KCET Tops All Other Stations With Most Los Angeles Area Emmy Wins
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SOCAL CONNECTED Wins Four including Best Informational Series ARTBOUND and THE MIGRANT KITCHEN Each Garner Two
Burbank, Calif. – July 23, 2017 – KCETLink Media Group, a leading national independent non-profit public broadcast and digital network, which includes both Southern California's KCET public television service as well as the Link TV national satellite network, announced today that it has received 10 awards at the 69th Annual Los Angeles Area Emmy® Awards presented by the Los Angeles Television Academy. The station's awards include four for its acclaimed news program SOCAL CONNECTED (including Best Informational Series), one for the special election initiative PROPS IN A MINUTE, two for its multi-media arts and culture series ARTBOUND and two for the food series THE MIGRANT KITCHEN, including a win for composer Jose Parody in the category of Creative Technical Crafts – Music Composition. KCET’s Matt Glass, was an Emmy winner for "Most Outstanding Director for Programming.” The 2017 Annual Los Angeles Area Emmy® awards were announced on Saturday, July 22 at the Saban Media Center at the Television Academy in North Hollywood.
The 69th Annual Los Angeles Area Emmy® Awards for KCETLink Media Group include:
L.A. LOCAL COLOR
- THE MIGRANT KITCHEN
Cynthia Dea, Associate Producer; Juan Devis, Executive Producer; Antonio Diaz, Co-Producer; Stef Ferrari, Co-Producer; Ben Hunter, Co-Producer; Kelly Parker, Producer
CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES
- SOCAL CONNECTED: “The Wrongly Convicted”
Amanda Garcia, Associate Producer; Lata Pandya, Producer; Alex Stapleton, Reporter; Val Zavala, Executive Producer
ARTS
- ARTBOUND: “Third L.A. With Architecture Critic Christopher Hawthorne”
Matthew Crotty, Producer; Juan Devis, Executive Producer; Christopher Hawthorne, Executive Producer; Corbett Jones, Producer; Stephen Pagano, Producer; Kelly Parker, Producer
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% REMOTE)
- SOCAL CONNECTED
Linda Burns, Senior Producer; Amanda Garcia, Associate Producer; Jon Kaplan, Segment Producer; Nic Cha Kim, Reporter; Cara Santa Maria, Reporter; Robert J. McDonnell, Associate Producer; Lata Pandya, Segment Producer; Derrick Shore, Producer, Reporter; Val Zavala, Anchor, Executive Producer
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% STUDIO)
- Ballot Brief: Props In A Minute
Linda Burns, Senior Producer; Henry Cram, Producer; Robert J. McDonnell, Coordinating Producer; Val Zavala, Anchor, Executive Producer
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING
- ARTBOUND: “Fallujah Opera: Art, Healing, and PTSD”
Matthew Crotty, Producer; Juan Devis, Executive Producer; Jordan Wayne Long, Producer; Kim Spencer, Executive Producer<
FEATURE SEGMENT
- SOCAL CONNECTED: “Kids, Cancer, and Cameras”
Derrick Shore, Producer, Reporter
INFORMATION SEGMENT
- SOCAL CONNECTED: “Tree Canopies”
Jon Kaplan, Producer; Nic Cha Kim, Reporter
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR – PROGRAMMING
- Matt Glass – KCET
CREATIVE TECHNICAL CRAFTS - MUSIC COMPOSITION
- THE MIGRANT KITCHEN
Jose Parody, Composer
ABOUT KCET
On-air, online and in the community, KCET plays a vital role in the cultural and educational enrichment of Southern and Central California. KCET offers a wide range of award-winning local programming as well as the finest public television programs from around the world. Throughout its 52-year history, KCET has won hundreds of major awards for its local and regional news and public affairs programming, its national drama and documentary productions, its quality educational family and children's programs, its outreach and community services and its website, kcet.org. KCET is a donor-supported community institution. For additional information about KCET productions, web-exclusive content, programming schedules and community events, please visit kcet.org. KCET is a part of the KCETLink Media Group. Select original programming from KCET is also available for streaming on Hulu, Apple TV and Roku platforms.
