2001 Upper Midwest Emmy Nominees



1a: Single Newscast, market #20 or larger

• “Eyewitness News at 10″ – KSTP
• Scott Libin, News Director
• “KARE-11 News At Ten” – KARE
• Lonnie Hartley, Executive Producer
• Allison Iacone, Producer
• Paul Magers, Anchor
• Diana Pierce, Anchor
• Belinda Jensen, Weather Anchor
• Randy Shaver, Sports Anchor
• Tom Lindner, Vice President, News Division
• “WCCO 4 News@ 6 p.m” – WCCO
• Ted Canova, News Director
• Sandra Lindquist, Producer

1b: Single Newscast, market #21 or smaller

• “Eyewitness News at 10″ – WDIO
• Steve Goodspeed, News Director
• Bill Strande, Producer
• Dennis Anderson, Anchor
• “KELO TV” – KELO
• Mark Millage, News Director
• Beth Fuller, Producer
• Vernon Brown, Producer
• Angela Kennecke, Anchor
• Doug Lund, Anchor

2a: Single Morning News, market #20+

• “Good Day Minnesota” – KMSP
• Dana Benson, News Director
• Lori Ryan, Executive Producer
• Jeff Orcutt, Producer
• Tim Sherno, Host
• Alex Kendall, Host
• Robin Wolfram, Anchor
• “KARE-11 News at Sunrise” – KARE
• Kelly Shoff, Executive Producer
• Rita Beatty, Producer
• Kristine Smith-Wessel, Associate Producer
• Kim Insley, Anchor
• Frank Vascellaro, Anchor
• “Eyewitness News Morning” – KSTP
• Scott Libin, News Director
• Anne Harings, Producer
• Angela Davis, Anchor
• Mike Binkley, Anchor
• Jim Guy, Anchor
• Rusty Gatenby, Anchor
• Heidi Bodine, Reporter
• Tami Howard, Executive Producer

2b: Single Morning News, market #21 or smaller

• N/A

3: Spot News

• “Granite Falls Tornado” – KMSP
• Tom Lyden, Reporter
• Joe Radske, Producer
• Keith Brown, Assignment Editor
• “Granite Falls Tornado” – KARE
• Lonnie Hartley, Executive Producer
• Allison Iacone, Producer
• Paul Magers, Reporter
• Ken Barlow, Reporter
• Boyd Huppert, Reporter
• Bernie Grace, Reporter
• Phil Johnston, Reporter
• Greg Vandegrift, Reporter
• Jonathan Malat, Photographer
• Bob Crippa, Photographer
• Scott Jensen, Photographer
• Brett Akagi, Photographer
• Kent Westberg, Photographer
• Buddy Barnett, Photographer
• Rita Hathaway, Assignment Editor
• Kristin Wagner, Assignment Editor
• Jennifer McLeod, Assignment Editor
• Gary Kamphius, Field Engineer
• Steve Norlin, Field Engineer
• “Genetics Conference Riot” – KARE
• Bernie Grace, Reporter
• Greg Vandegrift, Reporter
• Boyd Huppert, Reporter
• Ron Stover, Photographer
• Dennis Stearns, Photographer
• Bob Crippa, Photographer
• Tom Cornell, Photographer
• JR Mahon, Photographer
• Jonathan Malat, Photographer
• Amy Lundeen, Producer
• Rita Hathaway, Assignment Editor
• Kristin Wagner, Assignment Editor
• Ned Newberg, Assignment Editor
• Jennifer McLeod, Assignment Editor
• Lonnie Hartley, Executive Producer
• “ÖJust Pray With Me” – KSTP
• Lee Zwiefelhofer, Videographer
• Sarah Jarvis, Reporter
• “Granite Falls Tornado” – WCCO
• Ted Canova, News Director

