KTLA5 Wins Four Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards – Including Best Morning News

KTLA5 Wins Four Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards – Including Best Morning News

Station Also Wins Best Light News, Best Medical News And Best Local Color

June 25, 2016 – KTLA5, Tribune Broadcasting’s Los Angeles affiliate, was the recipient of four Los Angeles Area Emmy® Awards by the Television Academy. The annual Emmy® Awards honor outstanding achievement in the television industry.

Additionally, KTLA legend Stephanie Edwards has named as the 2015-2016 Los Angeles Area Governors Award recipient. Edwards was awarded this honor for outstanding achievement in television over a period of years. The Los Angeles Governors Award is the most esteemed local accolade given by the Los Angeles Area Governors Award Committee and the Television Academy.
“I’m proud of all the work we do serving the Southern California community and pleased that the Television Academy recognizes our work.  I also want to thank the Academy for honoring Stephanie with this year’s Governor’s Award,” said Don Corsini, President/GM, KTLA.

Said Jason Ball, VP/News, KTLA, “We are honored that the Academy continues to recognize the KTLA 5 Morning News and our efforts to bring attention to issues like homelessness, ALS, and Alzheimer’s Disease.  I am especially excited that we were able to honor our late colleague Stan Chambers with an Emmy statue.”

The following are KTLA’s awards:

L.A. LOCAL COLOR
STAN CHAMBERS: LEGENDARY NEWSMAN
KTLA5
Cher Calvin, Host
Kimberly Cornell, Executive Producer
Madelaine Hahn, Producer
Angel C. Kim, Producer
Micah Ohlman, Host

LIGHT NEWS STORY – SINGLE REPORT
HOMELESS HEADSHOTS
(KTLA5 NEWS AT TEN)
KTLA5
Madelaine Hahn, Producer
Lu Parker, Reporter
Jason Roberts, Camera, Editor

MEDICAL NEWS STORY- MULTI-PART REPORT
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES: ALS, ALZHEIMERS
(KTLA5 NEWS AT TEN)
KTLA5
Kimberly Cornell, Executive Producer
Madelaine Hahn, Producer
Angel C. Kim, Producer
Lu Parker, Reporter
Jason Roberts, Camera, Editor
Nick Simpson, Camera, Editor5

STATION AWARDS
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY MORNING NEWSCAST: 4:00AM-11:00AM
KTLA5 MORNING NEWS AT 6AM
KTLA5
KTLA5 News Team

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