1997 Heartland Emmy Award Winners
1 a. Extended News Coverage Markets 1-50
Central Texas Tornado Coverage
WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
WFAA News Staff
1 b. Extended News Coverage
Markets 51 and above
Officers Down
KOTV, Tulsa
News on 6 Staff
2. Spot News
Downtown Disaster
KUSA, Denver
Dan Wood, EricaWilner
3. General News- No Limit
Survival in the Snow
KCNC, Denver
Bill Stuart, Vicki Hildner
Bill Masure
4. General News- 24 Hours
Fallen Hero
KUSA, Denver
Paula Woodward, Eric Kehe
5. Live News (Double Winner)
Santa Fe Explosion
KUSA, Denver
Jack Maher, Dan Wood
American Airlines Strike
KTVT, Dallas/Fort Worth
Frank Librio, John D’Amico
Cameron Harper, Karen Borta
6. News Feature- No limit
Retiring Mailman
KCNC, Denver
Bill Stuart, Bill Masure
Vicki Hildner
7. News Feature- 24 Hours
Makin’ Hooch
KTVT, Dallas/Fort Worth
Gerard Ramalho, Scott JuVette
8. Non-News Feature
Todd’s European Vacation – Texas Style
WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
Peggy Murphy, Byron Black
Alan McKenzie, Todd Harrison
9. Investigative Reporting (Double Winner)
Presumed Guilty
KXAS, Dallas/Fort Worth
Marty Griffin, Guy Morton
Brad Short
Hardly Working
KDFW, Dallas/Fort Worth
Becky Oliver, Fletcher Bransford
Phil Flemming, Jennifer Cameron
10. Special Events Coverage
Season of Speed: Pre-Race Special
KTVT, Dallas/Fort Worth
Jason Bishop, Michelle Lannom
Donovan Myrie
11. Sports Reporting
Thunder Mountain
KUSA, Denver
Eric Kehe
12. Sports Program
Challenge
DCPA, Denver
Dirk Olson, Amy R. Kaplan
Adam Kaplan, Steve Delano
13. Documentary- Current Issues
After Amber
WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
Pam Curry, Nann Goplerud
John Doty, Jesus Hernandez
14. Documentary- Artistic or Cultural
Bacteria: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
NETV, Lincoln
Bruce Thiel
15. Documentary- Historic
Ebony Chronicles: Flip Schulke
OETA, Oklahoma City
Bill Thrash, Currie Ballard
Travis Schutten
16. Target Audience Program
News for Kids – Black History
KCNC, Denver
Kristen Kidd, Cindy Wallach
Bill Ward
17. Public Affairs Program
A Common Thread
KSNW, Wichita
Curt Rierson, Rich Wood
Anita Cochran, Ted Lewis
18. Informational / Instructional Program
Spirit of Colorado – Taking the Waters
KRMA, Denver
John W. Burshtan, Walter Baas
Lisa D. Olken, Daniel Mercure
19. Interview/ Discussion Program
Ask the Media
KMGH, Denver
Pam Saunders, Andy Dudley
20. Entertainment Program
Love and Lonliness on the Plains
NETV, Lincoln
Joel Geyer
21. Youth/ Children’s Program
News for Kids – Halloween
KCNC, Denver
Kristen Kidd, Scott Takeda
Bill Ward, Steve Spangler
22. Editorial/ Commentary
Let Them In
KUSA, Denver
Doug Legore
23. PSA- Single Announcement
Party Like an Animal
KDVR, Denver
Ben Rubin
24. PSA- Campaigns
Little Weather Watchers
KTVT, Dallas/Fort Worth
Rush Olson, Lee Evans
25. Promo Spot Announcement- News- 24 Hour (Double Winner)
News 8 Tonight: Russia
WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
Cathy Helean, Jerry Cadigan
News 8 Tonight: Subs
WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
Ronda Gibbons, Jerry Cadigan
Don Hazen, Mike Kuzmick
26. Promo Spot Announcement- News- No Limit
The Dirty Dozen
KXAS, Dallas/Fort Worth
Tony Fetters, Crystal Smith
