1995 HEARTLAND NOMINEES
1. Extended News Coverage
KCNC "Saving
Klondike and Snow"
News 4 Staff
KFOR "Target
Oklahoma City: Bombing of the Murrah Building"
KFOR News Staff
KUSA "Glenwood
Fires"
9News Staff
2. Spot News
KOTV "Skiatook
Fatal Fire"
Lori Shell
Gary Kruse
Catherine Curtin
KUSA "Glenwood
Fire"
Adele Arakawa
Tom Costello
Dan Dennison
Bruce Fauser
KUSA "Albertson's
Shooting"
Dave Delozier
Ed Fillmer
Neal Browne
David Brody
KUSA "Bad
Acid"
Brad Houston
Phil Keating
Kathy McKinnon
KXAS "Oklahoma
City Explosion"
Mike Snyder
Alice Martin
Angela Cain
3. General News/No Limit
KCNC "Ashley's
Choice"
Aimee Sporer
Glen McReynolds
WFAA "Jason
Project"
Lisa Hampshire
Floyd Cable
Doug Wilson
WFAA/Prime
Time Texas "For God & Country"
Byron Harris
Norm Tindell
Keith M. Dlott
4. General News/24 Hours
KFOR "Vietnamese
Immigrants: American Dreams"
Khuyen "Quin" Tran
Walter Cox
KOCO "Panhandlers"
Mike Gautrea
Chris Lee
KUSA "Behind
the Bridge"
Paula Woodward
John Kuhrt
Tim Ryan
KUSA "Alzheimers/Close
to Home"
Ward Lucas
Scott Wright
KUSA "Expired
Governor"
Ward Lucas
Dave Delozier
5. Live News
KCNC "Interstate
25 Pile-Up"
Katie Keifer
Phillip Palmer
Mike Silva
Jim Hanchett
KOCO "McVeigh
Moved"
Dave Koester
Ronda Chapman
Ken Hanson
Barry Brawley
KWTV "Terror
Hits Home: Oklahoma City Bombing"
Joyce Reed
6. News Feature
KCNC "Saving
Klondike and Snow"
Bill Stuart
Brett Wood
Steve Vriesman
Alison Harder
KFOR "Marija's
Miracle"
Tony Stizza
Linda Cavanaugh
KFOR "One
nation"
Uze Brown-Washington
Tony Stizza
KUSA "Voice
Mail Madness"
Janice Jensen
John Franzgrote
7. Non-news Feature
KCNC "The
Ghost of Ashcroft"
Bill Masure
Phillips Productions "Texas Country Reporters - Show #376"
Bob Phillips
Jason Anderson
Suzanne Stone
Paul Hussel
WFAA "Fitness
101 - Good Morning Texas"
Peggy Murphy
Keith Dlott
8. Investigative Reporting
KOCO "All
in a Day's Work"
Terri Watkins
Phil Monahan
KUSA "Innocent
Man"
Paula Woodward
Lindsey Schwartz
John Franzgrote
Dave Delozier
KUSA "Voter
Registration"
Paula Woodward
Lindsey Schwartz
John Franzgrote
Doug Hoffacker
9. Special Events Coverage
KCNC "The
1995 Boulder Boulder"
Tom Edwards
Tom Richards
Terry Trovato
Les Shapiro
KWTV "A Time
To Heal"
Randy Cassimus
Stewart Stubbs
10. Sports Reporting
KCNC "Mutton
Bustin'"
Bob Burke
Doug Legore
KUSA "The
Catch"
John Kuhrt
Eric Kehe
Kevin Corke
Tony Lamb
11. Sports Program
KRMA "Spirit
of Colorado: Sport"
John W. Burshtan
Marcy Charap
Stefan Brodsky
Walter Baas
KUSA "Nuggets
Jam Session"
Barry Sublett
Damon Blick
Mike Calhoun
Ron Zappolo
WFAA "Rewind
1994, HansenStyle"
Dale Hansen
Billy Matthews
Bruce LeVine
Jerry Cadigan
12. Sports Live Coverage
KCNC "Colorado
vs. Iowa State Football"
Tom Edwards
Terry Tovato
Tom Richards
Les Shapiro
KCNC "Bronco
Pre-Season Football/Denver vs. Atlanta"
Tom Edwards
Tom Richards
Terry Trovato
Les Shapiro
KUSA "The
Huddle - Live!"
