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2021 ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMMY ® AWARDS 

Letter from the President 

Greetings Friends and Colleagues and welcome to 

the 44th Annual Rocky Mountain Emmy® Awards 

Whew, what a whirlwind of 

unexpected events we have 

been navigating since we last 

met in person at the 42nd Rocky Mountain 

Emmy® Awards! Hopefully, by the time 

we celebrate the 45th Rocky Mountain 

Emmy Awards, we will be back to something 

reminiscent of “normal.” Let tonight be 

another step forward! 

We are happy to have Theresa Maher as our 

Event Chair again this year and Mark Reda 

has returned as our Awards Chair, along with 

Donna Rossi as Vice Chair. All the work for 

this event is accomplished throughout the 

year by committees, the Board of Governors 

and our indispensable, Executive Director, 

Lara Gates. None of what you will see and 

experience tonight would be possible 

without the hard work and dedication of 

the event team and board, which have been 

chosen by our chapter members. 

As you may be aware, one of our goals is to 

ensure we have a diverse group of board 

members, inclusive of other markets outside 

of the Greater Phoenix area, as well as from all facets of our industry and craft. We will be 

announcing board elections soon. We would be honored to have any of our members fill these 

upcoming openings. If you are interested, please reach out. 

Another priority is to continue focusing on supporting and mentoring our future leaders 

through educational programs, scholarships and the Student Production Awards. When you 

have a chance, please check out the resources, information and chapter history available at 

rockymountainemmy.org 

We want to remember and keep in our hearts, all of our friends, colleagues and loved ones we 

have lost since we last gathered. 

On behalf of the entire Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter and your Board of Governors, we 

would like to congratulate all of our nominees, recipients and honorees. 

Thank you for joining us to celebrate together, or apart. Good luck, stay safe and be well, 

Doug Mummert 

President , Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter 

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 

#RockyMtnEmmy • rockymountainemmy.org 

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Letter from Awards Chair 

Idon’t really want to talk much about 2021, but 

it’s part of the job. 

First, I need to thank the members of the 

Awards Committee who did so much extra work 

this year. They picked up a lot of slack for me. 

They deserve an incredible amount of personal 

and professional gratitude. Awards Vice Chair, 

Donna Rossi, Executive Director Lara Gates, 

Award Committee members Bob Adlhoch, Chuck 

Emmert, Mike Headrick, Micah Johnson, Carol 

Lynde, Doug Mummert and Özlem Özgur, thank 

you from the bottom of my heart. 

Their job was made even tougher this year with 

the many changes we implemented. We divided 

most content categories into four sub-categories 

-- News No (Production) Time Limit; News Single 

Shift; Content Long Form and Content Short 

From. We offered 130 categories and subcategories. 

In some instances, we merged sub-categories after the deadline when 

there were insufficient entries for a fair competition. We did not, however, merge 

news and non-news. We also offered a Technical Achievement category for the first 

time, to acknowledge the innovation used to overcome the difficulties in delivering 

content to the viewer in these challenging times. 

Every one of the 898 entries was vetted for potential eligibility and rules violations by 

the Awards Committee. Entries were judged by at least seven qualified peers from 

nine other chapters. We were one of a small number of chapters that participated 

in a test of bilingual judging in several news categories. In these cases, at least 10 

qualified peer judges reviewed all entries. Judges came equally from both English 

and Spanish language Newsrooms from across the country. The more things 

changed in 2021…the more they were different. And we believe better. 

Let me thank all those chapter members who judged other chapter’s entries. You 

provide an invaluable service to our chapter and to the entire NATAS community. 

Nearly 40% of our entrants judged in 2021. It is a great way to discover new and 

creative ways of delivering content. There may be nothing new under the sun, but 

there are always different ways of presenting it. I challenge those members who 

haven’t judged to try it. You’ll like it. 

The Awards Committee is available to all broadcasters in this region. We will respond 

to all inquiries and questions and will guide everyone who needs assistance through 

the process. 

Enjoy the Gala. Together we will honor the nominees and celebrate the recipients. 

Congratulations. 

Mark Reda 

First Vice-President/Awards Chair 

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Tonight’s Host 

NEMR 

NEMR is a Lebanese/American 

Stand-Up Comedian credited 

with establishing and pioneering 

the stand-up comedy scene 

throughout the Middle East where he 

performs in English. Nemr grew up in San 

Diego and then moved back with his family to 

Lebanon. He went on to break down barriers 

and unite people in a region where bombing 

on stage can have a completely different 

meaning. 

In May of 2014 he was featured on the cover 

of Rolling Stone magazine (Middle East) 

solidifying Nemr’s legacy as the biggest 

name in stand up in the region. Nemr also 

has numerous television credits from major 

networks in the Middle East, has been seen 

on CNN, was a guest on BBC HARDTalk, and 

appeared on ‘The Nightly Show with Larry 

Wilmore’. 

As an accomplished stand-up comic with 

eight full feature shows it’s no wonder Nemr’s 

world tours have enjoyed unprecedented 

success, selling out across the globe from 

every major city in the U.S. to Europe and 

the Middle East. His first global event was 

captured in his hit comedy special, ‘No 

Bombing in Beirut’, which was filmed in both 

Lebanon and Los Angeles, and premiered 

on Showtime, and is now available worldwide. Since then he toured ‘Love Isn’t the 

Answer’ and ‘The Future is NOW!’ which came to an end at the peak of its run due 

to COVID shutting the world down. 

But now Nemr is back with another brand new hilarious show! Following what the 

world has been through, it’s a show you won’t want to miss! And in between shows 

you can catch Nemr live on his twitch channel nemrcomedy! 



PROFESSIONAL 

NOMINEES 

2021 

MORNING NEWSCAST 

Action 7 News More in the 

Morning 

KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS 

Cody Thomason 

Laura Bouzari 

Royale Da 

Joshua Demick 

Andrew Jaramillo 

Fallout in Phoenix: Downtown 

Damage and Destruction 

ARIZONA’S FAMILY 

Gabrielle Ortega 

Lisa Fuller Magee 

Nicholas Sanchez 

Maria Hechanova 

Jaime Cerreta 

Travel Abroad Arizona 


Jessica Parsons 

Javier Soto 

Tara Hitchcock 

Yetta Gibson 

Kendyl Wainscott 

Tess Rafols 

Ashley Reyes 

Nick Sanchez 

Corrie Seabrook 

Heidi Goitia 

Vanessa Lichvar 

Maria Hechanova 

Maria Braganini 

CONTINUING COVERAGE 

Westgate Shooting 

KPNX 12 NEWS 

Mark Faccio 

Matt Wendt 

Jeff Vinton 

Mitch Carr 

Rachel Cole 

Joe Dana 

Brahm Resnik 

Michael Doudna 

Josh Sanders 

William Pitts 

Colleen Sikora 

Erica Stapleton 

Mark Curtis 

Caribe Devine 

A Grim Discovery: Finding JJ and 

Tylee 

KSAZ FOX10 PHOENIX 

Justin Lum 

Joseph Keating IV 

When Election Day is More than 

Just Tuesday 


Kendyl Wainscott 

Olivia Fierro 

Javier Soto 

Tess Rafols 

Jaime Cerreta 


Underserved: How Arizona failed 

the Latino Population Against 

COVID-19 

ABC15 

Liliana Soto 

Fuertes Vientos Causan Daños al 

Norte de Utah / Familias Sufren 

los Estragos 

KULX TELEMUNDO UTAH 

Rudy Nieves 

Irving Soriano 

Search for JJ and Tylee Ends, 

Justice Begins 

KSTU FOX 13 

Lauren Steinbrecher 

INVESTIGATIVE SINGLE 

REPORT 

Singulair’s Dangerous Side 

Effects 


Kris Pickel 

Gilbert Zermeño 

What’s In Your Weed? 


Kris Pickel 

Motorola Investigation 


T.J. Wilham 


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INVESTIGATIVE MULTIPLE 

REPORTS 

Highway Dangers Ignored 


T.J. Wilham 

Tyler Brodeur 

Agricultores de San Luis: Nos 

Necesitan Pero No Nos Quieren 

Vacunar Contra el COVID-19 

UNIVISION ARIZONA 

Silvia Sanchez 

Oscar Gomez 

Politically Charged 

ABC15 

Shawn Martin 

David Biscobing 

Lauren Wilson 

Force: Perception vs Reality 

KSL-5 

Mike Headrick 

Emiley Dewey 

Crisis Calls Unanswered 

KSL-5 

Brittany Glas 

Aley Davis 

Emiley Morgan Dewey 

Full Disclosure 

ABC15 

David Biscobing 

Shawn Martin 

Lauren Wilson 

Chad Lindstrom 

NEWS LIGHT FEATURE 

Pierde Su Brazo Pero Incrementa 

Su Fe 

TELEMUNDO ARIZONA 

Juan Juarez 

El Sheriff de Oro 



Oscar Gomez 

Nuditos de Amor 

TELEMUNDO 3 KESE 

Francisco Rivas 

A Family Affair 

ABC15 

Sonu Wasu 

Peter Scholz 

Shipwrecks of the Great Salt Lake 

KSTU FOX 13 

Todd Tanner 

Taylor Murray 

Pedalendo en la Pandemia 


Jose Angel Alvarez 

Up: Indy’s Adventure 

KSL-5 

Mike Headrick 

Tanner Siegworth 

Birds of a Feather 

KSL-5 

Heather Simonsen 

Josh Szymanik 

The Mystery of Skinwalker Ranch 

KSL-5 

Meghan Thackrey 

Andrew Adams 

NEWS SERIOUS FEATURE 

A Un Año del Potente Terremoto 

Que Sacudió a Utah 


Nathalie Avilan 

Lorena Lim 

Noe Gonzalez 

Rudy Nieves 

Gustavo Jaimes 

Street Medicine 


Kris Pickel 

Hector Holguin Jr. 

