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October 27th, 2008
CHANNEL 13 NEWS WINS EMMY FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release
October 27, 2008
CHANNEL 13 NEWS WINS EMMY FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Emmy earned for 2007 investigation entitled “What Lies Beneath”
Coveted honor marks only Iowa Emmy in Investigation category
DES MOINES, IA – WHO-TV announced today it has earned a coveted Emmy award for its Channel 13 News Investigation entitled “What Lies Beneath” from The Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Television Academy. Presented Saturday night in Minneapolis, it was the only Iowa Emmy in the “Investigation” category.
“The Emmy is affirmation of this station’s dedication to provide central Iowans with what they expect and deserve: the very best in local television news coverage,” said WHO-TV News Director Rod Peterson. “Quality news programming is something every department and every staff member take very seriously at Channel 13 News.”
The 2007 Channel 13 News Investigation “What Lies Beneath” involved a Marion county resident that bought an acreage that turned out to be on Knoxville’s old city landfill. Channel 13 News anchor/reporter Dan Winters wrote the story that was photographed and edited by photojournlists Randy Schumacher and Jeff Felton.
For more information contact:
Tim Gardner, Director of Creative Services
515-242-3611
About the Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Television Academy
The Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Television Academy is a membership organization dedicated to excellence in television by honoring exceptional work, past and present; providing professional development and outreach; and nurturing the next generation of television professionals.
They are the only professional association representing television professionals from all disciplines of the industry, serving as the common meeting ground for individuals dedicated to advancing the art and science of television.
About WHO-TV Channel 13
WHO-TV Channel 13, owned by Local TV LLC, is celebrating 54 years of broadcast service to central Iowa. Channel 13 News prides itself on bringing viewers rich, local content that other stations won’t commit to. From exclusive investigations to ground-breaking, creative coverage of the big daily story, Channel 13 News lives up to its word of “See the Difference.”
Channel 13 News has won the most prestigious awards in the broadcast industry. In 2008, Channel 13 News earned a coveted Emmy award for “Investigative Series” plus 11 Eric Sevareid Journalism Awards from the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the most of any Iowa station, including 4 First Place awards for “Best Newscast”, “Series”, ”Hard Feature”, and “Sportscast.”. In 2007, WHO-TV earned an Emmy and regional Edward R. Murrow awards for “Best Newscast” and six Eric Sevareid journalism awards for “Investigative” and “Spot News” reporting and eight “First Place” awards from the Iowa Associated Press. In 2006, the station earned the coveted national Edward R. Murrow for “Best Newscast and veteran anchor John Bachman was inducted into the National Television Academy’s “Silver Circle” for an accomplished career in broadcasting.
The technological leader, WHO-TV Channel 13 was the first commercial television station in Iowa to: use videotape, broadcast live from news events, employ live Doppler radar, broadcast in high-definition, produce high-definition local news segments, and first high definition syndicated programming. Today, WHO-TV operates central Iowa’s first and only news helicopter, Chopper 13, the most powerful and sophisticated live Doppler radar in Iowa with MEGA Doppler and continues to be the only station in Iowa to broadcast special news stories and syndicated programming in high definition.
Local TV LLC is a broadcast holding company created in 2007 to acquire nine heritage television stations in eight midsized markets. In 2008, the company acquired eight Fox Affiliates previously owned by News Corporation. Local TV is owned by Oak Hill Capital Partners, management and a consortium of bankers and high yield lenders who drank the Kool-Aid and are as enthusiastic about our future as we are. Stay tuned.
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