Nominations have been announced by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the 5th Annual Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting. CNBC leads the way with 8 nominations. CBS follows with 7 (3 of those for reports by 60 Minutes‘ Steve Kroft), PBS earns 6, CNN receives 3, NBC has 2, and Bloomberg gets 1.
This year’s entries “focused on a wide range of important economic stories, including the subprime mortgage meltdown, the plight of uninsured and underinsured Americans, and the looming fiscal crisis resulting from unsustainable levels of federal spending,” said Academy President Peter Price in a press release.
Winners will be announced December 4. Click on continued to read the release, which has a complete list of nominees.
For Immediate Release
NOMINATIONS FOR THE EMMY AWARDS
FOR BUSINESS & FINANCIAL REPORTING ANNOUNCED
Bloomberg’s Matthew Winkler to Receive
Lifetime Achievement Award
New York – October 31, 2007– The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 5th Annual Emmy® Awards for Business & Financial Reporting. The awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, December 4 (11:30 reception, 12:00 noon luncheon) at the Rainbow Room in New York City and will be sponsored by Citigroup, Inc.
The Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting recognize outstanding achievement in business & financial reporting telecast or webcast from July 1, 2006 thru June 30, 2007. Nominations in 7 categories were announced today.
Also at the 5th Annual Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting, Matthew Winkler, Editor-in-Chief of Bloomberg News, a global news service he founded in1990 with Michael Bloomberg, and a member of the Board of Directors of Bloomberg L.P., will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Business & Financial Reporting. Bloomberg News provides content to Bloomberg Markets, a monthly magazine; 375 newspapers in 65 countries; Bloomberg Television and Radio, a 24-hour network reaching more than 80 million households in the U.S. and 12 countries in seven languages.
“This year’s Business and Financial Emmy entries focused on a wide range of important economic stories,†said Peter Price, President/CEO, National Television Academy, “including the subprime mortgage meltdown, the plight of un-insured and underinsured Americans, and the looming fiscal crisis resulting from unsustainable levels of federal spending. This is our fifth year honoring outstanding economic reporting, and this year’s nominees represent the best of an important body of work.â€
“The scope and depth of this year’s reporting is impressive†said Bill Small, Chairman of the News and Documentary Emmys. “The quality was exceedingly high and the judges were hard pressed to choose from among this year’s many excellent entries.”
A list of nominees for the 5th Annual Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting is also available on the NATAS website, www.emmyonline.tv.
The numerical breakdown, by broadcast and cable entities, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, follows:
CNBC
8
CNN
3
CBS
7
NBC
2
PBS
6
Bloomberg
1
About National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) 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 Entertainment, Daytime Creative Arts & Entertainment, Public & Community Service, Technology & Engineering, and Business & Financial Reporting. Beginning in 2006, NATAS began recognizing programming produced for the Internet, cell phones, and portable media players with its new Broadband Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Content for Broadband and Portable Delivery. 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, NATAS 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.
The Nominations
Outstanding Coverage of a Current Business News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast
Anderson Cooper 360 CNN
Keeping Them Honest ‑ Hidden Spending
Executive Producer
David Doss
Senior Broadcast Producer
Barclay Palmer
Senior Investigative Producer
Kathleen Johnston
Correspondent
Drew Griffin
Anchor
Anderson Cooper
Managing Editor
Steve Robinson
CBS News Sunday Morning CBS
Going, Going, Gone!
Executive Producer
Rand Morrison
Senior Broadcast Producer
Estelle Popkin
Senior Producer
Gavin Boyle
Producers
David Small, Doug Smith
Correspondent
Anthony Mason
CNBC’s Business Day Programming CNBC
Subprime Mortgage Market Meltdown
Executive Editor
Patti Domm
Producers
Daniel Binder, Sabrina Korber
Reporter
Steve Liesman
Nightly Business Report PBS
State of Repair
Correspondent
Jeff Yastine
Open House CNN
Mortgage Meltdown
Executive Producer
Michael Kane
Co‑Executive Producer
Jennifer Haley
Producers
Kristina Giuliano, Jennifer Haley, Jennifer Icklan, Sarah Lane, Alex Nelson
Anchor and Correspondent
Gerri Willis
Outstanding Investigative Reporting of a Business News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast
CNBC Power Lunch, Closing Bell and On the Money CNBC
Hurricane Katrina: One Year Later
Coordinating Producer
Courtney Ford
Correspondent
Scott Cohn
CNN Newsroom CNN
M.I.S.T.
Senior Investigative Producer
Kathleen Johnston
Correspondent
Drew Griffin
Managing Editor
Steve Robinson
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC
Private Security Contractors In Iraq
Senior Producer
Albert Oetgen
Chief Investigative Producer
Jim Popkin
Producers
Rich Gardella, EJ Johnson, Aram Roston
Senior Investigative Correspondent
Lisa Myers
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC
Trophy Part Two: At Whose Cost?
