You may be eligible if:

• You have applied to or have been accepted at a college, university, community college or technical school offering a broadcasting, television or electronic media curriculum. (The award is contingent on acceptance for admission.)
• You intend to pursue a major in broadcasting, television or electronic media.
• You have demonstrated qualities of leadership, creativity, and passion.
• Your GPA is solid. We prefer – but don’t require – a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Download the application HERE.

Don’t delay! Deadline for applications is March 12, 2010!

We are the standard-bearers for excellence in the television broadcasting industry and the gatekeepers of the coveted Emmy Award.

This newly formed Minneapolis / Saint Paul NTA Chapter represents the most experienced and talented television professionals from all disciplines of the industry. By becoming a member of our new chapter, you join the company of our region’s most distinguished Emmy Award winners.

Member benefits include:

• Reduced member fees for Emmy Award entries and awards banquet
• Invitations to NTA educational workshops and professional seminars
• Opportunity to become a member of the Chapter’s Governing Board
• Opportunity to judge other Chapters’ Emmy Award entries
• Minneapolis / Saint Paul Chapter and National newsletters
• TV Quarterly: The Journal of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
• Group health insurance and other National Academy benefits
• Membership card and pin
• Voting privileges

If you’d like to order an additional Emmy statute, download this order form.

The 2009 Winners are…

Station Excellence – Markets 1-20 WCCO-TV

Station Excellence – Markets 21-140 KQDS-TV FOX 21

Newscast – Daytime – Markets 1-20 KSTP-TV Newscast

Daytime – Markets 21-140 WDIO-TV

Newscast – Evening – Markets 1-20 KMSP-TV

Newscast – Evening – Markets 21-140 KQDS-TV FOX 21 News

Newscast – Evening – Markets 141+ NBC North Dakota News

Newscast – Weekend Markets 1-20 KMSP-TV

Newscast – Weekend – Markets 141+ NBC North Dakota News

General Assignment Report – Within 24 Hours: Soldier’s Surprise, KARE-11
Trisha Volpe, Reporter, Matt Passolt, Photojournalist

General Assignment Report – No Time Limit: Link to the Lost, KMSP TV
Trish Van Pilsum, Reporter/Ron Johnson, Photojournalist
[Watch the story]

Breaking News: RNC Riot Downtown, KMSP-TV
Tom Lyden, Reporter
[Watch the video]

Continuing Coverage: Republican National Convention, KSTP-TV
Mark Albert, Reporter, Jared Bergerson, Photojournalist

Investigative Report – Single Story: Prisoners Ride The Bus, KSTP-TV
Bob McNaney, Reporter; Mike Maybay Producer; Sam Zeff, Assistant News Director
[Watch the story]

Investigative Report – Series: Olga Franco- Beyond The Verdict, KMSP-TV
Jeff Baillon, Investigative Reporter, Bradley Swagger, Photographer/Editor, Eric Gedrose, Spencer Driskill, Photographer

Feature News Report – Light Feature Series: Collin Rocks! KARE-TV
Boyd Huppert, Reporter, Jonathan Malat, Photojournalist
[Watch the story]

Feature News Report – Serious Feature Series: A Mother’s Legacy, KARE-TV
Jana Shortal, Reporter; Deb Lyngdal, Photojournalist
[Watch the story]

News Special: 35W Bridge: 1 Year Later, KMSP-TV FOX 9 NEWS
Patrick Armijo, Executive Producer

Community-Cable-Public Access Television – Newscast: Hastings Public Access Weekly News
Tom Wright, Executive Director

Community-Cable-Public Access Television – Sporting Event: Evansville vs. Drake Men’s Basketball (live game covergage), Mediacom Communications Company
Lance Herbold, Producer

Community-Cable-Public Access Television – Edited Program: 25 Years of TV; 12 News
[Watch the special]

Arts-Entertainment: Feature-Segment-Special: Rudy Maxa’s World: Tokyo; RMW Productions
Rudy Maxa, Executive Producer
[Watch the program]

Business-Consumer: News Single Story-Series: Beer Drinkers Get Surly, KARE-TV
Boyd Huppert, Reporter, Jonathan Malat, Photojournalist, John Drilling, Editor
[Watch the story]

Children-Youth (12 and under)-Teen: Feature-Segment-Special: Lakeville Kids & Government; Lakeville Government Channel 16
Jim Schiffman, Producer/Editor, Tim Klausler, Photographer
[Watch the program]

