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Winners: 2021 Los Angeles Area Emmy® Awards

The 2021 Los Angeles Area Emmy® Awards were presented live on Emmys.com/LA from the Television Academy this weekend. 

A complete list of this year’s Los Angeles Area Emmy Award winners, as compiled by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP, is attached.

Award-winning Spectrum News 1 journalist Giselle Fernández hosted this year’s awards ceremony for the Television Academy, which was produced by Bob Bain and Bob Bain Productions. The livestreaming ceremony honored locally produced programs in the categories of Live and Breaking News Coverage, Crime and Social Issues, Culture and History, the Arts, Human Interest, Sports, and the Environment.

Presenting the individual awards categories this year were a number of local-area personalities, reporters and newscasters including: Host Giselle Fernández (Spectrum News 1), Carrlyn Bathe (FOX Sports West), Mike Bresnahan (Spectrum SportsNet/LA), Enrique Chiabra (Telemundo/KVEA), Allie Clifton (Spectrum SportsNet/LA), Suzanna Guzmán (KCET/PBS SoCal), Pat Harvey (CBS2 and KCAL9), Elex Michaelson (FOX11/KTTV), Lu Parker (KTLA5), Yarel Ramos (Univision/KMEX), Naibe Reynoso (LA County Channel), Melvin Robert (Spectrum 1 News), Marla Tellez (FOX11/KTTV), Gabriela Teissier (Univision/KMEX) and Colleen Williams (NBC4).

LA CityView Media Group was the recipient of the 2021 Los Angeles Area Emmy Governors Award, for its three decades plus covering news critical to Angelenos and Southern Californians, with special recognition of its service providing Public Health Department pandemic updates throughout 2020 to all local area news outlets.

The Los Angeles Area Emmys were made possible by Television Academy sponsors FIJI Water, Ketel One, Kia America, PEOPLE magazine, Sterling Vineyards and United Airlines.

Mitch Waldow is vice chair, Los Angeles Area, serving on the Academy’s Executive Committee. Paul Button and Christie Lyn Lugo Leigh are the Los Angeles Area governors.

And the winners are: 

LIVE COVERAGE OF AN UNSCHEDULED NEWS EVENT

FURIA POR JUSTICIA, KVEA

LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – NEWS

KOBE POR SIEMPRE, KVEA

LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – PROGRAMMING

KOBE BRYANT PREGAME CEREMONY, Spectrum SportsNet

ENTERTAINMENT

THE EMMYS ROUNDTABLE: SHOWRUNNERS (LA TIMES ENVELOPE ROUNDTABLE), Spectrum News 1

Chris Argentieri, Executive Producer
James Novogrod, Executive Producer
Denise Callahan, Co-Executive Producer
John McCutchen, Co-Executive Producer
Julia Turner, Co-Executive Producer
Alison Brower, Co-Executive Producer
Elena Nelson Howe, Co-Executive Producer
Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein, Co-Executive Producer
Dakota Ornelas, Associate Producer
Cienna Davis, Associate Producer
LZ Granderson, On-Camera Talent
Jose Soriano, Director
Mark Potts, Editor
Cody Long, Editor
Amy King, Supervising Producer
Steven Banks, Supervising Producer
Ken Kwok, Supervising Producer

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS STORY

GOOD MEDICINE (FACEISM) (EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 5PM), ABC7

David Ono, Producer, Reporter, Writer
Jeff MacIntyre, Camera, Co-Producer, Editor

FEATURE SEGMENT

EL ARTE DE LAS CATRINAS KVEA (ACCESO TOTAL LOS ANGELES), KVEA

Amaya Pinto Fernandez, Producer
Mario Marval, Editor
Alejandro Chipana, Camera
Armida Mier, Associate Producer, On-Camera Talent
Claudia Uballez, Associate Producer

ARTS

LIGHT AND SPACE (ARTBOUND), KCET

Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Sue Ding, Director, Producer
Travis LaBella, Director of Photography, Producer
Jacqueline Reyno, Producer
Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer
Matthew Crotty, Co-Producer
Amanda Marie Pinedo, Associate Producer
Collin Davis, Editor

SPORTS NEWS STORY

LA VIDA EN PATINETA (NOTICIAS UNIVISION 34 A LAS ONCE), KMEX

Diana Alvarado, Anchor, Reporter
Juan Hernandez, Camera, Editor
Silvia Alvarez, Producer

SPORTS SERIES – NEWS

ATLETA DE LA SEMANA, KVEA

SPORTS TEASE

LAKERS RETURN WITHOUT KOBE, Spectrum SportsNet

Henry Glassner, Producer
Reshad Bahadori, Editor

SPORTS FEATURE

VIN SCULLY NARRATES “HOME” (FOX11 SPORTS WRAP), KTTV-TV

Peter Wilgoren, Executive Producer
Luc Alexander Nixon Jr, Editor

CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES NEWS STORY

GABRIEL FERNANDEZ (EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 5PM), ABC7

Miriam Hernandez, Reporter
Lisa Bartley, Producer
Marcos Pallares, Editor

CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES

FIRE STATION 9 (SOCAL CONNECTED), KCET

Robert McDonnell, Supervising Producer
Karen Foshay, Executive Producer
Gina Pollack, Producer
Michael Ray, Director of Photography
Andy Viner, Editor