Executive Producer
John Reiss
Senior Producer
Albert Oetgen
Chief Investigative Producer
Jim Popkin
Producers
Douglas Adams, Adam Ciralsky, Rich Gardella
Senior Investigative Correspondent
Lisa Myers
Outstanding Interpretation or Analysis of a Business News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast
CBS News Sunday Morning CBS
Roses
Executive Producer
Rand Morrison
Senior Broadcast Producer
Estelle Popkin
Senior Producer
Gavin Boyle
Producers
Judith Hole, Remington Korper
Correspondent
Martha Teichner
CBS News Sunday Morning CBS
Take as Directed
Executive Producer
Rand Morrison
Senior Broadcast Producer
Estelle Popkin
Producers
David Bhagat, Gavin Boyle
Correspondent
Susan Spencer
CBS News Sunday Morning CBS
Talking Trash
Executive Producer
Rand Morrison
Senior Producers
Gavin Boyle, Estelle Popkin
Producers
Ed Forgotson, Carol Ross
Correspondent
John Blackstone
Outstanding Coverage of a Current Business News Story‑‑News Magazines and Long Form
Business Nation CNBC
The $50 Million Con
Executive Producer
Mitch Weitzner
Producer
Andrea Fleischer
Correspondent
Melissa Lee
CBS News 60 Minutes CBS
Vive Les Nukes
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Patti Hassler
Producer
L. Franklin Devine
Correspondent
Steve Kroft
CBS News 60 Minutes CBS
Wake Up Call
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Patti Hassler
Producer
Andy Court
Correspondent
Steve Kroft
NOW on PBS PBS
Health Care Franchise
Executive Producer
John Siceloff
Producer
Daniel Logan
Correspondent
David Brancaccio
Outstanding Investigative Reporting of a Business News Story—News Magazines and Long Form
Bloomberg TV Special Report Bloomberg
Phantom Shares
Executive Producer
Karin Annus
Producer
Gary Matsumoto
Correspondent
Mike Schneider
Business Nation CNBC
Legally Challenged
Executive Producer
Mitch Weitzner
Producer
Wally Griffith
Correspondent
Jane Wells
Business Nation CNBC
Prescriptions…and Pay‑Offs
Executive Producer
Mitch Weitzner
Producer
Alison O’Brien
Correspondent
David Faber
NOW on PBS PBS
Stock Alert
Executive Producer
John Siceloff
Producer
Brian Myers
Correspondent
David Brancaccio
Outstanding Interpretation or Analysis of a Business News Story‑‑News Magazines and Long Form
Business Nation CNBC
Miracle at East Lake
Executive Producer
Mitch Weitzner
Producer
David Lewis
Correspondent
Tyler Mathisen
CBS News 60 Minutes CBS
Get Me The Geeks!
Executive Producer
Jeff Fager
Executive Editor
Patti Hassler
Producer
L. Franklin Devine
Correspondent
Steve Kroft
Moyers on America PBS
The Net at Risk
Executive Producers
Judy Doctoroff O’Neil, Felice Firestone
Executive Editors
Bill Moyers, Judith Davidson Moyers
Producer
Peter Bull
Field Producer
Wendy Llinas
Reporter
Rick Karr
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer PBS
Cost of War
Executive Producer
Linda Winslow
Senior Producer
Murrey Jacobson
Producer
Lee Koromvokis
Correspondent
Paul Solman
Outstanding Documentary on a Business Topic
AIR: America’s Investigative Reports PBS
Charity Begins at Home
Executive Producer
Tom Casciato
Executive in Charge of Production
Stephen Segaller
Senior Producer
Scott Davis
Producer
Mark Shaffer
Big Brother, Big Business CNBC
Executive Producer
Josh Howard
Producer
Lori Gordon
Coordinating Producer
Alison O’Brien
Correspondent
David Faber
Game On: The Unauthorized History of Video Games CNBC
Executive Producer
Josh Howard
Senior Producer
Bob Waldman
Producer
Hakimah Shah
Correspondent
Bill Griffeth
Breakdown By Multiple Nominations
CNBC (8)
Business Nation (4)
Legally Challenged
Miracle at East Lake
Prescriptions…and Pay‑Offs
The $50 Million Con
Big Brother, Big Business (1)
Big Brother, Big Business
CNBC Power Lunch, Closing Bell and On the Money (1)
Hurricane Katrina: One Year Later
CNBC’s Business Day Programming (1)
Subprime Mortgage Market Meltdown
Game On: The Unauthorized History of Video Games (1)
Game On: The Unauthorized History of Video Games
CBS (7)
CBS News Sunday Morning (4)
Going, Going, Gone!
Roses
Take as Directed
Talking Trash
CBS News 60 Minutes (3)
Get Me The Geeks!
Vive Les Nukes
Wake Up Call
PBS (6)
NOW on PBS (2)
Health Care Franchise
Stock Alert
AIR: America’s Investigative Reports (1)
Charity Begins at Home
Moyers on America (1)
The Net at Risk
Nightly Business Report (1)
State of Repair
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (1)
Cost of War
CNN (3)
Anderson Cooper 360 (1)
Keeping Them Honest ‑ Hidden Spending
CNN Newsroom (1)
M.I.S.T.
Open House (1)
Mortgage Meltdown
NBC (2)
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams (2)
Private Security Contractors In Iraq
Trophy Part Two: At Whose Cost?
Bloomberg (1)
Bloomberg TV Special Report (1)
Phantom Shares