30th Midsouth Emmy Awards
The 30th Midsouth Emmy Awards were broadcast on February 27, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee from the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Award Winners
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE (PSA) SPOT – TIE
Hope to Dream, VIA Productions, Tom Strodtbeck
Nashville Rescue Mission “Home for Christmas”, WTVF, Jerry L. Walker, Doug Seegers
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE (PSA) CAMPAIGN
(Hashtag)Brake4Buses, WNCN, Reuben Carrington, Jason Kane, Robby Thomas
COMMERCIAL SPOT
Trex “The Greatest Light Show”, The Buntin Group, Tom Gibney
COMMERCIAL CAMPAIGN
St. Thomas Health “Nothing Shall Be Impossible”, Bohan, Penny Rahe, Matt Weber
INTERSTITIAL
Zuri, Rosi, and Circle de Luz, Priceless Miscellaneous, Matthew Tyndall, Erik Button, Justin Ruckman, Tim Grant
PROMO SPOT/NEWS SAME DAY
Sports Promo with a Skosh of Weather, WCNC, Christopher Clark
PROMO SPOT/NEWS
Cyber Bullying, WNCT, Marc Morriston, Aaron Bevill, Jason Bullock
PROMO SPOT/NEWS IMAGE
WNCN Today: Go Be Great Durham, WNCN, Reuben Carrington, Jason Kane, Robby Thomas
PROMO SPOT/PROGRAM
WRAL Documentary: An Obvious Suspect, WRAL, Jay Yovanovich
PROMO SPOT/IMAGE
I Do So Like That App From 2, WFMY, David Fields, Chris Allight
PROMO SPOT/SPORTS
Numbers — The UNC-Duke 2015 ACC Network Tease, Raycom Sports, Richard Brooke, Maxwell Brooke
PROMO CAMPAIGN
WNCN: Tools of The Trade, WNCN, Reuben Carrington, Jason Kane, Robby Thomas
SPORTSCAST
Chris Clark – All I Ever Wanted To Be Was A Sportscaster, WCNC, Christopher Clark
SPORTS NEWS FEATURE
Panthers Football: Search for New Heroes, WCNC, Christopher Clark
SPORTS PROGRAM FEATURE
Brian Stann, Raycom Sports, David Barringer
SPORTS EVENT/GAME
NHL Playoffs – Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators – Game 5, FOX Sports Tennessee, Randy Stephens, Rohan Backfisch, Brett Newkirk, John Tackett, David White, Pete Weber, Stu Grimson, Bob Kohl, Mark Howard, Terry Crisp, Lyndsay Rowley, David Raynak
AUDIO
Bluegrass Underground, Todd Squared, Andy Kern, Adam Ellis, Bradley Baisley, Paul Fuerstenberger
MUSIC COMPOSER/ARRANGER – TIE
Miro: The Experience of Seeing, Concentrix Music and Sound Design, Fred Story
The Gift, Yamaha Entertainment Group of America, Chris Gero
EDITOR/NEWS
Chris Clark – Making People Say Wow Daily, WCNC, Christopher Clark
EDITOR/PROGRAM
Roy Williams’ Game Day Security Blanket, StoryDriven Media Group, Philip Henry
EDITOR/SHORT FORM – TIE
Butch Jones Show Open Tease, Maul Media, Chris Vining
Mitch Martin Editing Composite, Running Pony, Mitch Martin
DIRECTOR/NEWS
Tater Directs the Five, WHNT, D. Allen “Tater” Terry
DIRECTOR/PROGRAM
An Invitation to Hope, Gemini Production Group, Steve Horswill-Johnston, Scott C. Jackson
DIRECTOR/SHORT FORM
McKenzies Mill Electronic Press Kit, knapptimecreative, Steven Knapp
NEWS SPECIAL
Policing For Profit, WTVF, Phil Williams, Bryan Staples, Kevin Wisniewski
SPECIAL EVENT COVERAGE
Sounds New Stadium Opening, WTVF, Rhonda Roberts, Lori Hinkle, Rhori Johnston
DOCUMENTARY/CULTURAL
First Language – The Race to Save Cherokee, The Language and Life Project at NC State University, Neal Hutcheson, Danica Cullinan
DOCUMENTARY/TOPICAL
NPT Reports: Aging Matters – Aging in Place, Nashville Public Television, Will Pedigo, Matthew Emigh
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORICAL
Story of Charles Scott, Raycom Sports, Jeremy Williams, Maxwell Brooke, Richard Brooke, David Daly, Cory Alexander
HISTORIC/CULTURAL PROGRAM FEATURE/SEGMENT
Our State: Hart Square, UNC-TV, Morgan Potts, Mike Burke, Steve Price, Karen Pearce, Grant Dennis, Mike Milstead, Brian Faulkner, Fred Story. Amy Pasquini
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
Identities for Sale, WSMV, Jeremy Finley, Jason Finley
INVESTIGATIVE SERIES
The Sheriff’s Campaign, WSMV, Jeremy Finley, Jason Finley
JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISE
Memphis on a Mission, WREG, Matthew Stein, Stephanie Scurlock. April Thompson, Richard Ransom, Gary Blankenship, Zaneta Lowe, Alex Coleman
WEATHER
February Freeze, WTVF, Ron Howes, Lelan A. Statom, Charles Neese, Kelly Cox, Chris Conte, Cuthbert Langley, Amy Watson, Jennifer Reyes
CONTINUING COVERAGE – WITHIN 24 HOURS
Riot at Woodland Hills, WSMV, Billy Hodge, Erika Kent, Justin Leach, Holly Thompson, Nick Morgan, Kara Apel, Anne McCloy
CONTINUING COVERAGE – NO TIME LIMIT
Trouble at Woodland Hills, WSMV, Jeremy Finley, Billy Hodge, Holly Thompson, Nancy Amons, Hayley Mason
INTERACTIVITY
(Hashtag)HungerFreeNC, WRAL, Shelly Leslie, Jodi Leese Glusco, Wendy Gatlin, Steve Loyd
SPOT NEWS
Durham Black Lives Matter March, WRAL, Lori Grant, Ken Smith, Mark Simpson, Kevin Davis, James A. Ford, Jr.