Impacto del COVID-19 en la 

Industria Agrícola 


Melissa Aguilar 

Faces of COVID-19 in Arizona 

ABC15 

Colby Root 

Claudia Rupcich 

Daniel Bavaro 

Letters of Hope 

FOX13 SALT LAKE CITY 

Sydney Glenn 

Jesse Walden 

SUZ’S STORY - Cancer during 

COVID 


Heather Moore 


EXCLUSIVA - Entrevista a la 

mamá de Bernardo Palacios 


Luis Mitchell Zevallos 

The People vs. The Pandemic: 

Addiction 

KOB 4 

Colton Shone 

Jonathan Dineyazhe 

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT 

SHORT FORM CONTENT 

The Muralist 

ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA 

Andrew Brown 

Becoming: ORLANDO DUGI 

MOUNTAIN MOVER MEDIA 

Kaela Waldstein 

Amber-Dawn Bear Robe 

Drummer Performs on Top 

Piestewa Peak Daily During 

Pandemic 

THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC 

David Wallace 

STAR27: Murales de la Frontera 



ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT 

LONG FORM CONTENT 

Art in the 48: In the Paint 

ARIZONA PBS 

Melissa Thompson 

Shana Fischer 

Ron Bruce 

Alberto Rios 

Thrive 125: A Utah Celebration 

BARUCH/GAYTON PRODUCTIONS 

Charles Gayton 

Wayne Baruch 

Riders of the Purple Sage: The 

Making of a Western Opera 

QUANTUM LEAP PRODUCTIONS 

Kristin Atwell Ford 

Bill Davis 

Layers Of Love + Oodles of 

Noodles In The Midst of a Global 

Pandemic 

REEL PEOPLE PRODUCTIONS 

Katy Sine 

Dru Williams 



BUSINESS/CONSUMER 

CONTENT 

Cerveza Artesanal en Tiempos de 

Pandemia 



Sweat Equity: Making Utah 

Homes Affordable 

PBS UTAH 

RaeAnn Christensen 

Brenton Winegar 

John Rogers 

Lee Ollerton 

COVID 19 Impact: Our Recovery 

in New Mexico 


Melissa Williams 

Chris Fullam 

Kalyn Norwood 

Glendale’s Great Sports & 

Entertainment District 

CITY OF GLENDALE AZ 

Sue Breding 

Luis Jacinto 

Jay Crandall 

Rebound with Realism 

ABC15 

Megan Thompson 

CRIME CONTENT 

“Pandemic Predators” - New 

Mexico Living 

KRQE 

Chad Brummett 

Dark Side 

KPNX 12 NEWS 


Carlos Chavez 

Katie Wilcox 

True Crime Arizona: The Lori 

Vallow Case 


Jennifer Jones 

Morgan Loew 

Edward Ayala 

Kim Powell 

Gilbert Zermeno 

Jacob Mowry 

EDUCATION/SCHOOLS 


COVID-19 Lessons from Home 

PBS UTAH 

Liz Adeola 

John Rogers 

Carol Dalrymple 

William Montoya 

School in the Time of COVID 


John DeSoto 

Cáit NíSíomón 

Star Party 


Vanessa Barchfield 

Mya Long 



2020 Student Production Awards 

for Excellence 

RMSW NATAS 

Dan JP Ciernia MEd 

Dale R. Wyman 

Chuck Emmert 

Doug Mummert 

Krystle Henderson 

Carlos Chavez 

Visionary Faculty: Daniela Triadan 

& Takeshi Inomata 

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 

Özlem Ayse Özgür 

Class of 2021- Learning During a 

Pandemic 

KPNX 12 NEWS 

Kacie Talamante 

Tram Mai 

PERFORMER/NARRATOR/ 

HOST/MODERATOR 

Mark Tarbell 

ARIZONA PBS 

Mark Tarbell 

Watch L.A. Work 

PBS UTAH 

Liz Adeola 

Breaking Par Host Ryan Johnson 

ELEVATED MEDIA PARTNERS 

Ryan Johnson 

Tara Hitchcock : “At The Movies” 

& “What to Watch”/‘Good 

Morning Arizona’ 



WRITER CONTENT 

Raising Buchanan - Christmas 

Promo 

CHEESE BOARD PRODUCTIONS 

Bruce Dellis 

Scripting Through the Chaos 

KPNX 12 NEWS 

Chris Dutton 

Breakthrough 

PHOENIX SUNS BROADCASTING 

Bob Adlhoch 

DIRECTOR SHORT FORM 

CONTENT 

Meet The Makers - Hopi Basket 

Weaver 

RED KNIGHT MEDIA 

Jack Chapman 

ISchool/The College of Social 

and Behavioral Sciences 

Experience/ Faculty Spotlight 

Composite 


Özlem Ayse Özgür 

Lifeblood of the People 


Mari Cleven 

DIRECTOR LONG FORM 

CONTENT 





The Watershed 

SALT RIVER PROJECT 

James Bustamante 


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Silver Circle Inductee 

Steve Stucker 

Steve Stucker is a weatherman 

for KOB 4’s “Eyewitness News 

Today” show in Albuquerque, 

New Mexico. This morning 

program airs weekdays from 4:30 a.m. 

to 7:00 a.m. With over 30 years with 

KOB television, Stucker has been 

continuously forecasting weather in 

New Mexico longer than any other TV 

personality. 

Stucker has received dozens of honors 

in his years on KOB 4, including being 

voted Best of the City awards for 

“Best TV Personality” and/or “Best 

Meteorologist” the past 16 years in a row, 

by readers of a local lifestyle publication, 

“Albuquerque, The Magazine.” 

Stucker is well known throughout New 

Mexico for his community involvement, 

which includes working with dozens of nonprofit groups, churches and schools. 

He has spoken to thousands of students about the importance of staying in 

school, and making their dreams come true. He is sought after as a motivational 

speaker for civic organizations, graduations and corporate events. He has served 

as the master of ceremonies host for more events than any other person in the 

history of New Mexico. 

Stucker brings his “Celebrity Weather Dogs” on air with him every Friday 

morning for his popular Parade of Pets feature, which promotes adoption 

through local animal shelters. 

He is a fixture at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, and he has not 

missed a single broadcast in more than 30 years. Stucker goes live from the field 

all nine mornings of the event and has developed a worldwide following through 

his colorful comments and his outrageous Balloon Fiesta costume and pin 

collection. Stucker jokes that he is the probably the most photographed human 

at Balloon Fiesta every year. 

Stucker is the Founder and Director of Beds4kidz, a branch of UpB4 the Son 

Charities & Ministries. Beds4kidz gives beds to families who are sleeping on the 

floor. To date, they have placed more than 11,000 people in clean, comfortable 

beds, free of charge. 

He has been married to his wife Rose for 28 years and they have four 

adult children and three grandchildren. Stucker is an Ordained Chaplain 

(International Fellowship of Chaplains), and the Men’s Ministry Pastor at New 

Covenant Church of Albuquerque. 

In addition to his professional accolades and personal accomplishments Stucker 

is also a rookie beekeeper. Tonight we toast his sweet success on all fronts. 




Tom Leander 

Tom Leander is a two-time Rocky Mountain Emmy 

Awarded television and radio sports broadcaster with 

more than 38 years of on-air experience. While his 

background includes radio, television sportscasting, 

editing and sports production, the majority of his career has 

been as an on-air personality for the Phoenix Suns. 

Leander first started as a Suns “ball boy” in the mid 1970’s. In 

1993, he secured his dream job with the team as the host and 

producer of pre-game, half-time and post-game shows. He 

continues in that role, along with some play-by-play duties to 

this day. 

Leander is a 1982 graduate of Brophy College Preparatory in 

Phoenix where he played varsity basketball. He then attended 

Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and became the 

University’s Sports Director for KXLU Radio, calling play-by-play 

for the LMU men’s basketball team for three years. Following 

his college career, he moved into on-air television work when he 

joined the CBS affiliate KMST-TV in Monterey, California, as a 

sports anchor and reporter. He then moved on to Tucson’s CBSaffiliate 

KOLD-TV, also as a sports reporter and anchor. 

Moving back to Phoenix in 1991, Leander joined the Suns 

organization as the host and producer of its pre-game, halftime and postgame shows. He 

spent many years working alongside former Suns players Tom Chambers and Eddie Johnson. 

Leander’s other play-by-play experience includes the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury with Hallof-Famer 

Anne Meyers Drysdale, Arena Football League’s Arizona Rattlers, Pac-12 College 

Football’s ASU Sun Devils, Indoor Soccer’s Arizona Sandsharks and live-streaming high school 

basketball and football games for the Brophy Broncos. 

In 2016, Leander wrapped up a project titled, “The Sunderella Suns,” a one-hour documentary 

which recaptured the magic of the 1975-76 Suns team that reached the NBA Finals. This earned 

Leander a Rocky Mountain Emmy Award for sports production. 

Leander coaches 8th grade basketball at Saint Simon and Jude Catholic School, runs his 

Leander Hoop Academy for kids K-8, and teaches TV and radio broadcasting courses at 

Brophy College Preparatory where he mentors high school students in learning the beauty and 

complexity of sports broadcasting. 

He and his wife Sandy have been married 30 years. They met and fell in love at KOLD-TV in 

Tucson while working as fellow reporter/anchors. The couple has three beautiful children: 

Lauren, Keaton and Bryson, and three dogs — two rescues and his favorite mountain biking 

partner, an Australian shepherd named Bindi. 



