44th Annual Ohio Valley Regional Emmy® Awards

Congratulations to all of this year's nominees!

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2008 Emmy® Award Nominees

Newscast - Evening (Markets 1-74)

• **There were no nominees in this category.
  

Newscast - Evening (Markets 1-74)

• Local 12 News Live at 11:00
  Ted Wilson, Michael Beauchat
  WKRC
• 9 News at 6: 11/16/07
  Doug Lillibridge
  WCPO

Newscast - Evening (Markets 75+)

• WBKO News at 6PM
  Henry Chu
  WBKO

News Special

• Remembering Flight 5191
  Pope Cudd
  WKYT

Breaking News

• Escapee Chase & Hostage Standoff
  Kristen Orlando-Ricordati
  WCMH
• Water Main Break (Morning Mystery)
  Maureen Kocot, Steve Harvey
  WBNS
• Bullitt County Train Derailment
  Holly Rupprecht
  WHAS
• Water Main Break (Rush Hour)
  Mike Gravely, Tino Ramos
  WBNS

Continuing Coverage

• Martin's Mission: CJ's Law
  Drew Speier
  WFIE
• Flight 5191 Aftermath
  Chase Cain
  WLEX
• You Tube Cop
  Maureen Kocot
  WBNS
• Search for Jessie
  Amy Rogan
  Ohio News Network

Team Coverage

• **There were no nominees in this category.
  

Feature News Report - Within 24 Hours

• Well, Hello Colonel
  Megan Skaggs, Paul Mojonnier
  WHTVQ
• Making a Point
  Ben Jackey, Scott Eckhardt
  WLKY

Feature News Report - No Time Limit

• Caught on Tape
  Stefanie Silvey
  WFIE
• Drive-In Movie Theater
  Mark Allen, Michael Latta
  WTHI

Feature News Report - Series

• New Day New Way
  Susan Dinkel, Michael Latta
  WTHI
• Louisville SWAT
  Chuck Olmstead, Donnie Ruark
  WHAS

General Assignment Report - Within 24 Hours

• Lima Company Memorial
  Lindsey Seavert, Jeff Ritter
  WBNS
• Funeral Crash
  Lindsey Seavert, Jeff Ritter
  WBNS
• Marina's Memorial
  Jon Smith, Greg Stotelmyer
  WTVQ
• A Farmer's Fate
  Karin Johnson, Ron Schmidt
  WLWT
• Beyond Words
  Joe Arnold, Pete Longton
  WHAS
• Where is Vernon Stewart's Body?
  Joe Arnold, Wade Harris
  WHAS
• Scary Squatters
  Rick Miller, Eric Flack
  WAVE
• Horse Rescue
  Rick Miller, Mark Schnyder
  WAVE

General Assignment Report - No Time Limit

• Wolf Creek
  Steve Burgin
  WLKY
• Return to Falmouth
  Greg Stotelmyer, Steve Kaufmann
  WTVQ

Investigative Report - Single Story

• Hardly Working
  Laure Quinlivan, Phil Drechsler
  WCPO
• Delaware 911 Delays
  Paul Aker, Joel Chow, Chris Kettler
  WBNS
• Organ Donation Network
  Hagit Limor, Anthony Mirones
  WCPO
• From Russia with Love?
  Dave Wagner, Chris Knight, Carolyn Hong
  WLWT
• Secret Shots
  Dave Wagner, Chris Knight, Carolyn Hong
  WLWT

Investigative Report - Series

• Public Housing Crime Probe
  John Boel
  WLKY
• Knott County
  Heather MacWilliams, Charles Watson
  WTVQ

Spot News

• Robber's Run Stopped by Pit!
  Robert K. Forrest
  WSYX/WTTE
• Richmond, IN Fire
  Marco Felder, Mary Costello
  WKEF/WRGT

Arts/Entertainment - News

• **There were no nominees in this category.
  