BREAKING NEWS
Scaffolding Collapse, WRAL, Rick Gall, Miriam K Melvin, Joseph Thomas, Laura Leslie, Monica Laliberte, Waliya Lari, Michelle Marsh, Keyetta Mangum, Kianey Carter, Sloane Heffernan, Miranda Dotson, Jenna Auman
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT – WITHIN 24 HOURS
Match for Mary Ann, WTVF, Chris Conte
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT – NO TIME LIMIT
Swatting, WRAL, Renee Chou, Randall Kerr, Greg Clark
BUSINESS/CONSUMER REPORT
Carolina Impact / Catawba Casino: The Big Bet, WTVI, Jeff Sonier, Doug Stacker
SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENT REPORT – TIE
Alzheimer’s: Family, Music, and Hope, WKRN, Robbyn DeSpain, Samantha Fisher, Scott Mottern
WNCN Investigates: Energy Exploration in North Carolina, WNCN, Jonathan Rodriguez, Bolton Minnick, David Hattman, Cary Gough
VIDEO JOURNALIST
Every Day between Charlotte and Demonbreun, WSMV, Forrest Sanders
VIDEO ESSAY
Hardest Day of My Life, WTVF, Ted Nelson
COMMUNITY SERVICE
(Hashtag)Brake4Buses, WNCN, Andrea Parquet-Taylor
INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM
Saving Lives: Safe and Supportive Schools in Tennessee. Vanderbilt Peabody College, Lyle Jackson
INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL SERIES
Tennessee’s Wild Side, The Jackson Foundation Media Productions, Doug Jackson
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Aging Matters: Caregiving, Nashville Public Television, LaTonya Turner, Suzy Hence
CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Mother Goose Club, Sockeye Media, Sona Jho, Harry Jho
ARTS
Everyone Has a Place, John S. And James L. Knight Foundation, Dennis Scholl. Marlon Johnson
ENTERTAINMENT
2014 Americana Music Honors & Awards, High Five Entertainment, Martin Fischer, Jed Hilly, Edie Lynn Hoback, Michelle Aquilato
MAGAZINE SEGMENT
Tennessee Crossroads: Eyes on LaFollette, Nashville Public Television, Will Pedigo, Matthew Emigh
MAGAZINE PROGRAM
FOX 17 Photog Special, WZTV, Bob Shrader, Ryan Brooker, Ian Bailey. Scott Simpson. Erika Kurre, James Egbert, Darin Belcher, Ryan Thornburg, Jordan Powell
LIFESTYLE PROGRAM FEATURE/SEGMENT
Rocky Mountaineer, Wide Eye Productions, Robert Van Camp
LIGHT FEATURE NEWS REPORT
Pelican 212, WTVF, Chris Conte, Nathan C Sharkey
LIGHT FEATURE NEWS SERIES
Bulger’s Beat, WSMV, Terry Bulger
SERIOUS FEATURE NEWS REPORT
Sing Me a Story, WTVF, Jason Lamb, Catherine Steward
SERIOUS FEATURE NEWS SERIES
(Hashtag)Boozeitloseit, WNCN, Jonathan Rodriguez, Cary Gough, David Hattman
GRAPHIC ARTS
Adam Shumaker- 2014-15 Graphics Composite, FOX Sports South, Adam Shumaker
ANIMATION
The Value of a Duke Education, Duke University, Robert Carson Mataxis
SET DESIGN
K-LOVE Fan Awards 2015, Go LIVE Productions, Scott Moore
LIGHTING
K-LOVE Fan Awards 2015, Go LIVE Productions, Tony Fransen
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Bluegrass Underground, Todd Squared, Todd Mayo, Todd Jarrell, Nicholas E. Dugger, Adam Ellis, Robert Devlin, Andrew Humphries
WRITER/NEWS
Chris Conte Composite, WTVF, Chris Conte
WRITER/PROGRAM
Saving Lives, Safe and Supportive Schools in Tennessee, Vanderbilt Peabody College, Jack Isenhour
WRITER/SHORT FORM
Patrick Stage Writing Composite, Memphis Grizzlies, Patrick Stage
PHOTOGRAPHER/NEWS
Catherine Steward Photography Composite, WTVF, Catherine Steward
PHOTOGRAPHER/PROGRAM
An Invitation to Hope, Gemini Production Group, Matthew Pessoni, Scott Pessoni
PHOTOGRAPHER/SHORT FORM
Greater Memphis Trailer, Memphis Grizzlies, Nicholas Modisett
NEWSCAST/WEEKEND
Eyewitness News Sunday 6PM, WSOC, Kim Holt, Dana Ellison, Phil Orban, Andy Holt, Christopher Johnson, Stacey Minchin, Stephanie Coueignoux, Lawrence Gilligan, Ken Lemon
NEWSCAST/MORNING
February Snow Noon Newscast, WRAL, Miriam K Melvin, Keyetta Mangum, Elizabeth Gardner, Nathan Johnson, Michelle Marsh, Amanda Smith, Jenna Auman
NEWSCAST/EVENING
NewsChannel 5 at 6: Snow, WTVF, Rhonda Roberts, Rhori Johnston, Shannon Royster
NEWS EXCELLENCE
WRAL News Excellence, WRAL, Rick Gall