EDITOR CONTENT 

One Nation Under Science 

LANDMARK STORIES AT THE UNIVERSITY 

OF ARIZONA 

Sandra Westdahl 

Breaking Par Luckiest Golf 

Course In The World 


Felix Stone 

MCC Digital Marketing 

FERVOR CREATIVE 

Drew Moraca 




Misty Wilson 

Bill Davis 


Timothy “TJ” Larsen 

ARIZONA PBS 

Timothy Larsen 

ASU KER - Recognition of 

Resilience 


Don Newlen 

Drew Moraca 

The Bahidaj Harvest 


Mitchell Riley 

PHOTOGRAPHER 

CONTENT 



OF ARIZONA 


VOA Utah - Homeless Outreach 

Program 

COLOR RED MEDIA 

Cody McCarthy 

Meet The Makers - Pine Creek 

Lavender Farm 

RED KNIGHT MEDIA 

Jack Chapman 

LIGHTING LOCATION OR 

STUDIO 

A Taste of Italy With Utah Heart 


Dru Williams 

Plate and Pour - The Great 

Gadsby Bakery 

ARIZONA PBS 

Rodolfo Romo 

SPORTS STORY NEWS 

The Seated Golfer 

Arizona’s Family 

Nick King 

Jason Terry and Kobe Bryant 

Never Got Their Rematch 

KOLD-TV 

Bailey O’Carroll 

Man vs. Horse 


Max Gorden 

Shane Egan 

SPORTS STORY CONTENT 

Pac-12 Unlocked: Adia Barnes 

PAC-12 NETWORKS 

Ashley Adamson 

Richard Allard 

Schedule Release 

UTAH JAZZ 

Josh Cook 

Kevin Robbins 

David Phipps 

A Race in the Life: Armani 

Williams 

SPORTS360AZ 

Devon Henry 

Wired - Patrick Peterson @ Dallas 

ARIZONA CARDINALS BROADCAST 

NETWORK 

Richard Mendez 

We Are With You 

UTAH JAZZ 

Chris George 

Dan McKinney 

Kevin Robbins 

LIVE SPORTS PROGRAM 

Cardinals Locker Room 

KPNX 12 NEWS 

Jeffrey Schneider 

Ryan Cody 

Cameron Cox 

Chris Peterson 

Elysia Sledd 

Chierstin Susel 

Sports Tonight- Racial Injustice 

KPNX 12 NEWS 

Jeffrey Schneider 

Cameron Cox 


Bruce Cooper 

Jazz Game Night Pregame 

UTAH JAZZ 

Nathan Harker 

Travis Henderson 

SPORTS PROGRAM POST- 

PRODUCED OR EDITED 

Flight Plan - Virtual Reality 


NETWORK 


Daniel Nettles 

Tim DeLaney 

Graysen Choy 

Shawn Deloney 

Breaking Par Episode 46 


Ryan Johnson 

Felix Stone 

Connor Child 

Breakthrough - Devin Booker 


Bob Adlhoch 

Paden Wigness 

Tommy Arguelles 

Tom Leander 

Benicia Thompson 

Edward Johnson 


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LIVE SPORTING EVENT/ 

GAME 

Thursday Night Lights: Davis vs 

Herriman 

KUTV 

Dave Fox 

Craig Hart 

Matt Komma 

Remembering Westy - Suns vs 

Clippers 


Paden Wigness 

Bob Adlhoch 

Edward Johnson 

Kevin Ray 

Jazz vs. Nuggets - NBA Playoffs 

UTAH JAZZ 

Jeremy Brunner 


TEEN CONTENT 

Hearing Isaiah 



Nathan Huffman 

Jordan Chin 

Share the Light 

BOULDER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR 

Parker Gates 

Emma Suttell 

The Class of 2020 


Tadiwa Kambarami 

ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE 


Flying Nakoda 

ARIZONA GAME AND FISH 

David Majure 

Selling Water 



Mya Long 

Jeff Landers 

Las Reinas del Polen / Amenaza a 

la Colmena 


Rudy Nieves 

Raptor Migration Study 


David Majure 



OF ARIZONA 


Galen McCaw 

Our Land: Albuquerque’s Bosque 

NEW MEXICO PBS 

Laura Paskus 

Matt Grubs 

Benjamin Cody Yazza 

Kevin Maestas 

Antony Lostetter 

Afro Herper 




Mya Long 

Reconciliation on the River 



Bryan Nelson 

Jordan Chin 

HEALTH/MEDICAL SHORT 

FORM CONTENT 

Pandemia en Utah 

UNIVISION KUTH 32 

Hyrum Quiroz 

Sebastian Carrillo 

Francisco Vazquez 

“Did I Have COVID-19?” - New 

Mexico Living 

KRQE 

Chad Brummett 

Iain Munro 

HEALTH/MEDICAL LONG 

FORM CONTENT 

Vacuna Esperanza de Vida 


Pedro Andrade 


Noe González 

Cindy Bernal 

Cazando al COVID-19 

TELEMUNDO 3 NEWS 


Nassieli Pizano 

The People vs. The Pandemic 

KOB 4 

Nathan O’Neal 

Colton Shone 


COVID-19: The Turning Point 

FOX13 SALT LAKE CITY 

Kelton Wells 

Ben Winslow 

Sydney Glenn 


Robert Evans 

Amy Nay 

Utah’s Suicide Epidemic 

PBS UTAH 

Liz Adeola 

Phil Isom 

Steve Crass 

Lee Ollerton 

John Rogers 

Dave Krummenacher 

Kevin Sweet 

Dosis de Esperanza: Venciendo a 

la Pandemia 


Johnny Cordoba 

Misael Gonzalez 

León Felipe González 

Daniela Zavala 

Gerardo Higginson 

Juan Villa 

HISTORICAL/CULTURAL 


Climate Change Impacting Hopi 

Farmers and Their Way of Life 


David Wallace 

Ian James 

Myth and The West 


David Fenster 


Martin Rubio 

The Bahidaj Harvest 




Jordan Chin 

Meet the Makers - Hopi Basket 

Weaver 

RED KNIGHT MEDIA & DUNHAM MEDIA 

Jack Chapman 

Jessica Dunham 



HISTORICAL/CULTURAL 


Zozobra: Legacy of Fire 



Chris Fullam 

Royale Da 

Brittany Hope 

Brandon Pruitt 

Andy Weber 

Sasha Lenninger 

Remembering the Past, 

Embracing the Future 


Warren Trent 


Yetta Gibson 

Brandon Lee 

Arrianee LeBeau 

Rick Olivares 

Michael Abbott 

Rick Beaugrand 

Edward Ayala 



Jacob Mowry 

Serjio Hernandez 

Nick Sanchez 

Community Connection with 

Susan Casper: RACE - Bridging 

the Cultural Divide 

ABC15 

Susan Casper 

Brooks Sneed 

Dwight Kimbro 

Acceso Total Arizona San Juan 

Puerto Rico 


Priscilla Torres 

Ivan Valenzuela 

Arturo Trujillo 

Dulce Rosadilla 

El Zopilote del Volcán 



Gabriel Salazar 

HUMAN INTEREST SHORT 

FORM CONTENT 

For the First Time in His Life, 

Due to COVID-19, Chris Frisby is 

Homeless 


Thomas Hawthorne 

Lifeblood of the People 


Mari Cleven 

Running Towards Herself 

ARIZONA PBS 

Steve Filmer 

Vanessa Ruiz 

Wyatt 



Mya Long 

37th Annual Walter Cronkite 

Award: Dean Baquet 

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 

Isaac Easley 

Meet the Makers - Pine Creek 

Lavender Farm 

RED KNIGHT MEDIA & DUNHAM MEDIA 

Jack Chapman 

Jessica Dunham 

HUMAN INTEREST LONG 

FORM CONTENT 

Hunkapi Love 

MAJUREMOTION PICTURES 

David Majure 

Dottie 

EMBUDO VALLEY LIBRARY AND 

COMMUNITY CENTER 

Dandan Liu 

Marc Liu 

Heroes In Disguise 

KSL-5 

Dan Rascon 


Billy 




HEALTH MEDICAL NEWS 

Lethal Infection 

KSTU FOX 13 

Adam Herbets 

Holding Their Hands as They Pass 


Jared Dillingham 

Vaccine Side Effects 

KUTV 

Heidi Hatch 

Paul Howard 

Mike Stephen 

El Legado de Tío Rufino 


Lester Rojas 

COVID Long Haulers 

KSL-5 

Keira Farrimond 


Isolated 

KOB 4 



Breast Implant Illness - Scientific 

Evidence 


Kris Pickel 

HISTORIC CULTURAL 

NEWS 

Albuquerque’s Dirty Little Secret 

KRQE 

Larry Barker 

Mark Corey 

Thomas Garcia 

Estudiante Participa en una 

Competencia por el mes de 

Herencia Afroamericana en 

Español 



We Used Them for Steps! 

KSL-5 

Jay Hancock 


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Tara Hitchcock knew she wanted to be on television in the 

sixth grade. Thanks to a teacher who saw early on that this 

girl could TALK, she enrolled in a speech and debate class 

in high school and never looked back. Indeed, years later 

when she was the host of Good Morning Arizona, there would be 

segments of the show that would be internally slugged simply as 

“Tara Talks.” 

Hitchcock graduated cum laude with a BA in Communications 

and Political Science from Boston College and went on to get her 

Master’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the Medill School 

at Northwestern. It only took one phone call to get her first job 

in TV at KBMT-TV in Beaumont, Texas. She quickly proved her 

deftness in covering crawfish festivals and holiday tree lightings, 

and within three months, Hitchcock was named the station’s main 

co-anchor. 

In 1996, she moved to Phoenix to host the highly-rated Good 

Morning Arizona on KTVK-TV. “Tara is smart, funny and a breath 

of fresh air -- and for someone who loves to talk, she is one of the 

best listeners and interviewers you’ll ever see,” says the guy who 

hired her, former KTVK news director Phil Alvidrez. “Her quick 

wit, down-to-earth personality and ability to move seamlessly 

between the serious and the silly endeared her to viewers. 

Hitchcock has made her mark on Arizona television. She has 

interviewed everyone from John McCain to Justin Bieber 

and her love of sports has brought her to host shows from the 

Masters, Super Bowl and World Series. She also accumulated an inordinate amount of predawn 

speeding tickets over the years in her race to get to work. She would have had even more 

speeding tickets, but she talked her way out of them. 

A member of the Critics’ Choice Association, Hitchcock currently hosts “Behind The Screens” 

for Harkins Theatres. Viewers can catch her weekly celeb/travel segments on “Good Morning 

Arizona” and “MORE Good Day Oregon.” Her other passion is travel, and you can read about 

her adventures in her periodic “Tara’s Big Travels” feature in Phoenix Magazine (as well as JetSet 

Magazine, City Lifestyle publications & more). 

Off camera, Hitchcock has used her high profile to help countless charities. She’s been honored 

with numerous awards for her tireless work in the community, named as one of Arizona’s Top 

Ten “Trendsetters” in 2012. She has helped raise a tremendous amount of money for the Barrow 

Neurological Center. She serves on the board of Best Buddies Arizona, is a National Celebrity 

Ambassador for Childhelp USA and is active in charities including the Foundation for Blind 

Children, Celebrity Fight Night, For Those without a Voice and more. She and her three sisters 

participated in multiple AVON 2-day breast cancer walks in honor of their grandmother, Babci. 




COVID Monster 

KOB 4 

Colton Shone 


Akosita Kaufusi- The Loss of a 

Daughter 

KSL-5 

Garna Mejia 

Aubrey Shafer 

Mes de la Herencia Negra / 

Celebrando la Diveridad de Utah 


Rudy Nieves 

HUMAN INTEREST NEWS 

NO TIME LIMIT 

The 1984 Murder of Teen Paper 

Girl Christy Ann Fornoff 


Briana Whitney 


Louis Tortora 

La Cuarentena Antes de la 

Pandemia 


Hyrum Quiroz 


Francisco Vazquez 

Lester Rojas 

Two Families : One Heart 

KSL-5 

Mike Headrick 


Acting Like a Kid 

KOB 4 

Tessa Mentus 

HUMAN INTEREST NEWS 

SINGLE SHIFT 

Familia Hispana Vuelve en TikTok 

a un Repartidor de Pizza 



Dancing Out of Depression: The 

Tucson Dancing Runner 

KOLD-TV 

Megan McNeil 

Jesse Zoller 

Solemn Vow 

KSL-5 

Andrew Adams 


Glen Beeby 

SOCIETAL CONCERNS 


Bringing Cancer Care to the 

Navajo Nation 

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN CUSTOM MEDIA 

Kris Fatsy 

Jayshan Carpen 

Ben Gershman 

¿Hombre o Mujer? 



