1996 Winners

1996 Heartland Chapter Emmy Award Winners
Category Title Station/Credits
1-Extended News Coverage
The Littlest Life KUSA Denver
9 News Staff
2 – Spot News Lookout Mountain Rescue KCNC Denver
Brett Wood
Rebecca Stevens
3 – General News/No Limit 
(double winner)
Stories From Bosnia KUSA Denver
Ed Sardella
Chris Wheeler
Pump & Run KUSA Denver
Ward Lucas
John Fosholt
4 – General News/24 Hours Tornado Damage KUSA Denver
Eric Kehe
Kathy Sabine
Kim Christiansen
Dan Wood
5 – Live News Plains Tornado KCNC Denver
Luan Akin David Gregg
Mike Silva
Tim Wieland

 

6 – News Feature/No Limit Rulers of the Arctic KCNC Denver
Vicki Hildner
Bill Stuart
Bill Masure
Alison Harder
7 – News Feature/24 Hours Hump vs. Bump KMGH Denver
Paul Reinertson
Dan Dwyer
John Hilf
8 – Non-News Feature Wind Beneath My Wings WFAA/KUSA Dallas
Vince Patton
Keith Dlott
Kathy McKinnon
Lloyd Gottschalk
9 – Investigative Reporting Rental Roulette KMGH Denver
Dave Minshall
Coby Howell
Jim Weiss
Kenny Shead
10 – Special Events Coverage The 1996 Bolder Boulder KCNC Denver
Terry Trovato
Tom Richards
Doug Houston
Dan Ries
11 – Sports Reporting Tribute to a Senior KSNW Witchita
Ted Lewis
Leon Liebl
12 – Sports Program Challenge: World Series of Beep Baseball DCPA Denver
Dirk Olson
Richard Jenkins
David Miers
Dave Krahling
13 – Documentary: Current Issues Tapestry KFOR Ok. City
Linda Cavanaugh
Tony Stizza
Chuch Endicott
14 – Documentary: Artistic or Cultural Last of the One Room Schools: Christmas Program (Episode Three) KUON Lincoln
Joel Geyer
Perry Stoner
Mike Weiser
Tom Larson
15 – Documentary: Historic Home At Last DCPA Denver
Dirk Olson
Steven Delano
Dave Krahling
Mike Marek
16 – Target Audience Program News for Kids – Kids Make a Difference KCNC Denver
Karen Weinman
Bill Ward
Anna Rooke
Michael Galvez
17 – Public Affairs Program Media Violence: At The Crossroads WFAA Dallas
Nann Goplerud
18 – Informational/Instructional Program Spirit of Colorado – Railways KRMA Denver
Walter Baas
John W. Burshtan
Daniel Mercure
Lisa Olken
19 – Interview/Discussion Program Project 8: Family First Town Meeting: Protecting Our Children WFAA Dallas
Nann Goplerud
Cheryl McCallister
Lisa Parisot
Pam Curry
20 – Entertainment Program Hollywood One on One – Batman Special KUSA Denver
Steve Small
Kim Bontempo
Scott Patrick
Mike Banowetz
21 – Youth/Children’s Program 21. Youth/ Children’s Program News For Kids – Scuba KCNC Denver
Karen Weinman
Bill Ward
Anna Rooke
Michael Galvez
22 – Editorial/Commentary Celebrity Killer KCNC Denver
Greg Moody
23 – PSA: Single Announcement His Eyes KETV Omaha
Paul Tranisi
24 – PSA: Campaigns Dare To Care KXAS Dallas
Verdell Christophersen Crystal Smith
Sterling Johnson
Jon Berry
25 – Promotion: Spot Announcement/News Tarnished Star KXAS Dallas
Verdell Christophersen Sterling Johnson
Jon Berry
26 – Promotion:
Spot Announcement/Non-News
The French Spot KERA Dallas
Linda Stogner
Joe Bill Worthington
27 – Promotion:
Spot Announcement/Station Image (double image)
1996 Spring Image KXAS Dallas
Verdell Christophersen Crystal Smith
Jon Berry
Sterling Johnson
1995 Year Ender KXAS Dallas
Verdell Christophersen Tony Fetters
Sterling Johnson
Jon Berry
28 – Promotion Campaign: News News Toy Test ’95 KXAS Dallas
Crystal Smith
Sterling Johnson
John Schleef
Dwight Vasel
29 – Promotion Campaign: Non-News Superbowl XXX WFAA Dallas
Jim Glass
Don Hazen
30 – Promotion Campaign: Station Image Spirit of Texas ’96 WFAA Dallas
Jim Glass
Tracy Helms
31 – Production Engineering Duel in the Desert Superbowl XXX Preview

