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National Television Academy San Francisco/Northern California

Barbara Rodgers to be Emmy Nominations

Honored at Emmys Announced
The 33rd Annual Northern California Area EMMY
Award Nominations were announced Thursday, April
22nd at the Hunan Restaurant in
San Francisco by television person-
alities Fred LaCosse and Terry
Lowry. Additional nomination
parties were held at the Tied House,
San Jose, the Hard Rock Café,
Sacramento, the Echo Restaurant
in Fresno, and on the Internet.
The EMMY is awarded by The
National Academy of Television Arts
KPIX anchorwoman Barbara Rodgers will re-
and Sciences. San Francisco/
ceive the prestigious Governors’ Award at this year’s
Northern California is one of the twenty chapters
Emmy awards show.
awarding local Emmys. Northern California is com-
The chapter’s Board of Governors is bestowing
posed of television and cable stations from Visalia to
the lifetime achievement honor on Rodgers for her
the Oregon border and includes Hawaii and Reno,
work in the television industry as well as her involve-
Nevada.
ment in numerous community activities.
Entries were aired during the 2003 calender year.
This will be Rodgers’ sixth Emmy statue. She
This year 703 entries were received in 51 catego-
plans to have long-time t-v journalist Belva Davis
ries. The ballots were tallied by the accounting firm
introduce her at the Emmy show.
of Spalding & Company of San Francisco.
In addition to Rodgers, the Board of Governors is continued on page 3
honoring independent producer John Catchings with
the Governors’ Citation. Catchings, a former pro- EMMY 2004
ducer at KPIX and KGO, is being recognized for his Saturday, May 22, 2004
work in the industry as well as his volunteerism on Palace of Fine Arts,
the chapter’s museum committee. San Francisco
Board member John Murray will receive the 4:00 p.m. No-Host Reception
Governors’ Medallion for his work on the Emmy show, Theatre Lobby
the chapter’s web page and the museum committee. 5:00 p.m. Awards Presentation
Emmy 2004 kicks off with a no-host reception at
Theatre
4 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, at the Palace of Fine
8:00 p.m. Dinner & Dancing
Arts in San Francisco. The Awards presentation
begins at 5 p.m. The Exloratorium
It will be hosted by KPIX morning anchor Sydnie Tickets:
Kohara and KTVU morning anchor Frank Members $90 Non-Members $100
Somerville. Scott Singer and Project: Pimento will $10 discount until May7th
provide the music. e-mail: emmy@emmysf.tv
continued on page 2 or call 650-341-7786
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 Board Members Emmy night May 22nd
Elected, Re-Elected
Some new faces and some familiar ones will join
the Board of Governors for the National Television
Academy’s Northern California chapter.
The board elected officers and filled two board
vacancies at its April 17 meeting. Dan Ashley Kristen Sze Don Sanchez Maria Leticia
Gomez
The governors re-elected KPIX’s David Mills as
board president for a second two-year term. They
also re-elected ABC7’s Lynn R Friedman as San
Francisco vice president; independent producer
Keith Sanders as San Jose vice president; KOVR’s
George Franco as Sacramento vice president;
KGPE’s Erik Rosales as Fresno vice president; and Liam Mayclem Wendy Tokuda Roberta Gonzalez Samantha Mohr
KITV’s Pamela Young as Hawaii vice president.
Terri Russell of KOLO-TV was selected as Reno
vice president. She replaces KTVN’s David Ratto,
who had served two terms and couldn’t run again.
Justin Kanno of KOLO was chosen to fill Russell’s
governor spot on the board. Alan Denton Lisa Kim Tom Vacar Celina Rodriguez
Terry Lowry was elected as board secretary,
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replacing the departing Michele Ball of KBWB. The list of presenters includes: Dan Ashley,
Independent producer Frances Palacios was cho- Kristen Sze and Don Sanchez of ABC-7; Allen
sen as treasurer, replacing accountant James Denton and Lisa Kim of NBC-11; Wendy Tokuda
Spalding, who served two terms. and Liam Mayclem of KRON; Roberta Gonzales
Independent producer Alison Gibson joins former and Samantha Mohr of KPIX; Tom Vacar of KTVU;
board president Cynthia Zeiden as the chapter’s two Shane Tallant of KBWB; Maria Leticia Gomez of
national trustees. KTVU’s Ron Louie was selected KDTV; Celina Rodriguez of KSTS; Paul Joncich
as an alternate trustee. and Marcie Valenzuela of KOVR in Sacramento;
The governors also selected Ginnelle Elliott, a David Walker and Lois Hart of KCRA in Sacra-
special projects producer at KPIX, to fill an open slot mento; Angelo Stalis and Graciela Moreno of KFSN
on the board. in Fresno; and Bill Brown and Kristen Walthers of
All the appointments take effect June 15. KTVN in Reno.
Miss California, Nicole Lamarche, will announce

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There will also be a tribute to Faith Fancher, the
Wednesday, May 12th KTVU reporter who died of cancer in October.
