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AUGUST 2010 VOLUME 6 • NUMBER 4A Publication of The Pacific Southwest Chapter of NATAS3 6 th A n n u a lPacific Southwest Area Emmy AwardsOn Saturday, June 26th, over 400 people turned outto Rock On! at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego’sGaslamp Quarter. Everyone was ready to party asthey mingled at the cocktail reception and bid onsilent auction items such as tickets to Comic-Conand a Flo TV.The doors opened at 6:45pm and guests took their seats. The evening’smenu included a Roasted Asparagus Salad with Baby Greens, choice ofRoasted Chicken Breast with Red Wine Reduction or Tomato Feta OrzoRisotto with Grilled Eggplant and Tiramisu with an Espresso Cream.The Rock On! theme continued at 7:15pm as many presenters gotinto the mood with “Rock Star” props provided by Jeanne and DevinScott. After two and a half hours and over 100 statuettes awarded, thepartying continued at Maryjane’s Cafe and 207 into the wee hours of theevening. See you all next year!WWW.NATASPSW.ORG

2010 Emmy AwardsThank you to our 2010 SponsorsNATAS would like to thank the following for their Silent Auction and Gift Bag contributionsfor the 2010 Emmy awards.Images of the San Diego Emmy event are availableto view at www.amysuemillard.comAs a reminder there are two purchase options.1) Portrait DVD for $15 (Specific to each attendee)2) Candid DVD for $12If you’re interested in purchasing one or both ofthe DVD please contact Amy Millard with thefollowing information. All transactions will behandled via Paypal.NameMailing AddressEmail for PayPal InvoiceWhich DVD you are purchasing** If you are purchasing the Portrait DVD indicatewhich portrait numbers you need on yourpersonal DVD.Please contact Amy Millard if you have anyquestions or concerns.(814) 730-1778http://www.amysuemillard.comWWW.NATASPSW.ORG

2010 San Diego NominationsSILVER CIRCLE INDUCTEESHonoringIndustry AchievementAnnouncing San DiegoSilver Circle HonoreesThe Gold Circle is open to individualswho began their careers in televisionat least 50 years ago and the SilverCircle at least 25 years ago, eitherin a performing, creative, technicalor administrative role within thetelevision industry or in an arearelated to television such as TVjournalism education, advertising,promotion, and public relations.The candidates must also have madea significant contribution to PacificSouthwest television for at least part oftheir career.Only current residentsof the Pacific Southwest region areeligible. Candidates are selected forevaluation and selection by the Goldand Silver Circle Committee. Eachyear, a special luncheon ceremony isheld recognizing their achievementsin television. This year, the date isSeptember 25, 2010.Laura BuxtonSilver Circle InducteeA thirty-year veteran of San Diego’s televisionbroadcasting community, Laura Buxton is one of theregion’s most versatile and recognizable personalities.Laura came to San Diego in 1980 where she was hiredby KCST (now KNSD) as news co-anchor then host and writer/producerof Weekend Magazine. For the last three years at the station she was coanchorof both the five and eleven o’clock news. In 1988, Laura went toKGTV to co-host and segment produce “Inside San Diego”.In August 1993 Laura went to KUSI and in 1994 began co-hosting theirmorning news show with Tom Blair, later replaced by Paul Bloom. In1998, Laura interviewed attorney Tim Cohelan and in 2000 she marriedhim. She left KUSI in 2002. Laura has done freelance work guesthosting segments on Channel 4 San Diego’s Forefront.Journalism was a natural for Laura. Her paternal grandfather was FrankW. Buxton; Pulitzer Prize winning editor for what was then The BostonHerald. Their ongoing correspondence over the years inspired a careerin journalism.Laura worked closely with the Muscular Dystrophy Association andThe March of Dimes. She co-hosted many of the MDA local telethonson KUSI. Laura was honored as San Diego Magazine’s “People toWatch”, recipient of The San Diego Business Journal’s “Women WhoMean Business Award,” recognized for her work by the YMCA, andnamed “Woman of the Year” by Irish Congress of San Diego. Women’sInternational Center presented her with the Living Legacy Award 2000.Throughout her career, Laura was nominated for several Emmy Awards.She served on the Board of Governors from 1985-1987 and co-hostedthe Emmy Awards several times starting in 1988.2010Mike BiltucciJim BlankenshipLaura BuxtonAl DelinoJody HammondJohn HildebrandBob LawrenceMiles MuzioWhitney SouthwickRon SteinSusan TaylorSILVER CIRCLE INDUCTEESSILVER CIRCLE INDUCTEESLaura likes to say she is semi-retired. She and her husband Tim enjoydividing their time between Ocean Beach and Borrego Springs.Al DelinoSilver Circle InducteeAl began his career as graphic designer forbroadcasting in 1973. He was enrolled at SanDiego State University as an undeclared major through a scholarshipgiven to him by the San Diego State Marching Band. While at SDSUAl became a disk jockey at KCRN radio down the hall from KPBSRadio. He became the first intern in the art department at KPBS.WWW.NATASPSW.ORG

