AWARDS TO BE GIVEN ON JUNE 1 : CHANNEL 2 TOPS EMMY NOMINEE LIST
KCBS-TV Channel 2 collected more than one-third of the 186 nominations announced Tuesday for the 1984 Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, with its magazine series “2 on the Town” getting more itself--25--than any other local station.
The CBS-owned station, which won 16 local Emmys last year--compared to seven each for its rivals, KABC-TV Channel 7 and KNBC Channel 4--received 64 nominations from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Meanwhile, in a testament to the continuing growth of its local programming efforts, public TV station KCET Channel 28 garnered 24 Emmy nominations and took the runner-up station honors behind KCBS-TV. A year ago, it received nine nominations and won six.
KABC-TV picked up 21 nominations and KNBC got 20. Among the independents, KTLA Channel 5 had 17 nominations and KTTV Channel 11 got 16.
Winners of the Emmy Awards, meant to honor the best local television programming in Los Angeles and Orange counties during the 1984 calendar year, will be announced at a dinner ceremony June 1.
KCBS-TV’s 7-year-old “2 on the Town” was nominated as best information series and two of its installments--on Berlin and the children of Belfast--were nominated as best information special. Three others were nominated as best entertainment special.
“2 on the Town” host Melody Rogers received two Emmy nominations, as best performer and as best host--a category in which she won last year, along with co-host Steve Edwards. Edwards subsequently left KCBS-TV and was nominated Tuesday opposite Rogers, for his work as host of KABC-TV’s “Hollywood Closeup.”
Also nominated as best host were Truman Jacques for KCBS-TV’s “Interface” and Jim Hill for KCBS-TV’s “USC: A Return to the Roses.”
Channel 2’s Linda Douglass received two nominations in the news reporting category, along with Ross Becker of KCBS-TV, Bob Bruckner and Bob Navarro of KNBC, Jim Murphy of KHJ-TV, Chris Harris of KTTV and Paul Dandridge of KABC-TV.
Nominated for investigative reporting were KCBS-TV’s Jim Mitchell, KHJ-TV’s Dan Medina and KNBC’s Patrick Healy. Channel 2’s Bill Stout, who won in the news commentary category last year, was nominated again, along with Bill Press of KABC-TV.
Among other stations receiving nominations, KHJ-TV Channel 9 and KOCE Channel 50 got 6 each, KCOP Channel 13 got four, ON-TV and Valley Cable got two each and KLCS Channel 58, KIHS-TV in Ontario, Falcon Cable and Coast Community College District got one apiece.
The TV academy’s nominations are selected by preliminary judging panels from among entries submitted by individuals. The winners will be chosen in another round of judging by peer-group panels.
Here is a list of Emmy nominees:
INFORMATION SERIES, NETWORK STATIONS
“The Silent Crime,” KNBC.
“Yosemite: Paradise Found,” KCBS-TV.
“Belfast Kids,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
“Berlin,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
INFORMATION SPECIAL,
INDEPENDENT STATIONS
“Child Abuse: The Day After,” KHJ-TV.
“The War on Aging,” “KCET Journal,” KCET.
“Transplanting Hope,” “KCET Journal,” KCET.
“Down for the Count: An Inside Look at Boxing,” KCOP.
INFORMATION SERIES,
NETWORK STATIONS
“2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
“American Health,” KABC-TV.
“Eye on L.A.,” KABC-TV.
INFORMATION SERIES,
INDEPENDENT STATIONS
“Actors on Acting,” KCET.
“The Photographic Vision,” KOCE.
“In Studio,” KCOP.
“On Campus,” KCET.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALS,
NETWORK STATIONS
“Asian America,” KNBC.
“Martin Luther King: A Look Back, a Look Forward,” KCBS-TV.
“Video From Russia,” KABC-TV.
“Invisible Soldiers,” KABC-TV.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIAL,
INDEPENDENT STATIONS
“Miracles in the Making,” KTLA.
“Not a Question of Courage,” KTLA.
“L.A.’s Tomorrow,” “KCET Journal,” KCET.
“Generations of Violence,” “KCET Journal,” KCET.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SERIES,
NETWORK STATIONS
“Headlines on Trial,” KNBC.
