1989 Emmy Award Nominees
1A Outstanding News Program – Metro Denver Stations
KCNC “News 4 Late Edition”
KWGN “Channel 2 News”
KUSA “9 News at 10”
KMGH “7 news at 10”
1B Outstanding News Program – Non-Metro Denver Stations
KKTV “Newscenter 11 at Ten”
KOAA “Eyewitness News”
KRDO “News 13 Ten O’Clock Report”
2 Outstanding Spot News
KUSA “Tornadoes”
Butch Montoya
KMGH “Denver Tornadoes”
Lance Hernandez
Peter Peelgrane
Wayne Harrison
Lynne Setzer
3 Outstanding Live News
KCNC “Tornado Sighted”
Luan Akin
Larry Green
Mike Silva
David Gregg
4 Outstanding Feature News
KCNC “Christoper’s Christmas”
John Nickel
KCNC “Vietnam: The Children”
Vicki Hildner
Madeline McFadden
Glenn McReynolds
Doug Whitehead
KMGH “Vital Signs”
Carl Filoreto
KUSA “Person of the Week /Brian & Leo”
Ed Sardella
Kim Christiansen
John Kuhrt
5 Outstanding Hard News/24 Hours
KCNC “Thomson Crime Spree”
Marv Rockford
KMGH “Pontiac Way Fire”
Dave Minshall
Jenny Reventas
Steve Kady
John Parsons
KWGN “Thomson Shooting Rampage”
Steve Grund
6 Outstanding Hard News/No limit
KMGH “Anatomy of a Plane Crash”
Coby Howell
Dave Minshall
Jan McCoy
Carl Filoreto
KCNC “Vietnam: Going Back”
Vicki Hildner
Madeline McFadden
Glenn Reynolds
Doug Whitehead
KUSA “D.U.I.”
Ed Sardella
Jeff Wilkins
7 Investigative Reporting
KCNC “Destitute in Denver”
Wendy Bergen
Vicki Hildner
Doug Whitehead
Dale Atchinson
KUSA “Bio Warfare”
Ward Lucas
John Fosholt
8 Sports Reporting
KCNC “Snowboarding”
John Cummings
KUSA “Inside the NCAA”
Gary Shapiro
John Kuhrt
Independent “Downhill Stuff (Tonight in Colorado)”
Chuck Richardson
9 Sports Program
KUSA “Race to the Clouds”
Steve Alvarez
Tom Green
Bill Cressler
Dan Perez
KCNC “Bronco Beat”
Bob Burke
Les Shapiro
Dan Nabors
10 Sports/Live Coverage
KCNC “Broncos Pre-Season Football”
Tom Edwards
Tom Richards
Terry Trovato
Ron Zappolo
Independent “Denver Nuggets Basketball”
Lou Personett
Mitzi Swentzell
11 Outstanding Current Issues Documentary
KMGH “Yellowstone: Battle for a National Treasure”
Jim Redmond
John Betancourt
Ray Volkema
KCNC “Vietnam: Face of the Future”
Vicki Hildner
Madeline McFadden
Glenn McReynolds
Doug Whitehead
12 Outstanding Artistic/Historic/Cultural Documentary
KUSA “Promises in the Mist”
Pattie Logan
Chris Wheeler
Linda Benzel
Dan Perez
KCNC “Artists of America”
Mary Brenneman
Tom Baer
Heidi McLean
13 Outstanding Target Audience Program
KUSA “Season of Hope”
Tom Green
Barry Sublett
Dan Dvorak
Mike Watson
14 Outstanding Public Affairs Program
KUSA “9 Who Care”
Carolyn Holbert
Dan Perez
Mike Watson
Jean Galloway
KCNC “Destitute in Denver”
Wendy Bergen
Vicki Hildner
Doug Whitehead
Renee Rockford
15 Outstanding Informational/Instructional Program
KCNC “Yamagata”
Vicki Hildner
Madeline McFadden
John Cummings
KCNC “Colorado Getaways”
Michael Russell
Kandy Mead-Brown
Alison Harder
KCNC “Learning 4 Fun”
Larry Green
John Taylor
Jack Pommer
Don Stevenson
16 Interview/Discussion Program
KRMA “Tessler Live: Coping With Credit”
Mark Herlinger
Gary Tessler
Linda Rea
KCNC “Decision ’88”
Ralph Allen
Jack Pommer
CJ Grammer
17 Entertainment Program
KUSA “Spring Fling”
Pattie Logan
Dan Perez
Mike Watson
KUSA “Valentine’s Day”
Pattie Logan
Dan Perez
Mike Watson
18 Outstanding Youth/Children’s Program
KUSA “Christmas in the City”
Virgil Teeter
Duke Hartman
Robert Lee Fairchild
Jim Berger
HVE Productions “Adventures in Bug Hallow”
Rex Hauck
Brian D. Veatch
Corby Powers
Dirk Olsen
19 Outstanding Special Events Coverage
KMGH “Ted Bundy: Case Closed”
Jan McCoy
Ernie Bjorkman
Andy Dudley
KUSA “Tornado Special”
Butch Montoya
20 Outstanding Editorial/Commentary
KUSA “Crash of Sky 9”
Maria Rodrigues
Sonny Jackson
Dan Dvorak
John Kuhrt
KUSA “AIDS Quilt”
Carrie Manley
Chris Wheeler
KMGH “Denver Airport: Lamm”
Tom Krol
21 Outstanding Public Service Campaign
KWGN “Twobits: Responsibility for Pet Ownership”
