NOMINEES FOR THE 34th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES Winners to be Announced at a Gala Event at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center David Fanning, Executive Producer of FRONTLINE, to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award New York, N.Y. – July 11, 2013 (revised 9.25.13) – Nominations for the 34th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The News & Documentary Emmy® Awards will be presented on Tuesday, October 1 at a ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in the Time Warner Center in New York City. The event will be attended by more than 1,000 television and news media industry executives, news and documentary producers and journalists. Emmy® Awards will be presented in 42 categories, including Breaking News, Investigative Reporting, Outstanding Interview, and Best Documentary, among others. "Congratulations to our esteemed nominees," said Malachy Wienges, Chairman, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. "We are honoring this year's outstanding news stories, and we are also pleased to have David Fanning as this year's Lifetime Achievement recipient. David has guided FRONTLINE to the pinnacle of public affairs television. This year's event promises to be a wonderful evening honoring the best that news and documentary television can be." David Fanning is the founder of FRONTLINE and has been executive producer of the series since its first season in 1983. FRONTLINE is US television’s longest-running investigative documentary series. The series has won all of the major awards for broadcast journalism: 57 Emmys, including a special Emmy Award for excellence in documentary filmmaking; 27 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards; 15 Peabody Awards; 11 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards; eight Television Critics Awards; and eight Banff Television Awards. Yangaroo, Inc. is the official provider of the Digital Media Distribution System Awards Management Solution (“DMDS”) for the submission, judging and voting of all programs in the 34th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards. Accounting services for the competition are provided by the firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP. Page 1 of 75 The 34th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards honors programming distributed during the calendar year 2012. The list of nominees for the 34th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards is also available on the National Television Academy's website: www.emmyonline.tv The numerical breakdown, by media entities, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, follows: Over-the-Air, Cable, Satellite and Internet Broadcast Nominees CBS 46 CCTV America 1 PBS 45 Center for Investigative 1 Reporting HBO 21 Bloomberg 1 ABC 14 APT 1 NBC 13 Investigation Discovery 1 CNN 8 MTV 1 MSNBC 5 The Washington Post 1 National Geographic 5 Univision 1 Channel The New York Times N ational Geographic 1 4 Magazine Digital Smithsonian Channel 4 National Geographic Wild 1 Discovery Channel 3 NPR 1 History Channel 2 UNC Chapel 1 Hill/Powering A Nation AXS-TV 2 Science Channel 1 BBC World News 2 Showtime 1 America JFK Presidential Museum 2 Slate 1 CNBC 2 The Commercial Appeal, 1 Memphis, TN Regional Nominees KING 5-TV 1 WMAQ-TV 1 KNXV-TV 1 WNBC-TV 1 WABC-TV 1 WTTG-TV 1 WBZ-TV 1 WXYZ-TV 1 About The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization of over 13,000 media professionals dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime Entertainment, Daytime Creative Arts & Entertainment, Public & Community Service, and Page 2 of 75 Technology & Engineering. Regional Emmy® Awards are given in 19 regions across the United States. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including Regional Student Television and its Student Award for Excellence for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public. For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.tv For Press Information contact: Paul Pillitteri – [email protected] Page 3 of 75 34th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards The Nominations Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast ABC News Special Events, World News with Diane Sawyer and Nightline ABC Tragedy at the Elementary School Executive Producers Michael Corn, Jeanmarie Condon, Marc Burstein Senior Broadcast Producers Tom Johnson, Almin Karamehmedovic Chief Investigative Producer Rhonda Schwartz Senior Producers Melinda Arons, Felicia Biberica, Claire Brinberg, David Reiter, Catherine McKenzie, Nancy Gabriner, Jon Meyersohn, Pete Austin, Christine Brouwer Senior Editorial Producer Richard Esposito Coordinating Producers Mark Lima, Drew Millhon, Wendy Fisher, Greg Croft Executive Editorial Producer Santina Leuci Producers Ned E Berkowitz, Katie Hinman, Brandon Baur, Nick Capote, Nikki Battiste, Eric Noll, Bartley Price, Jack Date, Jack Cloherty, Lana Zak, James Wang, Sarah Netter, Candace Smith, Diane Mendez, Susan Archer, Christine Romo, Daniel Steinberger, Robin Weil, Faisal Jamil and Mary Compton, Angela Hill, Catherine Cole, Roy Garlisi, Katie Bosland, Katie Conway, Courtney Condron, Alison Ehrlich, Sabina Ghebremedhin, Mi Seon Lee, Jenn Leong, Patty Neger, Shahriar Rahmanzadeh John T. Santucci, Emily Stanitz, Jason Stine, Justin Weaver, Megan Chuchmach, Elicia Dover, , Ashley Jennings, Megan Chuchmach, Melia Patria, Claire Pedersen, Beth Loyd, Cynthia Galli, Emily Friedman, Shushannah Walshe, Thomas Fasano Anchors Diane Sawyer, Cynthia McFadden, David Muir Correspondents Pierre Thomas, Dan Harris, Chris Cuomo, Brian Ross, Juju Chang Directors David Distini, Jeff Kay BBC World News America BBC World News Egypt: Second Round of Revolution Executive Producers Andrew Roy, Kate Farrell, Jon Williams Correspondents Jon Leyne, George Alagiah, Wyre Davies Middle East Bureau Chief Paul Danahar Producers Jeannie Assad, Jacky Martens, Ben Allen Page 4 of 75 Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast Continued CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley CBS Attack on Benghazi Executive Producer Patricia Shevlin Senior Producer Heather Abbott Producer Agnes Reau Anchor & Managing Editor Scott Pelley Correspondent CharlieD'Agata CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley CBS House Arrest, A Daring Escape From China Executive Producer Patricia Shevlin Senior Producer Heather Abbott Producers Marsha Cooke, Andrew Portch Anchor & Managing Editor Scott Pelley Correspondent Holly Williams CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley CBS The Fight For Idlib Executive Producer Patricia Shevlin Senior Producer Heather Abbott Producers Agnes Reau, Ben Plesser Anchor & Managing Editor Scott Pelley Correspondent Clarissa Ward Page 5 of 75 Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast BBC World News America BBC World News Inside Syria’s Uprising Executive Producers Paul Danahar, Kate Farrell, Andrew Roy, Jon Williams Producers Richard Colebourn, Sara Halfpenny Correspondents Ian Pannell, Paul Wood CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley CBS Inside Syria Executive Producer Patricia Shevlin Senior Producer Heather Abbott Producers Agnes Reau, Ashley Velie, Justine Redman Anchor & Managing Editor Scott Pelley Correspondent Elizabeth Palmer CNN’s Coverage of the War in Syria CNN Correspondents Arwa Damon, Nick Paton Walsh, Nic Robertson, Ivan Watson, Ben Wedeman Producers Thomas Evans, Nada Husseini, Kareem Khadder, Neil Hallsworth, Ricardo Garcia Vilanova, Sarmad Qaseera, 
Khalil Abdallah, Christian Streib, Mary Rogers, Raja Razek,
Joe Duran, Alessandro Gentile Executive Vice President and Managing Director, CNN International Tony Maddox Senior Vice President of International Newsgathering, CNN Worldwide Parisa Khosravi VP and Managing Editor for CNN International | Europe/Middle East/Africa Deborah Rayner, Senior Operations Director for CNN International Will King The CNN International Newsgathering Team Senior Directors of Coverage Cynde Strand, Roger Clark, Samson Desta, Thomas Evans Supervising Editors Lonzo Cook, Jennifer Deaton, Paul Ferguson, Pierre Meilhan, Mitra Mobasherat, Waffa Munayyer, John Raedler, Stefan Simons News Editors Salma Abdelaziz, Saad Abedine, Amir Ahmed, Roba Alhenawi, Hamdi Alkhshali, Yasmin Amer, Azadeh Ansari, Zarifmo