Hyrum Quiroz 

VOA Utah - Homeless Outreach 

Program 

COLOR RED MEDIA 

Cody McCarthy 

“A Monumental Question” - New 

Mexico Living 

KRQE 

Chad Brummett 

Gabby Giffords Shooting: 

Who Was Shot, and How They 

Changed 


Thomas Hawthorne 

Pandemic Dreams 


Elena Lopez 


Forks Up, Masks Up 


Amy Chou 

Safwat Saleem 

Joshua Belveal 



Mayor Tim Keller’s 2021 State of 

the City | Uncharted Territory 

CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE - GOV TV 

Diego Lucero 

One By One 

KSL-5 

Angie Denison 

Eric Betts 

ASU KER - Recognition of 

Resilience 


Don Newlen 

Drew Moraca 

Jami Pomponi Alire 

Theresa Koscuisko Lamb 

TECHNOLOGY CONTENT 

Utah Insight- Silicon Slopes 

Sparks Tech Economy 

PBS UTAH 

Liz Adeola 


Steve Crass 

Lee Ollerton 

Phil Isom 

Dave Krummenacher 

John Rogers 

Isotopes, Migrants & Mysteries 

ARIZONA PBS 

Steve Filmer 

Vanessa Ruiz 

Power Connectors 


Bryan Nelson 

Martin Rubio 


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CULTURAL/TOPICAL 

DOCUMENTARY 

Breaking Par: COVID-19 Special 


Ryan Johnson 

Felix Stone 

Connor Child 

Rachel Cole 

A Long Walk In Socialism 

TPUSA PRODUCTIONS 

Robert Baum 

Joseph Stone 

Nathan Lata 

Joshua Dillard 

Gabe Moon 

The Work is Hard and Not Done: 

Being Black in the Valley 

KPNX 12 NEWS 

Chris Dutton 

Ryan Bengford 

Emily Mowers 

Ryan O’Connell 

Judd Slivka 

HISTORICAL 

DOCUMENTARY 

We Remember 

KSL-5 

Carole Mikita 

Robert Brown 

Poetry in Paint: Bea Mandelman 

in Taos 

NEW MEXICO PBS 

Michael Kamins 

Downwinders and the 

Radioactive West 

PBS UTAH 

Cheryl Niederhauser 

John Howe 

Lee Ollerton 

Kevin Sweet 

Utah Movie Palaces 

PBS UTAH 

Lee Ollerton 

Kevin Sweet 

Issac Goeckeritz 


James Findlay 

Will Montoya 

Justin Cook 

MAGAZINE PROGRAM 

Art in the 48: Finding Your 

Passion 

ARIZONA PBS 


Shana Fischer 

Alberto Rios 

Ron Bruce 

Jay Conner 

Langston Fields 

Carlos Chavez 

Rodolfo Romo 

Allysa Adams 

Big Dreams 

ARIZONA PBS 

Margery Punnett 

Rebecca Guldberg 

Mark Tarbell 


Arizona Illustrated: 

Understanding the Bighorn 


John Booth 

Tom McNamara 

PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

PROGRAM 

Disinformation in the 2020 

Election 

PBS UTAH 

Jason Perry 

Morgan Lyon Cotti 

Natalie Tippets 

Dana Barraco 

Brooke Doner 

Phil Isom 

Lee Ollerton 

Biden’s Border Strategy 


Kassandra Lau 

Lorraine Rivera 

Tony Paniagua 

Mya Long 

Gilbert, Arizona: Portraits of 

2020 

GILBERT DIGITAL 

Jessica Bautista 

Elizabeth Rohe 

SPECIAL EVENT 

COVERAGE 

Gathering of Nations: The Roots 

Run Deep 



Derek Mathews 

The Procedure 

KAZT 

Chris Wooley 

Wayne Dickmann 

David Rizik 

Brad Perry 

OSIRIS-REx Touch-and-Go 


Martín Rubio 


Bryan Nelson 

Festival of Trees Special 

Programming 

KSL-5 

Angie Denison 

INFORMATIONAL/ 

INSTRUCTIONAL 

CONTENT 

Filming With Your Phone 

CITY OF PHOENIX COMMUNICATIONS 

OFFICE 

Chuck Emmert 

Back to the Farm 

ARIZONA PBS 




Mark Tarbell 

Night Fishing 


David Majure 

All About the Vaccines 


Bryan Nelson 


Martin Rubio 

THANK YOU TO OUR ANNOUNCERS THIS EVENING: 

Lupita Murillo & Micah Johnson 




Chris Schueler 

Chris Schueler has created more than one hundred 

television programs over the past 25 years. These 

programs have garnered 26 Rocky Mountain 

Emmy® Awards and some have been broadcast 

throughout the world. 

Focusing on educational and social issues, Schueler has 

experience in youth programming, cultural and social 

documentaries and video projects, and family series 

television. His clients have included the United Nations, 

the National Institute of Mental Health, the PBS Network, 

the CBS Network Foundation as well as networks and 

government entities worldwide. 

Schueler’s program topics have ranged from global warming 

solutions to mental health stigma as well as domestic 

violence, teen pregnancy prevention, AIDS, alcohol, 

gambling addiction and opioid abuse. 

His documentaries focusing on the environment, health and 

social issues, and Native American challenges have not only 

educated the viewing audience, but also have been used by 

lawmakers and community leaders to inform decision making. 

Schueler includes social marketing and target audience outreach for all his projects, 

involving extensive use of electronic and internet platforms to address issues primarily 

focused on teenagers and their families. In addition to including a large group of 

teenagers in the programs production and outreach efforts, each of these projects 

include organizing partnerships with nonprofit stakeholders, government entities and 

private businesses. These documentaries and community outreach projects include 

not only the airing of the programs in prime time, but also curriculum guides, Town Hall 

meetings, specialized educational videos, and internet components including live web 

cam interaction and text messaging. 

The National Broadcast Association for Community Affairs named Chris Schueler 

national “Innovator of the Year” for his nationally syndicated, News 101 Project that 

trained teenagers to produce television news stories for local network affiliates. 

Schueler has used his model to train journalists around the world in creating social issue 

documentaries. 

Schueler is the Executive Director of “SafeTeen New Mexico” which was named one of 

the six best Community Outreach Programs in the United States. 

And tonight, he can add member of the prestigious NATAS Silver Circle Society in the 

Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter to that list. 


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INTERVIEW/DISCUSSION 

CONTENT 

Pass It On 

ARIZONA PBS 




Mark Tarbell 

VP Debate Breakdown 

PBS UTAH 

Jason Perry 

Morgan Lyon Cotti 

Natalie Tippets 

Dana Barraco 

Brooke Doner 

Lee Ollerton 

Phil Isom 

Claiming Kamala 

ARIZONA PBS 

Nakia Christian 

Ebonye Delaney 

Scot Olson 

Brad Cesmat Talks to Thom 

Brennaman 

SPORTS360AZ 

Brad Cesmat 

Jared Nielson 

GRAPHIC ARTS 

3D Animation 

SKYGATE PICTURES 

Bob Dolan 

Ray Garcia De Leon 

AUDIO LIVE OR POST 

PRODUCED 



PBS UTAH 


William Montoya 

Carter Pann: Soprano Saxophone 

Concerto (2019) 

ARIZONA PBS 

Alex Kosiorek 

True Concord Voices and 

Orchestra - A Savior from on High 

ARIZONA PBS 

Alex Kosiorek 

MUSICAL COMPOSITION/ 

ARRANGEMENT 

Los Maskareñas 

MEDIASLINGER 

Jason Goodyear 

Yo Prometo 

MEDIASLINGER 

Jason Goodyear 

Carlos Medina 

CRIME NEWS 

“No Podemos con Tanto Dolor:” 

Hermana de Nicole Solorio 

Cuenta el Horror que Viven desde 

México 


Nathalie Avilan 

Catalina Ruiz 

Escaping Meaningful Justice 

KUTV 

Wendy Halloran 

MacKenzie Ryan 

Mike Stephen 

Crimen en Vivo y en Directo 


Rudy Nieves 

The Clearfield Rapist 

KSTU FOX 13 

Adam Herbets 

Anatomy of a Riot 

KRQE 

Larry Barker 

Mark Corey 

Thomas Garcia 

The Last Ride - Tragic Accident or 

Reckless Crime? 

KRQE 

Larry Barker 

Mark Corey 

Thomas Garcia 

Confessions of a Mafia Hit Man: 

“Sammy The Bull” 


John Hook 

Jon Noetzel 

Habib Obi 

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 

NEWS 

Labyrinth Restores Hope to 

Community Amid Pandemic 

KGUN 9 

Luzdelia Caballero 

The Hidden Masterpiece: A New 

Mexico Treasure Hunt 

KRQE 

Larry Barker 

Mark Corey 

Thomas Garcia 

Circus Performers Stranded 


Tyler Brodeur 

12 News Celebrity Spotlight 

KPNX 12 NEWS 


BUSINESS / CONSUMER 

NEWS 

Breeder in the Doghouse 

KPNX 12 NEWS 


Carlos Chavez 

Put To The Test: Gephardt Finds 

Out The Best Battery For Your 

Buck 

KSL-5 

Matthew Gephardt 

Sloan Schrage 

Fiberglass Nightmare 


Susan Campbell 

Rick Beaugrand 

Are Consumers Ignoring Business 

Requests to Mask Up!? 

KSL-5 


Sloan Schrage 

Cindy St. Clair 

Josh Szymanik 

The Ghost Kitchens 

ABC15 

Sonu Wasu 

Peter Scholz 



Signed, Sealed…But Not 

Delivered 


Warren Trent 

Gary Harper 

Todd Martin 

Predatory Lending 

KRQE 

Larry Barker 

Mark Corey 

Thomas Garcia 


NEWS SINGLE SHIFT 

Making the Grade 

KSL-5 

Andrew Adams 


Soft Closure Hard Tears 

KSL-5 

John Wilson 

Alex Cabrero 


NEWS NO TIME LIMIT 

The Order 

KUTV 

Chris Jones 

Nadia Pflaum 

Mike Stephen 

Reading, Writing, Polygamy, and 

Real Estate 

KSTU FOX 13 

Adam Herbets 

Students Definitely Left Behind 

in Virtual Learning 

KOB 4 

Chris Ramirez 

Taking Flight 

KSL-5 


John Wilson 

TEEN NEWS 

Addiction Through A Daughter’s 

Eyes 

KSL-5 

Aley Davis 

Eric Betts 

Debbie Worthen 

Magnet for Mischief 

KSL-5 


Mike Headrick 

ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE/ 

TECHNOLOGY NEWS 

Tech Support for Seniors 

KOB 4 

Joy Wang 

La Buena Voluntad de David 

Begay 


Jesus Fadel Ramirez 

Daniela Zavala 

Fidel Antonio Fadel 

Jason Mills 

Colossal Cave 


Brian Kae 

MILITARY NEWS SINGLE 

SHIFT 

Flags Fly Proud 

KSL-5 

John Wilson 

Alex Cabrero 

Welcome Home Kage 

KSL-5 

Alex Cabrero 

Jay Hancock 

To Me, it’s Every Day. 

ABC15 

Zach Crenshaw 

Alfonso Sahagun 

The Major’s Mini Farm Gets A 

Makeover 

KSL-5 


Arizona Silent Service Memorial 


Brian Kae 

MILITARY NEWS NO TIME 

LIMIT 

An American Hero: Perseverance 

& Freedom 

KPNX 12 NEWS 

Mark Curtis 

Carlos Chavez 

A Final Salute 

KSL-5 


Josh Szymanik 

Records of the Past 

KSL-5 

Andrew Adams 

Ray Boone 

POLITICS/GOVERNMENT 

NEWS SINGLE SHIFT 

“I Know My Son Was With Me” 

Mother’s Plea Leads to First of its 

Kind Law 

KPNX 12 NEWS 


All Up to Chance! 