Jean Wolf
KCNC “Moments for MS”
CJ Grammer
Sharon Levy
Lisa Hartman
22 Outstanding Public Service Announcement, :60 or less
Phelan Productions “Cystic Fibrosis Sports Challenge”
Jim Phelan
HVE Productions “Bull Rider”
Brian Veatch
Len Atkin
Judy Buyers
Schenken Advertising “Woman (Metro Denver Gives)”
George Greven
Schenken Advertising “Music (Metro Denver Gives)”
George Greven
23 Promotion: Overall Station Image Campaign
KUSA “Dancing in the Street”
Esty Russell
Tim Sherno
Mike Watson
Bill Peterson
KDVR “All Star Acapella”
Brian Malone
Scott Sheriff
Terry Brown
24 Promotion: News Campaign
KCNC “Critic At Large”
Carol Lehr
Kathy Lyle
Tom Mares
Mike Jackson
KWGN “A More Convenient Time”
Tom Burton
Steve Grund
25 Promotion: Spot Announcement for News
KCNC “Inside the Soaps”
Priscilla Kirkley
Clyde Becker
Kandy Brown
KMGH “Do or Diet”
BB Schmid
Andy Schaeffer
Glenn Morrison
KCNC “Fierberg: Tug of War”
Clyde Becker
Priscilla Kirkley
26 Promotion: Non-news Campaign
No Nominations
27 Promotion: Spot Announcement for Other Than News
KWGN “February Movies on Denver’s 2”
Tom Burton
KWGN “Empire of the Ants”
Tom Burton
KCNC “Courtroom Opera”
Priscilla Kirkley
Clyde Becker
28 On-air Talent: News and Public Affairs
KCNC “Destitute in Denver
Wendy Bergen
KCNC “Tornadoes”
Luan Akin
29 On-air Talent: Other than News and Public Affairs
KCNC “Vietnam: Face of the Future”
Madeline McFadden
KCNC “Boulder/Boulder: Inside Out”
Larry Green
KCNC “Boulder/Boulder”
Peter Rogot
30 Outstanding Journalistic Enterprise
KCNC Wendy Bergen
KCNC Vicki Hildner
31 Director “Live”
KUSA “9 Who Care”
Dan Perez
KUSA “Christmas in the City”
Duke Hartmann
32 Director “Non-Live”
DCPA “Legends”
Dirk Olsen
KUSA “Race to the Clouds”
Dan Perez
KCNC “Mission Wolf”
R. Paul Treece
33 Writer “News”
KUSA “Promises in the Mist”
Linda Benzel
KCNC “Yellowstone”
Vicki Hildner
34 Writer “Non-news Programming”
KCNC “Artists of America”
Mary Brenneman
KUSA “Promises in the Mist”
Patti Logan
KCNC “Vietnam: Face of the Future”
Vicki Hildner
35 Writer “Promotion”
KMGH “Do or Diet”
BB Schmid
KWGN “Three’s Company: Jack Be Nimble”
Rich Green
36 Writer “Public Service”
HVE Productions “Bull Rider”
Rex Hauck
37 News Producer “Live”
KCNC “Colorado Evening News”
Joe Delmonico
38 Videographer “News/24 Hours”
KUSA “Cadet Haircuts”
Chris Wheeler
KUSA “Generations of Flags”
Daniel Dvorak
KCNC “1988 Balloon Festival”
Wayne Villeneuve
39 Videographer “News/No Time Limit”
KMGH “Aspen”
Bill Hitchcock
KCNC “Yellowstone Winter”
John Cummings
KUSA “Promises in the Mist”
Chris Wheeler
KUSA “Littleton Museum”
Mike Jensen
KUSA “Thunderboats”
Jeff Wilkins
40 Videographer “Non-news”
KCNC “The Critic at Large”
Kathy Lyle
KCNC “Artists of America”
Tom Baer
KCNC “Vietnam: Face of the Future”
Doug Whitehead
KCNC “Big Air Snowboarding”
John Cummings
41 Editor: Effects Editing
KUSA “Denver Dusk to Dawn”
Jeff Wilkins
KCNC “Sports Extra Open”
Doug Houston
KUSA “Neon”
John Kuhrt
42 Editor: Machine-to-Machine Editing
KUSA “Thunderboats”
Jeff Wilkins
Independent “Alpine Ski Coverage”
Andy Schaeffer
KCNC “Yearender 1988”
Steve Vriesman
43 Lighting
KCNC “The Critic at Large”
Robert Smith
KUSA “Dancing in the Streets”
Charles Snyder
44 Audio
DCPA “Legends”
Richard Jenkins
KUSA “Can’t Stop Rockin”
Andy Schaeffer
KCNC “Yearender 1988”
Steve Vriesman
45 Special Engineering Achievement
KUSA “Race to the Clouds”
Dan Perez
KCNC “The Boulder Boulder”
Tom Piper
46 Production Engineering
KUSA “Race to the Clouds”
Dan Perez
KCNC “The Boulder Boulder”
Tom Piper
47 Art Direction
KCNC “Critic at Large”
Tom Mares
KUSA “Dancing in the Streets”
Bill Peterson
KMGH “Station On Air Look”
Joe Negri
48 Graphic Arts
KUSA Jim Peters
KCNC Kandy Mead-Brown
KCNC Kathy Hawkins-Thaden
49 Original Local Music: Composer/Lyricist/Producer
DCPA “Legends”
Richard Jenkins
Scott Alan Smith