2010 San Diego NominationsGOLD AND SILVER CIRCLE INDUCTEESThis intern gig, eventually became a paid assignmentto assist the art director.In 1976, he became the Art Director at KERO-TV. Whileat KERO, Al raised the visibility of the small station bydesigning numerous award winning sales collateralpromotional materials, commercials, news graphicsall accomplished as a one-man art department. Hewent on to finish his BA/BS degrees in Graphic Design/ TV and Film at Cal State Bakersfield then transferredthe credits to SDSU for his degree.In 1983, Al was recruited to fill the position of ArtDirector at KNTV in San Jose. During his ten plusyears at KNTV, he earned several GOLD PROMAXand BDA Awards, local Joey Awards including twoADDY’s, and was an Emmy Award nominee andrecipient for news graphic design. In 1993, Al movedto the Pacific Northwest to a CBS affiliate in Portland,KOIN.In 1997 Al returned back home to San Diego and KUSI-TV. That year Al Delino Design was also created andhas been producing everything from: scenic design,print collateral and marketing presentations, packagedesign for clients like Chicken of the Sea, Wal-Martand a focus on Hispanic marketing was met along theway. One of his first clients was KBNT/Univision.He currently serves on the NATAS-PSW Board ofGovernors, as well as the Encinitas Chamber ofCommerce Board of Directors. Al has been on the SanDiego Ad Club Board of Directors and is very involvedin the Ad Club’s Hispanic Marketing Council. TheDelino family business includes his wife Donna andson David.Whitney SouthwickSilver Circle InducteeAfter a couple of years playing college football andbasketball in Merced, he blew out a knee and decided torecuperate in Hawaii. Whitney spent the next four yearsin paradise, which led him into the hotel business.Southwick ended up managing the quaint NapiliVillage Hotel on Maui. He enjoyed what he was doing,but Southwick felt like was he was retired at age 21.He decided it was time to finish school and becomesomething he had always dreamed of -- a sportscaster.Southwick moved to San Diego, enrolled in school,and began working part-time at NBC 7/39, writing andproducing the Today Show cut-ins. “Lucky for me, theanchorman in those days hated getting up in the morning,so when he fell back asleep one day, I got my break andanchored the news,” Southwick says.A month later, the job was his.For a couple of years, Southwick was a feature reporterof “Whitney’s Window” -- nightly features on interestingevents and people around the county. Then Southwickfinally switched to sports. He did that for another threeyears, and suddenly without any explanation, decided totry something else.Southwick spent a few years in marketing, restaurants,sales and even a couple of years selling advertising atthe station. However, he believed he was meant tobe in front of the camera. Southwick kept his hand inbroadcasting, doing radio news at KSDO and KOGO (hestill does weather during the morning drive on KOGO).Weekday mornings you can catch Southwick’s forecastson NBC 7/39 News Today At 5 a.m.“I am lucky to be doing what I love -- living and workingin what truly is America’s Finest!” Southwick says.Growing up an Air Force brat, hemoved around a lot the first 20 yearsof his life. Whitney Southwick wasborn in Washington, D.C. and lived in Florida, CentralCalifornia, Southern California, Maine, Texas andMichigan -- all before graduating high school.WWW.NATASPSW.ORG

