paik, Producer
Bryant Griffin, Director
Gionatan Tecle, Director of Photography
Joshua Guishard, Editor
Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer
Marley Lister, Associate Producer
Ben Caldwell, Coordinating Producer
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS STORY
COVERING THE SAG-AFTRA STRIKE (KTLA5 MORNING NEWS) KTLA5
Sam Rubin, Reporter
ENTERTAINMENT
2023 MEDIA ACCESS AWARDS WITH EASTERSEALS KCET
Deborah Calla, Executive Producer
Allen Rucker, Producer
Paul Miller, Director
John Hamilton, Producer
Michelle Merker, Producer
Amanda Hang, Producer
C. Drew Unser, Editor
Marlee Matlin, Co-Host
Troy Kotsur, Co-Host
MUSIC COMPOSITION
AMÉRICA TROPICAL: THE MARTYR MURAL OF SIQUEIROS (ARTBOUND) KCET
Luis Parody, Composer
ENVIRONMENT NEWS STORY
PARADISE LOST: LAHAINA WILDFIRE (EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 4PM) ABC7
David Ono, Producer, Reporter, Writer
Jeff MacIntyre, Camera, Co-Producer, Editor
CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES NEWS STORY
TENTÁCULOS DEL FENTANILO (NOTICIAS UNIVISION 34 A LAS 6PM) KMEX-TV
Dina Rodríguez, Producer
Arturo Quezada, Editor, Producer, Photographer
Annabelle Sedano, Anchor, Producer, Writer
CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES
BONNIE BOSWELL PRESENTS: SAVING MOMS KCET
Bonnie Boswell, Executive Producer, Host
Angela Boisvert, Producer
Phil Hughes, Editor
Taylor Hamilton, Supervising Producer
Sasheen Artis, Coordinating Producer
Cynda Wang, Associate Producer
SPORTS SERIES – PROGRAMMING
BACKSTAGE: LAKERS SportsNet
Spectrum SportsNet
SHORT PROMO – SPORTS
2023 LA CLIPPERS PLAYOFFS – “SYMPHONY ON THE HARDWOOD” Bally Sports SoCal
James Stuart Freeman, Editor, Senior Producer
Doug Tower, Producer
LIVE COVERAGE OF AN UNSCHEDULED NEWS EVENT
MAUI FIRES CBS2/KCAL9
Rudabeh Shahbazi, Reporter
Jessika Ming-Yonekawa, Field Producer
LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER AT LOS ANGELES LAKERS SportsNet
Spectrum SportsNet
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
LAST NEW YEAR LA36
Yury Polissky, Director, Editor, Writer
Kevin Pearcy, Executive Producer
Mel Joseph, Associate Producer
Sean Jacobs, Camera, Producer
Adrian Guillemet, Graphic Designer
Vance Kotrla, Producer
Gerardo E. Mendoza, Associate Producer
SHORT PROMO – NEWS/TOPICAL
ARTBOUND (SEASON 14) KCET
Olivia Cox, Editor, Producer
ART/CULTURAL/HISTORICAL NEWS STORY
FLOYD NORMAN: BREAKING BARRIERS IN ANIMATION (EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 4PM) ABC7
Cheryl L. Diano, Editor, Producer
Coleen Sullivan, Producer, Reporter
ARTS
LA TIMES TODAY SPECIAL: THE LAST REPAIR SHOP (LA TIMES TODAY) Spectrum News 1
Spectrum News 1
CULTURE/HISTORY
LEGACY (10 DAYS IN WATTS) KCET
Raphael Sbarge, Director, Executive Producer
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Rick Pratt, Editor, Producer
Angela Boisvert, Producer
Robert McDonnell, Supervising Producer
Luis Alfonso De la Parra, Associate Producer
Nico Giles Wiggins, Associate Producer
Chris Boyer, Co-Producer
Anita M. Cal, Coordinating Producer
Saga Elmohtaseb, Producer
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% STUDIO)
INSIDE THE ISSUES WITH ALEX COHEN Spectrum News 1
Spectrum News 1
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% REMOTE)
WEEKLY ARTS: CELEBRATING BLACK ARTISTS KCET
Justin Cram, Executive Producer
Angela Boisvert, Executive Producer
Brendan Bubion, Editor, Producer
Paula Kiley, Associate Producer
Daniel Leonard, Editor
Suzanne Méjean Pinney, Editor
Robert McDonnell, Supervising Producer
INFORMATION SEGMENT
TRAFICO INFANTIL – FREE A GIRL, RESCUING KVEA
AND EMPOWERING GIRLS (ACCESO TOTAL)
Armida Mier, Host, Associate Producer
Carlos Munive, Editor
Juan Macias, Camera
Amaya Pinto Fernandez, Producer
SPORTS SPECIAL
ATHLETES WHO SERVE (THE ISSUE IS: WITH ELEX MICHAELSON) KTTV-TV
Elex Michaelson, Executive Producer, Host, Writer
Debbie Kim, Executive Producer, Editor
SPORTS FEATURE
OREL HERSHISER: LEGEND OF DODGER BASEBALL (ACCESS SPORTSNET: DODGERS) SportsNet LA
Greg Taylor, Executive Producer
Cary Osborne, Writer
Nicholas Gresham, Editor, Producer
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY MORNING NEWSCAST: 4:00AM-11:00AM
YOUR MORNING ON SPECTRUM NEWS 1 AT 8AM Spectrum News 1
Spectrum News 1
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY DAYTIME NEWSCAST: 11:00AM-7:00PM
KCAL NEWS AT 5PM CBS2
Nicklaus Siddall, Producer
Amy Mattison, Executive Producer
Otis Easter, Associate Producer
Vince Drabik, Director
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY EVENING NEWSCAST: 7:00PM-12:00AM
NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 11PM KVEA
KVEA
Christie Lyn Lugo Leigh and Stephanie Hampton are the Los Angeles Area Governors.
The Los Angeles Area Emmys were made possible by Television Academy partners FIJI Water, Franciacorta, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Justin Vineyards & Winery, People, The Ritz-Carlton and United Airlines.
