WRAL-TV Brings Home Regional Emmys

WRAL-TV Brings Home Regional Emmys

WRAL-TV Consumer Reporter Monica Laliberte(left) & Producer Lori Lair received a regional Emmy for their story about flooded cars.

WRAL-TV's dedication to excellence garnered recognition for the station at the Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards; the Raleigh station took home six statuettes at the recent awards ceremony. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) presented the awards at a banquet at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, January 27, 2001.

From the 640 entries received by NATAS, 208 nominations were made in 56 categories. WRAL-TV received 20 nominations, and then took home six of the over 50 statuettes awarded. WRAL's sister station, WRAZ/FOX50 in Durham, received three nominations.

WRAL-TV's six Emmys include:

OVERALL NEWS EXCELLENCE WRAL-TV Compilation, WRAL Raleigh

SPORTS PROGRAM/LIVE Indy 2000 - Tom Crichton, James A. Ford, Jr., Lynn E. French, Bob Holliday, Jay Jennings, Tom Suiter & Jim Payne (not shown)


INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Flood Cars - Lori Lair, Monica Laliberte, Robert Meikle

SPECIAL EVENT PROGRAM/LIVE Special Olympics: World Summer Games 2000 - James A. Ford, Jr., Leesa Moore-Craigie & (not shown) Sundrae Miller, Jim Payne, Tracy Wilson

PUBLIC AFFAIRS Upon This Rock - David Crabtree, Jay Jennings, Scott Mason

CHILDREN'S PROGRAM/ENTERTAINMENT centralXpress.com: "Suzanne" - Dan Oliver

WRAL-TV & WRAZ-TV's other nominations include:

FEATURE STORY/HARD NEWS Hard Drive Secrets - Lori Lair, Monica Laliberte, Robert Meikle (WRAL)		DIRECTOR/NON-NEWS centralXpress.com: "Suzanne" - Dan Oliver (WRAL)
DOCUMENTARY-TOPICAL The Cape Light: Away from the Edge - Richard W. Adkins, Keith Baker, Mark Copeland, John Cox, Joe Frieda, Gil Hollingsworth, Jay Jennings, Scott Mason, David Renner (WRAL)		EDITOR/NON-NEWS Little Bit of Everything Too - Leslie Coble (WRAZ)
PUBLIC AFFAIRS 30 Minutes: Tobacco - Jay Jennings, Scott Mason (WRAL)		EDITOR/PSA OR PROMO Little Bit of Everything - Leslie Coble (WRAZ)
CHILDREN'S PROGRAM/EDUCATIONAL centralXpress.com: "The Bomb Threat" - Dan Oliver (WRAL)		LIGHTING/LOCATION centralXpress.com: "Suzanne" - Tripp Culbreth (WRAL)
PROMOTIONAL SPOT/NEWS Internet Predators - Shelly Leslie (WRAL)		TECHNICAL DIRECTOR WRAL's 6PM News/Hurricane Dennis - James A. Ford, Jr. (WRAL)
PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN March Madness - Christian McIlwain(WRAL) The Traffic Guru - Shelly Leslie (WRAL)		WRITER/NEWS Monica Laliberte Composite - Monica Laliberte (WRAL) Scott Mason Composite - Scott Mason (WRAL)
AUDIO/POST PRODUCED Little Fun with the Audio - Leslie Coble (WRAZ)		WRITER/NON-NEWS centralXpress.com: "The Bomb Threat" - Dan Oliver (WRAL)
DIRECTOR/NEWS WRAL's 6PM News/Floyd's Flooding - James A. Ford, Jr. (WRAL)

Congratulations to all WRAL & WRAZ staff members for their recognition from NATAS!