Los Angeles Area Emmy Nominations: Spectrum News 1 Leads The Field For First Time

Erik Pedersen

The hyperlocal Spectrum News 1 leads the way with 23 nominations for the 74th annual Los Angeles Area Emmys, which the Television Academy announced today. KCET is next with 15, followed by ABC7 (14) and KTTV (11).

The hardware will be handed out during a ceremony on Saturday, July 23, at the Academy’s campus in L.A.’s NoHo Arts District.

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The Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards honor locally produced programs in the categories of Crime and Social Issues, Culture and History, the Arts, Human Interest, Sports, the Environment, and Live and Breaking News Coverage. This is the first year that Spectrum News 1, which launched in 2018, has scored the most L.A. Area Emmy noms. The 24-hour, all-local-news outlet ran third last year with 19 noms, trailing KCET — which led the field each of the past two years — and Telemundo.

The list of nominees in all 35 categories is below; see the list of noms by network/platform here.

PROGRAMMING & NEWS CATEGORIES

L.A. LOCAL COLOR

Con Safos (Artbound)
• KCET
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Rubén Guevara, III, Executive Producer Dan Kwong, Executive Producer
Nic Cha Kim, Producer
Moni Vargas, Director, Producer
Michael Vargas, Director, Director of Photography, Editor Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer
Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer Marley Lister, Associate Producer Amanda Marie Pinedo, Associate Producer
Jose Hernandez (LA Stories with Giselle Fernandez)
• Spectrum News 1

Jose Martinez (LA Stories with Giselle Fernandez)
• Spectrum News 1

INDEPENDENT PROGRAMMING

Eddy’s World
• KCET
Lyn Goldfarb, Director, Producer

Lives, Not Grades
• KCET
Daniel Druhora, Director, Producer, Writer

Union Rescue Mission’s Angels of Hope Special
• CBS2
Joel McHale, Host
Lizz Zanin, Director, Executive Producer Richard Newcomb, Executive Producer
Stephanie Masarsky Sloves, Co-Executive Producer

EDUCATION/INFORMATION

Alice Waters: How to Start a Food Revolution
• Spectrum News 1
Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein, Executive Producer Nani Sahra Walker, Editor, Supervising Producer Cody Long, Editor, Producer
Yadira Flores, Producer

Arts Education (Artbound)
• KCET
Matt Bass, Director, Director of Photography Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Angela Boisvert, Producer Jacqueline Reyno, Producer Matthew Crotty, Co-Producer
Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer Bradley Bischoff, Editor
Amanda Marie Pinedo, Associate Producer

Finding Family: The Long Road Home
• ABC7
Veronica Miracle, Anchor, Editor, Producer, Writer Joey Ybarra, Director of Photography, Editor
Joe Tello, Editor
Jason Burks, Executive Producer

La Realidad Sobre Las Vacunas
• KMEX

Mi Familia y la Vacuna (Contigo California)
• KMEX

CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES

Arnold Schwarzenegger Gives Tiny Homes to Homeless Vets (The Issue Is:)
• KTTV-TV
Elex Michaelson, Executive Producer, Host, Writer Debbie Kim, Editor

Breaking Bias: Race in America
• KTLA5
Frank Buckley, Anchor Cher Calvin, Anchor Kimberly Cheng, Co-Host Gene Kang, Co-Host Summer Yu, Producer
Elyse Madison, Executive Producer Chris Pace, Camera, Editor

Celebrating AAPI Heritage in Southern California
• NBC4

Driving The Border: Mile by Mile
• Spectrum News 1

Stop Asian Hate (Good Day LA)
• KTTV-TV

ARTS

Corita Kent: The Pop Art Nun (Artbound)
• KCET
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Suzanne Méjean Pinney, Editor, Producer Amanda Marie Pinedo, Producer
Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer Matthew Crotty, Co-Producer
Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer

Desert X 2021 (Artbound)
• KCET
Dylan Robertson, Director, Producer Zoe Lukov, Producer
David Markun, Director of Photography
R. Brett Thomas, Editor
Caroline Gomez, Associate Producer Katie Robertson, Associate Producer Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Nic Cha Kim, Producer Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer
Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer Marley Lister, Associate Producer Amanda Marie Pinedo, Associate Producer

Greg Gorman (LA Stories with Giselle Fernandez)
• Spectrum News 1

CULTURE/HISTORY

Hearts Above Clouds
• Beach TV – CSULB Cable TV
Dave Kelly, Producer, Writer

Imagined Wests (Artbound)
• KCET
Juan Devis, Executive Producer Nic Cha Kim, Producer
Laura Purdy, Producer
Corbett Jones, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer Anna Rau, Director, Producer
Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer
Jacob Ritley, Director of Photography Alex Pelly, Editor
Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer Josh Garrett-Davis, Associate Producer
Amanda Marie Pinedo, Associate Producer Marley Lister, Associate Producer

Indigenous Land Stewardship (Tending Nature)
• KCET
Juan Devis, Executive Producer Matthew Crotty, Executive Producer Laura Purdy, Executive Producer Anna Rau, Director, Producer
Corbett Jones, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer

William Harvey (LA Stories with Giselle Fernandez)
• Spectrum News 1

INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% REMOTE)

El Condado Contigo
• LA County Channel
Lennie LaGuire, Executive Producer Michael Wilson, Executive Producer Naibe Reynoso, Anchor, Producer Carla Carlini, Producer
Joe McDonald, Producer Miguel Torres, Camera Miguel Arcega, Camera Geovany Labrada, Camera Alejandro Galvan, Editor

Graphic Design (Artbound)
• KCET
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Suzanne Méjean Pinney, Editor, Producer Amanda Marie Pinedo, Producer
Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer Matthew Crotty, Co-Producer
Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer

LGBTQIA+ (Acceso Total)
• KVEA
Elva Saray, On-Camera Talent, Writer Armida Mier, On-Camera Talent, Writer Mario Marval, Editor
Amaya Pinto-Fernandez, Producer Claudia Uballez, Associate Producer Aldo Rizzo, Editor

SoCal Wanderer
• KCET
Juan Devis, Executive Producer Jaime Morgan Muñoz, Producer Rosey Alvero, Host
Terra Gutmann-Gonzalez, Director of Photography Tom Salvaggio, Editor
Marley Lister, Associate Producer Robert McDonnell, Supervising Producer

INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% STUDIO)

Contigo California: Tu Futuro Financiero
• KMEX

Grandes Dreamers
• KLCS
Jaime Jimenez, Executive Producer

ENTERTAINMENT

Countdown to The Grammy’s: A Spectrum News 1 Special
• Spectrum News 1

Andra Day (LA Stories with Giselle Fernandez)
• Spectrum News 1

Charo (LA Stories with Giselle Fernandez)
• Spectrum News 1

The SoCal Scene Oscar Special (The SoCal Scene)
• Spectrum News 1
Brian DeCloux, Executive Producer Diana Victoria Romo, Executive Producer
Madison Wellington, Coordinating Producer Bianca Rae, Host
Melvin Robert, Host

MUSIC COMPOSITION

Indigenous Land Stewardship
• KCET
Marcus Bagala, Composer Mark Baechle, Composer

Life Centered: The Helen Jean Taylor Story
• KCET
Emily Bear, Composer

NEWS SERIES

Guatemala: Why They Come, Root Causes of Migration
• Spectrum News 1

Rising Up
• KTTV-TV

Virtually Rick
• Spectrum News 1
Rick Adams, Camera, Director, Editor, Graphic Designer, Host, Producer, Reporter, Writer

SPORTS SPECIAL

Honoring Athletes
• KTLA5

This Is Our Year: The 2020 Dodgers
• Spectrum SportsNet LA

SPORTS SERIES – NEWS

Atleta de la Semana
• KVEA

Tokyo Olympics Profiles
• NBC4
Jared Kiemeney, Producer
Fred Roggin, On-Camera Talent Jeremy Bermudez, Camera, Editor Azucena Varela, Camera
Hetty Chang, Sports Reporter Craig Swanson, Editor
Scott Weber, Camera Kenny Holmes, Editor