Sterling Johnson, Dwight Vasel
27. Promo Spot Announcement- Non-News
February Invasion
KDVR, Denver
Ben Rubin
28. Promo Spot Announcement- Station Image
Whenever It Happens
KXAS, Dallas/Fort Worth
Verdell Christophersen, Jon Berry
Crystal Smith, Sterling Johnson
29. Promo Campaign- News
News 8 Now 96
WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
Jim Glass, Tracy Helms
Ronny Gordon, Don Hazen
30. Promo Campaign- Non-News
Classical Stars
KDFW, Dallas/Fort Worth
Barry Stevenson
31. Promo Campaign- Station Image
Whenever, Wherever, Whatever
KXAS, Dallas/Fort Worth
Verdell Christophersen, Jon Berry
Crystal Smith, Sterling Johnson
32. Production Engineering
The 1997 Bolder Boulder
KCNC, Denver
Dave Harder, Mike Silva
C. Jerome Davidson, Ed Harper
33. Music (Double Winner)
Broncos Bandwagon
KCNC, Denver
Clyde Becker, Jim Salestrom
Jerome Gilmer
Life-Wise Series Theme Music
KRMA, Denver
Lance Bendiksen
34. Animation Production Design
La Vida
WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
Linda Hamilton, Jerry Cadigan
Norry Niven
35. Anchor- News
Oklahoma City Bombing Trial – Day One
KUSA, Denver
Adele Arakawa
36. Anchor – Sports
Tony Zarrella – Sports
KMGH, Devner
Tony Zarrella
37. Anchor – Weather
Backyard Weather w/ Mike Nelson
KUSA, Denver
Mike Nelson
38. Producer – Newscast
Santa Fe Explosion
KUSA, Denver
Jene Nelson
39. Direction – Live
Inside the Country Music Awards
KTVT, Dallas/Fort Worth
Patricia Hartin
40. Direction – Tape/Film
America’s Mountain
KRMA, Denver
Michael Spencer
41. Special Engineering Achievement
The 1997 Bolder Boulder
KCNC, Denver
Paul Deeth
42. Editing – Documentary, Magazine & Entertainment
Cup Crazy
KUSA, Denver
Brad Houston
43. Editing – News Series, News Features & Sports
GooseBuster
KCNC, Denver
Bill Masure
44. Editing – Promo, PSA
Whatever, Whenever, Wherever
KXAS, Dallas/Fort Worth
Sterling Johnson
45. Editing – Spot News
Cup Chaos
KUSA, Denver
Lloyd Gottschalk
46. Editing – Post-Production/ On-Line
America’s Mountain
KRMA, Denver
Daniel E. Mercure
47. Audio
Young Jumpers
KMGH, Denver
Tim Jensen
48. Lighting
The TAAS Test
WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
Jimmy Graham
49. Set Design
Crime Tracker
KWTV, Oklahoma City
Ken Davis
50. Still Graphics
NewsLook in the Still
KDFW, Dallas/Fort Worth
Deanne M. Kellerhals
51. Videography/ Cinematography – Documentary, Magazine & Entertainment
Cup Crazy
KUSA, Denver
Brad Houston
52. Videography/ Cinematography – News Series, News Features & Sports (Double Winner)
Retiring Mailman
KCNC, Denver
Bill Masure
Thunder Mountain
KUSA, Denver
Eric Kehe
53. Videography/ Cinematography – Promo, PSA
Whatever, Whenever, Where ever
KXAS, Dallas/Fort Worth
Sterling Johnson
54. Videography/ Cinematography – Spot News
Riot to Drink
KUSA, Denver
Eric Kehe
55. Writing – News
Fallen Hero
KUSA, Denver
Paula Woodward
56. Writing – Programming
The Quilt: Hope from the Heartland
WDAY, Fargo
Kevin Wallevand
57. Writing – Promo, PSA
Doppler Radar
KWGN, Denver
Christopher Mack
58. Journalistic Enterprise (Double Winner)
John Hammarley
KDFW, Dallas/Fort Worth
John Hammarley
News 4 Investigation: Colorado’s Childcare
KCNC, Denver
Stephanie Riggs
Donna Larner Laverty (statue awarded after the show)