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 Emmy Nominations
continued from page 1
Congratulations to KRON-4 for receiving 28
nominations. Channel 4 was followed by KPIX CBS
5 with 26 and by KNTV NBC 11 with 18. The Sacra-
mento leader was KVIE-6 with 10 nominations fol-
lowed by KCRA NBC 3 with nine and KXTV-10 with
eight. Fresno and Hawaii stations each received
seven nominations, Reno three and Salinas/
Monterey with two. Fox Sports Net led the cable
nominations with 10.
The complete list of Emmy nomiations follows:
News Broadcast - Large Market
KCRA 3 Reports at 6 PM, KCRA
Dan Weiser, News Director; James Stimson, Assistant
News Director; Kristen Wolff, Executive Producer;
David Groves, Producer
Sólo a las Once, KDTV
Sandra Thomas, News Director; Mahelda Rodriguez,
Executive Producer; Juan Carlos Guerrero,
Vincenta Jauregui, Producers
ABC News at 11, KGO
Kevin Keeshan, News Director; Stephanie Adrouny,
Bob Goldberger, Executive Producers; Krisann
Chasarik, Producer; Jonathan Baxter, Director;
Dan Ashley, Anchor; Martin Wyatt, Sports Anchor
The Bay Area at 11, KNTV
Jim Sanders, News Director; Chris Licht, Executive
Producer; Jake Milstein, Mariam Rodriguez, Producers;
Allen Denton, Lisa Kim, Anchors
CBS 5 Eyewitness News at 11, KPIX
Daniel Rosenheim, News Director; James Gaughran,
Producer;
Ken Bastida, Dana King, Anchors
KRON 4 News at 9 PM, KRON
Stacy Owen, News Director; Chris Archer, Producer;
Fred Bushardt, Director
Noticiero 48 Telemundo-6 pm, KSTS
Jonathan Ruiz, News Director
KTVU Channel 2 News at Six, KTVU
Ed Chapuis, News Director; Janice S. Gin, Associate
News Director; Claudia Lombana, Producer;
Angie Morefield, Director
The 10 O’Clock News, KTVU
Ed Chapuis, News Director; Michael Kelly, Executive
Producer;
Rita Chan, Producer; Angie Morefield, Director
Noticias 19 Univision, KUVS
Alberto Larios, News Director; Aremio Armenta,
Rene Sanchez Meza, Producers
News 10 at 6, KXTV
Ron Comings, News Director
News Broadcast - Medium Market
Action News Live at 5, KFSN
Joel Davis, News Director; Bryan Lenocker, Producer;
Warren Armstrong, Nancy Osborne, Anchors;
DeAnna McQueen, Reporter
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Noricias 21 - 6:00PM, KFTV
Samuel Belilty, News Director; Mario Lopez, Producer
News 47 at Eleven, KGPE
James C. Gonzalez, Producer; Meg Oliver, Erik Rosales, Anchors
News 8 at 10, KHNL
Sue Levine, News Director; Rich Meiers, Producer
KITV 4 News at 10, KITV
Tod Pritchard, News Director
KOLO Newschannel 8 @ 5:00, KOLO
Jack Bowe, News Director; Jason Pasco, Executive Producer;
Eric Sperling, Producer; Kelly Frank, Assignment Editor
5 pm News, KSEE
Julie Akins, News Director; Nick Trujillo, Executive
Producer; Ron Edens, Producer
News Broadcast - Small Market
KION News 46 at Eleven, KION
John Freeman, Producer; Jodi Jones, Allen Martin, Anchors
KSBW Action News Eight at 6 pm, KSBW
Lawton Dodd, News Director; Kelly Duffy, Executive Producer
Daytime Newscast
KCRA 3 Reports at at 6 AM, KCRA
Dan Weiser, News Director; James Stimson, Assistant
News Director; Gretchen Littlejohn, Executive Producer;
Carolyn Thomas, Producer
ABC 7 Morning News, KGO
Kevin Keeshan, News Director; Leetha Yee, Executive
Producer; Gil Frutoz, Jennifer Walters, Karen
Wulferdinger, Producers; Jerry Sandy, Director;
Elizabeth Bermudez, Anchor; Gary Schultz, Technical Director
The Bay Area at Ten, KNTV
Jim Sanders, News Director; Kirsten Chiala, Executive
Producer; Kristi Lawley, Producer; Brent Cannon,
Laura Garcia-Cannon, Anchors Laurel Crisan,
Arlene Sison-Handa, Michele Tengco, Writers
CBS 5 Early Edition, KPIX
Jason Duke, Producer; Robert M. Bruce, Director;
April Cummings, Jeffrey Schaub, Anchors; Roberta
Gonzales, Weather Anchor; Eric Gose, Weather Pro-
ducer; Maureen Crowe, AM ENG Control
CBS 5 Eyewitness News at Noon, KPIX
Edward Nieto, Producer; Barbara Rodgers, John
Kessler, Anchors;Roberta Gonzales, Weather Anchor;
