2004 – TV/Radio

Broadcast Division
RADIO STATIONS
Best Newscast
First Place: KCBS Radio, San Francisco
KCBS News Team
“KCBS Morning News”
Second Place: WBAL-AM, Baltimore
Steve Fermier and Bill Vanko
“Isabel – The Recovery Begins”
Third Place: WOR Radio, N.Y.
WOR Newsteam
“10/16/03 Newscast”
Coverage of a Breaking News Event
First Place: WBAL-AM, Baltimore
Bill Vanko, Steve Fermier, Chip Franklin and Pieter Bickford
“Red Lion School Shooting”
Second Place: WMAL-AM, Washington, D.C.
WMAL News Team
“Roof Collapse”
Third Place: No third place
Continuing Coverage
First Place: WMAL-AM, Washington D.C.
WMAL News Team
“Hurricane Isabel”
Second Place: KCBS Radio, San Francisco
KCBS News Team
“Recall Campaign”
Third Place: WBAL-AM, Baltimore
Scott Wykoff and WBAL Staff
“Isabel”
Coverage of War and War Related Stories
First Place: KNRC-AM, Denver
Stacey Farb
“War-Related Stories”
Second Place: Chicago Public Radio
Chicago Public Radio Staff
“War Coverage”
Third Place: WBAL-AM, Baltimore
Pieter Bickford, John Patti and Scott Wykoff
“America at War”
Investigative Reporting
First Place: WBAL-AM, Baltimore
Ron Smith and Pieter Bickford
“Held Without Bail”
Second Place: WMAL, Washington, D.C.
Joan Doniger
“Who Caught the Snipers?”
Third Place: Minnesota Public Radio
Dan Gunderson and Kate Smith
“Clouds of Doubt”
Documentary or Series of Reports
First Place & GRAND AWARD IN RADIO: WCPN/WVIZ ideastream, Cleveland
David Barnett and Al Dahlhausen
“Hank Williams – Still Cookin’”
Second Place: American Radio Works / MPR, St. Paul
Stephen Smith, Kate Ellis and Deborah George
“White House Tapes: The President Calling”
Third Place: KUT-FM, Austin
Emily Donahue
“The War and Texas”
Feature or Human Interest Story
First Place: Colorado Public Radio
Colorado Matters; Dan Drayer and Kelley Griffin
“A Conversation with Mark Sheldon”
Second Place: WCPN/WVIZ ideastream, Cleveland
Bill Rice
“Catholic School Closing”
Third Place: WKSU-FM, Kent, OH
Vivian Goodman
“Ebony’s Story”
BROADCAST RADIO NETWORKS & SYNDICATORS
Best Newscast
First Place: CBS Radio News
Christopher Glenn and Paul Farry
“CBS World News Round-up”
Second Place: ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio Team
“10 A.M. Information Network Newscast”
Third Place: no third place
Coverage of a Breaking News Event
First Place: ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio Team
“The Capture of Saddam Hussein”
Second Place: CBS Radio News
Barry Bagnato, Peter King, Jim Krasula and Cami McCormick
“Hurricane Isabel”
Third Place: no third place
Continuing Coverage of a Single News Event
First Place: ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio Team
“Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy”
Second Place: no second place
Third Place: no third place
Coverage of War and War Related Stories
First Place: CBS Radio News
CBS Radio News Staff
“CBS War Coverage”
Second Place: ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio Staff
“War With Iraq”
Third Place: Stanley Foundation and KQED Public Radio
Children of War Production Staff
“Children of War: Fighting, Dying, Surviving”
Documentary or Series of Reports
First Place: WBAP Radio
WBAP News Staff
“The JFK 40 Project”
Second Place: The Stanley Foundation and KQED Public Radio
Children of War Production Staff
“Children of War: Fighting, Dying, Surviving”
Third Place: HearingVoices.com, Transom.org
Jay Allison, Viki Merrick and Barrett Golding
“State of Union”
Feature or Human Interest Story
First Place: Ohio Landscape Productions
Sandra Sleight-Brennan
“A Passion for Art”
Second Place: Common Ground Radio
Kristin McHugh and Keith Porter
“Kien Khleang: Hope for Healing”
Third Place: ABC News Radio
Bob Schmidt and Hank Weinbloom
“Tip of the Spear”
BROADCAST OR CABLE TELEVISION STATIONS 
Best Newscast
First Place: WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh
Tricia Rorison, Roberta Peterson and Matthew Hilk
“Action News at 5”
Second Place: WFAA-TV
Robert Cartwright, Art MacLaren and David Duitch
“News 8 Update: Enterprise Extravaganza”
Third Place: WFAA-TV
Katharyn DeVille, David Elder and David Duitch
“Columbia Disaster – Tragedy Over Texas”
Coverage of a Breaking News Event
First Place: WCVB-TV, Needham, MA
WCVB Staff
“Nightclub Tragedy”
Second Place: KPRC-TV, Houston
Nancy Shafran
“Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster”
Third Place: KPRC-TV, Houston
Nancy Shafran
“Tracking Claudette”
Continuing Coverage of a Single News Event
First Place: KIRO-TV, Seattle
KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Staff
“Tracking the Green River Killer”
Second Place: WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh
Bob Longo, Matthew Hilk and Bob Mayo
“Hepatitis Outbreak”
Third Place: WEWS-TV, Cleveland
WEWS Staff
“Power Crisis”
Coverage of War and War Related Stories
First Place: WBAL-TV, Baltimore
WBAL News Team
“Local Impact of US/Iraq War”
Second Place: WFAA-TV, Dallas
Byron Harris and Doug Burgess
“Embedded with Marines in Iraq”
Third Place: WCVB-TV, Needham, MA
WCVB Team
“America at War”
Feature, Sports or Human Interest Story
First Place: WCVB-TV, Needham, MA
Heather Unruh, Rhonda Mann and Donnat Mitchell
“Beyond the Burns”
Second Place: WHNS-TV, Greenville, S.C.
