Recipients of the 2009-2010 Upper Midwest Regional Emmy awards, presented Sept. 25 by the Upper Midwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences:
BREAKING NEWS
"Manhunt"
KSTP-TV
Jared Bergerson - photojournalist
Steve Shaw - reporter
NEWS SPECIAL
"Teen Driving Crisis Special"
KMSP-TV
Lori Fisher - executive producer
Kara Owens - producer
CONTINUING COVERAGE
WITHIN 24 HOURS
"Minneapolis Twister"
KARE-TV
News staff
Tom Lindner - News director
CONTINUING COVERAGE
NO TIME LIMIT
"Haiti Recovery"
KSTP-TV
Colleen Mahoney - reporter
Joe Caffrey - photojournalist
BUSINESS/CONSUMER - PROGRAM/SPECIAL/SERIES
"Tourism in Minnesota: Ideas at Play"
Twin Cities Public Television
Steve Spencer - producer
TEEN SINGLE STORY
"Kids Cars and Country Roads"
KMSP-TV
Trish Van Pilsum - reporter
TEEN PROGRAM
"Teen-Eyes on the Road"
KCRG-TV
Nicole Agee -producer
Ian Philbrick - executive producer
HISTORIC/CULTURAL/NOSTALGIC - PROGRAM
"Minnesota Deadliest Tornados"
Twin Cities Public Television
Mary Lahammer - host & producer
Jerry Lakso - editor
MAGAZINE SINGLE STORY
"The Minneapolis Institute of Arts:
The Enduring Mystery of Paul Gauguin"
AnimationDynamics, MagicalModelling, cgiSy
Kenneth Shellen - producer
MAGAZINE PROGRAM
"On the Road with Jason Davis"
KSTP-TV
Jason Davis - producer & host
COMMUNITY/CABLE/PUBLIC ACCESS-MAGAZINE
"Cold Case Series"
12 News- Northwest Community TV
Lisa Furgison - producer/reporter
Ben Kroll - lead photojournalist/editor
ON CAMERA TALENT-MAGAZINE
Bill Sherck
"Hooked on a Cure"
Ron Schara Productions
DOCUMENTARY- CULTURAL
"A Considered View"
Prairie Public Broadcasting
Bob Dambach - director of television
Dave Geck -videographer/editor
DOCUMENTARY- HISTORICAL
"Homesteading"
Prairie Public Broadcasting
Bob Dambach - director of television
Kim Stenehjem - producer
DOCUMENTARY- TOPICAL
"The Next Mission"
Stone Soup Productions
Ken Stone - producer
SPECIAL EVENT COVERAGE
"Christmas at Concordia: Journey to Bethlehem"
Twin Cities Public Television
Diane Steinbach - executive producer
PROMOTION - SINGLE SPOT/SAME DAY
"Perfect Kids - 50's Style"
WCCO-TV
Erica Mayer - producer/director
PROMOTION- SPORTS CAMPAIGN
"TWINS on My 29"
WFTC-TV
JD Mayes - promotions manager
INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL - SINGLE STORY
"Baking Central: Irish Soda Bread"
Star Tribune
Shari Gross - video producer/editor
Brett Akagi - video producer
PUBLIC/CURRENT/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
SINGLE STORY
"Honor Flight Carries Heroes From Rural America"
Iowa Public Television
Andrew Batt - producer/director
Steve Carns - videographer
PUBLIC/CURRENT/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
PROGRAM
"The Iowa Journal"
Iowa Public Television
Paul Yeager - host/producer
INTERVIEW/DISCUSSION - PROGRAM
"Wild Faceoff"
Fox Sports North
Jeffrey Byle - executive producer
Joseph Maar - coordinating producer
COMMUNITY/CABLE/PUBLIC ACCESS
EDITED PROGRAM - INTERVIEW/DISCUSSION
"Faith Family Football: The Spirit of Iowa"
Mediacom Communications Company
India Moore - producer/editor
MUSICAL COMPOSITION/ARRANGEMENT
"Toys for Tots PSA featuring Tonic Sol-fa 2009 "
KARE-TV
Jared Dove - band member
AUDIO - POST PRODUCTION
"Minnesota's Deadliest Tornadoes"
Twin Cities Public Television
Jerry Lakso - editor/post-production audio
LIGHTING - STUDIO
Peter Marty
KMSP-TV
LIGHTING - LOCATION
Aaron Gallup
Results Unlimited
DIRECTOR - NEWSCAST
Megan Osborn
"News Channel 8 at 10"
KCCI-TV
DIRECTOR - LIVE OR LIVE-TO-TAPE
Matt Gangl
Fox Sports North
DIRECTOR - SHORT FORM
(two recipients)
Pepe Barton
KSTP-TV
Chad Gilmour
KMSP/WFTC-TV
EDITOR: PROGRAM - NON-NEWS
Jerry Lakso
"Minnesota's Deadliest Tornadoes"
Twin Cities Public Television
EDITOR: SHORT FORM PROMOS PSA'S
Chad Gilmour
KMSP/WFTC-TV
EDITOR: NEWS - WITHIN 24 HOURS
Jason Hanson
KSTP-TV
EDITOR: NEWS - NO TIME LIMIT
Jennifer Livingston
