The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees for the 33rd Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards on Thursday, November 15, 2018, and WRAL-TV is proud to have made the list multiple times. The station received a total of 26 nominations, including the overall nomination for News Excellence.
The Emmy winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on February 16, 2019.
The WRAL-TV nominees are:
NEWS EXCELLENCE
WRAL-TV
NEWSCAST/EVENING
Teacher Rally Meredith Foster, Jay Nelson, Sarah Krueger, Brad Johansen, Petrick James, David Crabtree, Jeff Hogan, Luke Notestine, Diana Alston, Lena Tillett, WRAL-TV
NEWSCAST/WEEKEND
Charlottesville Protests Miriam K Melvin, Sarah Krueger, Lori Grant, WRAL-TV
SPOT NEWS
Amber Alert Girl Found Safe Bryan Mims, Diana Alston, Lori Grant, WRAL-TV
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT WITHIN 24 HOURS
Thomas Hurricane Irma Recovery Ken Smith, Richard Adkins, WRAL-TV
CONTINUING COVERAGE WITHIN 24 HRS
Billy Graham Dies James A. Ford, Jr., Aysu Basaran, Luke Notestine, Stephanie Beck, Mark Stebnicki, Rick Gall, Kelly Riner, WRAL-TV
CONTINUING COVERAGE NO TIME LIMIT
Kyron Hinton Beating Amanda Lamb, Kathryn Brown, Chad Flowers, Cullen Browder, Matthew Burns, WRAL-TV
SERIOUS FEATURE NEWS REPORT
Fake Videos are coming Mandy Mitchell, WRAL-TV
BUSINESS/CONSUMER REPORT
Ford Explorer Concerns Monica Laliberte, Jennifer Sorber Smith, WRAL-TV
SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENT REPORT
NC Environmental Concerns Cullen Browder, Greg Clark, Randall Kerr. WRAL-TV
NEWS SPECIAL
Remembering Billy Graham James A. Ford, Jr., Stephanie Beck, Aysu Basaran, Alison King, Diana Alston, John Renigar, Matthew Burns, Kelly Riner, WRAL-TV
WEATHER
Eclipse Gregory B. Fishel, Nathan Johnson, Waliya Lari, Tony W Gupton, David Crabtree, WRAL-TV
DOCUMENTARY/TOPICAL
Searching for a Fix Clay Johnson, Jay Jennings, Shan Zhong, Tony W Gupton, Natalie Matthews, WRAL-TV
Speaking the Unspeakable Clay Johnson, Jay Jennings, Shan Zhong, WRAL-TV
MAGAZINE PROGRAM
Tar Heel Traveler State Fair Scott Mason, WRAL-TV
PROMO SPOT/NEWS SAME DAY
O-Fishel Winter Weather Justin Arner, WRAL-TV
PROMO SPOT/NEWS
The Catch Me If You Can of Cyberspace Justin Arner, WRAL-TV
PROMO SPOT/PROGRAM
Searching For a Fix Trailer Justin Arner, WRAL-TV
Speaking the Unspeakable Trailer Justin Arner, WRAL-TV
WRAL Documentary Sea Change Marc Derro, WRAL-TV
PROMO SPOT/IMAGE
WRAL Documentary Image Justin Arner, WRAL-TV
PROMO CAMPAIGN
WRAL Home Heather Gray, Justin Arner, Steve Elizondo, Don Ursich, Marc Derro, William W Burch, Glenn Dion, Sierra Clarke, WRAL-TV
ANIMATION
Weather Animation Composite Shan Zhong, WRAL-TV
DIRECTOR/NEWS
New Years Eve Newscast Greg Ziller, WRAL-TV
SET DESIGN
WRAL Olympic Zone Shan Zhong, WRAL-TV
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
The Creation of the WRAL Virtual and Augmented Reality studio Peter Sockett, Josh Knapp, Frederick Kelly, James A. Ford, Jr., Timothy King, Shan Zhong, Paul Lacombe, Allen Palmer, Jimmy Gamble, Tony W Gupton, WRAL-TV
Find a full list of the nominees here: 33nd Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Award Nominations
Watch the archived live stream of the nomination announcements here.
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The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees for the 33rd Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards on Thursday, November 15, 2018, and WRAL-TV is proud to have made the list multiple times. The station received a total of 26 nominations, including the overall nomination for News Excellence.