Aslamshoyeva, Yousuf Basil, Eve Bower, Marilia Brocchetto, Ben Brumfield, Kass Cohen, Yesim Comert, Helena De Moura, John Dear, Umaro Djau, Claudia Dominguez, Tracy Doueiry, Tess Eastment, Neda Farshbaf, Christabelle Fombu, Kamal Ghattas, Deanna Hackney,Elizabeth Joseph, Joyce Joseph, Nana Karikari-apau, Aliza Kassim, Talia Kayali, Jessica King, Igor Krotov, Chandrika Lakshminarayan, Jack Maddox, Alden Mahler, Sara Mazloumsaki, Joseph Netto, Larry Register, Nicky Robertson, Samira Said, Esprit Smith, Karen Smith, Kathryn Tancos, Christine Theodorou, Deb Traynor, Brian Walker. Director of International Planning Page 6 of 75 Earl Casey Futures Supervising Editor Gena Harper-Somra Futures Editor, Middle East Bruce Conover Futures Editor, Asia/Latin America Emer Sutin NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC Inside Syria Executive Producer Patrick Burkey Senior Producer Andrew Franklin Producers Ghazi Balkiz, John Kooistra, Wonbo Woo, Kelly Venardos Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC Washed Ashore Executive Producer Patrick Burkey Senior Producer Mike Mosher Producer Aarne Heikkila Correspondent Miguel Almaguer Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast ABC News Nightline ABC Arctic Journey: The Unicorn of the Sea Executive Producer Jeanmarie Condon Senior Broadcast Producer Almin Karamehmedovic Producer Alex Waterfield Correspondent Linsey Davis ABC News Nightline ABC Inside the New Ku Klux Klan Executive Producer Jeanmarie Condon Senior Producer Jon Meyersohn Producer Victoria Thompson Additional Producers Ming Xue, Neil Sass Correspondent Cynthia McFadden Page 7 of 75 Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast continued CBS This Morning CBS Chuck Close: A Note to Self Executive Producer Chris Licht Senior Producer Ryan Kadro Producer Paige Kendig CBS This Morning CBS Tagging Great Whites Executive Producer Chris Licht Senior Producer Ryan Kadro Producer Molly Kordares Correspondent Jeff Glor CBS This Morning CBS Wynton Marsalis: An Essay for Martin Luther King, Jr. Executive Producer Chris Licht Senior Producer Ryan Kadro Producer Paige Kendig Correspondent Wynton Marsalis Director Robert Klug Sunday Morning CBS Glen Campbell Executive Producer Rand Morrison Senior Producers: Gavin Boyle, Jason Sacca, Amy Rosner Producers Alan Golds, Ed Givnish Correspondent Anthony Mason Page 8 of 75 Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast continued Sunday Morning CBS Starting Over Executive Producer Rand Morrison Senior Producers: Gavin Boyle, Jason Sacca, Amy Rosner Producer Mary Walsh Co-Producer Remington Korper Correspondent David Martin Sunday Morning CBS Walking on Air Executive Producer Rand Morrison Senior Producers: Gavin Boyle, Jason Sacca, Amy Rosner Producer Fernando Suarez Correspondent Elizabeth Palmer Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast Brian Ross Investigates: TSA Theft Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross Chief Investigative Producer Rhonda Schwartz Producer Megan Chuchmach Digital Managing Editor Mark Schone Senior Broadcast Producer Almin Karamehmedovic Executive Producer Nightline Jeanmarie Condon – Executive Producer, World News with Diane Sawyer Michael Corn Page 9 of 75 Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast Continued CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley CBS Ivory Poaching Executive Producer Patricia Shevlin Senior Producer Heather Abbott Producers Jack Renaud, Haithem Moussa, Ortiz Alex Anchor & Managing Editor Scott Pelley Correspondents M. Sanjayan, Holly Williams CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley CBS Medevac Executive Producer Patricia Shevlin Senior Producer Ward Sloane Producer Mary Walsh Anchor & Managing Editor Scott Pelley Correspondent David Martin CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley; CBS This Morning Saturday CBS Libya Dying for Security Executive Producers Pat Shevlin, Michael Rosen Senior Broadcast Producer Jim McGlinchy Senior Producer Ward Sloane Producers Kim Skeen, Maggie Dore Investigative Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson Chief of Investigative Unit Len Tepper Page 10 of 75