Arts/Entertainment - Program

• Taylor's Attic Season 2
  Ben Bays
  Guardian Studios
• ArtZine 401
  Cynthia Gaillard, Forest Godsey
  WOSU

Business/Consumer - News

• Solid Gold Weddings
  Hagit Limor, Anthony Mirones
  WCPO
• Safe Sleep Test
  Chuck Strickler, Jeff Ritter
  WBNS
• Stop the Catalogs
  Kevin Landers, Scott Doelling
  WBNS

Business/Consumer - Program

• Exposing Lead
  Chuck Strickler, Heather Pick, Aysu Basaran, Bill Reagan, Chris Kettler
  WBNS

Children/Youth/Teens - News

• Reds Rookie Success League for Youth
  Christopher A. Hursh
  WKRC
• Online Predators
  Jennifer Baileys
  WDRB

Children/Youth/Teens - Program

• Books Alive! For Kids
  Kathy Wade, Alphonzo Wesson, Jeanette Altenau
  WKRC/Zomotion Pictures/Learning Through Art, Inc.
• Clifft Notes: Lesson on Life
  Candyce Clifft, Jennifer Keeney, Eric Edwards
  WDRB
• The Shadow Knows
  Mary Rathke
  WOSU

Crime - News

• Criminals in Schools
  Penny Moore, Joel Chow, Chris Kettler
  WBNS
• Prostitution Ring
  Micah Riffle, Denise Alex
  Ohio News Network
• After the Drug Bust
  John Boel, Dave Mills
  WLKY
• John Doe
  Stefanie Silvey
  WFIE

Crime - Program

• Patrolling Lake Cumberland
  Scott Moore
  Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife

Education/Schools - News

• Education Gives Hope in a War Zone
  Jason Ryan Claspell
  WTVW
• Blind Man Walking
  John Boel
  WLKY

Education/Schools - Program

• iMix @ Ohio State
  Kevin Theessen, Chris Hedrick, Jake Housh
  WOSU
• Arnice Smith: Freedom Hero
  Jim Friedman, Pete Ohs
  Blind Squirrels Production Group

Health/Science/Environment - News

• Strides in Medicine: Women's Health
  Susan Burton, Jay Novotny
  WSYX
• A Matter of Life & Death
  John Boel
  WLKY
• Coach Joe B. Hall: Champion and Survivor
  Nancy Cox Kenny
  WLEX
• Reconstructing Rachel
  Christine Habrle
  WCHS/WVAH
• St. Jude Children's Hospital
  Deborah Linz, Jim Reed
  WCHS
• Super Germ
  Paul Moses
  WLKY

Health/Science/Environment - Program

• Justice's Story
  Tom Housley
  WHIO
• Kentucky Life (Nature & Environment compilation)
  Brandon Wickey
  KET

Historical/Cultural - News

• Time After Time
  Lindsey Seavert, Steve Maguire
  WBNS

Human Interest - News

• Beading for Autism Cure
  Candyce Clifft, Eric Edwards
  WDRB
• Run 131
  Reid Olson, Carrie Weil
  WAVE
• Little Victories: The Tim Berta Story
  Chuck Strickler, Scott Doelling
  WBNS
• Cashier Kid
  Angela An, Jeff Ritter
  WBNS

Human Interest - Program

• Craig Kielberger: Freedom Hero
  Jim Friedman
  Blind Squirrels Production Group
• Honor Flight
  J. Cabot Rea, Stephen Wainfor, Stewart Williams
  WCMH
• Honor Flight
  Mary Rathke
  WOSU

Politics/Government - News

• Tunica in the Bluegrass?
  Connie Leonard, Drew Cook
  WAVE
• MRDD Homes
  Hagit Limor, Anthony Mirones
  WCPO
• Homeland Security Funds
  Laure Quinlivan, Phil Drechsler
  WCPO

Politics/Government - Program

• To Prepare a Nation
  Mark Linderman
  Wayne County Health Department

Religion - News

• Curbside Charity
  Paul Aker, Joel Chow, Bill Reagan
  WBNS
• Creation vs. Evolution
  Nate Zinnel, Kurt Ludlow
  WBNS
• Turning Straight
  Marvin Bartlett
  WDKY

Societal Concerns - News

• **There were no nominees in this category.
  