SPORTS SERIES – PROGRAMMING (POST-PRODUCED)

Backstage: Dodgers
• Spectrum SportsNet LA

Fernandomania
• KMEX
Lucy Anguiano, Executive Producer Salvador I. Garcia, Executive Producer
Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein, Executive Producer, Writer Mark E Potts, Editor, Supervising Producer
Steve Saldivar, Camera Jessica Q. Chen, Camera Claire Hannah Collins, Camera Cody Long, Graphic Designer Gustavo Arellano, Host
Micah Fluellen, Graphic Designer

LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres
• Spectrum SportsNet LA

Los Angeles Kings Hockey
• Bally Sports West

SPORTS FEATURE

The Incredible Tammy Blackburn (Our Stories)
• Pac-12 Los Angeles Sammy O’Brien, Producer Jessica Waite, Producer

The Pride of Riverside (Beyond The Sport)
• Spectrum News 1 Brad Feig, Editor Scott Ohashi, Camera Pat Becher, Producer

SPORTS TEASE

Dodgers Re-Opening Day
• Spectrum SportsNet LA Bettina Shore, Producer Kareem Arnold, Editor

L.A. Kings “Go Kings Go”
• Bally Sports West

LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – PROGRAMMING

62nd Annual LA County Holiday Celebration
• PBS SoCal
Kenneth Shapiro, Director, Executive Producer Nick Schwartz-Hall, Executive Producer
Ming Ng, Executive Producer Brian White, Co-Host Suzanna Guzmán, Co-Host Derek Browell, Co-Producer Gabe Uhr, Writer
Michelle Merker, Producer
Patrick Traylor, Associate Producer Jill Dove, Associate Director Shiran Stotland, Technical Director

On The Red Carpet at The Oscars
• ABC7

LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – NEWS

The Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden
• NBC4

Project Angel Food – Lead With Love
• KTLA5

FEATURE SEGMENT

Cholitas Escaladoras (Acceso Total)
• KVEA
Elva Saray, On-Camera Talent, Writer Leticia Areizaga, Producer
Aldo Rizzo, Editor

Column One: Covid Homecoming (LA Times Today)
• Spectrum News 1
Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein, Executive Producer Mark Potts, Camera, Editor, Producer
Hailey Branson-Potts, Reporter John McCutchen, Senior Producer Leslie Lindsey, Producer
Patrick Steward, Editor
Dakota Ornelas, Associate Producer Denise Callahan, Producer

FFRP Firefighters (LA Times Today)
• Spectrum News 1
Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein, Executive Producer Claire Hannah Collins, Senior Producer
John McCutchen, Senior Producer Leslie Lindsey, Producer
Denise Callahan, Producer Meiying Wu, Camera
Albert Brave Tiger Lee, Camera

Recycled Skateboard Woodworker Justin Larose (In the Studio)
• Long Beach Post
Thomas R. Cordova, Camera, Producer Cheantay Jensen, Camera, Editor, Writer Steven Smith, Camera

Yuca’s Tacos (SoCal Wanderer)
• KCET
Juan Devis, Executive Producer Jaime Morgan Muñoz, Producer Rosey Alvero, Host
Terra Gutmann-Gonzalez, Director of Photography Tom Salvaggio, Editor
Marley Lister, Associate Producer Robert McDonnell, Senior Producer

INFORMATION SEGMENT

LA Revealed: Union Station (LA Unscripted)
• KTLA5
Kimberly Cornell, Executive Producer Angel Kim, Senior Supervising Producer Ernesto Huerta-Juarez, Camera, Editor Dayna Devon, Host

The Most Studied Brain in The World (LA County Close Up)
• LA County Channel
Lennie LaGuire, Executive Producer Michael Wilson, Executive Producer Mayra Vasquez, Associate Producer Carla Carlini, Producer
Joe McDonald, Producer Jacki Karsh, Producer Miguel Torres, Camera