WKBT-TV
EDITOR: SPORTS - NO TIME LIMIT
Nicole Kunkel
Fox Sports North
GRAPHIC ARTS - NEWS
Chad Haag
WCCO-TV
GRAPHIC ARTS: NON-NEWS
Chad Gilmour
KMSP/WFTC-TV
GRAPHIC ARTS: ANIMATION NON-NEWS
Brent Willett
Mediacom Connections MC22
GRAPHIC ARTS: ANIMATION-NEWS
Arthur Kuh
KSTP-TV
SPORTS - ONE TIME SPECIAL
"Golf Nut"
WCCO-TV
Scott Wooldridge
director of promotion/production
SPORTING EVENT/GAME
LIVE/UNEDITED - PROGRAM
"Minnesota State Hockey Tournament"
KSTC-TV
Dennis Silva - producer
SPORTING EVENT/GAME
LIVE/UNEDITED - SERIES
Minnesota Wild Year IX (Nine)
Minnesota Wild Broadcasting
Maggie Kukar - executive producer
Patrick O'Connor - producer/director
COMMUNITY/CABLE/PUBLIC ACCESS
SPORTING EVENT/GAME
AHST vs. Madrid High School Football
Mediacom Communications
Lance Herbold - producer
TALENT: SPORTS ANALYST
Ron Coomer
Fox Sports North
TALENT: SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY
Anthony LaPanta
Fox Sports North
STUDENT PRODUCTION - NEWSCAST
"UTVS News"
St. Cloud State University
Raquel Hellman - producer
STUDENT PRODUCTION - SINGLE STORY
"Schiefelbein Farms"
Jon Otte
Whitney Thieman
UTVS - St. Cloud State University
STUDENT PRODUCTION - SPORTS PROGRAM/EVENT
"Husky Mag"
UTVS - St. Cloud State University
Jordan Weinand - producer
STUDENT PRODUCTION - PROGRAM
NON-NEWS/SPORTS
"Inspired by Nature"
Campus News - Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Nathan Matson - producer
CHILDREN 12 & UNDER - SINGLE STORY
"Kids & Government's Biggest Fan"
Lakeville Government Television
Jim Schiffman - producer
Tim Klausler - photojournalist
CHILDREN 12 & UNDER - PROGRAM
"Lakeville Kids & Government"
Lakeville Government Television
Jim Schiffman - producer
Tim Klausler - photojournalist
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS - SINGLE STORY
"Never Too Late"
KMSP-TV
Timothy Blotz - reporter
Andy Shilts - photojournalist
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS - PROGRAM
"What's Cool in Our School"
KARE-TV
Kim Insley - reporter
Thomas Cornell - photojournalist
COMMUNITY/CABLE PUBLIC ACCESS - EDUCATION
"EaglEye"
ISD 196 - Apple Valley High School
Tzitel Voss - producer
HEALTH/SCIENCE/ENVIRONMENT - SINGLE STORY
"A Harp for Hospice"
KARE-TV
Boyd Huppert - reporter
Jonathan Malat - photojournalist
HEALTH/SCIENCE/ENVIRONMENT - PROGRAM
"Medical Edge"
Mayo Clinic
David Coleman - photojournalist/editor
Vivien Williams - reporter
COMMUNITY/CABLE PUBLIC ACCESS - HEALTH
"Inside Health Care"
HealthEast
Jodi Ritacca - producer
Monty Stuempert - videographer/editor
HISTORICAL/CULTURAL/NOSTALGIC - SINGLE STORY
"Holocaust Survivors:
My Grandparents and Their Legacy"
KARE-TV
Scott Goldberg - reporter
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT - SINGLE STORY
"Making of the Cities 97 Sampler"
WCCO-TV
Tony Knoss - photojournalist
Frank Vascellaro - reporter
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT - PROGRAM
"Never Stop Singing"
Myers Communication Group
Peter Myers - executive producer
COMMUNITY/CABLE PUBLIC ACCESS - ENTERTAINMENT
"The Case of the Community Caper"
CTV North Suburbs
Shannon Hunter - producer
BUSINESS/CONSUMER - SINGLE STORY
"Sky High"
KGAN-TV
Jack Miller - reporter
Nick Moron - photojournalist
POLITICS/GOVERNMENT - SINGLE STORY
"Battling Cancer & Bureaucracy Without Insurance"
KARE-TV
John Croman - reporter
POLITICS/GOVERNMENT - PROGRAM
"Capitol Report"
Senate Media Services
Julie Bartkey - producer/moderator
Steve Olwell - director
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST
"Minnesota Stories"
Star Tribune
Richard Tsong-Taatarii
INTERACTIVITY
"Rubbed Out"
RubbedOut.Net
McKenna Ewen - producer
James Eli Shiffer - reporter
PROMOTION - NEWS CAMPAIGN
"Every Day"
WCCO-TV
Casey Kespohl - creative director
Jodi Oelfke - writer/producer/editor
PROMOTION - SINGLE SPOT
"Happy Hour Last Call"
KMSP/WFTC-TV