Specialty Assignment Report - News

• Get the Lead Out
  Peter Bour
  WDTN
• Gillispie is Innocent
  Laure Quinlivan, Phil Drechsler
  WCPO
• CrimeTracker 10: Sexual Assaults
  Angela An, Bill Reagan
  WBNS

Specialty Assignment Report - Program

• Discover Ohio
  Jason Pheister, Mike Moon
  Ohio News Network
• The Other Side of Horse Sense
  Chuck Olmstead, Forrest Clem
  WHAS

Sporting Event/Game - Live/Unedited

• University of Louisville Men's Basketball
  Deborah L. Harbsmeier
  WHAS
• Cincinnati Reds Baseball
  Tom Farmer, Doug Johnson, Brian Hunterman, Christian Roberts, Matt Sigafoos
  FSN Ohio
• Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey
  Ed Milliken, Doug Johnson, Tom Farmer, Christian Roberts, Brian Hunterman, Matt Sigafoos
  FSN Ohio
• Crew Pre-Game Show (live)
  Kathy Shelton, Ken Neal
  Columbus Sports Network

Sportscast

• **There were no nominees in this category.
  

Sports - News (Single Story or Series)

• 2nd Chances
  Kent Spencer, Jason Candy
  WTVQ
• I Miss Tony Everyday
  Scott Harvey, Reid Olson
  WAVE
• Barbaro
  Tom Kenny, Charles Watson
  WTVQ
• Reviving Youth Baseball
  Hutch Konerman
  WDTN
• Inside the Ironman
  John Boel, Bill DeReamer, Doug Druschke
  WLKY
• 2007 Buckeye Bios
  Shawn R. Holmes
  WCMH
• Street Legal
  Anthony Rothman
  WSYX/WTTE

Sports - Program Feature/Segment

• The Bengals Rock
  Scott Simpson
  Cincinnati Bengals/JungleVision Productions
• Spec Alexander
  Amanda Hara
  WLEX

Sports - Regularly Scheduled Daily or Weekly Program

• Destroyers Digest: Arena Bowl
  Timothy Flaherty, Jessie Eck, Ray Crawford, Josh Glenn
  Columbus Sports Network
• Buckeye Football Xpress
  Josh Glenn, Jim Grogan, Timothy Flaherty, Ray Crawford, Theo Burskey, Chris Miles, Jessie Eck
  Columbus Sports Network
• Buckeye Football Preview
  Jennifer Shackle Duffy, Jack Schrom, Amy Paulin
  Brainstorm Media, Inc./JFS Properties
• Buckeye Blitz
  Katie Logan
  Ohio News Network
• Reds Live
  Kent L. Weaver, Doug Johnson, Christian Roberts, Tom Farmer
  FSN Ohio

Sports - One-Time Special

• AmeriCheer 2007 Ohio Cheerleading and Dance Championship
  Jennifer Duffy, Gordon Lash
  Brainstorm Media, Inc.
• Under the Lights: 2007 NHL Draft
  Tim B. Baker, Tom Farmer
  FSN Ohio

Weather - News

• Findlay Flooding
  Don Taylor
  Ohio News Network
• Tracking the Tornado
  Jay Cardosi, Bill DeReamer
  WLKY

Weathercast

• Supercell Thunderstorm at Rush Hour
  T.G. Shuck
  WKYT

Weather - Program

• Winter in the Miami Valley
  Jamie Simpson
  WHIO

Documentary - Historical

• Milton Caniff
  Darrin McDonald
  WOSU
• Kentucky WWII Veterans: In Their Own Words
  Thomas Bickel
  KET
• Where the River Bends
  Marsha Cooper Hellard, Charlee Heaton, Thomas Bickel, Mary Marshall Hester, Craig Cornwell
  KET
• Brothers In Arms
  Edward Feuerherd
  Creation Films

Documentary - Topical

• Back to the Wild
  David E. Carter, Nick Clooney
  Sanibel Films
• Winning Lives: The Story of Ted Ginn, Sr.
  John Dauphin, Seth Moherman
  OneYES Productions, LLC

Interview/Discussion Program

• Columbus on the Record
  Mike Thompson
  WOSU
• Bengals Spotlight: T.J. Houshmandzadeh
  Tim B. Baker, Tom Farmer
  FSN Ohio

Magazine Program

• Bernson's Corner General Store
  Barry Bernson, Jennifer Keeney, Eric Edwards
  WDRB
• Mainstreet: Hand Made
  Cheryl Beckley, David Brinkley, Jessica Gibbs
  WKYU
• Our Ohio
  Kitty Lensman, Richard Wonderling, Deborah Andrews, Richard Nordstorm, Joe Crane, Mindi Anthony, Mike Cornett, David Temmesfeld
  ThinkTV

