THE 22nd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
09/05/01 (Revised 9/07/01)
THE 22nd ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS PRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL
ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES
New York, September 5, 2001 – The 22nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards were presented by
the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences tonight. A stellar line up of prominent newsmakers
presented the awards to a distinguished group of broadcast journalists following a black-tie dinner at the
Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Noted broadcast journalist Charles Osgood, of CBS Radio and
Television, acted as the Master of Ceremonies at the event.
"The coveted Emmy was awarded to programs and program segments, as well as to individuals, for outstanding
achievement in News and Documentary programming,” said Bill Small, Vice Chairman for News and
Documentaries of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. “The recipients were chosen by blue
ribbon panels composed of broadcast industry professionals. A total of 121 nominations were drawn from over
1450 entries, all of which were originally broadcast during the 2000 calendar year.”
The numerical breakdown, by broadcast and cable entities, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of
Lutz and Carr, LLP, follows:
CBS
PBS
CNBC
NBC
ABC
CNN
Discovery
8
7
5
4
3
2
2
MSNBC
Syndicated
Cinemax
HBO
HBO Signature
TLC
2
2
1
1
1
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Newsmakers from the fields of politics, diplomacy, science and the arts who presented the Awards were (listed
in alphabetical order): David Boies, Attorney; Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration;
Cheryl D. Mills, Senior Vice President, Corporate Policy and Public Programming, Oxygen Media; Reverend
Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., President, Fordham University; Governor Ann W. Richards, former Governor of Texas;
Dr. J Craig Venter, President, Celera Genomics; Dr. Elie Wiesel, Professor, Boston University, Nobel Peace
Prize recipient; Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.
A complete list of the 22nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Award recipients will be posted on the
academy's web site at www.emmyonline.org.
The 22nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards is presented by the National Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of television.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
ZARA MIRZA
PUBLICIS DIALOG
212-684-6300
zara.mirza@publicis-usa.com
AWARDS CONTACT:
BILL SMALL, VICE CHAIRMAN FOR
NEWS AND DOCUMENTARIES
NATAS
212-586-8424
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THE WINNERS
OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY – PROGRAMS
* ABC News -- Peter Jennings Reporting
The Gunfight
ABC
Executive Producer
Thomas G Yellin
Senior Producer
Mark Obenhaus
Producer
Keith Summa
Correspondent
Peter Jennings
OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY - SEGMENTS
* Dateline NBC
The Insider
NBC
Executive Producer
Neal Shapiro
Senior Producer
Marc Rosenwasser
Producer
Colleen Halpin Rubino
Correspondent
Chris Hansen
OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY
SCHEDULED NEWSCAST - (SEGMENTS)
* Discovery News
Mozambique Floods
Discovery
(Discovery / NBC )
Executive Producer
Carol Williams
Senior Producer
Jon Schriber, Knute Walker
Editorial Producer
Robert Ferraro
Producer
Justin Balding, Sue Simpson
Correspondent
Kevin Tibbles, Ron Allen
Executive in Charge
Sharon Scott
Senior Executive Producer
Neal Shapiro
Executive Producer For The Discovery Channel:
Bob Reid
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OUTSTANDING INSTANT COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY - PROGRAMS