 

WFAA Dallas
Wm. Craig Harper
Wayne Kube
Johnny Stigler
32 – Music Tapestry KFOR Ok. City
Tony Stizza
Linda Cavanaugh
Drew Barlow
33 – Animation Production Design 33 The Race KXAS Dallas
Crystal Smith
David Wells
34 – Anchor: News Oklahoma Live KTVT Ft. Worth
Cameron Harper
35 – Anchor: Sports Tony Zarrella – Sports Anchor KMGH Denver
Tony Zarrella
36 – Anchor: Weather Backyard Weather with Mike Nelson KUSA Denver
Mike Nelson
37 – Producer: Newscast 6PM Newscast KTVT Ft. Worth
Michelle Lannom
38 – Direction: Live Olympic Festival Opening Ceremony KCNC Denver
Tom Edwards
39 – Direction: Tape/Film Hollywood One On One-Batman Special KUSA Denver
Kim Hutchinson
40 – Special Engineering Achievement Dale Hansen’s All-Star Preview WFAA Dallas
Wm. Craig Harper
41 – Editing: Documentary/Magazine Tapestry KFOR Ok. City
Tony Stizza
42 – Editing: News Series, News Features The Body Pierced! KCNC Denver
Eric Blumer
43 – Editing: Promotion, PSA KCNC 1995 Year Ender, TIME KCNC Denver
Dave McCoy
44 – Editing: Spot News Wild Chase KUSA Denver
Brad Houston
45 – Editing: Sports, Entertainment Broncos Training Camp KUSA Denver
John Kuhrt
46 – Post Production/On-Line Editor Beyond Information KCNC Denver
Derek A. Wilson
47 – Audio I’ll Be Home for Christmas KUSA Denver
Brad Houston
48 – Lighting Medicine Hunters WFAA/Ind. Dallas
Jimmy Graham
49 -Set Design
News 4 Texas Set KDFW Dallas
Karen Vigurs
50 – Still Graphics 50 Graphics Gallery ’95-’96 WFAA Dallas
Linda Hamilton
51 -Videography/Cinematography: Documentary, Magazine Colorado Boys Ranch KUSA Denver
Chris Wheeler
Klondike and Snow KCNC Denver
Bill Masure
52 – Videography/Cinematography: News Series, News Features World’s Largest Hummingbird Feeder KCNC Denver
Eric Blumer
53 – Videography/Cinematography:
Promotion, PSA
Double Trouble KUSA Denver
Andy Schaeffer
54 – Videography/Cinematography: Spot News The Search for Fletcher Cox KCNC Denver
Eric Blumer
55 – Videography/Cinematography:
Entertainment, Sports
Maggie the Ball Hog KMGH Denver
Dan Dwyer
56 – Writing: News Noble Cause KOTV Tulsa
Scott Thompson
57 – Writing: Programming Tapestry KFOR Ok. City
Linda Cavanaugh
58 – Writing: Promotion, PSA The Drug Maze WFAA Dallas
Cathy Helean
59 – Journalistic Enterprise Journalistic Enterprise KCNC Denver
Vicki Hildner
60 -Student Information Program Campus Television News – Colorado State University Ft. Collins
Jessica Clark
Tony Vigil
Elizabeth Chum
Christina Boos & CTV Staff
CTV News 4-25-96 Colo. State Univ. Ft. Collins
Sonya Douglass
Sally Benn
Christy Boos
Shane Crigger
61 – Student Entertainment Program CTV Presents:
Fishbone – All Ska, All Night
Colo. State Univ. Ft. Collins
Anthony Cimino
Steve Roberts
62. Student PSA CTV Promo Colo. State Univ. Ft. Collins
Anthony Vigil