05 Oct KTVI/FOX 2 St. Louis Wins 4 Emmy Awards
Station Honored for Overall Excellence
Best Morning Newscast, Best Breaking News, Best Investigative Reporting
KTVI/ FOX2, Tribune Broadcasting’s St. Louis station, is pleased to announce it has been awarded 4 Emmy® Awards, including the prestigious Overall Excellence Award by the the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. KTVI was also named Best Morning Newscast and Best Breaking News for its coverage of the riots and shooting in Ferguson, MO. The 39th annual Mid-America Regional Emmy® Awards honored outstanding achievement in the television industry at a ceremony on October 3 in St. Louis.
The following are KTVI’s 4 Emmy® Award wins:
- OVERALL EXCELLENCE: KTVI, St. Louis, MO.
- BEST NEWSCAST-MORNING/DAYTIME MARKETS 1-49: Police Officers Shot in Ferguson, Tram Anh Nguyen, KTVI, St. Louis, MO.
- BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – SINGLE STORY/SERIES: Prying Eyes: A Police Officer’s Hidden Porn Cam, Chris Hayes, Joe Lamie, Dave Sharp, KTVI, St. Louis, MO.
- BEST BREAKING NEWS: Peaceful Michael Brown Protests Turn to Riots and Looting, Joe Millitzer, Susan Brubaker, Joe Lamie, KTVI, St. Louis, MO.
“We are incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication of our newsroom, and are thrilled to have been selected in different categories of performance,” said Spencer Koch, President/General Manager KTVI & KPLR. “To be honored with Overall Excellence is especially rewarding.”
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