WRAL-TV Picks Up Six Wins at 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmys Ceremony

WRAL-TV’s Justin Arner (left) & Shan Zhong with their newly won hardware at the 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo courtesy of WRAL-TV’s Shan Zhong)

WRAL-TV has added six more Emmy statuettes to the station’s collection. Several representatives from the Big 5 attended the 33^rd Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 16, 2019. The Nashville/MidSouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) presented the awards at an evening ceremony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN.

And the WRAL winners are:

PROMO SPOT/NEWS
The “Catch Me If You Can of Cyberspace” – Justin Arner, WRAL-TV

PROMO SPOT/PROGRAM
Speaking the Unspeakable Trailer – Justin Arner, 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

ANIMATION
Weather Animation Composite – Shan Zhong, 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

The full list of nominees and winners can be found here: https://emmynashville.org/

Watch the archived live stream of the awards telecast here: https://livestream.com/tndv/33rdemmys

SLIDESHOW: WRAL-TV at the 33rd Annual MidSouth Regional Emmys

The 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards are presented at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo courtesy of WRAL-TV's Ken Smith)
WRAL-TV is well represented at the 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards ceremony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Ken Smith)
WRAL-TV's Justin Arner (left) & Shan Zhong with their newly won hardware at the 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo courtesy of WRAL-TV's Shan Zhong)
WRAL-TV's Shan Zhong accepts the Emmy for Set Design at the 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards ceremony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo courtesy of WRAL-TV's Shan Zhong)
WRAL-TV's Tony Gupton captured this photo of the screen as he watched the Emmy Awards from Raleigh on Saturday, February 16, 2019. Here WRAL-TV's Josh Knapp appears as the photo for their Technical Achievement Emmy.
WRAL-TV's Ken Smith and his wife, Amanda, attend the 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards ceremony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Ken Smith)
WRAL-TV's Shan Zhong shared this behind the scenes photo of the graphics he created for the MidSouth Emmy Awards presentation.
The 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards are presented at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo courtesy of WRAL-TV's Shan Zhong)
WRAL-TV's Ken Smith rehearses for his role as a presenter for 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards to be presented at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Ken Smith)
WRAL-TV's Ken Smith serves as a presenter at the 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards ceremony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Ken Smith)
WRAL-TV Reporter Sarah Krueger and her husband, Will Robinson., arrive at the 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards cermony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Krueger)
The 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards are presented at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo courtesy of WRAL-TV's Shan Zhong)
WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Ken Smith and his wife, Amanda, arrive at the 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards cermony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Ken Smith)
WRAL-TV Reporter Sarah Krueger and her mother are ready for the 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards cermony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Krueger)
The 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards are presented at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo courtesy of WRAL-TV's Ken Smith)
WRAL-TV's Ken Smith rehearses for his role as a presenter for 33rd MidSouth Regional Emmy Awards to be presented at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Ken Smith)