Turning The Tables (LA County Close Up)
• LA County Channel
Lennie LaGuire, Executive Producer Matthew King, Producer
John Vande Wege, Camera, Producer Miguel Torres, Camera
Miguel Arcega, Camera Geo Labrada, Camera
Joe McDonald, Associate Producer Carla Carlini, Associate Producer

Una Familia Reunida (El Condado Contigo)
• LA County Channel
Lennie LaGuire, Executive Producer Samara Rosenbaum, Producer Becky Schlikerman, Producer
Benji Dell, Camera Christopher Smith, Camera Gretty Camaraza, Editor

LIVE COVERAGE OF AN UNSCHEDULED NEWS EVENT

South Fire
• NBC4

Tiger Woods Crash
• NBC4

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS STORY

Awards Season 2021 Analysis (Your Morning)
• Spectrum News 1
Bianca Rae, Reporter

Back to the Garden
(Your Evening on Spectrum News 1)
• Spectrum News 1
Itay Hod, Reporter

Minari Farmer (Your Morning)
• Spectrum News 1
Jo Kwon, Reporter

Remembering Betty White – Hollywood’s “Golden Girl” (Eyewitness News at 4pm)
• ABC7
George Pennacchio, Producer, Reporter Cheryl Diano, Editor, Producer

BUSINESS/CONSUMER NEWS STORY

Billion Dollar Oasis (KTLA5 News at 10pm)
• KTLA5
Mark Mester, Reporter
Kimberly Cornell, Executive Producer Ernesto Huerta-Juarez, Camera, Editor

California Leavin’ (KTLA5 Morning News)
• KTLA5
Jessica Holmes, Reporter
Leila Shalhoub, Editor, Producer Brian Choo, Camera, Editor Adrian Huerta, Camera, Editor Pablo Chacon, Producer

El Precio de Estudiar (Noticias 34 a las Once)
• KMEX
Yarel Ramos, Reporter
Arturo Quezada, Camera, Editor Angie Gonzalez, Producer

Responde: Reverse Mortgage Mistaken Fee (Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 5:30pm)
• KVEA
Azalea Iniguez, Reporter

CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES NEWS STORY

Drowning in the Past (FACEism) (Eyewitness News at 5pm)
• ABC7
David Ono, Producer, Reporter, Writer
Jeff MacIntyre, Camera, Co-Producer, Editor

Hollywood Nonprofit Feeds the Homeless with Leftover Set Catering (Your Morning)
• Spectrum News 1
Itay Hod, Reporter

Las Fake News (Noticias 34 a las Once)
• KMEX
Andres Fernando Pruna, Camera, Editor, Producer Annabelle Sedano, Reporter
Yarel Ramos, Reporter
Dina Rodriguez, Associate Producer

Making Noise
(Eyewitness News at 5pm)
• ABC7
David Ono, Producer, Reporter, Writer
Jeff MacIntyre, Camera, Co-Producer, Editor

Pawsitive Change (Good Day LA)
• KTTV-TV
Bob Decastro, Reporter

Strangers In Your Home (FOX 11 News at 10pm)
• KTTV-TV
Luc Alexander Nixon, Editor

ART/CULTURAL/HISTORICAL NEWS STORY

Banzai Hill (FACEism) (Eyewitness News at 5pm)
• ABC7
David Ono, Producer, Reporter, Writer
Jeff MacIntyre, Camera, Co-Producer, Editor

Buffy’s Voice – The Story of Buffy Sainte-Marie (Eyewitness News at 11pm)
• ABC7
George Pennacchio, Producer, Reporter Cheryl Diano, Editor, Producer

Descanso Gardens: Cultivating a Proud History (Good Day LA)
• KTTV-TV
Bob Decastro, Reporter

Indian Schools
(CBS2 News at 11pm)
• CBS2
Frank James Caramelli, Editor

Pearl Harbor: 80 Years Ago (Eyewitness News at 4pm)
• ABC7
David Ono, Producer, Reporter, Writer
Jeff MacIntyre, Camera, Co-Producer, Editor

