MidSouth Emmy Nominations Announced, WRAL-TV and Capitol Broadcasting Earn Multiple Nods

The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees for the 34th Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards on Thursday, November 21, 2019, and WRAL-TV and Capitol Broadcasting Company are proud to have made the list multiple times. The station received a total of 21 nominations, including the overall nomination for News Excellence and multiple nods for the Capitol Audience Development team.

The Emmy winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on February 15, 2020.

The WRAL-TV nominees are:

NEWS EXCELLENCE

WRAL-TV

NEWSCAST/MORNING

Explosion Rocks Durham Miriam K Melvin, Brian Thomas, Renee Chou, Emmy Victor, Sarah Krueger, Kimberly Ursich Lauren DesArmo, Dontevian Harris, Keith Baker, Petrick James, Jeff Hogan, WRAL-TV

NEWSCAST/WEEKEND

Hurricane Florence Slams North Carolina Holly Iverson, Greg Ziller, Adam Owens, Luke Notestine, Aimee Wilmoth, Stephanie Beck, Kathryn Brown, David Crabtree, Kasey Cunningham, Sarah Krueger, Mark Stebnicki, Heather Trevaskis, WRAL-TV

BREAKING NEWS

Hurricane Florence Slams North Carolina Rick Gall, Adam Owens, Mark Stebnicki, Lauren DesArmo, Sarah Krueger, Gilbert Baez, Kasey Cunningham, Rosalia Fodera, Kathryn Brown, David Crabtree, Mary Alice Boliek, Brian Thomas, WRAL-TV

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT NO TIME LIMIT

Close Before You Doze Monica Laliberte, David McCorkle Jennifer, Sorber Smith, WRAL-TV

SERIOUS FEATURE NEWS SERIES

Lynn Council Remembers Gerald Owens, WRAL-TV

LIGHT FEATURE NEWS SERIES

Nooks and Crannies Richard Adkins, WRAL-TV

BUSINESS/CONSUMER REPORT

Insurance: Are You Covered? David McCorkle, Jennifer Sorber Smith, Monica Laliberte, Erin Simanskis

WEATHER

75 Hours Jay Jennings, Shan Zhong, WRAL-TV

DOCUMENTARY/TOPICAL

Connecting the Bots Clay Johnson, Jay Jennings, Shan Zhong, Tony W Gupton, WRAL-TV

ENTERTAINMENT

Black Country Anita Normanly, Keyetta Mangum, Shelly Leslie, Capitol Broadcasting Company and Black Country Productions,

MAGAZINE PROGRAM

5 On Your Side Extra David McCorkle, Jennifer Sorber Smith, Monica Laliberte, WRAL-TV

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

This Is Human Trafficking Anita Normanly, Cliff Bumgardner, Shelly Leslie, Capitol Broadcasting Company

PROMO SPOT/PROGRAM

This Is Human Trafficking Cliff Bumgardner, Samuel Petersen, Capitol Broadcasting Company

ANIMATION

News Animation Composite Shan Zhong, WRAL-TV

Tornado Safety Shan Zhong, WRAL-TV

AUDIO

Deadly Storm Shan Zhong, WRAL-TV

DIRECTOR/NEWS

Hurricane Florence Aftermath Greg Ziller, WRAL-TV

GRAPHIC ARTS

News Augmented Reality Graphics Shan Zhong, WRAL-TV

Shan Graphic Arts Composite Shan Zhong, WRAL-TVl

SET DESIGN

WRAL Virtual and Augmented Reality Projects Shan Zhong, WRAL-TV

Black Country, a project on which CBC Audience Development partnered with former WRAL-TV News Director Keyetta Mangum, also receive an Emmy nomination in the MUSIC COMPOSER/ARRANGER category for the Black Country Original Theme Song Black Country Productions by Keosha Mangum & Larry Wall.

Find a full list of the nominees here: 34th Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Award Nominations

Watch the archived live stream of the nomination announcements here.

LINK:	http://www.capitolbroadcasting.com/2019/11/25/midsouth-emmy-nomination...
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