4: Investigative Reporting

• “Mystery Car” – KMSP
• Jeff Baillon, Reporter
• Dan Sundem, Videographer
• “Secrets Of A Surgeon” – WCCO
• Trish Van Pilsum, Reporter
• Julie Kramer, Producer
• Bill Kruskop, Photojournalist
• “Secret Sins” – KSTP
• Gary Hill, Executive Producer
• Robb Leer, Reporter
• Julie Jacoby, Segment Producer
• Jim O’Connell, Videographer
• Jonathan Menell, Videographer/Effects Design
• “Bus Crime” – WCCO
• Caroline Lowe, Reporter
• Tom Aviles, Videographer
• Julie Kramer, Producer
• Sam Zeff, Producer
• Joe Berglove, Videographer

5: Continuing Coverage

• “Minnesota Homeless” – TPT
• Ken Stone
• “Ramp Meters” KARE
• Allen Costantini

6: Soft Feature

• “Brittle Bone” – KARE
• Brad Woodard, Reporter
• Ron Stover, Photographer
• “Alaskan Beauty” – KELO
• Kevin Kjergaard, Photographer/Producer/Reporter
• “Diet Challenge” – KARE
• Greg Vandegrift, Reporter
• Scott Jensen, Photographer
• “Investment Of A Lifetime” – KSTP
• Heather Filkins, Reporter
• Eric Olson, Photojournalist
• “The Friday Squad” – WCCO
• Thomas Aviles, Producer

7: Same Day Soft Feature

• “Spelling Champ” – WCCO
• Bill Hudson, Reporter
• Tony Knoss, Videographer
• “Fall Poetry” – KSTP
• Dave Wertheimer
• “Vegetable Justice” – KSTP
• Nicholas J. Clausen, Photojournalist
• “Bagging Together” – KARE
• Mark Daly, Reporter
• Brian Augustin, Photographer
• “Sentimental Sliders” – KTSP
• Cy Dodson, Photojournalist
• Bill Sherck, Reporter
• “Frozen Tongue” – KARE
• Mark Daly, Reporter
• Jeff Wiltgen, Photographer
• “Fossil Finder” – KARE
• Boyd Huppert
• Jonathan Malat

8: Soft Feature Series

• “Gopher Getaways” – KARE
• Ken Speake, Reporter
• John Croman, Reporter
• Rondah Kinchlow, Reporter
• Ron Stover, Photographer
• Scott Jensen, Photographer
• Nick Clausen, Photographer
• “4 Turn 2 Sofia” – WDIO
• Vahamaki, Reporter
• Carrie Kohlmeier, Videographer

9: Hard Feature

• “Nurses” – KSTP
• Kris Patrow, Reporter
• Jason Hanson, Photojournalist
• “Preaching For Profit” – KSTP
• Gary Hill, Executive Producer
• Robb Leer, Reporter
• Jim O’Connell, Videographer
• “Saving Paulie” – WCCO
• Trish Van Pilsum, Reporter
• Tom Aviles, Photojournalist
• “If Our Children Are Our Future” – KSTP
• Gary Hill, Executive Producer
• Gail Plewacki, Reporter
• Phil Thiesse, Photojournalist
• “Being Bullied” – KSTP
• John Barr, Reporter
• Lorri Burchett, Photographer

10: Same Day Hard Feature

• “Larry Dame – 911″ – KMSP
• Tom Lyden, Reporter
• Steve Strom, Videographer
• “Mean Man At The Mall” – KSTP
• Rod Rassman, Reporter
• Lorri Burchett, Photojournalist
• “Five Angels” – KSTP
• Rod Rassman, Reporter
• Lorri Burchett, Photojournalist
• “Election Diner” – KSTP
• Dean Staley, Reporter
• David Ogle, Photojournalist

11: Hard Feature Series

• “The Slow Burn” – Channel 12
• Jamison Uhler, Reporter
• Brad Hadsall, Videographer
• Chris Sehnert, Videographer
• “Robinsdale Bus Strike” – Channel 12
• Jamison Uhler, Reporter
• Sean Skinner, Videographer
• “Why Men Kill Women” – WDIO
• Julie Moravchik, Reporter
• Dan Fitzpatrick, Videographer