Simon Perez, Reporter
Weekend Morning News, KPIX
David Mills, Producer; Ron Jones, Sydnie Kohara,
Anchors; Jeanette Pavini, Reporter; Robert Merryman, Writer
KTVU Channel 2 Morning News, KTVU
Ed Chapuis, News Director; Rosemary Thomas
Schwarz, Executive Producer; Valerie Streit,
Melinda Tichelaar, Producers; Pam Cook, Mark Curtis,
Anchors; Sal Castenada, Traffic Reporter; Sara Jarvis,
Reporter; Donna Behrens, Matt W. Wills, Writers;
Miranda Coykendall, Assignment Editor
Mornings on Two, KTVU
Ed Chapuis, News Director; Rosemary Thomas Schwarz,
Executive Producer; Bill Weeks, Producer;
Alicia Dlugosh, Stephanie Kelmar, Segment Producers;
Jeff Green, Director; Ross McGowan, Host; Tori
Campbell, Frank Somerville, Anchors; Catherine Ortiz,
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 continued from page 3 Serious News Feature - Series
Breaking News The Family, KGO
San Bernadino County Fires, KRON Beth Rimbey, Producer; Dan Noyes, Reporter;
Ross Palombo, Reporter Lynn R Friedman, Editor
Fire Fight, KXTV The Homeless Beat, KGO
Debroah Hoffman, Reporter Ken Miguel, Producer; Carolyn Tyler, Reporter;
Continuing Coverage Doug Laughlin, Photographer; Lynn R Friedman, Editor
Fallen Firefighter, KNTV AIDS, KOVR
Damian Trujillo, Reporter; Mark Bosselmann, Photographer Joyce Mitchell, Producer; Ted Ross, Field Producer;
Inside the Middle East, KPIX Diana Penna, Jennifer Whitney, Reporters;
Peter Saiers, Producer; Ken Bastida, John Kessler, George Tabbut, Editor
Anchors / Reporters; Richard Villaroman, Photographer; Surviving the Unthinkable, KSEE
Greg Marasso, Editor Monte Francis, Reporter; Kevin Mahan, Photographer
Recall Profiles, KRON Specialized Reports
Craig Franklin, Producer; Greg Lyon, Reporter About the Bay, KPIX
San Bernadino County Fires, KRON Mike Sugerman, Reporter; Mike Davich, Photographer;
Ross Palombo, Reporter Mary Janczura, Editor
General News Reports Beating the Odds / Students Rising Above, KRON
Alphabet Recall, KCRA Noel Cisneros, Reporter; Catherine Heenan, Wendy Tokuda,
Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Reporter Reporters
Handi-Van Hang-Up, KHNL Science Editor Brian Hackney, KRON
Sharon Chen, Reporter; Sisto Domingo, Photographer Brian Hackney, Science Editor
San Bernadino County Fires, KRON Documentary
Ross Palombo, Reporter Zemad’s Journey, KCSM
Coming Home, KXTV Dante Betteo, Executive Producer; Josh Springer,
Deborah Hoffman, Reporter; Richard Kermickel, Photographer Producer / Director; Belay Workneh, Producer
Light News Feature Aging In America: The Years Ahead, KQED /
Phantom of the Shark Tank, KNTV Talking Eyes Media
Barton Bishoff, Producer Julie Winokur, Director / Writer
Twas the Night, KRON Lost Childhood: Growing Up in an Alcoholic Family, KRON
Brian Hackney, Science Editor Emerald Yeh, Producer / Reporter; Craig Franklin,
Ear Worms, KTVU Photographer; Jim Joy, Editor
Sharon Navratil, Producer; Bob, Mackenzie, Reporter Death of a Shaman, KVIE / Great Blue Productions
Animal E-R, KXTV Fahm Saeyang, Producer; Richard Hall, Director
George Warren, Reporter; Rob Neep, Photographer Investigative Reporting
Serious News Feature Underground Car Business, KGMB
Paper Waste, KGMB Jacqueline McLean, Investigative Reporter
Jacqueline McLean, Reporter Mentally Ill, KPIX
The Fugitive Father, KNTV Robbi Peele, Executive Producer; Roz Plater, Reporter;
Brad Hicks, Reporter Joe Riordan, Photographer; Richard Villaroman, Photographer
Pyramid Scheme, KPIX Taken for a Ride, KRON
Tim Didion, Producer; Hank Plante, Reporter; Sandy Lee, Executive Producer; Abby Sterling, Producer;
Ginnelle Elliott, Associate Producer; Joe Ducey, Reporter; Glen Kinion, Photojournalist
Chris Mistrot, Photographer; Paul Morrill, Editor Sports Segment
The N-word, KRON The History of Baseball in Oakland, Fox Sports Net
Craig Franklin, Producer; Valerie St. John, Reporter Atomic Productions, Inc.