ENVIRONMENT NEWS STORY

Composting Your Food & How it Can Help the Environment! (Your Morning)
• Spectrum News 1
Rick Adams, Camera, Editor, Producer, Reporter, Writer

The Fire Below (The Edge) (Eyewitness News at 4pm)
• ABC7
David Ono, Producer, Reporter, Writer
Jeff MacIntyre, Camera, Co-Producer, Editor

Giving Water a Second Life (Spectrum News 1 at 12pm)
• Spectrum News 1
Renee Eng, Anchor, Camera, Editor, Producer, Reporter, Writer

So Cal Drought Emergency (KTLA5 News at 10pm)
• KTLA5
Jennifer Thang, Executive Producer Chip Yost, Reporter

Time Machine (The Edge) (Eyewitness News at 8pm)
• ABC7
David Ono, Producer, Reporter, Writer
Jeff MacIntyre, Camera, Co-Producer, Editor

When The Water Runs Out: Three Rivers (Your Morning)
• Spectrum News 1
Nathalie Basha, Reporter

HEALTH/SCIENCE NEWS STORY

Ady Barkan Fights for Healthcare Reform While Dying of ALS (Fox 11 10PM)
• KTTV-TV
Elex Michaelson, Anchor, Reporter, Writer Jake Frahm, Editor

Blowing Smoke (FACEism) (Eyewitness News at 5pm)
• ABC7
David Ono, Producer, Reporter, Writer
Jeff MacIntyre, Camera, Co-Producer, Editor

El Nuevo Hombre (Univision 6pm Newscast)
• KMEX
Andres Fernando Pruna, Editor, Producer

Fantastic Voyage to Cure Cancer (Good Day LA)
• KTTV-TV
Bob Decastro, Reporter

Japan: Hardship and Hope (Eyewitness News at 4pm)
• ABC7
David Ono, Producer, Reporter, Writer Jeff MacIntyre, Co-Producer, Editor Andres Pruna, Editor

HUMAN INTEREST NEWS STORY

A Doll Like Me (Good Day LA)
• KTTV-TV
Araksya Karapetyan, Anchor

A Grandfather’s Journey; A Grandson’s Love (Eyewitness News at 4pm)
• ABC7
Cheryl Diano, Editor, Producer
George Pennacchio, Producer, Reporter

Inside Q Anon
(KTLA5 Morning News)
• KTLA5
Christina Pascucci, Reporter Paul Sanchez, Camera
Nidia Becerra Tijerino, Producer Jennifer Thang, Executive Producer

South L.A. Native Helps Formerly Incarcerated Women Move Forward (Eyewitness News at 4pm)
• ABC7
Jessica Dominguez, Camera, Editor, Producer William A. Escobar, Camera

Students With No Home (Your Morning)
• Spectrum News 1
Taylor Torregano, Reporter

Violets Are Kind Of Purple (Good Day LA)
• KTTV-TV
Luc Alexander Nixon, Editor Bob Decastro, Reporter
Joe Edward Prince Jr, Camera

INVESTIGATIVE NEWS STORY

Curvas Voluptuosas
(Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 6pm)
• KVEA
Norma Ribeiro, Reporter

Derailing Justice
(FOX 11 News at 10pm)
• KTTV-TV
Bill Melugin, Reporter Sam Dubin, Camera Luc Nixon, Editor

SPORTS NEWS STORY

El Deporte del Futuro
(Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 6pm)
• KVEA
Alejandro J. Navarro, Anchor

Jiggy Izzy- Tomorrow’s Basketball Star Today (NBC4 News at 6pm)
• NBC4
Mario Solis, Editor, Producer, Reporter, Writer

Kobe Bryant- Los Angeles Artists Immortalize the Mamba (NBC4 News at 6pm)
• NBC4
Mario Solis, Editor, Producer, Reporter, Writer