Health-Science: News Single Story-Series: Good Questions about Health, WCCO-TV
Jason DeRusha, Reporter, Joe Berglove, Photographer
[Watch the stories]

Health-Science: Program Feature-Segment: Sophia’s Story, WDIO-TV
Cassie Limpert, Anchor, Dan Bergh, Photographer
[Watch one of the stories]

Politics-Government: News Single Story-Series: Civics on Sibley, KMSP-TV Fox 9
Tim Blotz, Anchor/Reporter, Andy Shilts, Photographer

Politics-Government: Program Feature-Segment-Special: “At Issue” Live at the RNC, KSTP-TV
Mike Maybay, Producer, Tom Hauser, Chief Political Reporter

Sports – News Feature: After Near-fatal Crash, Wrestler Puts a Reversal on his Doubters, WCCO-TV
John Lauritsen, Reporter; Carly Danek, Photojournalist
[Watch the story]

Sports – Program: Hockey Day Minnesota, Fox Sports North
Jeffrey Byle, Executive Producer

Sporting Event-Game – Live-Unedited – Program-Special: Eden Prairie vs. Hill-Murry Boys State Hockey Tournament, KSTC-TV
Dennis Silva, Steve Johnson, Producers

Sporting Event-Game – Live-Unedited – Series: Minnesota Twins Baseball, Fox Sports North
Jeffrey Byle, Executive Producer

Documentary – Cultural: Iron Range: Minnesota Building America, Twin Cities Public Television
Dianne Steinbach, Executive Producer, Lisa Blackston, Producer-Editor

Documentary – Historical: Iowa’s One-Room Schoolhouses, Iowa Public Television
Debra Herbold, Producer, Duane Huey, Executive Producer

Documentary – Topical: Spotlight: Carl Pohlad, Fox Sports North
Jeff Byle, Executive Producer, Nicole Kunke, Editor, Joseph Maar, Coordinating Producer

Magazine Program: Senate Race MN: 3 Big Moments, Twin Cities Public Television
Mary Lahammer, Producer & Host, Jerry Lasko, Editor, Brendan Henehan, Executive Producer
[Watch this program]

Public-Current-Community Affairs: Almanac Compilation, Twin Cities Public Television
Brendan Henehan, Producer, Cathy Wurzer, Eric Eskola, Hosts

Special Event Coverage (other than News or Sports): Christmas at Luther, Twin Cities Public Television
Dianne Steinbach, Executive Producer, Jeff Weihe, Director

Community Public Service (PSA) – Single Spot: The Peddler, City of Edina Community Channel 16
[Watch the PSA]

Community Public Service (PSA) – Campaign: Legacy Letters, Twin Cities Public Television
[Watch the campaign]
Daniel Pierce Bergin, Producer, Hlee Lee, Associate Producer

Promotion – News Promo: Pharmacy Felons, KMSP FOX 9
Nick Abdo, Senior Producer, Kevin Myers, Promotions Manager

Promotion – Image-News: Fox 9 Morning News NYC, KMSP FOX 9
Nick Abdo, Senior Producer, Kevin Myers Promotions Manager, Brian Weinholz, Graphic Designer
[Watch one video, and another]

Promotion – Program: Wild Image – “Unassisted Goal”, Fox Sports North
Tod Lavanty, Writer/Producer/Editor

Promotion – Image – Station: WCCO Political Ad Break, WCCO-TV
Casey Kespohl, Brand Director, Jodi Oelfke, Image Manager
[Watch the video]

Commercial – Single Spot: Fantasy Victory, KMSP FOX 9
Chad Gilmour, Creative Services Producer, Kevin Myers, Creative Director, Peter Marty, Videographer
[Watch the video]

Commercial – Campaign: Natural Habitat/Take It Outside/Trucks, Periscope
Charlie Callahan, Creative Director/Copywriter, Brien Spanier, Creative Director/Art Director, Brian Boord, Art Director
[Watch "Take It Outside"]

News Audio Musical Composition-Arrangement: The Blenders, WFTC-TV

Director – Live or Live-to-Tape: Matt Gangl, Fox Sports North

Director – Post-Production: Nick Abdo, KMSP FOX 9
[Watch the video]

Editor – Program (Non-News): Tales of the Road-Highway 61, Robert Hutchings & Lisa Blackstone, Palisade Productions with TPT-2