* ABC World News Tonight Weekend
Elian Gonzalez
ABC
Executive Producer
Katherine O'Hearn
Senior Producer
Craig A Bengtson, Bob Crawford, Muriel Pearson
Producer
Gitika Ahuja, Nina Alvarez, John Boswell, Lenny Bourin,
Sam Brooks, Sophie Conover, Karen D'Uva, Michelle Genece,
Robin Gradison, Jacques Grenier, James Hamilton, David Herndon,
Eric Holder, Nelli Kheyfets, Nils Kongshaug, Felicia Makowski,
George Pilla, Eddie Pinder, Cathy Porter, Mark Reeves, Stephanie Smith,
Audrey Taylor, Tim Tison, Marcia Vivancos, Toni Wilson
Anchor
Elizabeth A Vargas
Correspondent
Ron Claiborne, Linda Douglass, John Miller, Terry Moran, Martha Raddatz,
Bill Redeker, Jeffrey Toobin, Mike Von Fremd
Off-Air Reporter
Ellen Davies
and
* The News with Brian Williams
The Crash of Singapore Airlines
MSNBC
Executive Producer
Steve Capus
Senior Producer
Jean Harper, Larry Moscow, Chris J. Sheridan
Supervising Producer
Patrick Burkey, Inci Ulgur
Producer
Tom Bernthal, Bill Diederich, Carol Eggers, Cory Gnazzo, Toby Josephs,
Amy Kasarda, Molly Parnell, Alice Rhee, Eelin Reily, Steve Shapiro
Correspondent
Robert Hager
Anchor and Managing Editor
Brian Williams
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OUTSTANDING INSTANT COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY
SCHEDULED NEWSCAST- SEGMENTS
* ABC World News Tonight Weekend
Reporters Notebook with Palestinian
Cameraman
ABC
Executive Producer
Paul S Mason
Senior Producer
Craig A Bengtson, Muriel Pearson
Producer
Bruno Nota
Segment Producer
Michelle Genece
OUTSTANDING BACKGROUND / ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE CURRENT STORYPROGRAMS
* Frontline
Drug Wars
PBS
Frontline/WGBH
Executive Producer
Michael Sullivan
Senior Executive Producer
David Fanning
Senior Producer
Sharon Tiller
Series Producer
Martin Smith
Producer
Doug Hamilton, Ken Levis, Brooke Runnette, Oriana Zill
Reporter
Lowell Bergman
and
* Kent State: The Day the War Came Home
Executive Producer
Paul DonVito, Mark Mori
Producer
Ron Goetz
4
TLC
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OUTSTANDING BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE CURRENT STORY- SEGMENTS
* National Geographic Explorer
The Pigeon Murders
CNBC
National Geographic Productions
Head of NHU
Keenan Smart
Executive Producer
David Royle
Senior Producer
Jon Goodman
Supervising Producer
Bruce Norfleet
Producer
Sean Fine
OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM - PROGRAMS
* Cinemax Reel Life
Crimes of Honor
Cinemax
Executive Producer
Sheila Nevins, Marie Natanson
Supervising Producer
Nancy Abraham
Producer
Shelley Saywell
and
* CNN Perspectives
Cry Freetown
CNN
Executive Producer
Nick Hayes
Producer
Elizabeth Ground
Reporter
Sorious Samura
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OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM - SEGMENTS
* CBS News 60 Minutes
MTBE
CBS
Executive Producer
Don Hewitt
Senior Producer
Josh Howard, Esther Kartiganer, Merri Lieberthal
Producer
Graham Messick
Executive Editor
Philip Scheffler
Correspondent
Steve Kroft
and
* CBS News 60 Minutes II
The First Casualty
CBS
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Senior Producer
Patti Hassler, Michael Whitney
Producer
Draggan Mihailovich, Christine Spolar
Correspondent
Bob Simon
OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW / INTERVIEWER
* CBS News 60 Minutes
Timothy McVeigh
CBS
Executive Producer
Don Hewitt
Senior Producer
Josh Howard, Esther Kartiganer, Merri Lieberthal
Producer
Michael Radutzky
Executive Editor
Philip Scheffler
Correspondent
Ed Bradley
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OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A CONTINUING NEWS STORY - PROGRAMS
* P.O.V.
Blink
PBS
Executive Producer, P.O.V./American Documentary, Inc.