Quietly Making History (NBC4 News at 4pm)
• NBC4
Ernesto Torres, Camera, Editor Tony Shin, Reporter

The Self Care Lab (NBC4 News at 5pm)
• NBC4
Ernesto Torres, Camera, Editor Tony Shin, Reporter

SHORT PROMO – SPORTS

2021 -22 Ducks ASL – Brand New Thing
• Bally Sports West
James Freeman, Editor, Graphic Designer, Producer

LA Clippers Teaser – Get Ready
• Bally Sports West
James Freeman, Editor, Graphic Designer, Producer

We Believe
• Spectrum SportsNet Andrew Cleary, Director Pete Carril, Director
Enrique Adánez, Camera, Editor

SHORT PROMO – NEWS/TOPICAL

Apertura y Pandemia
• KVEA
Mario Del Olmo, Producer, Writer Mario Marval, Editor

Artbound: Season 12
• KCET
Olivia Cox, Editor, Producer

T52 and NBC4 Duopoly
• KVEA
Mario Del Olmo, Producer, Writer Timothy Paine, Editor
Alejandro Chipana, Camera

Tending Nature: Indigenous Land Stewardship
• KCET
Kathleen Abing, Editor, Producer

Year Ender – 2021 In Review
• CBS2/KCAL9
Mike Maas, Producer
Jeff Chayette, Graphic Designer Otto Petersen, Producer
Jorge Lopez, Editor

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Dodgers Mask-up
• KMEX
Karen Gonzalez, Editor, Producer
Salvador I. Garcia, Associate Producer, Writer

Make The Right Call
• LA36
Kevin Pearcy, Executive Producer, Producer Yury Polissky, Director, Writer
Vance Kotrla, Graphic Designer Sean Jacobs, Camera
Adrian Guillemet, Camera Gerardo Mendoza, Camera

Memorial Day – On This Day
• CBS2/KCAL9
Mike Maas, Producer
Jeff Chayette, Graphic Designer Otto Petersen, Producer

You Were Born to Shine
• KTLA5
Robert Matthews, Producer Garry Ashton, Producer
Matt Mary, Graphic Designer

CATEGORIES WITH A SINGLE NOMINATION AND WIN

SPORTS SERIES – PROGRAMMING (LIVE BROADCAST)

Access SportsNet Dodgers
• Spectrum SportsNet LA

STATION AWARDS
Station awards do not have nominations; rather, all entrants are candidates for the Emmy statuette.

REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY MORNING NEWSCAST: 4:00AM-11:00AM

ABC7 Eyewitness News At 6am
• ABC7

Good Day LA
• KTTV-TV

KTLA5 News at 6am
• KTLA5

Noticias 34 a las 6am
• KMEX

Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 5am
• KVEA

Today In LA
• NBC4

Your Morning on Spectrum News 1
• Spectrum News 1

REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY DAYTIME NEWSCAST: 11:00AM-7:00PM

ABC7 Eyewitness News At 5pm
• ABC7

CBS2 News at 6pm
• CBS2
Courtney Ellinger, Producer
Kathy Camacho, Associate Producer
Jessika Ming-Yonekawa, Executive Producer

Fox11 News At 5pm
• KTTV-TV

KTLA5 News at 5pm
• KTLA5

NBC4 News at 5pm
• NBC4

Noticia 34 a Las Seis
• KMEX

Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 6pm
• KVEA

Your Evening on Spectrum News 1 at 6pm
• Spectrum News 1

REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY EVENING NEWSCAST: 7:00PM-12:00AM

ABC7 Eyewitness News at 11pm
• ABC7

CBS2 News at 11pm
• CBS2
Lizzy Tyler, Executive Producer Mika Edwards, Producer
Kathy Camacho, Associate Producer

Fox11 News At 10pm
• KTTV-TV

KTLA5 News at 11pm
• KTLA5

NBC4 News at 11pm
• NBC4

Noticias 34 a las Once
• KMEX

Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 11pm
• KVEA

Your Evening on Spectrum News 1 at 9:30pm
• Spectrum News 1

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