Not Ready for Justice, KTXL Danny Angotti, Producer / Director; Lucy Nazareno,
Thomas Drayton, Reporter; Tom Long, Photojournalist / Editor Associate Producer; Dennis Warsen, Photographer;
JFK Assassination Remembered, KXTV Matt Ruby, Editor
Dan Adams, Reporter Master and Commander, KXTV
Light News Feature - Series Maloof Sports & Entertainment
Will it Work Wednesdays, KCRA Craig Amazeen, Producer/Writer
Chyresse Lowther, Producer; Lynsey Paulo, Reporter; Webber Collection, KXTV / Maloof Sports & Entertainment
Larry Blitstein, Photographer Craig Amazeen, Producer/Writer
Zacatecas, KFTV Sports Program
David Ibarra, Reporter; Carlos Gaviria, Photographer 2003 NASCAR Preview Show, Fox Sports Net
Governor Who?, KPIX Ted Griggs, Executive Producer; Sean Maddison,
Mike Sugerman, Reporter; Mike Davich, Chris Mistrot, Producer; Tyler Potter, Producer / Host;
Photographers; Mary Janczura, Greg Marasso, Editors Dan Freidman, Photographer

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Terry Lowry & Fred LaCosse announce Emmy
nominations at the Hunan Restaurant in SF.
“Bringing It Together” 2003 SF Giants Special, Fox Sports Net
Ted Griggs, Executive Producer; Seth Magalaner,
Producer; Dave Benzer, Photographer; Kevin Eck, Editor
Sports Live Broadcast
Nevada vs. San Jose State Football, Fox Sports Net
Ted Griggs, Producer; Devon Ferris, Coordinating Producer;
Meredith Stroupe, Associate Producer; Joe Washington,
Production Manager; Tom Adza, Director; Mindi Bach,
Talent; Peter Schofield, Photographer
San Francisco Giants Baseball: Barry Bonds Birthday, Fox Sports Net
Ted Griggs, Executive Producer; Joe Washington,
Coordinating Producer; Jeff Kuiper, Producer; Jim Lynch,
John Ward, Directors; Duane Kuiper, Mike Krukow,
Glen Kuiper, Talent
Oakland A’s Baseball, KICU
Mark Wolfson, Producer/Director
Live Event Program
Evening Magazine 5th Anniversary, KPIX
John Corey, Producer; Sergio Marquez, Director
New Year’s Live, KRON
Laura Duzen, Director
Southwest Chinese New Year Parade, KTVU
Jim Haman, Producer; Jeff Green, Director
Don Thompson, Engineer in charge; Steve Shlisky,
Coordinating Producer;Julie Haener, Ben Fong-Torres,
Hosts; Don McCuaig, Photographer
Cultural Affairs Segment
Gone Not Forgotten, KFTY
Chris Bollini, Producer
Wine Country Living: Wine Painter, KNTV
Mary Orlin, Producer
Evening Magazine: Holocaust Survivor, KPIX
Margaret Slattery, Producer
Spark: Youth Speaks, KQED/BAVC
Howard Shack, Segment Producer
Cultural Affairs Program
Spark: Fame, KQED/BAVC
Pam Rorke-Levy, Series Producer; Tyler Johnson,
Segment Producer; Amy Miller, Associate Producer;
June Mesina Ouellette, Associate Producer; Laurie
Schmidt, Series Editor; Mark Rinehart, Associate Producer
Latin Eyes, KRON / Latin Eyes
Andres Pruna, Executive Producer
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Moscone and Milk: Assassination at City Hall, KRON
Jim Swanson, Executive Producer; Ken Swartz, Pro-
ducer; Belva Davis, Narrator; Stephen Whyte, Editor
Searching for Asian America, KVIE
David Hosley, Eddie Wong, Producers; Don Young,
Series Producer
Informational Short Form
Parker, KFSN
Aurora Diaz, Producer; Keith Allen, Alex Ruiz,
Photographers; Luis Ramentas, Editor
Second Labels, KPIX
Jeanette Pavini, Reporter
Forest of Clouds, KRON
Henry Tenenbaum, Producer / Writer / Photographer
Art Takeshita, Co-producer / Editor
Bay Area Backroads: Spirit of the Golden Gate Bridge in H.D., KRON
Eunice Louie, Producer; Jack Uhalde, Photographer;
Brian Cardello, Audio
Med Watch: Jack, Be Quick, KSEE / Community Medical Centers
Michelle Van Valkenburg, Producer
Chester Aaron’s Garlic, KVIE
Bryan Shadden, Producer
Informational Program
Bay Area Backroads: Best of the Bay, KRON
Dan Herz, Senior Producer; Eunice Louie, Michael
Rosenthal, Segment Producers; David Vandergriff, Editor
The Great American Toy Test, KTVU
Sharon Navratil, Producer; Tom Vacar, Talent/Writer
Breast Cancer: Strength & Courage, KVIE
Sue Pearson-Atkinson, Producer; Lori Lane, Producer;
Joyce Mitchell, Segment Producer
Education / Instructional Program
Big Band Magic, KQED
Bud Gundy, Producer; Hanna Lin, Associate Producer;
Rick Butler, Director; Norm Levy, Editor
Bay Area Backroads: Big Sur by Land and Sea, KRON
Eunice Louie, Producer; Dave VAndergriff, Editor
Seizing Power: The Steel Seizure Case Revisited,
KTEH / Stanford University
Randy Bean, Executive Producer; Alison Gibson; Producer
Children / Youth Segment
Tech Talk with Socko, Media Center / Digital Turbulence, Inc.