“Interface,” KCBS-TV.
“2 With You,” KCBS-TV.
“Newsmakers,” KCBS-TV.
“News Conference 4 L.A.,” KNBC.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SERIES,
INDEPENDENT STATIONS
“Clevis,” “Channel 11 Midday News,” KTTV.
“New Forces,” KTTV.
“Midmorning L.A.,” KHJ-TV.
“KCET Journal,” KCET.
“Good Day L.A.,” KTTV.
“Jim Cooper’s Orange County,” KOCE.
ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL,
NETWORK STATIONS
“So You Think You Know the Summer Games?,” KCBS-TV.
“The Real West,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
“Star Trek,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
“20th Century Fox Anniversary,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
“The Dark Side of Hollywood,” “Hollywood Closeup,” KABC-TV.
ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL,
INDEPENDENT STATIONS
“Hollywood: The Greatest Story Ever Sold,” KTLA.
“George Putnam’s 50th Anniversary,” KTTV.
“A Salute to KTTV’s 35th Anniversary,” KTTV.
“A World Class Spectacular: The Olympic Arts Festival,” KCET.
CHILDREN/YOUTH SPECIAL,
INDEPENDENT STATIONS
“When Silence Kills,” “KCET Journal,” KCET.
“Campaign ‘84: Students in Society,” KCET.
“Teen-age Sexuality and Pregnancy,” KOCE.
CHILDREN/YOUTH SERIES,
INDEPENDENT STATIONS
“Have You Ever Wondered?,” KTTV.
“Romper Room,” KCOP.
“KIDS,” KCET.
NEWS SPECIAL
“Toxics,” KCBS-TV.
“Camera Nine,” KHJ-TV.
“El Salvador: The Road to Peace,” KCET.
LIVE COVERAGE OF AN UNSCHEDULED
NEWS EVENT
Texaco Oil Refinery Fire, “Channel 2 News,” KCBS-TV.
49th Street School Shooting, “KTLA News at Ten,” KTLA.
Refinery Fire, “News 4 L.A.,” KNBC.
SPORTS SPECIAL
“Foxfield Jumping Derby,” KNBC.
Dodgers/Angels Preview: “Here’s to the Kid in All of Us,” KCBS-TV.
NBA/L.A.: “We Love It,” KCBS-TV.
“USC: A Return to Roses,” KCBS-TV.
“Olympic Special,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
SPORTS SERIES
“Rams Report ‘84,” KCBS-TV.
1984 Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball, KTTV.
ON-TV’s Lakers Basketball Coverage.
ON-TV’s Santa Anita Horse Racing Coverage.
SPECIAL EVENTS
“1984 Tournament of Roses Parade,” KTLA.
“The Final Victory,” KNBC-TV.
“The Big Day,” “On Campus,” KCET.
INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIAL
“Printmaking--Screen Printing,” CCC--34 (Coast Community College Ch. 34).
“Agents of Change--A Blackboard Revolution,” KOCE.
INSTRUCTIONAL SERIES
“The M.A.D. Minutes,” KCET.
“Homework Hotline,” KLCS.
“Marketing,” KOCE.
FEATURE SEGMENTS
“Guns of San Pedro,” “Videolog,” KCET.
“Lady Hiker,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
“Return to Alcatraz,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
“Starlight Foundation,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
“Bug Man,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
“Thaipusam,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
“Mystery Train,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
“It Takes More Than Beauty,” “On Campus,” KCET.
“Winter in New England,” “Eye on L.A.,” KABC-TV.
INFORMATION SEGMENTS
“Las Familias,” “Videolog,” KCET.
“Russia Series,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
“Graffiti,” “Eye on L.A.,” KABC-TV.
“Down and Out,” “Eye on L.A.,” KABC-TV.
“1984,” “Eye on L.A.,” KABC-TV.
PUBLIC ACCESS, LOCAL ORIGINATION
“The Making of Snow White,” Falcon Cable.
“L.A. Arts,” Valley Cable.
“Valley Magazine,” Valley Cable.
MINI-DOCS, NETWORK STATIONS
“Drugs and Seniors: Rx for Bad Health,” “Channel 2 News,” KCBS-TV.
