2013 Salute to Excellence Television
Finalists
Television
Network
Television - 04-038 General Assignment: Short Form
"Black Families react to Trayvon Martin”
Mara Schiavocampo
NBC News
"Hurricane Sandy: What About Red Hook?”
Steve Osunsami, Susan Aasen, Roxanna Sherwood, Michael Koenigs
ABC News
"Young Volunteers of Hurricane Sandy”
Scott Pelley, Patricia Shevlin, Guy Campanile, Michelle Miller
CBS Evening News
"New Orleans Mayor Fights to End Culture of Violence”
Patricia Shevlin, Scott Pelley, Byron Pitts
CBS Evening News
Television - 04-039 General Assignment: Long Form
"Don't Shoot: I Want to Grow Up - Caught in the Crossfire”
Alex Perez, Claire Weinraub, Andy Fies, Jeanmarie Condon
ABC News
"Shooting in Sanford: The Death
of Trayvon Martin”
Matt Gutman, Seniboye Tienabeso, Michael Corn
ABC News
Television - 04-040 Spot News
"Marketplace Africa: South African Mine Strikes”
Nkepile Mabuse, Bill Galvin, Sheri England, Victoria Eastwood
CNN
"Powerless From Hurricane Sandy”
Scott Pelley, Patricia Shevlin, Seth Doane, Kimberly Godwin
CBS Evening News
"Whitney Houston”
Peter Goodman, Bill Whitaker, Bill Flanagan, Ramon Parkins
CBS News
Television - 04-041 Investigative
"Megachurch Megascam"
Steve Osunsami; Katie Hinman, Harvey Goldberg, Melinda Arons
ABC News
"Outside the Lines: Donnovan Hill”
Tom Farrey, Simon Baumgart, Tim Hays, Dwayne Bray
ESPN
"Outside the Lines: FAMU Band Hazing”
Mike Sciallo, Mike Fish, T.J. Quinn, Tim Hays
ESPN
Television - 04-042 Feature: Short Form
"Harmony Project”
Scott Pelley, Patricia Shevlin, Guy Campanile, Bill Whitaker
CBS Evening News
"Ralph's Story”
Diane Sawyer, Claire Weinraub, Margaret Aro, Sarah Netter
ABC News
"Mississippi Poverty”
Scott Pelley, Patricia Shevlin, Guy Campanile, Byron Pitts
CBS Evening News
Television - 04-043 Feature: Long Form
"A Swimmer's Mission”
Robert Buchanan; Cristina Boado, David Corvo, Katie Boyle
NBC News
"Cee Lo Green”
Bradley Davis; Tamron Hall, Aretha Marshall
NBC News
"Jennifer Hudson”
Fred Rothenberg, David Corvo, Liz Cole, Aretha Marshall
NBC News
Television - 04-044 International
"A Cry For Help: Disaster in the Desert”
Bazi Kanani, Kinga Janik, Clark Bentson, Melinda Arons
ABC News
"Inside Africa:The Himba of Namibia”
Bill Galvin, Sheri England, Aja Harris, Errol Barnett
CNN
"Inside Africa: Botswana Heavy Metal”
Errol Barnet, Bill Galvin, Sheri England, Ben Adams
CNN
Television - 04-045 Specialty
"Nourimanba”
Christina Ruffini, Maurice DuBoise, Drew Tierney
CBS News
"Robin's Journey: Finding A Donor”
Robin Roberts, Brian O’Keefe
ABC News
"U.S. Churches in Crisis”
Gary Anthony Ramsay
Pres TV / Our News Now!
Television - 04-046 Sports
"Kellie Wells-Overcome”
Caitlin Thrift, Lisa Salters
ESPN
"Latipha Cross: Outrunning the Odds”
Scott Harves, Victor Vitarelli, Valerie Gordon, Jeremy Schaap
ESPN
"Toni Stone: Pioneer Player”
Tina Cerbone, Victor Vitarelli, Valerie Gordon, Jeremy Schaap
ESPN
Television - 04-047 Documentary
"Black in America: Who is Black?”
Soledad O'Brien, Bud Bultman, Michelle Roza, Tina Matherson
CNN
"Chocolate's Child Slaves”
Mike McCarthy, Sheri England, Brent Swails, Leif Coorlim
CNN
"Second Coming? Will Black America Decide 2012”
Mark Levin; Mark Benjamin, Sam Pollard, S. Epatha Merkerson
BET Networks/BET News
Television - 04-048 Public Affairs: Program
"I am Trayvon: A Family Fights for Justice”
Dan Morris, Marie Nelson, David Scott, Luther Burke
BET Networks/BET News
"Shoot First: The Tragedy of Trayvon Martin”
Emmett Miller, Luther Burke; Dan Morris, David Scott
BET Networks/BET News
Television - 04-049 Public Affairs: Segment
"AIDS & Black Women in America”
Gary Anthony Ramsay
Press TV / Our News Now!