Karen Adams, Douglas DeVore, Michael Heath,
Wendy Van Wazer, Producers; Dave Robertson, Theme
Composer; Chris Pearce, Jennifer Sunglao, Photographers
Every 15 Minutes, KTLN
Mike Bruining, Producer / Editor; Debra Fraser, Host
Kids & Parents: The New Drug Reality, KTXL
Thomas Drayton, Reporter; Tom Long, Photojournalist / Editor
Children / Youth Program
High School Sports Focus: Out of Bounds, KICU
Michael Delfino, Producer; Brodie Brazil, Reporter
Real Science: Water Wonders, KTEH
Allison Woodruff, Producer; Jessica Rueter-Andrews,
Associate Producer; Steve Kern, Editor
Kids, Cash & Common Sense, KVIE
Craig Miller, Dan Mogulof, Producers; Richard Enos,
Director of Photography; Mark Johnson, Editor
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Entertainment Segment
Wine Country Living: Two-Buck Chuck Challenge, KNTV
Mary Orlin, Producer, Mark Oltz, Photographer / Editor
Evening Magazine: Artificial Cow Inseminator, KPIX
James Reid, Producer; Rory Keenan, Editor
Evening Magazine: Mighty Mites: Twin Baseball, KPIX
Margaret Slattery, Producer; Branson Tarr, Videographer;
Colleen Kessler, Editor
Spark: The World According to Keith Knight, KQED/BAVC
Howard Shack, Segment Producer
Entertainment Program
Wine Country Living: Bachelor Family Winery, KNTV
Mary Orlin, Producer
Evening Magazine, KPIX
John Corey, Supervising Producer; Malou Nubla, Host
Bay Area Backroads: Great Race, KRON
Jim Swanson, Executive Producer; Dan Herz, Senior
Producer; Christine Dooley, Producer; Jack Uhalde,
Director of Photography Brian Cardello, Dean Kendrick,
Photographers; David Vandergriff, Editor
Current Affairs Segment
California Connected: M.I.N.D., PBS Stations / KCET
Angela Shelley, Segment Producer
Bay Area Backroads: Glide Memorial, KRON
Michael Rosenthal, Producer / Writer; Brian Cardello,
Photographer; David Vandergriff, Editor
Current Affairs Program
AIDS in the 21st Century, Access Sacramento /
Ross-Campbell, Inc.
Joyce Mitchell, Producer / Writer; Ted Ross, Director;
Jennifer Whitney, Program Host; George Tabbut, Editor;
Eric Warp, Artist
Eyewitness News: In Perspective, KPIX
Peter Saiers, Producer
Beating the Odds / Students Rising Above, KRON
Wendy Tokuda, Producer/Talent; Catherine Heenan,
Noel Cisneros, Reporters; Javier Valencia, Writer;
Alex Jonsson, Jim Joy, Editors
Interactivity
Peterson Case SpecialReportPage@NBC11.com, KNTV
Laurence Scott, Producer / Reporter
Spark Web Site, KQED/BAVC
Marie K. Lee, Interactive Producer
Communty Program
Edutopia Special - Oakland Schools, KDOL /
George Lucas Educational Foundation
Ken Ellis, Producer
Livermore, KQED / Team Raney
Rachel Raney, Producer / Director
On the Homefront: Survivors of War, KQED
Michael Isip, Executive Producer; Jon Fromer, Producer;
Robin Epstein, Associate Producer; Peter Borg, Director
Return to the Valley, KTEH
Christina Lim, Produer; Scott Graceheff, Director; Chris
Million, Director of Photographer; Steve Kern, Senior Editor
Public Service Announcement
Reading Is Cool, Fox Sports Net
Tom Pellack, Producer; Jennifer Franklin, Associate
Producer;Aaron Buckles, Animation
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Chess, KFTY / SenaReider Advertising
John Reider, Creative Director
Backyard, KRON / Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Cindy Fluitt, Executive Producer; Jeffrey Goodby,
Creative Director; Margaret Johnson, ACD / Art Director;
Mimi Cook, ACD / Writer
Magazine, KRON / Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Cindy Fluitt, Executive Producer; Jeffrey Goodby,
Creative Director; Margaret Johnson, ACD / Art Director;
Mimi Cook, ACD / Writer
School, KRON / Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Cindy Fluitt, Executive Producer; Jeffrey Goodby,
Creative Director; Margaret Johnson, ACD / Art Director;
Mimi Cook, ACD / Writer
Commercial Announcment
Sportsbar, KICU / KGO / Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Jamie Barrett, Creative Director; Steve Yee, Art Director;
Dan Rollman, Copywriter; Stefan Copiz, Art Director;
Ian Kalman, Copywriter
Helmet, KRON / J. Walter Thompson
Jill Auerbach, Producer; John Zissimos, Writer;
Greg Rowan, Art Director
Kick, KRON / J. Walter Thompson
Jill Auerbach, Producer; John Zissimos, Writer;
Greg Rowan, Art Director
Promotion News / Program
Sea Lions, KNTV
Vera Edgerton, Promotions Producer
A Town Exposed, KPIX
Samantha Swartz, Writer / Producer
Armstrong & Getty History, KQCA
Jay Rudin, Writer / Producer / Photographer / Editor
Smallville Time Change, KQCA
Jay Rudin, Writer / Producer / Photographer / Editor
Promotion Sports
Blitz 3 Cheer, KCRA
James Cosgrove, Producer; Patrick Hugunin,
Editor / Photographer
Blitz 3 Show Tease, KCRA
Andrew Fowler, Producer; Patrick Hugunin, Editor
Cal Bears Basketball, KRON
Emily Bails, Associate Producer
The Tango, KTXL