NATAS-PSWANNOUNCEMENTS • ANNOUNCEMENTSThe Green RoomTV station ads solar and saves greenBy Mary Beth McCabe, Sun Marketing‘Go Green’ is becoming the most coined phrase ofthe decade. It means many things, but to a TV station inour region, they’re using solar to reduce their monthlyenergy bills and saving green, i.e., money.KLVX-TV, a PBS affiliate in Las Vegas, has solarphotovoltaic panels on its roof that generate 18.4percent of its building’s electricity on site, accordingto KLVX General Manager Tom Axtell.According to Las Vegas Business Press, “Peopleare increasingly realizing benefits of green buildingin terms of the energy savings,” said Deepika Padam,2010 president of the Las Vegas chapter of theAmerican Institute of Architects. “More than ever,people want to save money wherever they can.”Today’s most popular framework for green buildingis LEED -- an acronym for Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design. The U.S. Green BuildingCouncil, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit tradegroup, created the system in 2000 to help promote,instruct and evaluate sustainability. LEED works like areport card: Points are awarded for air quality, recyclingand energy efficiency, among other measures. Themore points, the higher the grades, which go frombasic certification to silver, gold and platinum (theequivalent of an A plus).KLVX-TV, Channel 10, Las Vegas PBS affliliate,for instance, moved into its new $42 million gold-LEED-certified headquarters last year. The108,000-square-foot building on 10acres uses 35 percent less energy thana traditional building of similar size.Photovoltaic panels generate 18.4percent of the building’s electricityon site. There are also geothermalwells that cool air-conditioningwater, and underground cisternsto collect rainwater. Martin-HarrisConstruction was the contractor; JMA was thearchitect. The building at 3050 E. Flamingo Roadcreates a bottom-line savings that its nonprofit ownerappreciates.“In June, our electrical bill in this building was$9,000; the bill in our old building, which was onequarterof the size, was $11,000. You do the math,”KLVX General Manager Tom Axtell said. “Thisbuilding clearly is a morale booster. It’s clean, airy andbright. There is a sense that it’s a good place to work.It reduced employee sick days.”The building, which also serves as a publiceducation facility, houses Clark County SchoolDistrict’s Virtual High School and Educational MediaCenter, Homeland Security and Emergency Responsesupport system and all Las Vegas PBS departments.So what are NATAS Pacific SouthwestRegion TV stations doing about GoingGreen? Contact us to share your storyof green. We did hear this from ourNational Chapter Trustee, “I have notheard of any other stations that have“gone green”, said Donn Johnson,Senior Production TelevisionDirector, KPBS.WWW.NATASPSW.ORG

NATAS-PSWANNOUNCEMENTS • ANNOUNCEMENTSJOIN US ONLINEJoin the NATAS Pacific Southwest social networkingpages. It’s easy to join and you will stay in contact witha wide spectrum of professionals that you may alreadyknow and those who may be looking for a partner onupcoming projects will see you.There is no cost to join and signing up should onlytake a couple minutes. Simply join by signing up withtwitter.com, linkedin.com or facebook.com. You willneed to create an account with your name and passwordto get started, if you don’t already have one.Once you are registered, go to “Search Groups”and look up our group, “NATAS Pacific Southwest” orNATASPSW is our twitter feed. You don’t have to be aNATAS member either. We want to share what we aredoing in our region and make others feel welcome.So, tell a prospective member that we are lookingfor them to sign up. If you have been in online groupsbefore, you will see that this one can be very active. If it’snew to you, that is okay too, and welcome!If you need assistance, feel free to send FaraRosenzweig an email and she can help you with theprocess. fara.rosenzweig@gmail.comEMMY JUDGINGWhen you enter, you are agreeing to judge entries from otherchapters. We have judging coming up and need your help hostinga panel.The way it works:• Everything is sent directly to you.• Find 5 qualified judges, not more than 3 from the same entity.• You will be reimbursed $10/per person for food/drinks, just fax oremail your receipts.• Upon completion, send everything back with pre-paid postage.To become a panel leader please contact Executive DirectorPam Waterman at: admin@nataspsw.org or 858-674-4469.Need an end of year tax deduction?Consider a donation to the scholarship fund in the newly createdNATAS-PSW Foundation. The NATAS-PSW Foundation is a 501(c)3charitable organization. Your donation will help fund the scholarshipswe award in the spring to worthy students in the PSW region.For more information please contact Executive Director PamWaterman at:admin@nataspsw.org or 858-674-4469.WWW.NATASPSW.ORG

