NOMINEES FOR THE NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS
ANNOUNCED BY THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY

Ceremony to be Held September 25 in New York City

New York, N.Y. – July 18, 2006 (revised 8/25/06) – Nominations for the 27th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards were announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The News and Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented on Monday, September 25 at a black-tie ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City, attended by more than 700 television and new media industry executives, news and documentary producers and journalists. Sponsors for the 27th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards include Grass Valley, a Thomson brand, and Television Week, the print partner.

“This year’s nominees have done an exceptional job of covering the major stories of the day – from the war zones around the world to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina,” said Peter Price, President/CEO, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. “They also shed light on serious social concerns, such as the growing number of Americans without health insurance. The quality and breadth of the reporting in this year’s nominees are exceptional.”

"This year's nominations are exceptionally fine," said Bill Small, Chairman of News and Documentary Emmy Awards. "Their high quality – as good as we’ve seen in years -- is especially reflected in the large number of nominations for Hurricane Katrina coverage and aspects of the war in Iraq."

The numerical breakdown, by broadcast and cable entities, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, follows:

The 27th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented for programming distributed during the calendar year 2005 in such categories as Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast, Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast, Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine, Best Documentary, Outstanding Historical Programming – Long Form, Outstanding Interview – Long Form, and Best Individual Achievement in a Craft for areas including Research, Writing, Direction, Cinematography and Editing. Also during that ceremony the first Emmy Award for News & Documentary programming distributed via non-traditional platforms, including the Internet, cellphones, portable media players and other devices will also be presented. Nominations for this new Emmy Award were announced earlier this month and are included in the following listing.

A complete list of nominees for the 27th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards is available on the National Television Academy's website, www.emmyonline.tv.

The National Television Academy is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime, Creative Arts, Public & Community Service, Technology & Engineering/Advanced Media and Business & Financial Reporting. Excellence in Primetime programming and international programming is recognized by its affiliate, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Regional Emmys are given in 19 regions across the United States. Beyond awards, the National Television Academy has extensive educational programs including National Student Television and its Student Award for Excellence for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public. For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.tv.

Contact: Cheryl Daly cdaly@emmyonline.tv 212-484-9446

The Nominations

OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A  BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST

* NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
Hurricane Katrina: Moment of Crisis                                                      NBC
 
Executive Producer
John Reiss
 
Senior Producers
Heather Allen, Patrick Burkey, Mary Laurence Flynn, Sharon Hoffman, Rich Latour
 
Producers
Doug Adams, Anne Binford Allen, Donna Bass, Teresa Crawford, Clare Duffy, Carol Eggers, Roxanne Garcia, Andrew Gross, Sylvie Haller,  Izhar Harpaz, Jean Harper,  Mark Hudspeth,  Mike Kosnar, Joo Lee, Donna Nelson, Bita Nikravesh, Larry Register, Christopher Scholl, Carl Sears, Joel Seidman, Doug Stoddart, Bethany Thomas, Kelly Venardos, John Zito

Correspondents
Mike Boettcher, Campbell Brown, Jim Cummins, Bob Faw, Carl Quintanilla, Tony Zumbado, Kerry Sanders, Martin Savidge, Don Teague, Anne Thompson, Pete Williams

Anchor and Managing Editor
Brian Williams

* NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time                                                  NBC
 
Executive Producer
John Reiss
 
Senior Producer
Sharon Hoffman, Heather Allen, Mary Laurence Flynn, Rich Latour, Patrick Burkey
 
Producers
Anne Binford Allen, Heidi Barker, Donna Bass, Liz Brown, Roxanne Garcia, Rich Gardella, Sylvie Haller, Jean Harper, Al Henkel, Clint Houston,  Mark Hudspeth, Marc Koslow, Caroll Ann Mears, Mike Mosher, Bita Nikravesh, Felicia Patinkin, Antoine Sanfuentes, Christopher Scholl, Doug Stoddart, Bethany Thomas

Correspondents
Ron Allen, Bob Faw, Andrea Mitchell, Lisa Myers, Kelly O'Donnell, Carl Quintanilla, Kerry Sanders, Martin Savidge, David Shuster, Don Teague

Anchor and Managing Editor
Brian Williams

* NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
Hurricane Katrina: The Day After                                                           NBC
 
Executive Producer
John Reiss
 
Senior Producers
Heather Allen, Patrick Burkey, Mary Laurence Flynn, Al Henkel, Sharon Hoffman, Rich Latour
 
Producers
Doug Adams, Anne Binford Allen, Denise Baker, Mario Garcia, Roxanne Garcia, Jean Harper, Al Henkel,   Mark Hudspeth, Bita Nikravesh, Felicia Patinkin, Terry Pickard, Charlie Ryan, Carl Sears, Chris Scholl, Antoine Sanfuentes, Dan Shephard, Bethany Thomas, Kelly Venardos, John Zito

Correspondents
Coyt Bailey, Campbell Brown, Carl Quintanilla, Don Teague, Anne Thompson, Brian Williams
Anchor and Managing Editor
Brian Williams

* ABC World News Tonight Saturday/Sunday
 Iraq’s Election                                                                                         ABC