Cara Mertes
Executive Producer, ITVS
James T. Yee
Producer
Elizabeth Thompson
OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A CONTINUING NEWS STORY - SEGMENTS
* CNN
Sierra Leone
CNN
Senior Producer
Tom Fenton
Producer
Stephanie Halasz, Robert Wiener
Correspondent
Ben Wedeman
and
* CBS News 60 Minutes
Smallpox
CBS
Executive Producer
Don Hewitt
Senior Producer
Josh Howard, Esther Kartiganer, Merri Lieberthal
Producer
Peter Klein
Executive Editor
Philip Scheffler
Correspondent
Mike Wallace
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OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A CONTINUING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY
SCHEDULED NEWSCAST - (SEGMENTS )
* NBC Nightly News
Mozambique: A Nation Drowning
NBC
Executive Producer
Jonathan Wald
Senior Broadcast Producer
Ben Sherwood
Senior Producer
Mary Laurence Flynn
Coordinating Producer
Gena Fitzgerald, Albert Oetgen
Producer
John Bartlett, Babak Benham, Carl Bostic, Carol Grisanti, Andy Gross,
Kevin Monahan, Michele Neubert, Steve O’Neill, Yuka Tachibana,
Fiona Turner, Derek Wilkinson, Peter Yu
Correspondent
Ron Allen, Bob Faw
OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL OR CULTURAL PROGRAMMING - PROGRAMS
*Nature
The Urban Elephant
PBS
13 / WNET
Executive Producer
Fred Kaufman, Christine Weber, Keenan Smart
Producer
Allison Argo
OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL OR CULTURAL PROGRAMMING – SEGMENTS
*CBS News 60 Minutes II
Birth of a Language
CBS
Producer
Janet Klein
Correspondent
Scott Pelley
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OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL PROGRAMMING - PROGRAMS
* HBO Documentary Special
One Day in September
HBO
Executive Producer
Lillian Birnbaum
Producer
John Battsek, Arthur Cohn
OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL PROGRAMMING - SEGMENTS
* CBS News 60 Minutes
The Dirty War
CBS
Executive Producer
Don Hewitt
Senior Producer
Josh Howard, Esther Kartiganer, Merri Lieberthal
Producer
Michael Gavshon
Executive Editor
Philip Scheffler
Correspondent
Bob Simon
OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL PROGRAMMING WITH LIMITED DRAMATIZATION PROGRAMS
*HBO Signature Double Exposure
The Children of Chabannes
HBO Signature
Executive Producer
Sheila Nevins
Co - Producer
Dean Wetherell
Producer
Kary Antholis, Lisa Gossels
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: WRITING
* CBS News Sunday Morning
Goodbye, and Thanks
CBS
Writer
Peter Freundlich
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OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: DIRECTING
* Nature
The Urban Elephant
PBS
13 / WNET
Director
Allison Argo
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: RESEARCH
* The American Experience
George Wallace : Settin' the Woods on Fire
PBS
WGBH
Researcher
Dan Carter, Sandra Guardado, Daniel McCabe, Matt McClung, Paul Stekler
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: CINEMATOGRAPHY (STUDIO
AND LOCATION)
* National Geographic Explorer
Flying Devils
CNBC
National Geographic Productions
Cinematographer
David Allen, Mark Smith, Jane Watson
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: ELECTRONIC
CAMERAWORK
* The News with Brian Williams
100 Days, 1000 Voices
MSNBC
Electronic Cameraperson
Dana Roecker, Tom Tanquary, Kort Waddell
and
* NBC Weekend Today
Christmas Lights
NBC
Electronic Cameraperson
James Douglas
and (continued)
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OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: ELECTRONIC CAMERAWORK Continued
* National Geographic Explorer
Into the Volcano
CNBC
National Geographic Productions
Electronic Cameraperson
Jeff Streich, Franck Tessier, Irene Margaritis
and
*Dateline NBC
Net Worth
NBC
Electronic Cameraperson
Bill Locatell, Rich White
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: SOUND