Editor – News: Jason Hanson, KSTP-TV

Editor – Sports: Nicole Kunkel, Fox Sports North

Graphic Arts – Graphics: Maranatha Wilson, WCCO-TV

Graphic Arts – Graphics – News: WCCO Weather Graphics, Kelly Pederson, WCCO-TV

Graphic Arts – Animation: Make:TV composite, Twin Cities Public Television
John Van Amber

Lighting – Studio: Twin Cities Live, TVLD, Inc. for KSTP-TV
Dan McKenrick, Lighting Designer, Kristin Martin, Assistant Lighting Director

Lighting – Location: Screaming Eagle- Noir, River Run Productions
Scott Smith

On-Camera Talent – Anchor – News: TIE: Kim Insley, KARE-TV and Jeanette Trompeter, WCCO-TV

On-Camera Talent – Anchor – Weather: Chikage Windler, KSTP-TV

On-Camera Talent – Anchor – Sports: Anthony LaPanta, Fox Sports North

On-Camera Talent – Commentator-Editorialist: David Gillette, Twin Cities Public Television [Watch David's work]

On-Camera Talent – Program Host-Moderator: Ann Carroll, Vikings Weekly, Fox Sports North

On-Camera Talent – Reporter: Joe Fryer, KARE-TV

On-Camera Talent – Sports Play-by-Play: Tom Hanneman, Minnesota Timberwolves Television

Photographer – Program (Non-News): Tales of the Road-Highway 61, Denny Behr & Joe Berglove, Palisade Productions with TPT-2

Photographer – News: Cortney Kintzer, KCCI-TV

Photographer – Sports (Single Camera): Dorothy G, KCRG-TV9
Matt Nelson, Photojournalist
[Watch the story]

News Technical Achievement: Fox Sports North Alternative Method of Production:
Jeffrey Byle, Executive Producer, Mike Dimond, General Manager, Joseph Maar, Coordinating Producer

Writer – News: Land of 10,000 Stories, Boyd Huppert, KARE-TV

Student Production – News: Kids Vote!, University of Minnesota
Alyssa Kroeten

Student Production – Programs (Non News-Entertainment): Av Fuzz- Season 6, Episode 6, Bruce Meyers, UTVS TELEVISION

Advanced Media News Programming: Obama: History Maker, Star Tribune
Brett Akagi, Producer, Vickie Kettlewell, Producer, Rohan Preston, Producer, Jerry Holt, Photographer, Kyndell Harkness

Advanced Media Breaking News – Continuing Coverage: Red River Flood, Star Tribune
Brett Akagi, Senior Video Producer, Shari Gross, Producer, Bill McAuiliffe, Producer

Advanced Media Investigative Report: Renegade Riders, Star Tribune
Brian Peterson, Photojournalist; David Shaffer, Tom Meersman, Glenn Howatt, Reporter; Mark Bosewell, Graphic Artist

Advanced Media Arts-Entertainment: Science of Watchmen, University of Minnesota
Elizabeth Giorgi, Managing Editor, Professor James Kakalios, Andrew Swain, Expertise Coordinator, Justin Ware, Executive Producer, Daniel Wolter, Director

Advanced Media Business-Consumer-Financial KELOLAND.com Money Matters, KELO-TV

Advanced Media Children-Youth-Teens FOX Preps.com KMSP-TV

Advanced Media Documentary: Historical-Cultural: Buddy Holly – The Crash that Changed Rock ‘n’ Roll, The Des Moines Register
Travis Graven, Assistant Editor, Kyle Munson, editor, Michael Corey, Digital Products Editor, Craig Johnson, Graphic Artist, John Naughton, Reporter

Advanced Media Public-Current-Community Affairs: Street Cellist: David McGee, Delicious Filmworks
Jesse Roesler, Director [Watch the video]

Advanced Media Sports: Falcons Rise Again, The Des Moines Register
Todd Bailey, Digital Sports Editor

Advanced Media Commercial: MyFox9 Commercial Campaign, KMSP FOX 9
Chad Gilmour, Creative Services Producer, Nick Abdo, Producer, Peter Marty, Videographer, Kevin Myers, Creative Director, Paul Givens, Producer, Adam Foye, Producer
[Watch the submission]

Advanced Media Animator-Motion Graphics Designer: Brain tumor surgery: A Chance Meeting, an extraordinary case, Star Tribune
Raymond Grumney, News Graphics Director, Billy Steve Clayton, Animator/Motion Graphic Designer

Online Host-Anchor-Reporter-Personality: Jason DeRusha, WCCO-TV [Look at Jason's entry]

