16 Oct WGNO/ABC Nominated for 7 Emmy Awards
Including Best Reporter, Best Editor and Best Writer
New Orleans- October 16, 2018 – WGNO, Tribune Broadcasting’s ABC Television Network affiliate for the greater New Orleans area, is pleased to announce the station has been nominated for six Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Suncoast Chapter.
WGNO’s Wild Bill Wood was nominated for five Emmy awards this year, more Emmy nominations this year than any other individual in the market.
WGNO 2018 EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Historic/Cultural
MLK50: Where Do We Go From Here? Year Long Commemoration of MLK – Chris Leach and LBJ
Children/Youth/Teens—News
Hugs & Money -Wild Bill’s Amazing Kids – Wild Bill Wood and Justin Abshire
Arts/Entertainment-News Feature
Patti Labelle of Popeyes – Wild Bill Wood and Justin Abshire
Editor-News
Just-IN Time to Make the Edit Abshire – Justin Abshire
Talent-Reporter-Feature/Human Interest
Harry Used to Work Here – Wild Bill Wood
Writer-News
The Write Stuff by Wild Bill Wood – Wild Bill Wood
Promotion-Program-Image
God Bless Louisiana-Football – Jeff Funk and Bobby Childs
The winners will be announced at a ceremony on December 1 in Orlando.
ABOUT WGNO
WGNO, owned by Tribune Media, is the ABC Television Network affiliate for the greater New Orleans, Louisiana area, as well as parts of southern and coastal Mississippi. It is home to the popular and eccentric “News with a Twist” at 5 and 6PM, the Award Winning “God Bless Louisiana” campaign and all of your favorite ABC shows. WGNO, which launched as WWOM in 1967, becoming WGNO in 1969, currently airs 22 ½ hours of locally produced news and informational programming every week (23 ½ hours in the fall with Friday Night Football.) For more information, please visit http://wgno.com/
Jessica Bellucci
VP, Communications
Tribune Broadcasting
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