Executive Producer
Craig Bengtson
 
Senior Producers
Michael Baltierra, Bob Crawford, David Peterkin, Stu Schutzman
 
Producers
Nils Kongshaug, Bruno Roeber, Matt McGarry,  Ely Brown,  Luis Martinez, Vinnie Malhotra, Inga Skippings, Herran Bekele, Mark Reeves, Felicia Biberica, Kathleen Hendry, George Pilla, Suzanne Yeo, Sam Brooks, Matt Hosford, Tom Guisto

Director
Ann Benjamin
 
Anchor
Peter Jennings

Co-Anchor
Terry Moran

Correspondents
Don Dahler, Terry Moran, Martha Raddatz, Ned Potter, Brian Rooney, David Wright

OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST

* CBS Evening News   
China Series:  Freedom; Protest; Pollution                                              CBS
 
Executive Producer
Jim Murphy
 
Senior Producer
Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews
 
Producers
Clifden Kennedy, Alec Sirken
 
Correspondent
Barry Petersen

* ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
Iraq: Where Things Stand 3                                                                     ABC
 
Executive Producer
Jon Banner
 
Senior Producers
Kate Felsen, Tom Nagorski, David Reiter, Stu Schutzman
 
Producers
Clark Bentson, Bob Haberl Ray Homer, Vinnie  Malhotra, Bruno Roeber

Director
Eric Siegel
 
Anchor and Senior Editor
Peter Jennings

* CBS Evening News   
London Bombings                                                                                    CBS
 
Executive Producer
Jim Murphy
 
Senior Producer
Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews
 
Producers
Peter Bluff, Andrew Clarke, Randall Joyce, Jane Whitfield
 
Correspondent
Sheila MacVicar

* NewsNight with Aaron Brown
Progress Report: Streets of Iraq                                                                CNN

Executive Producer
Sid Bedingfield

Managing Editors
Jerry Krieg, Kathy Slobogin

Executive Director of Production
Jody Gottlieb

Supervising Producer
Jeff Reid

Post-Production Producer
John Cooke

Producers
Pam McNall, Ayman Mahyeldin, Kianne Sadeq, Scott McGhee

* CBS News Sunday Morning
Toledo Journal                                                                                         CBS
 
Producers
Mary Raffalli, Carol Ross
 
Correspondent
Steve Hartman

OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST

* Anderson Cooper 360
Charity Hospital                                                                                       CNN

Senior Executive Producer
David Doss

Executive Producers
Sid Bedingfield, Kathleen Friery

Senior Broadcast Producer
Charlie Moore
 
Managing Editor
Bud Bultman

Executive Director of Production
Jody Gottlieb

Post-Production Producer
Matt Scheibner
 
Producers
Robert Howell, Heather O'Neill, Chris Gajilan, Dave Timko

Correspondent
Dr. Sanjay Gupta

* Today Show
Last Goodbye                                                                                            NBC

Executive Producer
Jim Bell
 
Producer
Robin Sindler
 
Anchor
Ann Curry

* Today Show
The Hobart Shakespeareans                                                                     NBC
 
Executive Producer
Jim Bell
 
Producer
John O'Rourke
 
Correspondent
Jamie Gangel

* NewsNight with Aaron Brown
The Smiths                                                                                               CNN
 
Senior Executive Producer
Wilson Surratt
 
Producer
Amanda Townsend
 
Senior Correspondent
Beth Nissen
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OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST

* ABC World News Tonight/Nightline
CIA Secret Prisons                                                                                   ABC
 

Executive Producers
Jon Banner, James Goldston
 
Senior Investigative Producer
Rhonda Schwartz
 
Senior Producers
Stu Schutzman, David W Scott

Chief of Investigative Projects
Chris Isham
 
Producer
Madeleine Sauer

Field Producer
Simon Surowicz

Additional Producer
Len Tepper

Director
Eric Siegel
 
Reporter
Rich Esposito

Correspondent
Brian Ross

* CNN 
Death at Memorial Hospital                                                                     CNN
 
Senior Investigative Producer
Kathleen Johnston
 
Producer
Coleen Kaman
 
Correspondents
Jonathan Freed, Drew Griffin
 
Managing Editor
Steve Robinson

* NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
Investigating Katrina                                                                               NBC
 
Executive Producer
John Reiss
 
Senior Producers
Albert Oetgen, Jim Popkin, Robert Windrem
 
Producers
Doug Adams, Marisa Buchanan, Rich Gardella, Doug Pasternak, Aram Roston, Chris Scholl
 
Correspondent
Lisa Myers

* NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
Investigating the War on Terror                                                               NBC
 
Executive Producers
Steve Capus, John Reiss
 
Senior Producers
Albert Oetgen, Jim Popkin, Robert Windrem
 
Producers
Rich Gardella, Rachel Levin, Doug Pasternak, Aram Roston, Mustaq Yusufzai
 
Correspondent
Lisa Myers

* ABC World News Tonight  
Money Trail Series                                                                                   ABC

Executive Producer
Jon Banner

Senior Investigative Producer
Rhonda Schwartz

Senior Producer
Stu Schutzman
 
Producers
Jill Rackmill, David W Scott, Vic Walter
 
Field Producers
Madeleine Sauer, Simon Surowicz

Director
Eric Siegel
 
Correspondent
Brian Ross

Anchor and Senior Editor
Peter Jennings