Advanced Media Videography: Brian Peterson, Star Tribune

Advanced Media Still Photography: Jim Gehrz, Star Tribune

Advanced Media Video Editor: Peter Nelson, WCCO-TV TwinsBlog
[3 videos linked here]
Advanced Media Writer: 2012: The End of the World, spricket24
Karen Schindler Alloy, Video Blogger [Watch the video]

Advanced Media Student Production: Horizonlines.org, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Alyssa Schafer, Editor, Ryan Rose, Multimedia Producer, Kayla Redline, Multimedia Designer, Andrew Soucek, Videographer and Editor, Justin Ullyott, Videographer and Editor, Jessalyn Brown, Photography Director

Jane Helmke is one of those rare individuals whose 27-year career includes only one station: KARE. Along the way, she has been a role model for women, mentored interns, created a unique educational opportunity for students, and helped colleagues earn greater recognition for their work.

Jane grew up in a southern Wisconsin Scandinavian farming community, starting her career in journalism at the junior high school newspaper. She carried that interest forward to Augsburg College in Minneapolis, graduating with a double major in Communications and Physical Education. Jane created the school’s first sports information assistant position, which led to an interest in TV sports. In her senior year, she started as an intern in the sports department at WTCN (now KARE), after an unnamed competitor turned her down because he “didn’t have time for girls in sports.”

The small sports staff at WTCN gave Jane the opportunity to jump in and get deeply involved. Her first interview? Billie Jean King. That internship turned into a part time Production Assistant job in early 1983 with Jane hired to be the chyron operator and to create weather graphics. In 1985, Jane became Sports Producer, and Fill-in Sunrise Sports Anchor, the first female sportscaster in a Twin Cities newscast. Her on-camera career was short-lived as she focused more on producing. Jane was named Special Projects Producer in 1988 where, for the next decade she worked on numerous community service documentaries, primetime specials, documentaries, and primetime series including the popular Pat Miles Specials, Olympics coverage, and political campaigns and conventions. By 1996 Jane was named Managing Editor where she now works primarily with digital platforms, including overseeing kare11.com.

Jane has won numerous national and regional awards for her work: Regional Emmys, national AWRT, National Educational Film and Video Festival, Music Journalism Awards, American Film and Video Festival, and many more.

Jane served as a founding board member of the Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and was instrumental in creating and defining the chapter. The popular “Emmys Class” taught at the University of Minnesota was her brainchild, and the unique curriculum her inspired work. She also spearheaded the effort that lead to the first National Emmy for Regional Chapters in Breaking/Spot News and Investigative
categories. This chapter’s reputation for innovation and our focus on education are based on Jane’s work.

• A Dinner cruise for eight on the Hubbard yacht
• Target Field Concourse Tour followed by watching Minnesota Twins and FSN tape a Target Field construction special show
• Two tickets to Cancun via Sun Country
• Two Nights in a King Jacuzzi Suite at the Grand Superior Lodge near Two Harbors
• A Weekend at the W Hotel in Minneapolis
• Gift certificates to Mannys, Kincaids, Crave, and Kona Grill
• A Spa Package at The Marsh
• Tour of TCF Bank Stadium for 10 on a non-game day (no tickets)
• Overnight stay in IVY HOTEL executive suite, includes dinner for two with wine pairings at IVY exclusive Chef’s table, and IVY Signature for two in IVY SPA CLUB
• The Twins are donating a tour of Target Field for 8 people in March led by Dave St. Peter himself
• Timberwolves Luxury suite plus 22 tickets to December 19 game vs. New Orleans
• Tickets to a taping of the Martha Stewart Show; Tickets to a taping of the Ellen DeGeneres show; Tickets to So You Think You Can Dance

The price DOES NOT INCLUDE DINNER.  Who wants banquet rubber chicken anyway!  We decided instead to throw a rockin’ party at the downtown hot-spot Seven.  Your fee includes free wine and other delightful drinks along with delicious hors d’ouevres at the Emmys cocktail reception (6:30 p.m.) and desserts/drinks at a post-party.

You can order tickets online here.

The fine folks at Seven (across the street from Pantages) are hosting our pre & post party fun, so if you’d like to have dinner with them ahead of time, you can make reservations through their website.

2009 Emmy Announcement Press Release

ORDER TICKETS TO THE SEPTEMBER 26TH GALA HERE!

09-nominees updated

Don’t forget:  The Emmy Awards Gala will be an amazing party!  Saturday, September 26 in downtown Minneapolis.  Details are here.