PORTLAND, Ore. — KGW has been nominated 25 times in the 2018 Northwest Emmy® awards by the Northwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) in a competition that includes the Seattle market. KGW earned more nominations than any other Portland commercial television station, and it was the only Portland commercial station nominated for overall excellence.
The nominations for outstanding work spanned every aspect of journalism from best morning and evening newscasts, spot news, team coverage, general assignment reporting, feature news reporting, business consumer reporting, crime story/series, sports-news story/series, health/science reporting and community affairs. The KGW marketing team was nominated three times for best news promo campaign, in addition to best community/public service spot and best commercial.
Nominations for individual achievement included best sports anchor, best reporter, best writer, best photographer and best audio.
Details of each of the award nominations are below:
Overall Excellence
KGW
Morning/Daytime News (Markets 21-80)
KGW News at Sunrise • KGW • Celeste Ruiz, Executive Producer • Robert Sutton, Producer • Paul Kenney, Television Content Manager
Evening News (Markets 21-80)
Mass School Walkouts • KGW • Brian Kosciesza, Producer
Spot News
Hit-and-Run on Campus • KGW • John Tierney, Executive Producer
Team Coverage
Deadly Grass Fire • KGW • Rick Jacobs, Executive News Director
General Assignment Report - No Time Limit
In His Honor • KGW • Katherine Cook, Reporter • Kurt Austin, Photojournalist
Feature News Report - Serious Feature
Dark Family Secrets • KGW • Scott Williams, Photojournalist • Gene Cotton, Editor • Chris Willis, Reporter
Business/Consumer - Story/Series - Within 24 Hours
Welcome to the Darkside • KGW • Keely Chalmers, Producer • Kurt Austin, Photojournalist
Crime - Story/Series - No Time Limit
Are You a Good Witness? • KGW • Kyle Iboshi, Reporter • Gene Cotton, Photojournalist/Editor
Health/Science - Story/Series - Within 24 Hours
The Willamette River: The Good, The Bad and the Really Ugly • KGW • Keely Chalmers, Producer • Kurt Austin, Photojournalist
Health/Science - Story/Series - No Time Limit
Health Stories of Uncommon Courage • KGW • Laural Porter Houlihan, Anchor/Producer • Kurt Austin, Producer
Sports - News Story/Series (Enter newscast stories here)
The End of High School Football in Oregon? • KGW • Cristin Severance, Investigative Reporter • Gene Cotton, Photojournalist/Editor
Public/Current/Community Affairs - Program/Special
Students Demand Action • KGW • John Tierney, Executive Producer
Promotion - News Promo – Campaign
Fire and Ice •KGW • Brenda Buratti, Marketing Director • Skyler Stever, Director/Editor/ Producer • Kevin Ebel, Director of Photography • Jeff Patterson, Art Director • Joseph DeGise, Producer • Ellen Boynton Compton, Producer • Amanda Lashbaugh, Producer • Randy Cobb, Producer
KGW News App • Ellen Boynton Compton, Writer/Producer/Editor • Skyler Stever, Director • Kevin Ebel, Director of Photography • Jeff Patterson, Art Director
Call Kyle • KGW • Randy Cobb, Writer/Producer/Director/Editor • Ellen Boynton, Writer/Producer • Kevin Ebel, Director of Photography • Jeff Patterson, Art Director
Community/Public Service (PSAs)
KGW Great Toy Drive • Skyler Stever, Creative Lead , Joseph DeGise, Director/Writer/Producer/Editor • Kevin Ebel, Director of Photography • Jeff Patterson, Art Director
Commercial Single Spot
The Meals on Wheels People-Hattie • KGW • Joseph DeGise, Writer/Producer/Director/Editor • Skyler Stever, Producer • Kevin Ebel, Director of Photography
Anchor - Sports
Orlando Sanchez • KGW
Reporter - News Specialty Assignment
Laural Porter • KGW
Reporter - General Assignment
Keely Chalmers • KGW
Reporter - Programming
Grant McOmie • KGW
Writer - News
Laural Porter- Houlihan • KGW
Photographer - Video Essay
Kurt Austin • KGW
Audio
Kurt Austin • KGW
About KGW
KGW is the NBC affiliate in Portland, Oregon serving Oregon and Southwest Washington. KGW’s award-winning website, KGW.com, and its mobile app KGW News, provide breaking news, traffic and weather information to consumers on demand. KGW also operates a low-power station, KGWZ. KGW is owned and operated by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) a broadcasting, digital media and marketing services company. TEGNA and KGW serve the greater good of Oregon and Southwest Washington, across platforms, by telling empowering stories, conducting impactful investigations and delivering innovative marketing solutions. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.