John Kuhrt
Tony Lamb
Ron Zappolo
Roger Rock
WFAA "Monday
Night Live"
Dale Hansen
Billy Matthews
Jerry Cadigan
13. Documentary - Current Issues
KERA "Water"
Sylvia Komatsu
Terry FitzPatrick
KMGH "Living in Fire Country"
Pat Woodard
Coby Howell
Hank Bargine
Tim Jensen
Nebraska ETV
Network "Deadly Fields"
Joe Turco
14. Documentary - Artistic/Historic/Cultural
Vintage Films/KOTV
"Let's Go Downtown!"
Jack Frank
J. Adam Rogers
KRMA "Rocky
Mountain Legacy: Elitch Gardens"
Trux Simmons
Ron Arrowsmith
Paul Daugherty
Sally Reed
KRMA "Spirit
of Colorado: Native Americans"
John W. Burshtan
Walter Baas
Lisa Olken
J.T. Aguila
WFAA "South
by SW: The Business of Music"
Don Smith
Alan Berg
Paul Rios
15. Target Audience Program
KCNC "News
For Kids - Disabilities Special"
Karen Weinman
Beth Legore
Kevin Hartfield
Alison Harder
KFOR "Marija's
Miracle"
Tony Stizza
Linda Cavanaugh
KUSA "Divorce:
A Kid's View"
Kenny Hamilton
Adele Arakawa
Sherry Nierman
Celeste Durant
16. Public Affairs Program
WDAY "Project
Smile: Peru"
Kevin Wallevand
Kerry Shelton
KMGH "Three
for the Road"
David Minshall
Carl Filoreto
Suzanne Mangione
Steve FitzRandolph
KMGH "Private
Choices, Public Schools"
Jane Hampden
Coby Howell
17. Informational/Instructional Program
KCNC "Saving
Klondike and Snow"
Bill Stuart
Brett Wood
Bob Burke
Alison Harder
KDTV Channel
8 "Washing Water"
Michael Spencer
KRMA "Spirit of Colorado - Cowboys"
John W. Burshtan
Marci Charap
Walter Baas
18. Interview/Discussion Program
KMGH "Basketball
Brats/Crossroads"
Anne Trujillo
Glenna Stacer Sayles
KMGH "PBS
Financing/Crossroads"
Anne Trujillo
Glenna Stacer Sayles
KOTV "You're
On With Sam Jones"
Sam Jones
Sonny Gray
Joe Kozlowski
Phillips Productions "Texans #19 Best Of"
Bob Phillip
Jason Anderson
Suzanne Stone
Paul Hussel
Phillips Productions
"Texans #20"
Bob Phillips
Jason Anderson
Suzanne Stone
Paul Hussel
19. Entertainment Program
KOCO "Photojournalist
of 5 News"
Gary Wolfe
Ward Mankin
KSNW "Symphony
on the Prairie"
Ted Lewis
Gregg Cox
Rich Wood
Joel Nollette
KUSA "Hollywood
One on One: Special Oscar"
Scott Patrick
Kimberly M. Bontempo
Mike Banowetz
Mike Harrity
KUSA "Person
to Person"
Tony Lamb
Asa Darrow
John Kuhrt
Jim Brisnehan
WFAA "Good
Morning Texas 5/22/95"
Neisha N. Cohen
20. Youth/Children's Program
KCNC "News
for Kids - Fitness Special"
Karen Weinman
Beth Legore
Kevin Hartfield
Alison Harder
KCNC "News
For Kids - Halloween"
Karen Weinman
Beth Legore
Kevin Hartfield
Alison Harder
21. Editorial/Commentary
KCNC "Mountain
Bike Crash"
Greg Moody
KJRH "13 Hours
After the Bombing 'A Commentary'"
Jerry Webber
KJRH "Baseball
Strike"
John McIntire
KJRH "Tribute
to Oklahoma City Workers"
John McIntire
KOCO "First
Sportscast After the Bomb: 6 Days Later"
Mick Cornett
22. PSA - Campaigns
KCNC "4 Kids
With Courage"
Sharon Levy
Breck Larson
Dan Diamond
Alison Harder
KUSA "Race
For The Cure"
Jan Zieser
Kaylynn Dougall