12: On going Feature Series

• “On The Road” – KSTP
• Mark Garvey, Videographer
• Jason Davis, Reporter
• “KARE-11 News Extra” – KARE
• Stacey Nogy, Executive Producer
• Rick Kupchella, Reporter
• Boyd Huppert, Reporter
• Phil Johnston, Reporter
• John Drilling, Photographer
• Gary Knox, Photographer
• “Perk At Play” – KARE
• Eric Perkins
• “The Box” – WCCO
• David Schechter, Reporter
• Joe Berglove, Photojournalist

13: News Special

• “Minnesota’s Choice” – TPT
• Mary Lahammer, Anchor/Reporter/Producer
• Richard Bowring II, Photographer
• “Before the Storm” – KSTP
• Scott Libin
• Michelle Knoll, Producer
• Brian Jarvis, Producer
• Dave Dahl, Anchor
• Joe Kaczynski, Videographer/Editor
• Jo Bender, Reporter
• Mike LaPoint, Reporter
• Rob Koch, Reporter
• Jim Guy, Reporter
• Andrew Wittenborg, Reporter
• “Our Sisters Children: Return to Russia” – KBJR
• Dave Jensch
• Michelle Lee, Reporter
• Wendy Doyel, Photographer
• Beth Erickson, Producer
• “Remembering the Heroes” – Channel 12 News
• Kim Pleticha, Anchor/Producer
• Suzanne Goldklang, Reporter
• Stacey Farb, Reporter
• Mark Tauscheck, Reporter
• Jamison Uhler, Reporter
• Tony Peterson, Photojournalist
• Brad Hadsell, Photojournalist
• Charlie Jaisle, Photojournalist

14: Documentary

• “One Shining Moment: The History of the North Dakota State” - Prairie Public Television
• Matt Olien, Producer
• Randy Cadwell, Production Manager
• Travis Jensen, Editor/Photographer
• Trina Spaeth, Editor Photographer
• Bob Dambach, Director of Programming
• Tapio Kube, Producer/Graphics
• Stacy Johnson,Graphics
• David Meiers, Associate Producer
• “Seth Eastman: Painting The Dakota” – TPT
• Kristian Berg, Producer/Editor
• Jim Kron, Videographer
• Jerry Lakso, Editor
• Peter Coyote, Host/Anchor
• “Last Chance Medicine” – KARE
• Mark Daly, Reporter/Producer
• Jonathan Malat, Photographer/Editor/Associate Producer
• Chuck Ulmer, Post Production Editor
• Paul Magers, Host

15: Public Affairs

• “A Home For The Holidays” – WCCO
• Paula Engelking, Producer
• Jodi Oelfke, Videographer/Editor
• David Schechter, Reporter
• Kevyn Burger, Reporter
• Bill Kruskop, Videographer
• Tom Aviles, Videographer
• Garrett Young, Videographer
• “Lost Bird of Wounded Knee” – South Dakota Public Television
• Bob Bosse, Producer
• Kevin Patten, Videographer/Editor
• “Learning Park” – TPT
• Justin C. Maiman, Series Producer
• Mankwe Ndosi, Host
• Melissa Young, Host
• Freeman Beasley, Reporter
• Neha Upadhyaya, Reporter
• John Clouse, Videographer

16: Magazine

• “Minnesota Bound” – KARE
• Ron Schara, Host
• Joe Harewicz, Producer
• Steve Plummer, Photographer
• “Almanac” – TPT
• Brendan Henehan, Producer
• Eric Eskola, Host
• Cathy Wurzer, Host
• Mary Lahammer, Reporter
• Richard Bowring II, Videographer

17: Childrens

• “Whatever Show: Beat The Odds” – KARE
• Erin Zdechlik, Series Producer
• Laura Stokes, Producer/Editor
• Matt Lindstrom, Assistant Producer
• George Marincel, Photographer
• Adrian Danciu, Photographer
• Sayer Frey, Editor
• “Ride The Bus With The Whatever Show” – KARE
• Erin Zdechlik, Series Producer
• Laura Stokes, Producer/Editor
• George Marincel, Photographer
• Eric Andersen, Photographer
• Sayer Frey, Editor