Nostalgia Program

• WBOY: 50 Years and Growing
  Joshua "J." Turchetta
  Ten Minutes of Silence Films/WBOY
• West Virginians Remember WWII
  Pat Sergent
  West Virginia Public Broadcasting
• The War (interstitials)
  Mary Rathke
  WOSU

Public/Current/Community Affairs Program

• Viewpoint: Second Life
  Kevin Theessen
  WOSU

Informational/Instructional Program

• The Piano Guy
  R J Cavallaro, Kenneth Mills, Scott Houston
  Mills/James Productions
• Everyday Freedom Heroes
  Jim Friedman
  Blind Squirrels Production Group

Special Event Coverage - Live

• LEX 18 Special Coverage of Derby 133
  Jennifer Evans Smith
  WLEX
• Thunder Over Louisville
  Jennifer Keeney, Barry Fulmer
  WDRB

Community/Public Service (PSAs)

• Everyday Heroes: Foster Parents
  Jeff Barklage
  PPS Group - Northlich
• Father's Day
  Kevin Smith
  Guardian Studios
• Black Violin: Linton Music - The Mayor's 801 Plum Concerts
  Alphonzo J. Wesson, III, Tracy L. Wilson
  Zomotion Pictures/Linton Music
• Franklin County Children Services: What Kids Would Give
  Joe Cygan, Pete Halliday
  Brainstorm Media, Inc.

Commercial

• Dodgeball Campaign
  Ben Bays
  Guardian Studios
• 2007 International Auto Show
  Joe Cygan
  Brainstorm Media, Inc.
• Addicted to Brew
  Joe Cygan, Pete Halliday
  Brainstorm Media, Inc.

News Promo - Single Spot/Campaign

• Operation Football: License to Play
  Jill Drury, Darin Pope
  WDTN
• Prescription Prices
  Nicole Williams
  WBNS
• Sky 5 Breaking News
  Pete Salkowski
  WLWT

News Promo - Single Spot/Same Day

• News 5 P.O.P. Bank Robbery
  Mike Pearrow
  WLWT

Image Promo - News

• Hour by Hour Campaign - Winter
  Michael J. Freeman
  WKRC
• HD Campaign
  Paul Harper, Sheila Obermeyer
  WCPO
• Hour by Hour Campaign - Fall
  Michael J. Freeman
  WKRC
• Hour by Hour Campaign - Spring
  Michael J. Freeman
  WKRC

Program Promo - Single Spot/Campaign

• Kentucky Life Signpost Spot
  Erin Lowry, Robert Elliott, Timothy Bischoff
  KET
• Dayton's CW Profile Campaign: February Sweeps 2007
  Kelly Schreier
  WBDT
• Kid's Schedule with Oscar
  Diana Bergemann
  WOSU
• We Remember World War II
  Kay High, Julie Davis, Mindi Anthony, Richard Nordstorm
  ThinkTV

Program Promo - Sports

• March Madness
  Dana Holt
  WKRC

Image Promo - Station

• 2007 10TV Station Image
  David Plantz
  WBNS
• Mary Ann and Milton
  Richard Wonderling, Mindi Anthony
  ThinkTV

Special Achievement: News Excellence

• 10TV News HD
  John Cardenas
  WBNS
• WLKY
  Mike Neelly
  WLKY

Special Achievement: Station Excellence

• ONN - Ohio's Channel
  Jason Pheister, Tom Griesdorn
  Ohio News Network

Anchor - News

• Composite
  Angela An
  WBNS
• Composite
  John Boel
  WLKY
• Little Victories: The Tim Berta Story
  Chuck Strickler
  WBNS

Anchor - Weather

• Tornado in Town
  Jay Cardosi
  WLKY
• Composite
  T.G. Shuck
  WKYT
• Composite
  Bill Meck
  WLEX
• Composite
  Eric Elwell
  Ohio News Network

Anchor - Sports

• Composite
  Anthony Rothman
  WSYX/WTTE

Reporter

• Composite
  Libby Kirsch
  WDTN
• Investigative Composite
  John Boel
  WLKY
• Consumer 10
  Chuck Strickler
  WBNS
• Composite
  Mark Schnyder
  WAVE

Reporter - Features/Human Interest

• Angela An
  Angela An
  WBNS

Reporter - Sports

• Inside the Ironman
  John Boel
  WLKY
• Composite
  Katie Witham
  Columbus Sports Network

Sports Analyst/Play-by-Play

• Composite
  Randy Rhinehart
  Columbus Sports Network

Performer/Narrator

• **There were no nominees in this category.
  

