NBC 5 Tops Lone Star Emmy Awards With Highest Honor: Station Excellence

NBC 5 Tops Lone Star Emmy Awards With Highest Honor: Station Excellence

DALLAS and FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- NBC 5 continues to be recognized as a leader in Texas broadcasting. The 6th Annual Lone Star Emmy Award winners were announced on October 18, 2008 at the Verizon Wireless Theatre in Houston, TX. The awards recognize outstanding achievement by individuals and programs broadcast during the 2007-2008 calendar year.

NBC 5 was honored with the highest Lone Star Emmy Award for "Station Excellence" and 13 additional awards in news, sports, promotions, photography, editing, writing, audio and more. "This is an especially gratifying award because it doesn't spotlight an individual; it recognizes the hard work of an entire team. It is a testament to the excellence we strive to bring to our viewers everyday," says NBC 5 President / General Manager Tom Ehlmann.

NBC 5 2008 Lone Star Emmy recipients are:

STATION EXCELLENCE
60 Years In Texas
KXAS
Tom O'Brien, President / General Manager
Susan Tully, Vice President / Content Development

NEWSCAST - EVENING - LARGER MARKETS (1-25)
NBC 5 News At 10pm - Officer Lozada
KXAS
Guy Mitchell, Producer

BREAKING NEWS
Catman
KXAS
Randy McIlwain, Reporter

SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENT REPORT - PROGRAM FEATURE / SEGMENT
Spotlight: The New Texans
KXAS
Reginald Hardwick, Producer

SPORTS - REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY OR WEEKLY PROGRAM
Sports Extra On NBC 5
KXAS
Newy Scruggs, Reporter
Sam Hale, Producer

PROMOTION - NEWS PROMO - SINGLE SPOT
2007 Year Ender
KXAS
Larry Watzman, Writer
Dwight Vasel, Editor
Kathy McLean, Producer

PROMOTION - NEWS PROMO - SINGLE SPOT / SAME DAY
NBC5 Sweeps Combo
KXAS
Jeremy Claypool, Producer
Carisma Ramsey, Producer
Ted Nekic, Producer
Dwight Vasel, Editor
Stephen Lemonds, Editor

PROMOTION - IMAGE - STATION
60th Anniversary Campaign
KXAS
Larry Watzman, Writer
Kristal Williams, Designer
Stephen Lemonds, Editor
Dwight Vasel, Editor
Jeremy Claypool, Producer

AUDIO
NBC5 Creative Comp - Vasel
KXAS
Dwight Vasel, Editor
Stephen Lemonds, Editor

DIRECTOR - POST-PRODUCTION / SHORT FORM
NBC5 Creative Comp - Watzman
KXAS
Larry Watzman, Director
Dwight Vasel, Director

EDITOR - SHORT FORM
NBC5 Creative Comp - Steve Lemonds
KXAS
Stephen Lemonds, Editor
Dwight Vasel, Editor

EDITOR - SPORTS
Melt
KXAS
Noah Bullard, Sports Photojournalist

ON-CAMERA TALENT - ANCHOR - NEWS
The Curtis Connection
KXAS
Brian Curtis, Anchor

PHOTOGRAPHER - SPORTS (SINGLE CAMERA)
Noah's Art
KXAS
Noah Bullard, Sports Photojournalist

NBC 5/KXAS-TV is the NBC Owned and Operated media center serving the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

Source: NBC 5/KXAS-TV

CONTACT: Carisma Ramsey of NBC 5|KXAS-TV, +1-817-654-6405

Web site: http://www.nbc5i.com/

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