PORTLAND, Ore. — KGW received a total of 41 nominations for the 2024 Northwest Emmy® awards by the Northwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) in a competition that includes Oregon, Washington State, Alaska, Idaho and Montana.
KGW earned more nominations than any other Portland news outlet and is also nominated for Overall Excellence for work produced in 2023.
“We're proud of our team's dedication to telling unique stories that made a difference and helped our community in 2023, a year filled with powerful stories, new ideas, and inspiring people. We appreciate the recognition of our work, and we remain committed to rethinking what local news can be,” said Steve Carter, President and General Manager of KGW.
The nominations for outstanding work span every aspect of journalism including best newscast, hard news report, daily news report, news special, politics/government, business consumer, crime, environment/science, diversity, equity and inclusion, sports, historical/cultural and arts/entertainment. The KGW marketing team was nominated multiple times in news promo and commercial campaigns.
KGW also received two nominations for the 2024 Community Outreach Award for the Great Toy Drive and Talk About it, which amplifies mental health awareness through conversation, education and advocacy.
The awards will be presented on Saturday, June 1.
Details of each of the award nominations below:
Overall Excellence
- KGW News
Newscast
- “The Story: Live in Downtown Portland”: Ashley Koch, Colten Weekley, Pat Dooris
News special
- “Sick Medicine”: Ashley Korslien, John Tierney, Zachary Carver, Kurt Austin, Will Mahon
Breaking News
- “Surprise February Snowstorm”: Brandon O’Rourke, Alison Rodgers, Martin Sutovsky
Daily News Report – Single Shift
- “Fentanyl Overdose Survivor Describes Near-Death Experience”: Blair Best, Ken McCormick
Hard News – No Time Limit
- “Tristin’s Story”: David Molko, Kurt Austin
- “Nine Months, Four Campsites and Two RV’s Later, Portland Woman Finally Gets Housing”: Blair Best, Ken McCormick
News Feature – Serious
- “Horses of Hope”: David Molko, Kurt Austin
Crime/Justice – News
- “What Will Stop Retail Theft?”: Kyle Iboshi, Stephen Wozny
Business/Consumer – News
- “Cruising Memory Lane”: Laural Porter, Kurt Austin
- “Finnegan the Singing Dragon:” Laural Porter, Kurt Austin
- “Tesla Phantom Braking”: Kyle Iboshi, Stephen Wozny
Health/Medical – News
- “Ambulance Response: A Crisis Bordering on Catastrophe”: Evan Watson, Stephen Wozny
Environment/Science – News
- “Tainted Waters:” Pat Dooris, Stephen Wozny, Celeste Ruiz
Environment/Science – Short Form Content
- “Climbing Mt. Rainier”: Jon Goodwin
Politics/Government – News
- “The Greater Idaho Movement”: Pat Dooris, Jon Goodwin, Shelly Swanke
Arts/Entertainment – News
- “It’s Not Over”: Laural Porter, Kurt Austin
Historical/Cultural – News
- “What’s in a Name”: Devon Haskins, Alyssa Rosler, Jeremy Carlisle
- “Right Place, Right Time”: Laural Porter, Jon Goodwin
Military – News
- “Sgt. Kelley’s Dying Wish”: Katherine Cook, Cory Long
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – News
- “Grant Adams for Three”: Katherine Cook, Cory Long
Sports Story – News
- “Coach Nate”: Orlando Sanchez, Kyle Connolly
Informational Long Form Content
- Grant’s Getaways: Grant McOmie, Jeff Kastner
News Promo Campaign
- KGW News at Sunrise: Randy Cobb, Kevin Ebel, Skyler Stever, Jeff Patterson
Commercial Campaign
- Great Toy Drive: Skyler Stever, Kevin Ebel, Joseph DeGise, Randy Cobb, Josh Schreck, Jeff Patterson
- Toy Drive: Skyler Stever, Kevin Ebel, Joseph DeGise, Randy Cobb, Josh Schreck, Jeff Patterson
Anchor – News
- David Molko
Meteorologist
- Matt Zaffino
Sports Anchor
- Orlando Sanchez
Reporter – Specialty Assignment
- Grant McOmie
- Laural Porter
Writer – News
- Katherine Cook
- Laural Porter
Photographer – News
- Kurt Austin
- Kurt Austin
Editor – News
- Zachary Carver
Editor – Long Form Content
- Zachary Carver
Graphic Artist
- Will Mahon
Audio
- Kurt Austin
Multimedia Journalist – No Time Limit
- Alma McCarty
- Devon Haskins
2024 Community Outreach Award - Medium Market
- Talk About It: Skyler Stever, Kevin Ebel, Joseph DeGise, Josh Schreck, Randy Cobb, Jeff Patterson, Forrest Healy
- Great Toy Drive: Skyler Stever, Kevin Ebel, Joseph DeGise, Josh Schreck, Randy Cobb, Jeff Patterson