* The Living Edens
Anamalai: India's Elephant Mountain
PBS
ABC / Kane
Dubbing Editor
Paul Clark
Dubbing Mixer
Graham Wild
Sound Designers
Clifford Hoelscher
Re-recording Mixer
Alan Decker, Mark Linden, Tara Paul
and
* The Living Edens
Kamchatka: Siberia's Forbidden Wilderness
PBS
ABC / Kane
Sound Designers
Clifford Hoelscher
Re-recording Mixer
Alan Decker, Mark Linden, Tara Paul
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OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: EDITING: VIDEOTAPE AND FILM
* National Geographic Explorer
The Pigeon Murders
CNBC
National Geographic Productions
Editor
Bonnie Cutler-Shear
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: LIGHTING DIRECTION
* National Geographic Explorer
The Body Snatchers
CNBC
National Geographic Productions
Lighting Director
Nick Stringer, Rob Goldi, Tony Allen, David Scharf
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: GRAPHIC AND ARTISTIC DESIGN
* Disney's New True Life Adventures
Sea Of Sharks
Syndicated
Cyberdyne Systems
Designer
Jack M Bertram, Terrance L Trieu
and
* The Ultimate Guide
The Human Body
Discovery
Clourist
Aidan Farrell
Programme Designer
Jan Golunski
Series Designer
Mick Connaire
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: SCENIC DESIGN
*
Good Grief Charlie Brown: A Tribute To
Charles Schulz
Scenic Designer
Ann L Cudworth
Assistant Art Director
Matthew Anderson
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CBS
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OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A CRAFT: MUSIC: Composers
(including Arrangers), Directors (including Conductors)
* Disney’s New True Life Adventures
Alaska : Dances Of The Caribou
Syndicated
American Adventure
Composer
Mark Watters
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THE WINNERS
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BREAKDOWN BY PROGRAM
CBS (8)
60 Minutes (4)
The Dirty War
MTBE
Smallpox
Timothy McVeigh
1
1
1
1
60 Minutes II (2)
Birth of a Language
The First Casualty
1
1
CBS NEWS SUNDAY MORNING (1)
Goodbye, and Thanks
1
Other (1)
Good Grief Charlie Brown: A Tribute To Charles Schulz
1
PBS (7)
The Living Edens (2) [ABC/Kane] *
Kamchatka: Siberia's Forbidden Wilderness
Anamalai: India's Elephant Mountain
1
1
Nature (2) [13/WNET]
The Urban Elephant
2
The American Experience (1) [WGBH]
George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire
1
Frontline (1) [WGBH]
Drug Wars
1
P.O.V. (1)
Blink
1
* Brackets indicate production company
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CNBC (5)
National Geographic Explorer (5) [National Geographic Productions]
The Pigeon Murders
Flying Devils
The Body Snatchers
Into the Volcano
2
1
1
1
NBC (4)
Dateline NBC (2)
Net Worth
The Insider
1
1
NBC Nightly News (1)
Mozambique: A Nation Drowning
1
NBC Weekend Today (1)
Christmas Lights
1
ABC (3)
ABC World News Tonight (2)
Elian Gonzalez
Reporters Notebook with Palestinian Cameraman
1
1
ABC News -- Peter Jennings Reporting (1)
The Gunfight
1
CNN (2)
CNN PERSPECTIVES (1)
Cry Freetown
1
Other (1)
Sierra Leone
1
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DISCOVERY (2)
Discovery News (1) [Discovery / NBC]
Mozambique Floods
1
The Ultimate Guide (1)
The Human Body
1
MSNBC (2)
The News with Brian Williams (2)
100 Days, 1000 Voices
The Crash of Singapore Airlines
1
1
SYNDICATED (2)
Disney's New True Life Adventures (2)
Alaska : Dances Of The Caribou [American Adventure]
Sea Of Sharks [Cyberdyne Systems]
1
1
CINEMAX (1)
Cinemax Reel Life (1)
Crimes of Honor
1
HBO (1)
HBO Documentary Special (1)
One Day in September
1
HBO SIGNATURE (1)
HBO Signature Double Exposure (1)
The Children of Chabannes
1
TLC (1)
Kent State: The Day the War Came Home (1)
Kent State : the Day the War Came Home
1
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