Chad Gilmour, Nick Abdo - producers
PROMOTION - IMAGE
"Happy Hour on My29"
KMSP/WFTC-TV
Chad Gilmour, Nick Abdo - producers
PROMOTION: SPORTS - SINGLE SPOT
"Football Friday"
WHO-TV
Kevin Rivers - producer
COMMERCIAL - SINGLE SPOT
"Twinsportation"
Periscope
Charlie Callahan - VP executive creative director
COMMERCIAL - CAMPAIGN
"2010 Minnesota Twins Campaign"
Periscope
Charlie Callahan - VP executive creative director
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - SINGLE SPOT
"No Channel Left Behind"
KMSP/WFTC-TV
Chad Gilmour - producer/editor
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - CAMPAIGN
"Mundane Moments - Donate Life Campaign"
SharkBait Productions
Thomas Cornell - producer/director
PRODUCER - PROGRAM
"A Circle and Three Lines"
Jan Selby
Quiet Island Films
PRODUCER - SINGLE STORY
"Hooked on a Cure"
Bill Sherck
Ron Schara Productions
COMMENTATOR/EDITORIALIST
"Good to Know"
Don Shelby
WCCO-TV
PERFORMER/NARRATOR
Jim Schiffman
Lakeville Government Television
PROGRAM HOST/MODERATOR
Ann Carroll
Fox Sports North
WEATHER - SINGLE STORY
"Tornado Anniversary"
WDIO-TV
Justin Liles - chief meteorologist
WEATHERCAST
Jay Trobec
KELO-TV
WEATHER - CONTINUING COVERAGE
"Blizzard of '09"
KCCI-TV
John McLaughlin - chief meteorologist
Kurtis Gertz - meteorologist
SPORTS - SINGLE STORY
"Andrew's Run from Darkness"
KARE-TV
Boyd Huppert - reporter
SPORTS - NEWS SERIES
"50 Greatest Twins"
Fox Sports North
Jeffrey Byle - executive producer
SPORTS PROGRAM SERIES (OUTSIDE NEWS)
"Harrison Barnes: Eye of the Storm"
KCCI-TV
Andy Garman - director
COMMUNITY/CABLE/PUBLIC ACCESS
SPORTS PROGRAM
"The Cardinal Way: Learning to Fly"
CTN Studios
Joe Yund - producer
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
"Farewell to the Metrodome"
Fox Sports North
Joseph Maar - coordinating producer
Bob Rohde - director of operations
PHOTOGRAPHER: SPORTS WITHIN 24 HOURS
"A Night in the Bigs"
KCRG-TV
Matt Nelson - photojournalist
WRITER - SPORTS
"Home Field Advantage"
KARE-TV
Joe Fryer - reporter
WRITER: COMMENTARY/EDITORIAL/ESSAY
"Hockey Day Minnesota"
Fox Sports North
Jim Souhan
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORT
WITHIN 24 HOURS
"One Tough Turkey"
KMSP-TV
Jody Ambroz - reporter
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORT
NO TIME LIMIT
"Car Trouble"
KMSP-TV
Jeff Baillon - reporter
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER
Boyd Huppert
KARE-TV
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT - SINGLE STORY
"State Workers Conference"
KSTP-TV
Bob McNaney - reporter
Mike Maybay - producer
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT - NO TIME LIMIT
"Where's the Money"
KMSP-TV
Jeff Baillon - reporter
Bradley Swagger - photojournalist/editor
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER
Bob McNaney
KSTP-TV
LIGHT FEATURE - SINGLE STORY
"Crash for Clunkers"
KARE-TV
Joe Fryer - reporter
Jonathan Malat - photojournalist
SERIOUS FEATURE - SINGLE STORY
"The Tyler Project"
KARE-TV
Boyd Huppert - reporter
Jonathan Malat - photojournalist
FEATURE/HUMAN INTEREST - SERIES
"School Secrets"
KMSP-TV
Julie Anderson - producer
Trish Van Pilsum - reporter
Bradley Swagger - photojournalist
COMMUNITY/CABLE/PUBLIC ACCESS
SINGLE STORY
"Hair Dye for Haiti"
12 News - Northwest Community Television
Alexandra Renslo - reporter
Dustin Scholl - photojournalist
Brandon Bankston - photojournalist
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
INTERACTIVITY
KARE-TV
News Staff
Tom Lindner - news director
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
NEWS EXCELLENCE
KARE 11 News
Tom Lindner - news director
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Opus Prize 2009
Gary Schulzetenberg
University of St. Thomas
MILITARY - SINGLE STORY
"Living Outside the Green Zone"
Star Tribune
McKenna Ewen - producer
Mark Brunswick - reporter
MILITARY - PROGRAM
"Who Killed Doc?"