KSL-5 

Matthew Rascon 

Jay Hancock 

POLITICS/GOVERNMENT 


Lights, Camera, Inaction: State’s 

Shopping Spree Disappears 

KRQE 

Larry Barker 

Mark Corey 

Thomas Garcia 

Riot in Cellblock 3 

KRQE 

Larry Barker 

Mark Corey 

Thomas Garcia 

RELIGION NEWS 

The Arrest of an Airman 

KRQE 

Sara Montoya 

Jessica Kidder 

Crystal Gutierrez 

Thomas Garcia 

Our Church Has Left The Building 


Zahid Arab 

Louis Tortora 

Hope In Numbers 


Heidi Goitia-Cullum 


21



Bruce Haffner 

Don’t tell Bruce Haffner it can’t be done. 

Let’s start with his years as a student and fresh 

out of ASU, when everyone wanted to be part of 

the newest craze -- the music video. There you 

found Bruce Haffner, helping produce an MTV-style show 

showcasing the likes of U2, B.B. King and Rod Stewart. 

Then, it was on to yet another competitive, high octane 

vocation -- TV news. As a television news cameraman 

covering stories around the country and across Arizona, 

Haffner earned 15 Emmy Awards. “While most of us 

know Bruce Haffner as the helicopter pilot and reporter 

on Phoenix airwaves for years, he is also an amazing 

photographer and editor,” says former KTVK executive 

producer Abbie Smith. “His storytelling abilities behind the 

camera were among the best in the business, capturing 

the beauty and the challenges of people and places all 

over Arizona. But it was telling stories from the air that 

he loved the most, so while he was doing his day job as a 

photographer and editor for NewsChannel 3, he was also 

working to get his pilot/helicopter license so he could live his dream.” 

And once he got that pilot’s license, Haffner transformed his career into a helicopter pilot. And 

not just any helicopter pilot. Given his news experience, he took his TV photography experience 

in the air and calls his helicopter “just an expensive tripod.” Haffner also supplied support for 

reporters on the ground while they covered breaking news. “Whenever we were entering the 

Gates of Hell on the ground,” says former KTVK reporter Mike Watkiss, who from time to time 

has used his share of colorful descriptions, “it was always comforting to know Haffner was up in 

the sky looking out for us and guiding us in.” 

In 2009, Haffner saw his career change dramatically when KTVK sold its helicopter. Two years 

later, he bought his own helicopter and launched CHOPPERGUY to provide top quality 

aviation aerial video production and news coverage for KTVK and later KPHO CBS 5 as well. His 

company also shoots aerials for production companies, ad agencies and CHOPPERGUY even 

has a few movie credits on the big screen. 

Haffner’s 25-year run as a Pilot/Reporter for KTVK-TV3 and CBS 5 ended in 2020. Now he 

produces THE CHOPPERGUY SHOW on his CHOPPERGUY YouTube channel. 

“Drones take great pictures from on high at a cost that’s low,” says former KTVK news director 

Phil Alvidrez. “But Bruce Haffner took viewers with him on daily adventures, and his storytelling 

rides were worth every penny. Phoenix television is poorer without him in the sky.” 

If Haffner’s career proves anything, it is that we shouldn’t be surprised when he recreates himself 

once again. 





La Travesía De Jason 



Sheila Varela 

National Park Ranger Kills 

Unarmed Man 

KOB 4 

Chris Ramirez 

Ephraim Utah/ Una Comunidad 

en el Olvido 


Rudy Nieves 

Noe Gonzalez 

A Quiet Crisis 

KSL-5 

Ashley Moser 

Aley Davis 

Keri Wilcox 

The Justice Files: The Last 

Lynching in the West 

GOOD 4 UTAH / KTVX 

Marcos Ortiz 

Greg Townsend 

Many Pieces to this Problem 

KSTU FOX 13 


Taylor Murray 

MILITARY CONTENT 

The Flying Fortress 


Gage Judd 

Saluting a Special Veteran 

HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY 

Delbert Vega 

Lin Sue Cooney 

Arizona Daily Mix Memorial Day 

Show 

KAZT 

Bradley Perry 

Supporting Military Students and 

Student Veterans in College 


Laura Fields 

POLITICS / GOVERNMENT 

CONTENT 

2020 AZ Senate Debate 

ARIZONA PBS 

Allysa Adams 

Ted Simons 

Lorraine Rivera 

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez 

Mike Sauceda 

Laarni Fernandez Nuez 

Shana Fischer 

Destino 2020 


Miguel Calvillo 

Juan Villa 


Sheila Varela 

Liliana Salgado 

Heidi Renpenning 


Utah Governor Debate 

KUTV 

Michael Garber 

Tazya Williams 

Kelcy Little 

Heidi Hatch 

Daniel Kovach 

Mike Stephen 

Craig Hart 

Benjamin Pollchik 

Erik Bullard 

Eddie Collins 

Utah Women Legislators Rise Up 

PBS UTAH 


Steve Crass 

Patrick Brennan 


RELIGION CONTENT 

Missionaries Aid Families in 

Pandemic 

CHURCH NEWSROOM 

Buddy Blankenfeld 

United In Prayer 

KSL-5 

Angie Denison 

Eric Betts 

Josh Szymanik 

BRANDED CONTENT 

SHORT FORM 

Innovation at ASU 


Joshua Belveal 

Amy Chou 

Safwat Saleem 

My Most Memorable Call 

PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT 

Jim Hartman 

Reinvent Learning - Gateway 

Community College 

CULTIVATOR CONTENT LABS 

David Hildreth 

Scott Foreman 

Behind the Scenes: The Wilhelm 

Scream 

MEGAPLEX THEATRES 

Scott Terrill 

CALS Graduation Trailer: Spring 

2020 


OF ARIZONA 


Galen McCaw 

Pandemic Hospice Heroes 

HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY 


Delbert Vega 

BRANDED CONTENT LONG 

FORM 

The Purest Food & Coffee 

Between The Red Rocks 


Katy Sine 

Dru Williams 

Backyard Biography - The 

Multops 

CALIFORNIA POOLS & LANDSCAPE 

Jonathan Hayward 

The Watershed 



Daren Gulsvig 

Ron Harrison 

Joseph Cyr 

Ann Brown 

Tiffany Bolton 

Dante Dimabuyu 


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PUBLIC SERVICE 

ANNOUNCEMENT SINGLE 

SPOT 

#VotaConmigo 



Claudia Prado 

Ronald Estrada 

Arizona Strong - Chalk 

ABC15 

Jose Ochoa 

Logan Rager 

Brooks Sneed 

Unidos por los Nuestros – 

COVID-19 Campaign 



Claudia Prado 


Yo Prometo 



Carlos Medina 

Arizona Strong - Pastor 

ABC15 

Brooks Sneed 

Jose Ochoa 

#VotaConmigo Voting Campaign 




Claudia Prado 

Wash Your Hands 

KOB 4 

Joy Wang 


ANNOUNCEMENT 

CAMPAIGN 

Fentanyl Abuse and Narcan 

PINAL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE 

Samuel Salzwedel 

Lauren Reimer 

Mark Lamb 

Distracted Drivers Terrify Me 

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF 

TRANSPORTATION 

John Dougherty 

Russell Chase 

Charles Cull 

Joe Larger 

NEWS PROMOTION 

TOPICAL SINGLE SPOT 

Video Game Risks 

KPNX 12 NEWS 

Bill McCarthy 

Tragedy at Arches/The Death of 

an Icon 

KSTU FOX 13 

Darcy Stapleford 

Super Speeders 

KUTV 

Craig Hart 

NEWS PROMOTION IMAGE 

SINGLE SPOT 

Local News Matters 

ABC15 

Jose Ochoa 

La Guía del Monzón 2020 Promo 


Alfonso Villar 

Ossman Enrique Padilla 

Jorge Palomares 

Patricio Gray 

Henry Golac 

Miss You 

KUTV 

Craig Hart 

KOAT7: ‘Change’ 2020 Image 


Justin Lund 

Mic Flag 

ABC15 

Jose Ochoa 

PROGRAM PROMOTION 

SINGLE SPOT / IMAGE 

The Work is Hard and Not Done: 

Being Black in the Valley Promo 

KPNX 12 NEWS 

Chris Dutton 

Ryan Bengford 


Utah Movie Palaces 

PBS UTAH 

Chris Olivas 

Zozobra 2020 


Justin Lund 

PROGRAM PROMOTION 

CAMPAIGN 

Celebrating Black History Month 

ARIZONA PBS 


Nakia Christian 

This Is Utah - Season 3 

PBS UTAH 

Chris Olivas 

Arizona Illustrated Rebrand 

Campaign 


Carolyn Yaussy 

PROMOTION SPORTS 

Phoenix Suns - Valley Jersey 

Reveal 


Nick Williams 

Christopher Price 

Robert Weinerth 

Graham Wincott 

Isabel Guerra 

Utah Jazz on AT&T Sportsnet 

AT&T SPORTSNET 

Garrison Schott 

Cody Ulm 

Laura Berzins 

Casandra Perez 

Breaking Par Promos 


Ryan Johnson 

Felix Stone 

Connor Child 

PROMOTIONAL TRAILER 

Monday Night Showdown 


NETWORK 

Dan Nettles 



PBS UTAH 

Chris Olivas 





Lisa Fuller Magee started her broadcast career 

in radio when she was just 16 years old. Being a 

disc jockey helped put her through college at the 

University of Nebraska at Kearney. A few years 

after she graduated, a visit to Arizona would change her 

broadcasting path. 

Magee took a part-time job at KTVK-TV as what was then 

known as a “live-truck driver” -- driving a microwave truck 

to locations and engineering the equipment so reporters 

could do live-shots throughout the Valley. It was a great 

experience as she moved into what she loved -- writing 

stories, telling stories and coordinating broadcasts. Now 34 

years later, she has been a writer, assistant producer, show 

producer, live program producer, booker, special project 

producer, movie critic and Senior Producer -- all at KTVK. 

For nearly 15 years, Magee was the line and show 

producer for Good Morning Arizona, a runaway hit 

and ratings grabber in the Phoenix market. Also during 

that time, Magee served as a movie critic for the show. 

After producing Good Morning Arizona during the weekdays, she would fly to 

Los Angeles or New York on weekends to see movies, interview the actors and 

then turn the interviews into stories for Good Morning Arizona. She also did liveshots 

and interviews from locations around the world, including Hawaii, Genoa, 

London, Toronto, Vancouver, Rio de Janeiro and Moscow. Magee also used her 

entertainment contacts to book and handle hundreds of movie stars, comedians 

and bands when they appeared on Good Morning Arizona. This included everyone 

from Jason Aldean to Damon Wayans to Liam Hemsworth. 

“Viewers may not know that Lisa Fuller Magee is a Phoenix television institution,” 

says Phil Alvidrez, the former longtime News Director at KTVK and now a partner 

in MagicDust Television. “She would hate that description, but it’s true. And many 

of the stories viewers loved for years on Good Morning Arizona never would have 

happened without Lisa’s guiding hand.” 

Her co-workers agree. 

“Lisa has always been the consummate professional and the person you wanted 

in the booth producing live programming like Good Morning Arizona,” says Abbie 

Smith, the Executive Producer of The List and former KTVK co-worker. “She was 

always the calm in the storm when news was breaking, and it had to get on the air.” 