Program Host/Moderator

• ArtZine
  Charlene Brown
  WOSU
• The Piano Guy
  Scott Houston
  Mills/James Productions
• Composite
  Tim Farmer
  Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife

Director - Live or Live to Tape

• **There were no nominees in this category.
  

Director - Post-Production

• Everyday Freedom Heroes
  Jim Friedman
  Blind Squirrels Production Group

Director - Short Form

• **There were no nominees in this category.
  

Photographer - News

• Adrenaline on Wings
  Ron Johnson
  WHAS
• Stories to Remember
  Jeff Ritter
  WBNS
• Composite
  Steve Kaufmann
  WTVQ
• Composite
  Paul Mojonnier
  WTVQ

Photographer - Sports

• Ironman
  Matt English
  WDRB

Photographer - Program

• Where the River Bends
  Frank Simkonis
  KET
• Composite
  Chris Hedrick
  WOSU

Photographer - Short Form

• Mary Ann and Milton
  Joe Crane
  ThinkTV
• Back in Black
  David Ashbrock
  WXIX
• Youth Duck Hunt
  Scott Moore
  Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife

Editor - News

• Composite
  Anthony Mirones
  WCPO
• Composite
  Kris Sproles
  WDTN

Editor - Sports

• Composite
  Timothy M. Flaherty
  Columbus Sports Network
• Buckeye Bios
  Shawn R. Holmes
  WCMH
• Inside the Ironman
  Doug Druschke
  WLKY

Editor - Program

• Honor Flight
  Mary Rathke
  WOSU
• Everyday Freedom Heroes
  Matt Hatton
  Blind Squirrels Production Group
• iMix
  Chris Hedrick
  WOSU

Editor - Short Form

• Composite
  Mark McDonald
  WKRC

Writer - News

• **There were no nominees in this category.
  

Writer - Program

• **There were no nominees in this category.
  

Writer - Short Form

• **There were no nominees in this category.
  

Graphics & Animation

• Composite
  Richard Byrne
  WSTR
• Dodgeball Campaign
  Rick Schilg
  Guardian Studios
• Composite
  Christy Lampe-Combs, Nathan Fessel, Nathan Fessel, Brian Sachleben
  WHAS
• CSN 2007 ID Package (Composite)
  Jeff Davis, Craig Rose, Michael Smith
  361 Studios

Graphics & Animation - News

• **There were no nominees in this category.
  

Art Direction

• **There were no nominees in this category.
  

Audio

• Everyday Freedom Heroes
  Michael Duffey
  Blind Squirrels Production Group

Musical Composition/Arrangement

• Everyday Freedom Heroes
  Wes Boatman
  Recording Services, Inc.

Lighting

• Books Alive! For Kids
  Dave Markey
  WKRC/Zomotion Pictures/Learning Through Art, Inc.
• Back in Black
  David Ashbrock
  WXIX
• Where the River Bends
  Frank Simkonis
  KET

Advanced Media: Sports

• **There were no nominees in this category.
  

Advanced Media: Arts/Entertainment

• BulleitPoints Compilation
  Jim Bulleit
  WLKY

Advanced Media: Business/Consumer/Financial

• **There were no nominees in this category.
  

Advanced Media: Informational/Instructional

• What's the Problem?
  Mark Brewer
  WOUB

Advanced Media: Public/Current/Community Affairs

• The Justice League of Ohio
  Tom Gilligan, Cheryl Ryan
  The PowerPlant Multimedia Studios
• American Rhapsody
  Mandy Levy, Pete Ohs
  ProjectMill

Advanced Media: Commercial

• 43rd Emmy Awards Ceremony Web Promo
  Craig Rose, Michael Smith
  361 Studios
• Composite
  Jeff Davis
  361 Studios

Advanced Media: Interactivity

• Ohio War Stories
  Susan Meyer, Richard Moore, Scott Gowans, Brent Davis
  WOSU

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