“Super Kids: Too Much, Too Soon?,” “Channel 2 News,” KCBS-TV.
“Farm Workers: The Broken Promise?,” “Channel 2 News,” KCBS-TV.
“Catholics: The Challenge of Faith,” “Channel 2 News,” KCBS-TV.
“Cuba: Castro and the Caribbean,” “Channel 2 News,” KCBS-TV.
“Child Abuse,” “Eyewitness News,” KABC-TV.
“The Baldness Solution,” “KTLA News at Ten,” KTLA.
“Rajneesh: A Promise or a Threat?,” “Ten O’Clock News,” KTTV.
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
“Pesticide Harvest,” “Channel 2 News,” KCBS-TV.
“How to Beat the Rap,” “Nine O’Clock News,” KHJ-TV.
“Battle for the Palisades,” “News 4 L.A.,” KNBC.
SPOT NEWS, SAME-DAY BREAKING STORY
“Downtown Rescue,” “KTLA News at Ten,” KTLA.
“Westwood Sidewalk Carnage,” “KTLA News at Ten,” KTLA.
“Schoolyard Sniper,” “Eyewitness News,” KABC-TV.
“Schoolyard Sniper,” “Ten O’Clock News,” KTTV.
NEWS REPORTING
“White Power Underground,” “Channel 2 News,” KCBS-TV.
“The President and the Press,” “Channel 2 News,” KCBS-TV.
“The New Patriotism,” “Channel 2 News,” KCBS-TV.
“Animal Research: Rights or Wrongs?,” “Ten O’Clock News,” KTTV.
“The New Homeless,” “Nine O’Clock News,” KHJ-TV.
“Highway Robbery,” “News 4 L.A.,” KNBC.
“Border Crime,” “News 4 L.A.,” KNBC.
“A Family Tragedy,” “Eyewitness News,” KABC-TV.
SPORTS REPORTING
“The Jockeys,” Roy Firestone, KCBS-TV.
“Dodgertown: A Baseball Fantasy,” Elaine Perkins, KTTV.
“Raiders Training Camp,” Fred Roggin, KNBC.
“Sports Cliches,” Fred Roggin, KNBC.
FEATURE REPORTING
“Jazz--America’s Music,” “Channel 2 News,” KCBS-TV.
“Magic,” “Eyewitness News,” KABC-TV.
“The Jacksons,” “Eyewitness News,” KABC-TV.
“Hollywood South: Made in Mexico,” “Channel 2 News,” KCBS-TV.
“Monster Makers,” “News 4 L.A.,” KNBC.
“Disabled Drill Team,” “Channel 2 News,” KCBS-TV.
NEWS COMMENTARY
“Deceptive Tobacco Ads,” Bill Press, KABC-TV.
“The Seven-Year Bungle,” Bill Stout, KCBS-TV.
HOSTS/MODERATORS,
NETWORK STATIONS
“Interface,” Truman Jacques, KCBS-TV.
“USA: A Return to the Roses,” Jim Hill, KCBS-TV.
“2 on the Town,” Melody Rogers, KCBS-TV.
“Hollywood Closeup,” Steve Edwards, KABC-TV.
HOSTS/MODERATORS, LOCAL STATIONS
“Black Gold,” Dorian Harewood, KTLA.
“1984 Rose Parade,” Stephanie Edwards, Bob Eubanks, KTLA.
“1984 Rose Parade,” Mary Hart, Bill Welsh, KTTV.
“Water, Wealth & Power,” Clete Roberts, KCET.
“PM Magazine,” Bob Seagren, Debbie Maffett, KTTV.
“On Campus,” George Fenneman, KCET.
PERFORMERS
“2 on the Town,” Melody Rogers, KCBS-TV.
“PM Magazine,” Laura Bruneau, KTTV.
“The M.A.D. Scientists,” Phyllis Applegate, KCET.
CAMERA CREW, NEWS PROGRAMS
“Dodgertown: A Baseball Fantasy,” “Ten O’Clock News,” KTTV.
“Border Crime,” “News 4 L.A.,” KNBC.
“Aryan Nation,” “Channel 2 News,” KCBS-TV.
“Growing Old Hurts No. 4,” “News 4 L.A.,” KNBC.