“Lisa is the total package,” says Marty Hames, the Community Liaison of Circle the 

City and a former Good Morning Arizona anchor. “She is the definition of integrity, a 

class act, and a true friend.” 


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Breaking News, Exclusive 

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They Called it a One Man Band 

Back in My Day 

KSL-5 

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VJ, Capítulo: Pandemia 



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Max Gorden 

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Jazz at Pistons - All Hands on 

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Phoenix Suns and the NBA 

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2020 Student Production Awards 

for Excellence 

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Latter-day Saints Participate in 

“Operation Firewood Rescue” to 

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CHURCH NEWSROOM 

Heidi Camacho 

Monsoon 2020 


Paul Horton 

Ashlee DeMartino 

Elizabeth Anspach 

Louis Tortora 

Mike Smith 

Matt Horn 

Michael Abbott 

Mike Conlee 

Monsoon 2020 

KPNX 12 NEWS 



Lindsay Riley 

Jamie Kagol 

Carlos Chavez 

Chris Latella 

WEATHER NEWS 

Winds Along the Wasatch 

KSL-5 

Frances Cooke 

Kevin Eubank 

Debbie Worthen 

Dan Rascon 

Ladd Egan 

Jed Boal 

Mike Anderson 


Mark Wetzel 

Pat Duran 

Haboob Tracker 



Climate Challenges Hemp 

Farmers 



Historic Alta Interlodge 

KSL-5 

Morgan Wolfe 


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ANCHOR WEATHER 

Meteorologist Krystle Henderson 

KPNX 12 NEWS 


Meteorologist Byron Morton 


Byron Morton 

Meteorologist Chase Thomason 

KUTV 

Chase Thomason 

Chief Meteorologist Henry Golac 


Henry Golac 

Meteoróloga Suheily López Belén 


Suheily Lopez Belen 

ANCHOR NEWS / SPORTS 

Chierstin Susel Anchors 

KPNX 12 NEWS 


Leon Felipe Gonzalez - News 

Anchor 



Jared’s 2020 Time Warp 



Danielle Lerner 

ABC15 


Mark Curtis 12 News Anchor 

KPNX 12 NEWS 

Mark Curtis 

I’m Still Not a Baby, I’m a Man.. 

I’m an Anchorman!!! 

KSL-5 

Mike Headrick 

REPORTER DAILY NEWS / 

SPORTS / INVESTIGATIVE / 

CONSUMER 

Reportera en Tiempos de 

Desinformación 



Andrew Adams, Reporter 

KSL-5 

Andrew Adams 

Any Time, Any Place, Any Story 


Matt Galka 

Wendy Halloran Investigates 

KUTV 


Kelly Vaughen Reporting 

KUTV 

Kelly Vaughen 

Nick King Sports Reporter 


Nick King 

DAYTIME / EVENING 

NEWSCAST LARGE 

MARKETS 

Stop the Count Rally 


Taylor Fareri 

Brandon Lee 

Christina Armstrong 



Christopher Zang 

Brittni Thomason 

12 News First - June 23rd: Trump 

Visit, Wildfire Evacuations 

KPNX 12 NEWS 

Dylan Dulberg 

Tram Mai 


Josh Sanders 

Joe Dana 

Kyle Burton 

Andrew Hernandez 

Aaron Kurtz 

Matt Wendt 

Daniel Mendez 

12 News at 10 

KPNX 12 NEWS 

Mark Faccio 

Caribe Devine 

Mark Curtis 

Colleen Sikora 

Phillip Mathews 

Nick Perez 

Samuel Snook 

Jeffrey Vinton 

Niala Charles 

America Decides: Election Night 

2020 



Jacob Mowry 

Yetta Gibson 

Brandon Lee 


Kim Powell 

Whitney Clark 

Sean McLaughlin 

Alyssa Reilly 

Taylor Fareri 

Heather Moore 

DAYTIME / EVENING 

NEWSCAST - MEDIUM OR 

SMALL MARKETS 

Action 7 News Live at 4: Hitting 

Reset 


Janelle Brisbine 

Brittany Hope 

Fatal Crash in Holtville - News 11’s 

Early Edition 

KYMA 

Ernesto Romero 

Jenny Day 

Brandon Mejia 

Alexandra Rangel 



DAILY NEWS REPORT 

SINGLE SHIFT 

Niño al volante: ‘En busca de un 

Lamborghini’ 



Craig Comes Home 

KSL-5 

John Wilson 

Alex Cabrero 

Remember Mikey 

KSL-5 

Andrew Adams 

Jay Hancock 

Here’s to the Losers 


Matt Galka 

Joe Keating 

BREAKING OR SPOT NEWS 

SINGLE REPORT 

Manifestaciones Violentas en Salt 

Lake City 



Noe González 

Cindy Bernal 

Mitchell Zevallos 

Rudy Nieves 

Gustavo Jaimes 

Can We Go Home?! 

KSL-5 


Ashley Moser 

Jay Hancock 

Mark Wetzel 

Nadine Wimmer 

Tear Gas and Broken Glass 

ABC15 

Zach Crenshaw 

Kyle Dodd 

Officers, Demonstrators Clash in 

Downtown Phoenix 

ABC15 

John Genovese 

Demanding Change 

ABC15 

Nick Ciletti 

BREAKING OR SPOT NEWS 

MULTIPLE REPORTS 

Battleground Salt Lake 

KSL-5 

Alex Cabrero 

Shara Park 

Stuart Johnson 

Jay Hancock 


Mike Headrick 


Cody Neilson 

Dan Rascon 

Audrey Brandin 

Carson Brewerton 

Lionel Weeks 

Kristi Henderson 

Matthew Rascon 

Benjamin Tidswell 

Mark Wetzel 

Keenan Panti 

Phoenix: On the Brink 

ABC15 

Joey Hardy 

Luke Garrison 

John Genovese 


Justin Pazera 

Jim Egbert 

Mike Pelton 

Melissa Blasius 

Donnie Lane 

Unrest in Downtown Phoenix 



Christopher Zang 

Jacob Mowry 

David Caltabiano 

Whitney Clark 

Kraig Stern 

Kristin Couturier 

Sean Hitchcock 

Brittany Burtscher 

James Fry 


SEAN MCLAUGHLIN 

Destruction in Salt Lake City: 

George Floyd Protest Turns 

Violent 

GOOD 4 UTAH / KTVX 

Jason Nguyen 

Nicole Neuman 

Nick McGurk 

Rosie Nguyen 

Ellen Burmester 

Robert Castille 

Lauren Oesterling 

Toni Mikayelyan 

Tempe Town Lake Train 

Derailment 



Ashley Reyes 

Gina Maravilla 

Tyson Hunter Scott 

Gibby Parra 

Arrianee LeBeau 

Olivia Fierro 

Javier Soto 


Bobbi Jo Kelly 

Bruce Haffner 

Victor Ochoa 

John Asaro 

Gerardo Ramo Marin 

Loraine Scheuring 

Heidi Goitia 

Mike Smith 

Gerald Ferguson 

NEWS EXCELLENCE 

Telemundo Utah News 2020 

Overall News Excellence 


Noe Gonzalez 

A Year of Excellence - KSL 5 TV 

KSL-5 

Leona Wood 

ABC15 - Taking Action When It 

Matters Most 

ABC15 

Mark Casey 

Arizona’s Family 


Jennifer Dahl 

OVERALL EXCELLENCE 

ABC15 - An Unprecedented Year 

ABC15 

Anita Helt 

Telemundo Arizona 


Andrew Deschapelles 

Overall Excellence 12 News 

KPNX 12 NEWS 

Kate Morris 

Arizona PBS: Part of the 

Community 

ARIZONA PBS 

Julia Wallace 


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THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SOUTHWEST CHAPTER OF 

THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES 

2021 Board of Governors 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

Doug Mummert, 

President, National Foundation Chairman 

Mark Reda, 

First VP and Awards Chair 

Theresa Maher, 

Second VP and Event Chair, Trustee 

Jennifer Doan, 

Secretary 

Suzanne Guery, 

Treasurer 

Warren Trent, 

Membership & Outreach Chair, Trustee 

George Davilas, 

Alternate Trustee (Trustee Elect) 

Lara Gates, 

Executive Director 

BOARD OF GOVERNORS 

Bob Adlhoch, 

National Awards Chair 

Dan Barr 

Sue Breding, 

Alternate Trustee Elect 

Dan J.P. Ciernia, M.Ed. 