"CNN Special Projects”
Tiffany Newberry
CNN
Television - 04-050 Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion
"Battleground: Countdown with the First Couple”
James Blue, Marie Nelson, Ed Gordon, Lola Ogunnaike
BET Networks/BET News
"Super Soul Sunday/"Oprah & Iyanla Vanzant: Soul to Soul”
Leah Sparkes
Harpo Studios
"African Voices: Alex Wek”
Bill Galvin, Isha Sesay, Sheri England, Jessica Ellis
CNN
Top 15 Markets
Television - 04-038 General Assignment: Short Form
"Athena Curry: One Year Later”
Devin Fehely
WXIA - 11Alive News
"Calls for Justice”
Ty Milburn, Carolyn Rowe, Stephen Cioffi, Stephen O’Leary
News 12 Westchester
Television - 04-039 General Assignment: Long Form
"Cops Cleared in Shooting”
John Golf
News 12 Westchester
"Justice for Corey”
Janelle Burell, Lisa Reyes
News 12 Westchester
Television - 04-040 Spot News
"Deadly Newburgh Police Shooting”
Janie Rose
News 12 Westchester
"Newburgh Police Standoff”
Blaise Gomez, Stephen O’Leary
News 12 Westchester
Television - 04-041 Investigative
"Falling Through The Cracks”
Devin Fehely
WXIA - 11Alive News
Television - 04-042 Feature: Short Form
"Tommie Smith "Then & Now"
Jeffery Reid, Brenda Wood, David Brooks, Steve Flood
WXIA-TV
"Black Man's Burden”
Randy McIlwain, C.J. (Charles) Johnson
NBC 5 KXAS-TV
"Portrait of Emma”
Jennifer Leslie, Dan Reilly,
WXIA-TV
Television - 04-043 Feature: Long Form
"A Journey Home: Beyond the Wall Of Slavery”
Rod Carter, Indira Levine
WFLA-TAMPA
"Sitting for Justice”
Virginia Huie, Brian Endres
News 12 Long Island
"What Happened to Alicia Moore?”
Amanda Fitzpatrick, Jose Sanchez, Vicente Castillo
KDAF, CW 33 Nightcap
Television - 04-044 International
"Helping Haiti”
Danielle Campbell, Brian Jingeleski, Alian Tingue
News 12 Long Island
Television - 04-048 Public Affairs: Program
"Diverse Long Island Show - A Celebration of Black History”
Virginia Huie, Debi Gade, John Piranian
News 12 Long Island
"The Dream Began Here”
Robin Hamilton, Fran Murphy, Jim Byrne
The CW/DC50-TV
"The LA Riots 20 Years Later”
Pat Harvey, Velia Del Guardia
CBS
Television - 04-050 Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion
"If These Streets Could Talk”
Angela Robinson, Vickie Whitlock
A.R.C.Media,LLC.
"Rock, Roll & Racist!!! Was Elvis Prejudice???”
Joel Boykin, Greg Dunmore
Pulsebeat.tv
"Saggy Pants: Crime or Culture”
Angela Robinson, LaShawn Hudson, Vickie Whitlock
A.R.C.Media,LLC.
Market 16 & Below
Television - 04-038 General Assignment: Short Form
"The DNC and Dorothy Counts”
Steve Crump
WBTV
"Black v. Brown”
Marissa Mitchell
ABC 33/40
Television - 04-039 General Assignment: Long Form
"Creek Controversy”
Steve Crump
WBTV
"James McKee”
Everett Marshburn
Milwaukee Public Television
Television - 04-040 Spot News
"A Boy's First Brush with Racism”
Ashley Yarchin
KSDK-TV
Television - 04-041 Investigative
"Black Nouveau: Clinical
Depression”
Everett Marshburn
Milwaukee Public TV
"Taking Back the Streets: Community Crackdown on Gangs"
Brie Jackson
WBTW News 13
Television - 04-042 Feature: Short Form
"Trademarking Tradition: A Threat to Basketweavers”
Brie Jackson
WBTW News 13
"One Bead At A Time”
Sandra Gonzalez
KSNV
"Memories of Montford Point”
Steve Crump
WBTV
Television - 04-043 Feature: Long Form
"Black Nouveau: Ebony Ice Ski
Club”
Liddie Collins
Milwaukee Public TV
"Love Against The Law"
Barry Simms
WBAL-TV
"The Real Redtails"
Tarhonda Thomas, Byron Reed
KUSA-TV
"Shuttlesworth Legacy"
Sherri Jackson, Scott MacDowell, John Johnson, Rick Jackson
WIAT-TV
Television - 04-045 Specialty
"An Anchor's Battle with Fibroids”
Kimberly Holmes Wiggins
WOFL-TV
"Black Nouveau: Acceptance
Journeys”
Everett Marshburn
Milwaukee Public TV
"Finding Your Ethnic Ancestry Through DNA Swap"
Mike Dunston
WEWS-TV
Television - 04-047 Documentary
"Deadly Deception II: The Fugitive Factor”
Sherri Jackson, Ken Lass, Sonia Dicarlo
WIAT-TV
"Florida's Underground Railroad: Southern Routes to Freedom”
Theresa Marsenburg, Thomas Jones
The Florida Channel
"Romare Bearden's Centennial Celebration”
Steve Crump
WTVI
Television - 04-049 Public Affairs: Segment
"Black Nouveau: Fatherhood
Summit”
Everett Marshburn
Milwaukee Public TV
Television - 04-050 Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion
"Black Nouveau: Chief Flynn”
Joanne Williams
Milwaukee Public TV
"Race: Our Stories”
Sonya Thompson, Toni Garbo, Bill Sheil, Roc Woodrum
WJW-TV
"Fighting a Global Disease”
Henrietta J. Burroughs
East Palo Alto Today
Television - 04-048 Public Affairs: Program
"Black Nouveau: Running Rebels
in New Orleans”
Liddie Collins
Milwaukee Public TV
"Why I Sing Amazing Grace: The African-American Worship Experience”
Shameka Neely, Justin Crossley
WTIU-TV