Michael Cable, Doug Uhrich and Greg Simpson
“The Big Picture”
Third Place: WCVB-TV, Needham, MA
Rhonda Mann and Dr. Tim Johnson
“A Doctor’s Story”
Public Service
First Place: WMAR-TV, Baltimore
Tisha Thompson, Lamont Williams, Andrea Parquet-Taylor, and Debra Schindler
“Broken Trust”
Second Place: WJW-TV, Cleveland
Bill Sheil, Dave Hollis and Greg Easterly
“The Diocese Records”
Third Place: WTHR-TV, Indianapolis
Rich Pegram, Angela Cain and Scott Swan
“Shattering the Silence”
Documentary or Series of Reports
First Place: WFAA-TV, Dallas
“War Stories”
Second Place: KTVW Univision 33
Julio Cesar Ortiz
“Sed De Vivir” (Thirst for Living)
Third Place: California Connected
Marley Klaus, Deborah Clark and Suzanne Gladstone
“Health Care Special”
Investigative Reporting
First Place & GRAND AWARD IN TV: KMGH-TV, Denver
KMGH Staff
“Honor and Betrayal: Scandal at the Academy”
Second Place: WTVF-TV, Nashville
Phil Williams and Bryan Staples
“Perks of Power”
Third Place: WBAL-TV, Baltimore
Jayne Miller
“Fairbanks Capital”
Business and Consumer Reporting
First Place: KIRO-TV, Seattle
Bebe Emerman, Lara Underhill and Brian Doerflinger
“Fan Fires”
Second Place: WKMG-TV, Orlando
Tony Pipitone, Darran Caudle, Tim Arnheim and Jeff Fuller
“Frequent Faller”
Third Place: News 12 New Jersey
Walt Kane, William Schlosser and Anthony Cocco
“The Truth About Clothing Donations”
BROADCAST TELEVISION NETWORKS, CABLE NETWORKS AND SYNDICATORS 
Best Newscast
First Place: NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
“Columbia Disaster”
Second Place: NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
“Shock and Awe”
Third Place: CNN
Paula Zahn and Jim Miller
“Fall of Saddam”
Coverage of a Major News Event
First Place: CNN
CNN Staff
“Capture of Saddam Hussein”
Second Place: CNN NewsNight
Staff of NewsNight with Aaron Brown
“Blackout”
Third Place: CNN
Miles O’Brien
“Shuttle Columbia Disaster”
Continuing Coverage of a Major News Event
First Place: Dateline NBC
David Corvo, Marc Rosenwasser, Ellen Mason, Sara James & Bob Gilmartin
“Meet Jane Doe”
Second Place: Discovery Times Channel
Dominique Walker, Navid Akhtar, Kashaf Chaudhyr
“The Hajj: Journey of a Lifetime”
Third Place: CNN
CNN Team
“Crisis in Liberia”
Coverage of War and War Related Stories
First Place: CNN Productions
CNN Presents: “Fit to Kill”
Second Place: ABC News
Brian Ross Investigative Unit
“Iraq Stories”
Third Place: Discovery Times Channel
Jonathan Towers, Tresha Mabile and Bill Smee
“After Saddam”
Feature, Sports or Human Interest Story
First Place: Discovery Times Channel
Roger Williams, Ann Derry, Bill Smee and Philip Boag
“ New York Underground”
Second Place: CNN Productions
CNN Presents: “Whatever it Takes, Pursuing the Perfect 0”
Third Place: NBC News TODAY
Kevin Tibbles and Jen Hilton
“Stumpy the Kangaroo”
Documentary or Series of Reports
First Place: Dateline NBC
David Corvo, Ellen Mason, Hoda Kotb & Olive Talley
“Saving Dane – Adoptees Rage”
Second Place: ABC News & PJ Productions
Peter Jennings, Richard Robbins and Tom Yellin
“I Have a Dream”
Third Place: ABC News & PJ Productions
Peter Jennings, Keith Summa and Tom Yellin
“How to Get Fat Without Really Trying”
Investigative Reporting
First Place: ABC News
Brian Ross and Rhonda Schwartz
“Charity Investigation”
Second Place: ABC News
Brian Ross, Rhonda Schwartz & David Scott
“Nuclear Smuggling Project”
Third Place: CNN Productions
CNN Presents – “Easy Prey: Inside the Child Sex Trade”
News Magazine Program
First Place: Dateline NBC
David Corvo, Mark Rosenwasser, John Hockenberry, Geoff Stephens & Rayner Ramirez
“No Place Like Home”
Second Place: Dateline NBC
David Corvo, Marc Rosenwasser, Paul Greenberg, Keith Morrison & Rebecca Haggerty
“Chasing the American Dream: The New Unemployed”
Third Place: California Connected
Marley Klaus, Deborah Clark and Jose Marquez
“The Big One”
Business and Consumer Reporting
First Place: CNBC
Sue Herera, Wally Griffith, Jeffrey Pohlman and Judith H. Dobrzynski
“CNBC in India”
Second Place: CNBC
David Faber, Glen Rochkind and Lori Gordon
“The Big Lie: Inside the Rise and Fraud of World Com”
Third Place: Dateline NBC
David Corvo, Lea Thompson and Jack Cloherty
“Dirty Dining”