Station BreakAl DelinoAl Delino just started a threemonthassignment with Chickenof the Sea International. Basedhere in the Sorrento Mesa area ofSan Diego. Al will be managing the brands throughout the COS company that include private label andthe Mermaid. He will be re-designing packaging andupdating of lines such as: Tuna, Salmon, Albacorefoils, cans, shipping containers etc.Biztown Inc.Junior AchievementBiztown is a makebelievetown, basedon a real-life SanDiego, where 140students take on therole of grown-ups.From CEO to mayorto bank teller, doctor, construction work, fast foodworker to lawyer to TV reporter to cable technicianthey bring home a paycheck, deposit their savingsand if they don’t watch it, run into debt. Recently,Give 7 volunteers from NBC 7/39 joined otherswho gave of their time to advise the kids when theyneeded direction.NBC 7/39Mark Mullen joins the NBC7/39 evening anchor desk.Most recently a correspondentfor ABC News, MarkMullen was also Chief AsiaCorrespondent for NBC Newsuntil 2007. Mullen has wonnational and received regionalEmmy awards for anchoringand reporting, including aNational Emmy Award for Outstanding NewsCoverage. His television career started at KDFW-TV in Dallas in 1987, took him to KRON-TV in SanFrancisco, ABC News – New York, KING-TV inSeattle and NBC News.His mother is from Cuba and he married hiswife, Jamie, at the Havana Cathedral where hisgrandfather served as an Episcopal Bishop. Theyhave two children, 5 and 3.It’s a Boy!Lana Mokhov gave birth to a beautiful baby boy,Anthony, on May 9th 2010.KUSI NEWSRobert Kittle has joinedKUSI TV as Directorof News Planning andContent, focusing on thedevelopment of storiesacross a wide spectrum ofinterest. During nearly twodecades as editor of The SanDiego Union-Tribune’s editorial page, Kittle was arespected voice in San Diego’s civic debate. From1979 to 1986, Kittle was an associate editor of U.S.News & World Report in Washington. He servedthe magazine as White House correspondent,congressional correspondent and Pentagoncorrespondent.WWW.NATASPSW.ORG

The 2010-2011 OfficersPresident, Brian BirkProducer/Director, KUSI-TVVice President, MaryEllen EagelstonOperations Technician, NBC 7/39Secretary & Legal Chair, John FiskeAttorneyWertz McDade Wallace Moot &Brower, APCNational Trustee, Donn JohnsonDirector, KPBS-TVTreasurer, Svitlana MokhovaFreelance AccountantAlt. National Trustee, Al DelinoOwner, Al Delino DesignDuplicate & ReplacementStatuettes AvailableDo you have a square based Emmy youwould like to replace with a round basedon? Was your old statuette damaged ina move and you would like to replace it?Now is the time to do it. The National officehas officially set the price of replacementstatuettes at $200. Statuettes fromany chapter can be replaced. Duplicatesare $300. Call the Chapter office at 858-674-4469 for more information.The 2010-2011 GovernorsBrent AltomareGroovy Like a MovieDevin ScottOwner, American Dream CinemaArt AxtellTechnical Director, FOX 5Manuel dela RosaCreative Services Director, KMIR-TVAlex FarnsleyDocumentary Film MakerFarnsley King PicturesDouglas FriedmanCreative Services Director, KUSI-TVIsning GamezSenior Broadcast Designer, KESQJacqueline HurtadoDeb LawrenceLocal Brand Director, NBC-SDJoe LizuraAnchor/Reporter, KUSI-TVMario LopezOperations Technician, NBC 7/39Mary Beth McCabeOwner, Sun MarketingEna NewellProduction Manager, KPBS-TVFara RosenweigIndependent ProducerSypher ProductionsTheresa Amos SmullenExecutive ProducerAltair Media & MarketingNATAS-PSW Foundation CEOSuzanne BartoleSilver Circle ChairJeanne ScottWebmasterAaron SheinbeinExecutive DirectorPamela M. WatermanNATAS - Pacific Southwest ChapterThe Pacific Southwest Chapter(858) 674-4469Office Address:NATAS - Pacific Southwest Chapter17343 Plaza MariaSan Diego, CA 92128admin@nataspsw.orgwww.nataspsw.orgNewsletter Designed & Produced by:Gretchen Sizer-Kecskeswww.sizerstudios.comHave your Emmy Nomination Certificateengraved in brass and mounted to a beautifulpiano finished Rosewood Plaque. Thecost is $95 plus shipping. Payment can bemade by check or credit card.Nomination Plaques areavailable for any previousyear (1974-2008).Any questions, call theChapter Office at 858-674-4469.SAVE-THE-DATESept. 25 thSilver Circle LuncheonSan Diego Women’s Club10:00 AMWWW.NATASPSW.ORG