Ari Pitchenik, Writer / Producer
Promotion Image
Another Reason to Watch, KGO
Therese Gamba, Executive Producer; Melissa Crawford,
Writer / Producer; Frank Zamacona, Director;
Robert Poulton, Graphic Artist;
Brad Welles, Sound Designer
Tabloid Spot, KBHK
Trish Herrera, Writer / Producer / Editor
Coverage You Can Count On, KTVN
David Ratto, Producer / Director; Bryan Sintay, Producer
/ Writer; Bryan Evans, Photographer / Lighting Director
“We Report to You” Campaign, KTXL
Ari Pitchenik, Writer / Producer
“Who Reports to Me”, KTXL
Ari Pitchenik, Writer / Producer
 Kids, Cash and Common Sense, KVIE
Chris Cochran, Director
Editing News
Bollini Composite, KFTY
Chris Bollini, Editor
Bishoff Composite, KNTV
Barton Bishoff, Editor
Homeless Snapshot, KPIX
Paul Morrill, Editor
Hooley Composite, KRON
Partrick Hooley, Editor
Editing Program
High School Sports Focus: Out of Bounds, KICU
Alforde Joaquin, Editor
Van Wazer Composite, KNTV / Digital Turbulence, Inc.
Wendy Van Wazer, Editor
Shlisky Composite, KTVU
Steve Shlisky, Editor
Set Design and/or Lighting
“The First Time” musical entertainment (clockwise) Project: WB20 Backlot, KBWB
Pimento, lounge band; musical director Scott Singer; Amanda Hanig, Robert Twigg, Set Designers
soloists: Lori Carsillo, Booke, Karina Zorn, Lauren Pease. Live from S.F., it’s Emmy 2003, Peninsula TV / NATAS
Deanne Moenster, Set Director; John Mayne, Leaf
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT (CRAFTS) Sarlya, Nick Hamil, Set Designers; Robert Erdiakoff,
Camera News Lighting Director; Gabriel Nansen, Graphic Design
Bollini Composite, KFTV On Camera News - Anchors
Chris Bollini, Videographer Fitzpatrick, KCRA
Bishoff Composite, KNTV Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Anchor
Barton Bishoff, Photojournalist Noticias 14 Univision, KDTV
The Battle, KRON María Leticia Gómez, News Anchor
Angie Moriconi, Photojournalist Oliver Composite, KGPE
Camera Program Meg Oliver, Anchor
Abraham Mendoza, KGO / KNTV Lisa Kim Composite, KNTV
Abraham Mendoza, Photographer Lisa Kim, Anchor
Joaquin Composite, KICU Haener Composite, KTVU
Alforde Joaquin, Videographer Julie Haener, Anchor
DeVore Composite, KNTV / Digital Turbulence, Inc. On Camera News - Weathercasters
Douglas DeVore, Videographer It Never Rains in California huh!, KPIX
Tarr Composite, KPIX Samantha Mohr, Chief Meteorologist
Branson Tarr, Videographer On Camera News - Field
Enos Composite, KVIE Freedman Composite, KGO
Richard Enos, Videographer Wayne Freedman, Reporter
Graphic Design Bob on the Loose, KNTV
KGO - TV Graphics Package, KGO Bob Redell, Reporter
Donna Wilhelm, Graphic Designer Trujillo Composite, KNTV
KQED ID, KQED Damian Trujillo, Reporter
Caroline Hendriks, Art Director Tony Russomanno Reports, KPIX
Coverage You Can Count On, KTVN / ImageSync Tony Russomanno, Reporter
Broadcast Design Adams Composite, KXTV
David Ratto, Designer Dan Adams, Reporter
Graphics Composite, KTVU On Camera - Sports
Deanne Moenster, Design Director; Lora Gillis, Golden State Warriors Basketball Announcers, Fox Sports Net
Gabriel Nansen, Rudy Ortega, Graphic Designers Glen Kuiper, Reporter
Direction San Francisco Giants Baseball Announcers, Fox Sports Net
Lynch Composite, Fox Sports Net Duane Kuiper, Play-by-Play Announcer; Mike Krukow,
Jim Lynch, Director Color Analyst;Glen Kuiper, Reporter
LightenUp!, KRON / GraceCom Media - Grace Cathedral San Jose Sharks Hockey Announcers, Fox Sports Net
Rick Johnson, Director Drew Remenda, Color Analyst; Randy Hahn,
Bushardt Composite, KRON Play-by-Play Announcer;Glen Kuiper, Reporter
Fred Bushardt, Director continued on page 8
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On Camera - Program

celebrates 50 years
Mike & Malou Montage, KPIX
Malou Nubla, Host
Kids, Cash & Common Sense, KVIE
Jack Gallagher, Host
Writing News
Fitzpatick Composite, KCRA
Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Writer
DUI, KGMB
Jacqueline McLean, Writer
Boyd Composite, KNTV
Jan Boyd, Writer
Tony Russomanno Reports, KPIX
Tony Russomanno, Writer
Sugerman Composite, KPIX
Mike Sugerman, Writer
Lyon Composite, KRON
Greg Lyon, Writer
Jones Composite, KRON
Mark Jones, Writer
Writing Program
Susan’s Story: A Message of Hope, KCRA KQED Public Broadcasting celebrated its 50th
James Stimson, Edie Lambert, Karen Tann, Writers anniversary on April 30th. Upon its founding in 1954,
Mixed Plate at the Great Western War, KITV KQED was given its name from the Latin quod erat
Pamela Young, Writer demonstrandum (“something that was to be demon-
Stoelk Composite, KPIX strated”). Fifty years later, KQED continues to dem-
Dave Stoelk, Writer
onstrate its commitment to educate, inform and
Corey Composite, KPIX
entertain Northern California with its innovative
John Corey, Writer
Kids, Cash & Common Sense, KVIE programming and services.
