NBC 5 Wins 11 Lone Star Emmy Awards

NBC 5 Wins 11 Lone Star Emmy Awards

Morning Team Wins Top Honors for NBC 5 Today

DALLAS/FORT WORTH, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lone Star Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recognized the accomplishments of NBC 5 / KXAS-TV with 11 Emmy awards during its 7th annual event on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, in Dallas.

NBC 5 Today at 6 a.m. took top morning newscast honors. NBC 5 Today is anchored by North Texas favorites Brendan Higgins, Deborah Ferguson, Meteorologist Jennifer Lopez and traffic expert Tammy Dombeck.

Nada Ruddock, NBC 5 director of community affairs, received the community service Emmy for her work in promoting the 2009 Komen Race for the Cure.

"There's a team of folks working very hard each day to bring relevant news and information to DFW area viewers and it's rewarding to have a prestigious organization like the Emmys recognize this," says NBC 5 president and general manager Tom Ehlmann.

NBC 5 2009 Lone Star Emmy recipients:

NEWSCAST - MORNING / DAYTIME - LARGER MARKETS (1-25)
"NBC 5 Today"
Alisha LeBrun, Producer

COMMUNITY SERVICE
"Komen Race for the Cure 2009"
Nada Ruddock, Director of Community Affairs and Producer

FEATURE NEWS REPORT - SERIOUS FEATURE / SERIES
"A Game of Hope"
Matt Barrie, Producer/Reporter
Noah Bullard, Producer/Photographer

SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENT REPORT -
PROGRAM / SPECIAL / FEATURE / SEGMENT
"Spotlight: Cleared By DNA"
Reginald Hardwick, Producer
Kristi Nelson, Anchor/Reporter

PROMOTION - NEWS PROMO - SINGLE SPOT
"2008 Year Ender"
Steve Lemonds, Shooter/Editor
Ted Nekic, Producer
Larry Watzman, Executive Producer
Kristal Williams, Art Director

DIRECTOR - POST-PRODUCTION / SHORT FORM (PROMOS, PSAS, COMMERCIALS, OPENS,
ETC.)
Directing Excellence 2008
Ted Nekic, Director
Dwight Vasel, Director
Larry Watzman, Director

DIRECTOR - TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
NBC 5 Today at 6 Composite
Marc Mahacek, Technical Director

EDITOR - SHORT FORM (PROMOS, PSAS, COMMERCIALS, OPENS, ETC.)
Excellence in Editing 2008
Steve Kampen, Editor
Steve Lemonds, Editor
Dwight Vasel, Editor

ON-CAMERA TALENT - REPORTER - SPORTS
"Don't Barrie My Stories"
Matt Barrie, Reporter

PHOTOGRAPHER - SPORTS (SINGLE CAMERA ONLY)
"Noah's Art"
Noah Bullard, Photographer

WRITER - NEWS
"Beijing Bound"
Brian Curtis, Writer/Reporter

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

Source: NBC 5 / KXAS-TV

CONTACT: Brian Hocker, +1-817-654-6380, for NBC 5 / KXAS-TV

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