WRAL-TV Wins Nine Regional Emmys

WRAL-TV brought home the gold this past weekend, as the station nabbed nine Regional Emmy Awards from the 16th Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards in Nashville on Saturday, February 2, 2002. The statues were presented at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center at the annual banquet and telecast.

WRAL-TV won Emmys in a variety of categories. The station took home statues for the following:

NEWS SPECIAL EVENT StormTrack 2000: What You Need To Know – Randall Kerr, James A. Ford, Jr., David Crabtree, Greg Fishel, Monica Laliberte WEATHERCAST Strawberry Scare – Elizabeth Gardner CHILDREN’S PROGRAM/ENTERTAINMENT centralXpress.com – What Have You Heard? – Dan Oliver INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Flood Cars, Where Are They Now? – Monica Laliberte, Robert Meikle, Lori Lair PUBLIC AFFAIRS 30 Minutes – Billy Graham – Bill Leslie, Jay Jennings PROMO/NEWS Breast Cancer: The Husband’s Perspective – Christian McIlwain PROMO/NON-NEWS How Are You Doing? – Shelly Leslie ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT World’s First All HD Newscast – Craig Turner, Tom Beauchamp, Fred Kelly, Mike Mory, Tony Gupton, Adam Woodlief TECHNICAL DIRECTOR StormTrack 2000: What You Need To Know – James A. Ford, Jr. **tied with February Floods, H. Patrick Sweetman of WKRN Nashville

WRAL-TV Anchor Debra Morgan participated in the event as a presenter. Awards were given in 57 categories; winners were culled from 700 entries judged by the Cleveland Chapter of National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) and tabulated by Sussman and Associates.

A non-profit, professional organization dedicated to fostering excellence in television, NATAS has 18 chapters with 15,000 members nationwide. The Nashville/Midsouth region covers states of North Carolina and Tennessee and television market of Huntsville, Alabama.