Craig Miller, Gwen Gordon, Michelle Mahoney, “From the time of our very first broadcast,”
Dan Mogulof, Brian Narelle, Writers said Jeff Clarke, president/ CEO of KQED, “we have
Specialty-Audio believed in the power of media to inspire lifelong
Big Band Magic, KQED learning and civic participation. We are proud of our
Paul Zahnley, Senior Engineer legacy and how this unwavering dedication has
Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade, KTVU served—and continues to serve—our community.”
Mark Metzler, Allan Palamos, Audio Engineers KQED was founded by the Bay Area Educa-
Death of a Shaman, KVIE / Great Blue Productions
tional Television Association as one of a handful of
Paul Zahnley, Senior Engineer
stations referred to as the “educational television
Specialty-Technical Achievement
Bay to Breakers, KRON movement.” KQED’s first employees were James
Ken Lombardi, Don Sharp, Technical Coordinators Day and Jonathan Rice, who initially conducted
business from Rice’s station wagon. Eventually
outgrowing their mobile office, KQED acquired

Scholarship Awards
The National Television Academy, San Fran-
cisco/Northern California Chapter, is pleased to
announce the winners of two $3,000 scholarships in
the area of television production and videography.
Xiaoli Zhou from the UC Berkeley Graduate
School of Journalism successfully competed for the
Peter J. Marino Production award. Rob Harris, also
from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journal-
ism, took the Shelly Fay Videography award. The
winners will be honored at the annual Emmy Awards
on May 22.
Off Camera, May 2004, page 8
KPIX’s old transmitter and studio atop the Mark
Hopkins Hotel.
KQED also operates 5 digital television
channels, which include KQED HD, KQED Encore,
KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; as well as
KQED Public Radio and KQED Education Network.
Emmy Showcase 6/24
Save the date of Thursday, June 24th for
“Emmy Showcase.” View clips from this years
Emmy winners and ask the producers questions.
7 to 9 pm at Dolby Labs, 100 Potrero in SF.
Co-sponsored with BAVC.
 CINEMA CLUB
San Francisco, May 10th Sacramento, May 15th
A comic series of Denzel Washington
short vignettes that stars as a govern-
build on one another to ment operative/
create a cumulative soldier of fortune who
effect as the charac- has pretty much
ters discuss things as given up on life. In
diverse as caffeine Mexico City, he
popsicles, Paris in the reluctantly agrees to
twenties and the use of take a job to protect a
nicotine as an insecti- child (Fanning)
cide all the while sitting whose parents are
around sipping coffee threatened by a wave
and smoking ciga- of kidnappings. He
rettes. As Jarmusch eventually becomes
delves into the normal close to the child and
pace of our world from their relationship
an extraordinary angle, he shows just how absorbing reawakens and rekindles his spirit. When she is
the obsessions, joys and addictions of life can be. abducted, his fiery rage is unleashed on those he
Starring: Roberto Benigni, Cate Blanchett, Steve feels responsible, and he stops at nothing to save
Buscemi, Steve Coogan, Alfred Molina, Bill her.
Murray, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Steven Wright, Starring: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning,
Isaach De Bankole, GZA, Cinque Lee, Joie Lee & Christopher Walken, Marc Anthony, Radha Mitchell
Taylor Mead. Directed by: Tony Scott
Directed By: Jim Jarmusch. Produced by: Lucas Foster, Arnon Milchan,
Written by: Jim Jarmusch. Tony Scott 2 hrs. 26 min.
Produced by: Jason Kliot & Joana Vicente. MPAA Rating: R for language and strong violence.