Chuck Emmert 

Mike Headrick, 

Utah Representative 


Micah Johnson 



Carol Lynde 

Frankie McLister, 

Social Media Chair 

Özlem Ayse Özgür, 

Tucson Representative 

Gina Santiago 

Chris Schueler, 

New Mexico Representative 

Donna Rossi, 

Vice Awards Chair 

EX OFFICIIO 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMMY 

FOUNDATION 

Doug Mummert, 

President 

Dan J.P. Ciernia M. Ed., 

Vice President 

Jennifer Jones, 

Treasurer 

Lara Gates, 

Secretary 

Bob Adlhoch 


Theresa Maher 

Malachy Weinges 

Dr. John Craft 

Gold & Silver Circle Chair 

Miguel Gaytán 

Jennifer Kaplan 

Chris Kline 

Joseph Ortiz 

Juan Villa 

Malachy Wienges, 

National Chairman Emeritus 



ROCKY MOUNTAIN 

STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS 

2021 

HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE 

PROGRAM 

[cdstv] Season 14, Episode 26 

CORONA DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL 

Chandler Carlisle 

Mason Rich 

Leah Gunter 

The Mustang Magazine: Pilot 

SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL 

Ryan Kraska 

Kalini Aguon-Sewell 

[cdstv] Season 14, Episode 28 



Mason Rich 

Zoe Karpowicz 

Leia Gibbs 

Nathan Shapiro 

Leah Gunter 

COLLEGE MAGAZINE 

PROGRAM 

Cache Rendezvous Holiday 

Edition 

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY / A-TV NEWS 

Robinson Miles 

Sarah Murphy 

Eric Price 

Jonathan May 

HIGH SCHOOL EDITOR 

Editor: Ryan Kraska - Editing Reel 


Ryan Kraska 

GRHS Hawks Baseball Montage 

GILA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL 

Josh Lopez 

Intro - Weekly Show - Virtual 

School 

VERRADO HIGH SCHOOL 

Bryan Gonzalez Perez 

Screen 


Aazir Taylor 

COLLEGE EDITOR 

Friedrich Accum - A Pioneer 

in the Fight Against Food 

Adulteration 

NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY 

Eric Joseph Lynch 

The Pickwick Club 

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 

Emily Ooi 

Hindsight 

HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA 

Cheyanne Glazier 

HIGH SCHOOL ARTS 

AND ENTERTAINMENT / 

CULTURAL AFFAIRS 

New Mexican Girl 

MEDIA ARTS COLLABORATIVE CHARTER 

SCHOOL 

Pamela Farmer 

COLLEGE 

PHOTOGRAPHER 

Jazz and Roses 

GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

Bennett Kim 

Chloe Caufield Cinematography 

Reel 


Chloe Caufield 



Trent Powelson 

Standby 


Jose “Pepe” Sifuentes 

By Good Rights 


Alexis Lopez 

Xander Martin Cinematography 

Reel 


Xander Williams 

#RockyMtnSPA • rockymountainemmy.org 

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HIGH SCHOOL 

PHOTOGRAPHER 

Film & TV Commercial 


Hunter Wilson 

RealReal Skateboard 


Karl Thomas II 

Kalini Aguon-Sewell - 

Photography Reel 



Benjamin Jace Bryce - 

Photographer Demo Reel 

WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 

Benjamin Bryce 

COLLEGE NON-FICTION 

SHORT FORM 

Gender Pioneer in Arizona 

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER 

CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM 

AND MASS COMMUNICATION 

Katelyn Keenehan 

All The Same 


Chris Blackford 

Alex Payan 

Missing Fly for Fly Fishers 


Sam Walker 

Robinson Miles 

Stigma 



HIGH SCHOOL NON- 

FICTION SHORT FORM 

Day 87 

SETON CATHOLIC PREP HIGH SCHOOL 

Audrey Wood 

Turning Trash Into Treasure 

TUCSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL 

Cosmo Brusa Zappellini 

Screen 


Aazir Taylor 

COLLEGE AUDIO / SOUND 

Hindsight 



Scorn 



Micah Bentley - Wine Skins 


Cody Cea 

HIGH SCHOOL AUDIO / 

SOUND 

Ryan Kraska - Audio Reel 


Ryan Kraska 

Community Concerns 


Matthew Galindo 

COLLEGE VIDEO ESSAY 

COVID-19 Food Crisis 




Luke Simmons 

A Mother’s Journey 




Fronco Latono 

Baked Chemistry 


Olivya Bryant 

Navajo School District fights to 

overcome COVID-19 




Megan Marples 

HIGH SCHOOL LIVE 

SPORTING EVENT / GAME 

Sunrise Mountain Girls Basketball 

Live Broadcast by SMHS PSBN 


Lamley Andrews 

Colin Farrer 

Joshua Carlson 

Karina Maccano 

Korey Williams 

Aidan Fuhrmann 

Sara Bird 

Kaden Naverez 

Alex Maccias 

Sunrise Mountain PSBN 

Broadcast Boys Volleyball 

Millennium vs Sunrise Mountain 


Morgan Behie 

Colin Farrer 

Joshua Carlson 

Kaden Naverez 

Sara Bird 

Reese Rivera 

Sunrise vs Liberty Mens Varsity 

Basketball 

LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL 

Josh Brawley 

Nathan Kettlehut 

Naomi Frager 

Ben Lin 

Micheal Micele 

Miguel Sued 

Charles Bowes 

COLLEGE SPORTS STORY 

OR SEGMENT 

Skating Through Adversity 




Michael Gutnick 

Tackling For Safety 




Rachel Phillips 

Seated Golfer Prepares For U.S. 

Disabled Open 




Jordan Spurgeon 


Nominated for Arts/Entertainment Long Form Content


Arizona Native Ponwith Fulfills 

Dream at ASU 




Mason Kern 

Soundtrack of Sport 




Reed Harmon 

Underground Railroad Cyclist 




Sarandon Raboin 

A Sunrise Prayer, on Piestewa 

Peak 




Sarandon Raboin 

Attitude is Everything 




Zachary Keenan 

HIGH SCHOOL 

COMMERCIAL 

Real Dairy Commercial 

SETON CATHOLIC PREP HIGH SCHOOL 

Ben Staedicke 

SDOHS Commercial 

SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR HIGH SCHOOL 

Tyler Stoller 

Nathan Edlebeck 

Ava Aguilar 

Boys Volleyball Game Promo 



Ryan Kraska 

Captains Video 


Aldric Galicia 

COLLEGE COMMERCIAL 

The Black Sheep 


Alex Payan 

Aquatics Promo 


Sam Walker 

Nathaniel Gillis 

Club Sports Promo 


Austin Roundy 

HIGH SCHOOL NON- 

FICTION LONG FORM 

Inside The Hive: The Stories of 

True Buzz West Coast 

BOULDER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL 

Andrew Morgan 

Christmas in September: Making 

Somewhere in the Snow 


Ryan Kraska 


How Bread Has Made Us Who We 

Are Today 

SPOT 127 

Zayan Ahmad 

COLLEGE NON-FICTION 

LONG FORM 

BYU Student Journalists Working 

During a Pandemic 


Emma Benson 

Joseph Carson 

Karani Namunyu 

Halston Robinson 

Friedrich Accum - A Pioneer 

in the Fight Against Food 

Adulteration 


Eric Joseph Lynch 

Roberta on the Road 


Olivia Nichols 

Jesse Wannagot 

Victoria Bridges 

Kross Warr 

HIGH SCHOOL WRITER 

Global Warming -All Facts No 

Fiction 

DESERT VISTA HIGH SCHOOL 

Kayler Catron 

Misfire 



Ryan’s Ryan: College Special 


Ryan Kraska 


COLLEGE WRITER 



John Newton 

COVID Response 




McKenzie Allen-Charmley 

Scorn 



HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC 

VIDEO 

Mixed Tape 


Ryan Kraska 


Korey Williams 

Board 


Mariah Franco 

Walk but in a Garden 



COLLEGE MUSIC VIDEO 

Falling 


Alex Kennedy 



HIGH SCHOOL 

MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST 

(MMJ) 

Making Paper! 


Layla Reif 

National Honor Society 



COLLEGE MULTIMEDIA 

JOURNALIST (MMJ) 

Stalking of College Students in 

Utah 

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY 

Sarah Murphy 

FilmBar Saved 




Tyler Manion 

Bike Safety Signs 





HIGH SCHOOL FICTION 

LONG FORM 

Misfire 



COLLEGE FICTION LONG 

FORM 

The Way I See You 

GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY 

Brittany Ha-Nguyen 



Sam Matheson 

Here with Me 


Ray Boukara 

By Good Rights 


Trace Avey 


Tatyana Keller 

Murphy 


Chloe Caufield 

Sam Dorcey 

Lisette Perez 

Wilson Hickman 

HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTOR 

Global Warming-All Facts No 

Fiction 

DESERT VISTA HIGH SCHOOL 

KAYLER CATRON 

The Tunnel 


Josh Brawley 

Aldric Galicia 

Kalini Aguon-Sewell Director’s 

Reel 



COLLEGE DIRECTOR 



John Newton 



Bennett Kim 

Hindsight 


Chloe Evans 

Rocket Science 


Kenny Gondales 

HIGH SCHOOL 


ANNOUNCEMENT (PSA) 

Get Your Grades Up 



Sunrise for Change: Composting 



Ryan Kraska 

Stress Management 


Ryan Kraska 


Community Concerns 


Hunter Wilson 


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COLLEGE ANIMATION/ 

GRAPHICS/SPECIAL 

EFFECTS 

Fun-Gi 


Maddy Ingram 

Huntington Promo 


Nathan Holt 

Mending Needle 


Laurel Zeiler 

The Color: Blue 


Miroslava Gaitan 

Thin Ice 


Nathan Holt 

HIGH ANIMATION/ 

GRAPHICS/SPECIAL 

EFFECTS 

Superhero 


Jeffery Parle 

Ryan Kraska - Animation/ 

Graphics/Special Effects Reel 


Ryan Kraska 

Inferno 


Jeffery Parle 

Weekly Show Outro - Super Hero 

Theme 


Aazir Taylor 

An Inch Within Extinction 

DEER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 

Brian Denuit 

COLLEGE FICTION SHORT 

FORM 

Stitched Together 


Realiti Ibsen 

Alexa Bland 

Kesmine Hickman 

Scorn 





Bennett Kim 

Recurrent 


Casey Davis 

Seeing Monsters 



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HIGH SCHOOL FICTION 

SHORT FORM 

Jesse and Taylor’s Totally Epic 

High School Bucket List 



Layla Reif 

Pitch Day 


Leah Gunter 

Elian Alvarez 

Mason Rich 

Ryan’s Ryan: College Special 


Ryan Kraska 


Your Average Hopeless Romantic 

TUCSON HIGH MAGNET SCHOOL 

Tara Belger 

COLLEGE TALENT - NEWS 

OR SPORTS 






Sarah Murphy Talent Reel 

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY 

Sarah Murphy 

Joseph Carson 


Joseph Carson 

Macenzi McGuire Weather 


Macenzi McGuire 

Andrea Cabrera 



HIGH SCHOOL TALENT - 

NEWS OR SPORTS 

Taking Care of Yourself 


Robert Jones 

Ryan Kraska News Talent Reel 


Ryan Kraska 

COLLEGE NEWS REPORT - 

SERIOUS OR LIGHT 

The Chosen 


Joseph Carson 

Corona Water Treatment Plant 


Joseph Carson 

COVID Walk-Through 



White Mtn. Apache COVID 




McKenzie Allen-Charmley 

Expanding Water Pipeline 





Music Therapy 


Sarah Murphy 

Sarah’s Attitude 


Sarah Murphy 

COVID Outbreak at ADOC 





HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC 

AFFAIRS / COMMUNITY 

SERVICE 

Kalini’s Corner: Reduce, Reuse, 

Recycle 



Ryan Kraska 

HIGH SCHOOL TALENT 

PERFORMER 

Ryan Kraska - Ryan’s Ryan: 