INFORMATION SEGMENT

MY KIDS CAN’T BREATHE: HOW SOUTH AFRICA’S COAL MINES POLLUTE THE AIR (EARTH FOCUS), KCET

Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Nicky Milne, Executive Producer, Producer
Jon Christensen, Producer
Matthew Crotty, Executive Producer
Kim Spencer, Executive Producer

INVESTIGATIVE NEWS STORY

CRONY CONTRACTS (FOX 11 NEWS AT 10PM), KTTV-TV

Bill Melugin, Reporter
Luc Nixon, Editor
Sam Dubin, Camera

SPORTS SERIES – PROGRAMMING (LIVE BROADCAST)

ACCESS SPORTSNET LAKERS, Spectrum SportsNet

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LAFC PREGAME SHOW, LAFC

SPORTS SERIES – PROGRAMMING (POST-PRODUCED)

BACKSTAGE: DODGERS, Spectrum SportsNet LA

LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE

LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS, Spectrum SportsNet

SPORTS SPECIAL

LEAVE A LEGACY: THE 2019-2020 LAKERS SEASON, Spectrum SportsNet

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

THE RISK IS REAL: CIRO MURGUITIO, LA County Channel

Lennie LaGuire, Executive Producer
Carla Carlini, Executive Producer
Judith Green, Executive Producer
Naibe Reynoso, Producer
Miguel Torres, Camera
Alejandro Galvan, Editor
Joe McDonald, Producer

NEWS SERIES

FACEISM, ABC7

CULTURE/HISTORY

HOLLYWOOD’S ARCHITECT: THE PAUL R. WILLIAMS STORY, PBS SoCal

Michelle Merker, Executive Producer
Courtney B. Vance, On-Camera Talent
Royal Kennedy Rodgers, Director, Producer, Writer
Kathy McCampbell Vance, Director, Producer
George Artope, Editor
John Simmons, Camera
Niki Alilovic, Associate Producer
Shirlyn A. Cesar, Associate Producer

ART/CULTURAL/HISTORICAL NEWS STORY

LATINOS Y LA INDUSTRIA VINÍCOLA (NOTICIAS UNIVISION 34 A LAS SEIS), KMEX

Andres Fernando Pruna, Camera, Editor, Producer
Norma Roque, Reporter

L.A. LOCAL COLOR

THE NEW WEST COAST SOUND: AN L.A. JAZZ LEGACY (ARTBOUND), KCET

Sandrine Orabona, Director, Producer
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Alejandro Cohen, Producer
Mark “Frosty” McNeill, Producer
Jacqueline Reyno, Producer
Anke Thommen, Producer
Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer
Matthew Crotty, Co-Producer
Mark Petersen, Director of Photography
Jonathan Ade, Editor
Amanda Marie Pinedo, Associate Producer

HUMAN INTEREST NEWS STORY

AMENAZA LATENTE (NOTICIAS UNIVISION 34 A LAS SEIS), KMEX

Claudia Botero, Producer, Reporter
Andres Bonilla, Camera, Editor

MUSIC COMPOSITION

TENDING NATURE: PRESERVING THE DESERT KCET WITH THE NATIVE AMERICAN LAND CONSERVANCY, KCET

Marcus Bagala, Composer
Mark Baechle, Composer

INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% REMOTE)

I WAS THERE, KCET

Karen Foshay, Executive Producer, Producer
Michael Ray, Editor, Producer
Tori Edgar, Producer

INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% STUDIO)

PROPS IN A MINUTE: ELECTION 2020, KCET

Karen Foshay, Producer, Writer
Robert McDonnell, Producer
Angela Boisvert, Producer
Henry Cram, Producer
Leyna Nguyen, Host

BUSINESS/CONSUMER NEWS STORY

UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD (CBS2/KCAL9 NEWS AT 4PM AND 8PM), CBS2/KCAL9

Kristine Lazar, Producer, Reporter
Arie Thanasoulis, Camera, Editor

SHORT PROMO – NEWS/TOPICAL

PEACEFUL PROTEST, KVEA

Mario Del Olmo, Producer, Writer
Timothy Paine, Editor

SHORT PROMO – SPORTS

LAKERS FANS & RESILIENCE, Spectrum SportsNet

Enrique Adánez, Camera, Director, Editor
Pablo Bujosa Rodríguez, Producer

EDUCATION/INFORMATION

YOUNG WOMEN RISING (GLOBAL MOSAIC), KCET

Kim Spencer, Executive Producer, Producer
Patsy Northcutt, Producer, Director
Liz Canning, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor

INDEPENDENT PROGRAMMING

CALIFORNIA COAST: WITHIN SIGHT, SCENT AND SOUND OF THE OCEAN, KCET

Thomas Rigler, Director, Executive Producer
Deborah Zeitman, Editor

ENVIRONMENT NEWS STORY

OCEANA TRASH (YOUR MORNING NEWS), Spectrum News 1

Sarah Pilla, Reporter

HEALTH/SCIENCE NEWS STORY

HIROSHIMA: WHEN SCIENCE AND ANGER COLLIDE ABC7 (EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 5PM), ABC7

David Ono, Producer, Reporter, Writer
Jeff MacIntyre, Camera, Co-Producer, Editor

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

KTLA5 NEWS AT 7AM, KTLA5

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

NOTICIAS TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 6PM, KVEA

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

KTLA5 NEWS AT 10PM, KTLA5

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