KSTP-TV
Mark Albert - reporter
Jim O'Connell - photojournalist
Jared Bergerson - photojournalist
Mike Maybay - producer
PHOTOGRAPHER - PROGRAM (NON-NEWS)
"Hooked on Cure"
Steven Plummer - photojournalist
Ron Schara Productions
PHOTOGRAPHER - SHORT FORM
Aaron Gallup
Results Unlimited
PHOTOGRAPHER - NEWS WITHIN 24 HOURS
Andy Shilts
KMSP-TV
PHOTOGRAPHER - NEWS NO TIME LIMIT
Andy Shilts
KMSP-TV
PHOTOGRAPHER - SPORTS NO TIME LIMIT
Matt Nelson
KCRG-TV
WRITER - PROGRAM
"Hooked on a Cure"
Bill Sherck
Ron Schara Productions
WRITER - NEWS
"Land of 10,000 Stories"
Boyd Huppert
KARE-TV
WRITER - SHORT FORM
Kevin Myers
KMSP-TV
COMMUNITY/CABLE/PUBLIC ACCESS
EDITED PROGRAM NEWS
"Logged In: The Social Media Sensation"
Cable 12 News - Northwest Community Television
Shannon Slatton-Schwartz - producer/host
COMMUNITY/CABLE/PUBLIC ACCESS
NEWSCAST: LIVE OR LIVE-TO-TAPE
"12 News"
Northwest Community Television
Mike Johnson - news director
COMMUNITY/CABLE/PUBLIC ACCESS
NEWSCAST - EDITED
"CRI Weekly News"
Communications Research Institute
Jonathon Gregg - senior producer
COMMUNITY/CABLE/PUBLIC ACCESS
PROGRAM - GOVERNMENT/MILITARY
"Radiant Remodel"
CTN Studios
Stephanie Ring - producer
WEATHER ANCHOR
Jay Trobec
KELO-TV
SPORTS ANCHOR
Phil Aldridge
KSTP-TV
NEWS ANCHOR
Don Shelby
WCCO-TV
WEEKEND NEWSCAST
MARKETS 141 +
"232 Memorial"
KTIV-TV
Matt Breen - anchor/producer
Bridget Breen - news director
WEEKEND NEWSCAST
MARKETS 21-140
Eyewitness News at Ten - Sunday
WDIO-TV
Steve Goodspeed - news director
Lisa Kukel - producer
WEEKEND NEWSCAST
MARKETS 1 - 20
FOX 9 News at 9 Weekend
KMSP-TV
Bill Snodgrass - producer
Bill Dallman - news director
DAYTIME NEWSCAST MARKETS 141 +
"Protient Fire"
KTIV-TV
Bridget Breen - news director
Kim Wilson - associate producer
DAYTIME NEWSCAST MARKETS 21 - 140
"CBS 2 This Morning: Blizzard Blast"
KGAN-TV
April Samp - news director
Tim Seymour - executive producer
DAYTIME NEWSCAST MARKETS 1 - 20
(two recipients)
"WCCO This Morning"
WCCO-TV
Scott Libin - news director
Erin Anzalone - executive producer
"KARE 11 News Sunrise"
KARE-TV
Tom Lindner - news director
EVENING NEWSCAST MARKETS 141 +
"Little Sioux Scout Camp Tornado: One Year Later"
KTIV-TV
Bridget Breen - news director/producer
Matt Breen - anchor/producer
EVENING NEWSCAST MARKETS 21 - 140
"Eyewitness News at Six"
WDIO-TV
Steve Goodspeed - news director
Sue Hoak - producer
EVENING NEWSCAST MARKETS 1 - 20
"FOX 9 News at 9"
KMSP-TV
Carrie Sherno - producer
Patrick Armijo - executive producer
STATION EXCELLENCE
MARKETS 21 - 140
KCRG-TV
Ian Philbrick - executive producer
Julie Seebold - news director
STATION EXCELLENCE
MARKETS 1 - 20
KARE-TV
Tom Lindner - news director
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