College Special 


Ryan Kraska 

COLLEGE NEWSCAST 

Newsline - November 3, 2020 


Isabela Erekson 

A-TV News November 11, 2020 


Sam Walker 

Cronkite News March 23, 2021 




Angel Jimenez 


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Past Chapter Presidents 

Gold Circle Society 

2013-2018 Theresa Maher 

2006-2012 Jennifer Jones 

2005-2006 Donna Rossi 

2001-2004 Bob Adlhoch 

Jack Clifford 

Bill Close 

John Craft 

Robert Davies 

Maurie Helle 

Jack Jacobson 

Dick Knipfing 

Homer Lane 

Larry Martel 

Pat McMahon 

Bill Miller 

Jack Miller 

Jack Parris 

Larry Schnebly 

Bill Thompson 

Ray Thompson 

2000 Drew Sidener 

1999 Dennis Dilworth 

1997-1998 Marvin Palmer 

1995-1996 Bill Ottinger 

1993-1994, 2000 Jan Jacobson 

1992 David Roberts 

1991 John Craft 

1990 Steve Widmann 

1988-1989 Dave Howell 

1986-1988 Don Lacombe 

1983-1985 Stephen F. Tripp 

1981-1983 Dave DeBarger 

1980-1981 Bill Stull 

1978-1980 Basil Andrew 

1976-1978 Joe Zesbaugh 

1973-1975 Ed Cooperstein 

1971-1972 Ira Morton 

1968-1970 Jeanne Metzger 

1968-1969 Bob Ellis 

1965-1967 Robert Davies 

1963-1964 Hal Metcalf 

1962-1963 Donald Tuckwood 

1960-1961 Gene Blanpied 

1959-1960 Homer Lane 

Silver Circle Society 

Bob Adlhoch 

Charles Allen 

George Allen 

Robert Allingham 

Phil Alvidrez 

Catherine Anaya 

Guy Atchley 

Roger Ball 

Larry Barker 

Dan Barr 

Margaret Beardsley 

Ron Bergamo 

Steve Bodinet 

John Booth 

Sue Breding 

Bill Buckmaster 

Donald Burgess 

Paul Burt 

Frank Camacho 

Ted Capener 

Rudy Casillas 

Tom Chauncey 

Joe Chitwood 

Jack Clifford 

Mike Conlee 

Ron Connor 

C.E. “Pep” Cooney 


Bruce Cooper 

Felipe Corral 

Dr. John Craft 

Mark Curtis 

Rick D’Amico 

Jan D’Atri 

Kent Dana 

Dan Davis 

Rick DeBruhl 

Rod Decker 

Chuck Deen 

Bill Denney 

Ray Depa 

Joe Diaz 

Dennis Dilworth 

Jennifer Doan 

Roger Downey 

Deborah Sedillo 

Dugan 

Bruce Dunbar 

Bob Ellis 

Chuck Emmert 

Tony Escobar 

Mark Eubank 

Stan Everett 

Tom Fergus 

Bud Foster 

Dave Fox 

Stella Gallegos 

Manny Garcia 

Scott Geyer 

Donald Godfrey 

Hector Gonzalez 

Barbara Grijalva 

Michael Grant 

Jeff Halberg 

Scott Hanson 

Mike Harris 

Troy Hayden 

Tom Heidinger 

Mark Heier 

Joe Hengemuehler 

Ray Hinshaw 

John Hollenhorst 

John Hook 

Ron Hoon 

Don Hopfer 

Dr. Dale Hoskins 

John Howe 

Jan Jacobson 

George Kay 

Sharon Kelley 

John Kelso 

Patti Kirkpatrick 

Dick Knipfing 

Ladimir Kwiatkowski 

Jude LaCava 

Homer Lane 

Frederic Leigh 

Bill Leverton 

Bonnie Leverton 

Delbert Lewis 

Jewell Lewis 

Stacy Lincoln 

Richard Lindstrom 

Morgan Loew 

Anita Favela Luera 

David Luna 

Carol Lynde 

Paul McComb 

Keith McCord 

Al McCoy 

Richard McKee 

Jay McSpadden 

Al Macias 

Lucia Madrid 

Joseph Manning 

Larry Martel 

Robert Martin 


Carole Mikita 

Bill Miller 

David Miller 

Neil Miller 

Howard Morgan 

Dave Munsey 

Lupita Murillo 

Richard Najar 

Dave Nichols 

Royal Norman 

Dick Nourse 

Mary Nickles 

Dennis O’Neill 

Luis Olivas 

Scot Olson 

Carey Olson 

Jaime Ontiveros 

Bill Ottinger 

Jack Parris 

Frank Peddie 

Cary Pfeffer 

Sterling Poulson 

Dr. Barry Ramo 

Mark Reda 

Ken Robinson 

Vique Rojas 

Mary Lynn Roper 

David Ross 

Donna Rossi 

Jon Ruby 

Lew Ruggiero 

Bert Sass 

Rod Saubel 

Gary Schafer 

Mike Schmidt 

Mike Serres 

Howard Shepherd 

Fran Sherlock 

Ted Simons 

Abbie Smith 

John Smith 

Gary Stafford 

Pam Stevenson 

William Stull 

Ray Thompson 

Ken Thorpe 

Sue Thorwaldson 

Roy Track 

Stu Tracy 

Ruben Trujillo 

John Vasseur 

Ken Verdoia 

Beth Vershure 

George Wallace 

Todd Walsh 

John Warren 

Mike Watkiss 

Patty Weiss 

Gary Wenzlaff 

Mary Jo West 

Linda Williams 

Nadine Wimmer 

Mike Wong 

Gilbert Zermeño 


Thank You to Our Peer Judges 


The Emmy Awards would not be successful without the time and expertise of our qualified peer judges. Thank you for being an important 

part of this process. 

Mike Abbot 

Allysa Adams 

Liz Adeola 

Bob Adlhoch 

Brandy Aguilar 

Robert Alarcon 

Dr. Cie Allman-Scott 

Catherine Anaya 

Mike Anderson 

Pedro Andrade 

Alexandra Angel 

Zahid Arab 

Angelica Atondo 


Jason Bacon 

Roger Ball 

Matt Barcellos 

Matthew Barcellos 

Larry Barker 

Wayne Baruch 

Cathie Batbie 

Gary Bell 

Jim Bell 

Laura Berzins 

Eric Betts 

Isela Bhakta 


Sue Breding 

Andrew Brown 

Robert Brown 

Chad Brummett 


Bryce Budoff 

Gabrielle Burkhart 

James Byrne 

Alex Cabrero 

George Cappannelli 

J.R. Cardenas 

Nate Carlisle 

Mitch Carr 

Tracie Cayford 

Cudworth 

Bradley Cesmat 

Brian Champagne 

Jack Chapman 

Kelly Chapman 

Sande Charles 

Carlos Chavez 

Amy Chou 

Dan Ciernia 

Nick Ciletti 

Daniel Clark 

Grace Clark 

Jane Clauss 

Dakota Cleland 

Mari Cleven 

Ryan Cody 

Warren Cole 

Larry Collins 

Denelle Confair 

Juan Contreras 

Barberena 


Mark Corey 

Cindy Cortez 

Zach Crenshaw 

Christine Cuda 

Heidi Cullem 

Mark Curtis 

Andre Dalleyrand 


Jim David 


Genaro Delgadillo 

Shawn Deloney 


Thomas Denne 

Angie Dennison 

Andrew Deschapelles 

John DeSoto 

Caribe Devine 


Jennifer Doan 

Bob Dolan 

Michelle Donaldson 

Christina Duggan 

Heather Dunn 

Chris Dutton 

James Egbert 

Robert Eicher 

Angelina Elias 

Tom Elsner 

Chuck Emmert 

Ciara Encinas 

Tejada Fabian 

Mark Faccio 


Kris Fatsy 

Brad Faye 

Tom Fergus 

Laarni Fernandez 

Nuez 

Shana Fischer 

Monica Fischetti 

Palmieri Williams 

Ryan Fitzgerald 

Angela Forster 

Katelyn Fukayama 


Chris Fullum 

Tom Furgus 

Sara Garcia 

Luke Garrison 

Lara Gates 

Sean Gates 

Dalton Gaudin 

Miguel Gaytan 

Matt Gephardt 

Melissa Gibbs 

Henry Golac 

Noe Gonzalez 

Barry Gordon 

John Grace 

Nancy Green 

Scott Gross 

Suzanne Guery 


Patricio Gutierrez 


Christopher Hamilton 

Jay Hancock 

JR Hardman 

Joey Hardy 

Nathan Harker 

Mike Harris 

Michael Hatch 

Jonathan Hayward 

Mike Headrick 

James Hegbert 



Joe Hengemuehler 

Devon Henry 



David Hildreth 

Mya Hoffman 

John Hook 

Lindsey Hopkins 

Dave Hughes 

Jason Ingersoll 

Raphael Isaac 

Arlene Islas 

Phil Isom 

Maren Jenson 

Micah Johnson 

Ryan Johnson 

Chelsea Johnson 

Stephanie Johnson 

Jeff Jolly 


Chris Jones 

Elston Jones 

Genie Joseph 

Juan Juarez 

Luis Jucinto 

Edward Julbe 

Charlene Kambarami 

Justin Katz 

Joseph Keating IV 

Heather Kellenaers 

Nathan Kinkel 

Jennifer Klenk 

Chris Kline 

Joan Koerber-Walker 

Alex Kosiorek 

James Kuzniak 

Joe Larger 

Timothy Larsen 

Kailey Latham 

Ryan Laughlin 

Tom Leander 

Brandon Lee 



Lorena Lim 

Stacy Lincoln 

Dandan Liu 

Morgan Loew 

Mya Long 

Yasmine Lopez 

Adriana Loya 

Stephanie Lucas 

Lisa Lucas 

Justin Lund 

Carol Lynde 

David Majure 

Luiz Malaman 

Gina Maravilla 

Todd Martin 

Kim Martin 

Robert Martin 

Fred Martino 

Phillip Mathews 

Cody McCarthy 

Charles McClain 

Kevin McDonnald 

Jason McIlquham 


Megan McNeil 

Garna Mejia 


Aaron Merrill 

Tyson Milanovich 

Sara Montoya 

Heather Moore 

Drew Moraca 

Erick Moreno 

Byron Morton 

Doug Mummert 

Iain Munro 

Lupita Murillo 

Karla Navarrete 

Devin Neeley 

Dan Nettles 

Nicole Neuman 

Tiffany Ngalula 

Rosie Nguyen 

Jason Nguyen 

Rudy Nieves 


Jon Noetzel 

Royal Norman 



George Obi 

Jose Ochoa 

Michael Ohrling 

Nathan Oneal 

Marcos Ortiz 

Özlem Özgur 

Ossman Padilla 

Lucas Palermo 

Aaron Papagalos 

Suzanne Patterson 

Joe Pequeno 

Bradley Perry 

Owen Peterson 

Nadia Pflaum 

Kris Pickel 

Lucas Polermo 

Benjamin Pollchik 

Maddy Pumilia 

Chris Ramirez 

Alexandria Rangel 

Dan Rascon 

Kevin Ray 

Mark Reda 

Alyssa Reilly 

Liz Renninger 


Rudy Rivas 

Magali Rivera 

Lexy Romano 

Ernesto Romero 

Donna Rossi 

Claudia Rupcich 

Evan Safford 

Safwat Salem 


Shaley Sanders 

Gina Santiago 

Jose Santiago 

Gary Schafer 

Larry Schnebly 

Peter Scholz 

Chris Schueler 

Newy Scruggs 

Deborah Sedillo 

Dugan 

Rick Settoon 

George Severson 

Colton Shone 

Jenelle Shriner 

Kristy Siefkin 

Katy Sign 


Katy Sine 

Phyllis Slocum 

Javier Soto 

Liliana Soto 


Darcy Stapleford 


Margaret Stewart 

Felix Stone 

Joseph Stone 


Josh Szymanik 

Thomas Szymanski 


Alexandria Tanguay 

Todd Tanner 

Fabian Tejada 

Scott Terrill 


Chase Thomason 

Megan Thompson 

Priscilla Torres 

Gregory Townsend 

Boriana Treadwell 

Warren Trent 


Mario Valadez 

Christian Valle 

Ken Verdoia 

Juan Villa 

Mary Jo Vizcarrondo 

Brooke Wagner 


Mike Walker 

April Warnecke 

Sonu Wasu 

Gerard Watson 

Kelton Wells 

Joe Widner 

Katie Wilcox 

Dru Williams 

Lance Williams 


Nick Williams 

Monica Williams 

Lauren Wilson 

Phil Wilson 

John Wilson 

Nadine Wimmer 

Terry Wood 

Dale Wyman 

Carolyn Yaussy 

Edgar Ybarra 


Jesse Zoller 


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