2020 Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards winners
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the winners of the 2020 Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards, and there are a few victors in Central Florida.
The Suncoast Chapter Emmy Awards honor excellence in the Suncoast region’s television markets, which includes Florida; Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, and New Orleans in Louisiana; Mobile, Alabama; Thomasville, Georgia; and Puerto Rico.
Among the local TV station winners: WFTV-Channel 9 took home four awards, Spectrum News 13 received three and WKMG-Channel 6 earned two. Winter Park-based DNA Films also proved victorious, winning seven Suncoast Emmys.
Find all of the Central Florida winners below.
WFTV-Channel 9
General Assignment Report — within 24 hours: “One Day I’m Going to Heaven,” Megan Cruz and Sarita Kichok
Health/Science — Program: “Gator Egg Hunt,” Keary Croskrey Lifestyle Program: “Food for Thought with Jorge Estevez,” Jon Anderson, Shawn Fernandez, Jorge Estevez, David Harrison and Shaun Ryan Noonan (won with 7th Art Force)
Technical Achievement: “Hurricane Dorian Meets Dorothy,” John Strand
Spectrum News 13
Sports — News Single Story/ Series: “Phantom Limb: The Marko Cheseto Story,” Patrick Welter, Nikolai Nabet and Benjamin Boocker
Sports — Feature/Segment: “Undefeated: The Nathan Hayes Story,” Patrick Welter
Editor — News: “Much Ado(be) About Nothing,” Eugene Buenaventura
WKMG-Channel 6
Feature News Report — Light Series: “Do Your Part,” Clay LePard
Crime — News: “ID Theft Victim Wrongly Jailed,” Mike DeForest and Darran Caudle
WUCFTV
Nostalgia Program: “Central
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced the winners of the 2020 Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards, and a few are from Central Florida. Florida Roadtrip — Parks of the Alberto Orecchia, Jon Briggs, Past,” Buddy Pittman and Phil Ryan Ruff, Chris Low and Parker Hoffman Yates
Promotion — Program — Single Spot: “Dreamer,” Nick Nanton and J.W. Dicks
Director — Non-Live (PostProduced): “Nido Qubein: Extraordinary is a Choice,” Nick Nanton Director — Non-Live (PostProduced): “Lisa Nichols: Born to Win,” Nick Nanton
Editor — Program (Non-News):
“Dreamer,” Nick Ruff
WESH-Channel 2
Promotion — Program — Image: “MeTV Familiar Faces,” Trevor Cassidy, Kip Christine, Mark Moorer and Steve Rifkin
WVEN-TV
Spot News: “Puerto Rico Police Fires Tear Gas as Protesters Call for Puerto Rico’s Governor to Resign,” Angel Sepulveda, Cynthia Montalvo Prado and Carlos Vázquez Otero
WOFL-Channel 35
Team Coverage: Black Lives Matter Protest, Lara Greenberg, Brad Flanagan, Robert Guaderrama, Holly Bristow, Melissa Medalie, Stephen Cegielski, Michael Schlissel, Rachel Linden, Heather Gustafson, Samantha Sosa, Keith Brown and Danielle Lama
DNA Films
Documentary — Cultural: “Lisa Nichols: Born to Win,” J.W. Dicks, Nick Nanton, Giovanni Marsico, Carlo Alberto Orecchia, Branden Colon and Larry King
Documentary — Cultural: “Nido Qubein: Extraordinary is a Choice,” Nick Nanton, J.W. Dicks, Larry King, Parker Yates, Nick Ruff, Branden Colon and Carlo Alberto Orecchia
Documentary — Topical: “Dreamer,” Nick Nanton, J.W. Dicks, Giovanni Marsico, Carlo
Vela Visuals/Amerivita Home Care
Promotion — Program — Single Spot: “In Good Hands,” Shawn Vela, Mark Miller and Nicole Joseph
Director — Short Form (Promos, PSAs, Commercials, Opens, etc.): “Hero Dad,” Shawn Vela
Writer — Short Form (Promos, PSAs, Commercials, Opens, etc.): “Together Again,” Jonathan Hickey
7th Art Force
Documentary — Historical: “W.A.S.P. A Wartime Experiment in Wo-Manpower,” Jon Anderson, Rachel Wright, Joseph Stone and Oliver Peters
Lifestyle Program: “Food for Thought with Jorge Estevez,” Jon Anderson, Shawn Fernandez, Jorge Estevez, David Harrison and Shaun Ryan Noonan (won with WFTV)
My Shining Hour
Religion — Program: “My Shining Hour Story,” Steph Carse Director — Non-Live (PostProduced): “Y iCount (You Are Awesome),” Steph Carse
City of Orlando
Photographer — Short Form (Promos, PSAs, Commercials, Opens, etc.): Orlando Police Department Recruitment, Phillip Cybulski
Krystal Clear Media
Director — Non-Live (PostProduced): “We Kept America Great,” Krystal Alexandria
Orlando City Soccer Club
Sports — Program — PostProduced or Edited: “Bleed Purple, Part I,” Derek Cody, Jenny Chiu, Elijah Walker and Daniel Vinasco
The Studio Creative Group
Arts/Entertainment — Program/Special: “Virtually Yours: A Night at the Athens Theatre,” Joseph Maxwell
Video@CDL — UCF Center for Distributed Learning
Public/Current/Community Affairs: “A Break for Impact: Eyes of the Night,” Aaron Hose, Christine Kane and Tim Reid
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