1 hour, 36 minutes MPAA Rating: R for language Website: http://www.manonfiremovie.com
Websiite: http://www.coffeeandcigarettesmovie.com Meet vice president George Franco in the lobby of
This is a special PRIVATE screening at the the Regal Theatres at Natomas Marketplace, 3561
Delancey Street Screening Room, 600 The Truxel Road, Sacramento (Off I80). First showing,
Embarcadero, San Francisco. Refreshments & check theatre for exact start time
Networking 7 p.m., movie 7:30 p.m. Seating limited
The CINEMA CLUB is a FREE first run monthly
to first 146 to arrive.
screening for NATAS, DGA and AWRT members

NorCal rules at AP Awards who may bring a guest.

Northern California television stations “ruled”

at this year’s annual APTRA Awards(Associated
Press Television-Radio Association of California and
Nevada) held April 2-3 at the Paradise Pier Hotel
ABC7 hires designer
Anne Corneliuson has joined the staff at ABC-7
Disneyland Resort in Orange County. as a graphic designer.
KNTV-11 took home nine awards, including Corneliuson will design news graphics and con-
photographer and reporter of the year. KPIX CBS 5 tribute to the overall graphic presentation at the San
and KRON-4 both earned two awards, and KDTV-14 Francisco station.
won for “Best Anchor” in a small market. She comes to ABC7 from KGPE in Fresno, where
Also receiving top honors were KXTV in she was responsible for news, promotion and web
Sacramento with one award, and KSEE in Fresno design. Before that, Corneliuson worked as a graphic
with three. Santa Rosa’s KFTY earned 5 trophies, designer at Signature Network in San Francisco.
and Salinas’ KION took home three wards, including
top honors as APTRA’s “Station of the Year”.
Congratulations!
Off Camera, May 2004, page 9
 Former ABC-TV correspondent Jack Smith
By Fred LaCosse

We lost one of our finest this “I watched all the friends I had
spring. Jack Smith, ABC-TV in the world die.
correspondent for 26 years, died This sort of experience leaves
of pancreatic cancer on April 7, scars.
2004. I had nightmares, and for
I had the privilege of getting to years afterwards I was sour on
know Jack after he retired from life, by turns angry, cynical and
ABC and moved to the Bay Area alienated.
in 2001. Then one day I woke up and
We shared many a newsroom saw the world as I believe it really
war story together, commiserating is, a bright and warm place.
and even arguing about the I looked afresh at my scars
present state and direction of and marveled, not at the frailty of
television news. human flesh, my flesh, but at the
Then, in August of 2003, Jack was diagnosed with indomitable strength of the human
pancreatic cancer. Doctors at UCSF Medical Center spirit. In spite of bullets, in spite of
in San Francisco did their best, but were able to hot metal fragments, the spirit
prolong his life only another seven months. lives on.
In 1965, as a 19 year old infantryman, he was This is the miracle of life.”
wounded, but survived one of the most terrifying and Professionally, Jack was intellectual, inquisitive,
costly battles of the Vietnam war. thorough and articulate. Personally, he was quiet
His own words describing his experience and and unassuming and helped define in my mind the
eventual transformation best define his spirituality. meaning of the word ‘gentleman.

THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

OFFICERS:
David Mills, KPIX, President
Lynn R Friedman, KGO, VP, SF
Keith Sanders, Perfect Pitch TV, VP, SJ
George Franco, KOVR, VP, Sacramento
SAN FRANCSISCO
Erik Rosales, KGPE, VP, Fresno NORTHERN C ALIF
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Pamela Young, KITV, VP, Hawaii Sharon Navratil, KTVU San Mateo, CA 94403
Michele Ball, KBWB, Secretary John Odell, CCSF (650) 341-7786
James Spalding, Spalding & Co., Nancy Osborne, KFSN F: (650) 372-0279
Treasurer (Finance) Pat Patten, KRON/Young www.emmysf.tv
(Membership)
NATIONAL TRUSTEES: Terri Russell, KOLO
James Lautz, Tudor Communications Heather Searles, ITVS
Cynthia Zeiden, Zeiden Media (Activities) Damian Trujillo, NATAS
Javier Valencia, KRON (Awards)
GOVERNORS: Kira Vilanova, KDTV (Publicity)
Dan Adams, KXTV Stuart Yamane, Yamane Creative Svc.
Dan Ashley, KGO Richard Zanardi, Notre Dame
Brian Avery, KTLN
John Catchings, Catchings & Assoc. COMMITTEE CHAIRS
(Museum) Darryl Cohen, Cohen & Cooper (Legal)
Ginnelle Elliott, KPIX Linda Giannecchini, KQED (Museum)
Albert Garcia, KUVS
Alison Gibson, Media Cool (Education) EXECTIVE DIRECTOR
Stewart Heller, York Productions Darryl R Compton, NATAS
Adam Housley, Fox News
Ronald Louie, KTVU Off Camera
Terry Lowry, LaCosse Productions Damian Trujillo, Editor
Deanne Moenster, KTVU Darryl Compton, Publisher
John Murray, JM Communications Robert Mohr, Photographer
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