18: Entertainment

• “Generation Cross” – MCN
• Lino Rulli, Host
• David Dennison, Videographer
• Mark Croteau, Producer
• “Grandfather’s Birthday” – TPT
• Gayle Knutson, Producer/Director

19: Sports – Live or Unedited

• N/A

20: Sports Programs

• “Olympic Profiles” – KARE
• Steve Leary, Producer
• Tim McNiff, Reporter
• Jeff Wiltgen, Photographer
• “2001 Boys Basketball Pre-Game Show” – KMSP
• Kevin Myers, Producer

21 Sports Segment/Feature

• “Ray Christiansen” – KARE
• Allen Costantini, Reporter
• Jim Douglas, Photographer
• “Mikan Statue” – KARE
• Randy Shaver, Reporter
• Bea Chang, Photographer
• “One Wild Night” – KSTP
• Jonathan Menell
• Dave Peterson
• Phil Thiesse
• Tim Jones
• Lorri Burchett
• Dave Ogle
• Joe Caffrey
• Tyler Dammerville
• John Gross
• Dave Wertheimer
• Eric Olson
• Cy Dodson
• Chad Whisnant
• Keith Henkeymeyer
• Joe Kaczynski
• Marlon Hall

22a: Community/Public Service – Spot

• “Hunger Solutions PSA” – Fox29
• Sarah Holland, Producer
• Jason Wiltse, Co-Producer
• “Science Museum Wonders PSA” – KSTP
• Teri McCormick, Producer
• Michael Lopez, Videographer/Editor
• Dayna Deutsch, VP, Special Projects
• Dave Baumann, Creative Services Director

22b: Community/Public Service – Campaign

• “Race For The Cure 2001″ – KSTP
• Dayna Deutsch, Special Projects Director
• Teri McCormick, PSA Producer
• Melissa Mrachek, PSA Producer
• Michael Lopez, Videographer/Editor
• Tim Fusco, Graphics
• Kristin Stinar, Reporter
• Nick Clausen, Photojournalist/Editor
• Dean Staley, Reporter
• Monica Hanson, Photojournalist
• Chad Whisnant, Photojournalist
• Misty Esler, Editor
• “Holiday Round-Up Campaign” – Fox29
• Sarah Holland, Producer
• Jason Wiltse, Co-Producer
• “Saint Paul Fire Recruitment” – KSTP
• Ted Vanderbeek
• Mike Lopez

23a: News Promotion – Spot

• “Bullies” – KSTP
• Beth Dahlke, Producer
• Dave Schwenk, Editor
• Mike Lopez, Photographer
• “Moments of KARE” – KARE
• Kristin Bottoni, Producer/Writer
• Kent Westberg, Photographer
• Dave Kodet, Producer
• Chuck Ulmer, Editor
• “Good Day Morning” – KMSP
• Tamara Bloom, Producer

23b: News Promotion – Campaign

• “Close to Home-Anchors” – KSTP
• Dave Baumann, Creative Services Director
• Mike Lopez, Photographer/Editor
• T.J. Larson, Editor
• “Don & Amelia Image Campaign” – WCCO
• Pam Schoen, Producer
• C.J. Braaten, Editor

24a: Non-News Promotion – Spot

• “Faces of 12″ – Channel 12
• Chris O’Connor, Producer
• “Northwest Cities Promo” – Channel 12
• Chris Ritchie, Producer/Editor
• Jason Ziemer, Show Producer
• “Kung Fu Theater” – KSTC/Ch 45
• Dan Lamatsch, Producer
• Katie McPhillips, Photographer/Editor

24b: Non-News Promotion – Campaign

• N/A

25: News Anchor

• Angela Hampton – KMSP
• Randy Meier – KSTP
• Julie Nelson – KSTP
• Harris Faulkner – KSTP
• Dennis Douda – WCCO

26: Weather Anchor

• Jay Trobec – KELO

27: Sports Anchor

• Jeff Grayson – KMSP
• Joe Schmit – KSTP

28: Reporter

• Rob Olson – KMSP
• Tom Lyden – KMSP
• Jeff Baillon – KMSP
• Rod Rassman – KSTP
• David Schechter – WCCO
• John Barr – KSTP
• Lynsey Paulo – KSTP