CAMERA CREW NON-NEWS PROGRAMS
“Down and Out,” “Eye on L.A.,” KABC-TV.
“Russia Series,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
“The Real West,” “2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
“Downtown L.A.,” “Eye on L.A.,” KABC-TV.
“Winter in New England,” “Eye on L.A.,” KABC-TV.
DIRECTORS OF EDITED PROGRAMS
“Battered Wives” on “Headlines on Trial,” Kim Paul Friedman, KNBC.
“The Phantom Faker” on “Clue You In,” Mark Young, KCBS-TV.
“Not a Question of Courage,” Ben Moses, KTLA.
“Hollywood: The Greatest Story Ever Told,” John Geraci, KTLA.
“Child Abuse: The Day After,” Philip Reeder, KHJ-TV.
DIRECTORS OF UNEDITED PROGRAMS
“1984 Rose Parade,” Bill Rainbolt, KTLA.
“Dodger Baseball,” Mark Wolfson, KTTV.
“KTLA News at 10,” Bill Stratford, KTLA.
“Christmas at the Music Center,” Cordelia Stone, Allan Muir, James A. Washburn, KCET.
FILM/TAPE EDITORS OF NEWS PROGRAMS
“Flashback ‘84,” “KTLA News at 10,” A. J. Fote, KTLA.
“The Jockeys,” “Channel 2 News,” Robin Singer, KCBS-TV.
“Welcome to the Olympics,” “Channel 2 News,” Floyd Fichman, KCBS-TV.
“Ansel Adams Obituary,” “Channel 2 News,” Robin Singer, KCBS-TV.
“Raider Training Camp,” “News 4 L.A.,” Steve Pomerantz, KNBC.
“Asian America,” “News 4 L.A.,” John Alarid, KNBC.
“Radio Traffic Reporters, Part II,” “News 13,” Tina M. Valinsky, KCOP.
FILM/TAPE EDITORS OF
NON-NEWS PROGRAMS
“Not a Question of Courage,” Bradley Earle, Patrick Williams, William Buchanan, KTLA.
“Russia No. 4,” “2 on the Town,” Esther Arosemena, KCBS-TV.
“Mystery Train,” “2 on the Town,” Alvin Bowens, KCBS-TV.
“Bavaria,” “2 on the Town,” Robert Heitmann, KCBS-TV.
“Belfast Kids,” “2 on the Town,” Peter Adee, KCBS-TV.
“The Real West,” “2 on the Town,” Jimm Freedman, KCBS-TV.
“Aikido Master,” “Eye on L.A.,” Jonathan Moser, KABC-TV.
NEWS WRITERS
“Memorial Day ‘84,” “Channel 2 News,” Jim Vinson, KCBS-TV.
“The New Patriotism,” “Channel 2 News,” Linda Douglass, KCBS-TV.
“Ansel Adams,” “Channel 2 News,” Jim Vinson, KCBS-TV.
“Cuba: Castro and the Caribbean,” “Channel 2 News,” Peggy Holter, Sam Hurst, KCBS-TV.
“Asian America,” “News 4 L.A.,” Tritia Toyota, Stanley Kawakami, KNBC.
NON-NEWS WRITERS
“The Phantom Faker” on “Clue You In,” Mark Young, KCBS-TV.
“Not a Question of Courage,” Wen-D Kersten, KTLA.
“The Dinosaur Hunt,” “The M.A.D. Scientists,” Dave Garrison, KCET.
“Chicago,” “2 on the Town,” Steve Feld, KCBS-TV.
“Russia,” “2 on the Town,” Bruce Henstell, Richard Schmidt, KCBS-TV.
SPECIAL CLASS/PROGRAM AREA
“Profiles in Pride,” KNBC.
“Judy Hockel,” “Heart of the Nation,” KIHS-TV.
“The Phantom Faker” on “Clue You In,” KCBS-TV.
“Hollywood Closeup,” KABC-TV.
CREATIVE TECHNICAL CRAFTS
“Dinosaur Hunt,” “The M.A.D. Scientists,” (lighting) KCET.
“Dinosaur Hunt,” “The M.A.D. Scientists,” (art direction) KCET.
“The Photographic Vision” (music composition) KOCE.
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