29: Commentators

• N/A

30: Program Host – Non-NewS

• “Generation Cross” – MCN
• Lino Rulli
• “Big Bad Movie” – KSTC
• Eric Webster

31a: Graphics Design, Animation – News

• “Composite” – KSTP
• Jonathan M. Menell
• “Fox29 News@Nine Animation Elements” – Fox29
• Michael Greene, Animator
• Sean Scott, Animator

31b: Graphics Design, Animation – News

• N/A

32a: Audio – News

• “Mark Anderson Compilation” – KSTP
• Mark Anderson, Photojournalist
• “The Friday Squad” – WCCO
• Tom Aviles, Photographer/Editor
• “Composite” – KARE
• Jonathan Malat

32b: Audio – Non-News

• “Seth Eastman: Painting The Dakota” – TPT
• Joseph B. Demko

33a: Videography, News – Spot News

• “Composite” – KSTP
• Dave Wertheimer

33b: Videography, News – Feature

• “Composite” – KARE
• Jonathan Malat
• “Composite” – KSTP
• Eric Olson
• “Composite” – KSTP
• Mark Anderson
• “Homeless” – KALO
• Kevin Kjergaard

33c: Videography, News – Sports

• “Downtown Adam Brown” – KARE
• Scott Jensen, Photojournalist
• “Sports Composite” – KSTP
• John Gross

33d: Videography, News – In-Depth

• “The Friday Squad” – WCCO
• Thomas Aviles
• “Composite” – KSTP
• Jason Hanson
• “A Slice of Cornbread” – KSTP
• Lorri Burchett

34: Videography – Non-News

• “On The Road” – KSTP
• Jason Hanson
• “It’s a Dandy” – KARE
• Steve Plummer, Videographer
• Ron Schara, Reporter

35: Directing News

• N/A

36: Directing Non-News

• “2000 11 Who Care Awards” – KARE
• Frank Stackowitz, Director
• “Vikings Live!” – KSTP
• Dave Hammergren, Director

37a: Editing News – Spot News

• Dave Wertheimer – KSTP

37b: Editing News – Feature

• Jonathan Malat – KARE
• Mark Anderson – KSTP
• Jonathan Menell – KSTP

37c: Editing News – Sports

• “One Wild Night” – KSTP
• Jonathan Menell

37d: Editing News – In-Depth

• “The Friday Squad” – WCCO
• Thomas Aviles

38: Editing – Non-News

• “Seth Eastman: Painting The Dakota” – TPT
• Kristian Berg, Editor
• Jerry Lakso, Editor tpt
• “Composite” – KARE
• Chuck Ulmer
• “Before The Storm” – KSTP
• Joe Kaczynski

39: Lighting – News

• “WCCO Radio” – KARE
• Jonathan Malat

40a: Musical Composition/Arrangement – News

• N/A

40b: Musical Composition/Arrangement – Non-News

• Seth Eastman: Painting the Dakota” – TPT
• Mitch Griffin, Composer

41: Technical Achievement

• “The Box” – WCCO
• David Schechter, Reporter
• Pete Anderson, Carpenter
• Joe Berglove, Photographer
• Julie Clifford, Art Director
• Tony Rhone, Engineer

42a Writing- News

• “Composite” – KARE
• Greg Vandegrift
• “Lilac Way” – KARE
• Allen Costantini, Reporter/Producer
• “Composite” – KSTP
• Rod Rassman
• “Saving Paulie” – WCCO
• Trish Van Pilsum, Reporter
• “Composite” – KARE
• John Croman
• “Composite” – KARE
• Boyd Huppert

43a: Writing – Non-News

• “Seth Eastman: Painting The Dakota” – TPT
• Kristian Berg, Writer

44a: College: News/Informational

• “Getting Yardley” – U of M
• “Wanted: Love” – U of M

44b: College: Non-News/Entertainment

• “Lake Street, U.S.A” – U of M
• “Black Hair” – U of M

45a: High School: News/Informational

• N/A

45b: High School: Non-News/Entertainment

• N/A