Sherry Sellers
KUSA "Children
First"
Esty Russell
Jan Zieser
Andy Schaeffer
KUSA "Ribbons
To Rainbows"
Jean Galloway
Jan Zieser
Esty Russell
23. PSA - Single Announcement
KERA "Primetime
Line"
Linda Stogner
Joe Bill Worthington
Kusko Productions "AIDS PSA 1994 Sticks & Stones"
Jennifer Kusko
Jena Atchison
Adam Nunn
KXAS "Fort
Worth Dallas Ballet"
Keith O'Neal
Angela Johnson
Guy Taflinger
24. Promotion - Spot Announcement/News
KFOR "Toy
Test"
Michelle Fink
Chuck Endicott
Todd Rich
KXAS "Taxic
Waste"
Jon Berry
Crystal Smith
Sterling Johnson
Keith O'Neal
KXAS "5 AM
News"
Lee Spieckerman
Robert Wise
Sterling Johnson
KSAX "Experimental
Studies"
David Wells
Verdell Christophersen
Sterling Johnson
Keith O'Neal
KSAX "Toy
Test: The Return"
Crystal Smith
Robert Wise
Sterling Johnson
Keith O'Neal
25. Promotion - Spot Announcement/Non-news
KERA "Primetime
Line"
Linda Stogner
Joe Bill Worthington
KWGN "Rockies Fourth of July Double Header"
Michael Brouder
Kelly Fogo
WFAA "Cowboys
Training Camp"
Jim Glass
Bill Castello
26. Promotion - Spot Announcement/Station Image
KCNC "The
Road"
Clyde Becker
Robert Smith
Jerome Gilmer
KCNC "Journey
Through Time"
Clyde Becker
Robert Smith
Tim Drnec
Jerome Gilmer
KXAS "First
On Five"
Keith O'Neal
Verdell Christophersen
Robert Wise
Sterling Johnson
WFAA "Christmas
- Station ID"
Kevin Moran
27. Promotion Campaign - News
KOTV "Six
in the Morning - Image"
Donita Quesnel
Jeff Popkess
KUSA "Focus
on Colorado"
Brad Houston
Asa Darrow
KWTV "KWTV
News Image"
David Harper
Luanne Stuart
Robert Flinn
Noelle Cole
WFAA "News
8 Tradition"
Jim Glass
28. Promotion Campaign - Non-news
KWGN "Rockies
'95"
Michael Brouder
Michael Cannon
Kelly Fogo
WFAA "Gimme
The Cowboys - HansenStyle"
Jim Glass
Paul Hussel
Don Hazen
29. Promotion Campaign - Station Image
KFOR "Healing
Oklahoma"
Michelle Fink
Douglas Dobbs
Todd Rich
Chuck Endicott
KUSA "9News
Listens"
Kaylynn Dougall
Steve Carter
Andy Schaeffer
Risa Friskey
KXAS "First
on Five"
Keith O'Neal
Verdell Christophersen
Robert Wise
Sterling Johnson
WFAA "Family
First - 1995 Image"
Cathy Helean
Linda Hamilton
30. Special Engineering Achievement
KCNC "The
1995 Bolder Boulder"
Doug Houston
KOCO "The
Bomb - The First Four Days"
Terry Smith
Ken Hansen
William Nichols
KUSA "DIA
Opens"
Don Perez
Ben Kretchmar
Les Jensen
31. Production Engineering
KCNC "The
1995 Bolder Boulder"
David Harder
Joe Viani
C. Jerome Davidson
Bob Meacham
KOCO "Prayer
Service"
Greg turner
Lisa Burkman
William Nichols
Rondle Hudson
KUSA "DIA"
Bob Pusatory, Sr.
Curt Lachowin
Dave Boettcher
Dave Martinez
32. Music
KFOR "Marija's
Miracle"
Drew Barlow
Tony Stizza
Linda Cavanaugh
WFAA "Gimme
the Cowboys - Hansenstyle"
Jim Glass
Jake Pittman
33. Animation Production Design
KDTV/Channel
8 "Earth Café"
Michael Spencer
KUSA "Person
to Person"
Asa Darrow
John Kuhrt
Jim Brisnehan
David Watro
KUSA "The
Denver Huddle"
John Kuhrt
John Brisnehan
KUSA "DIA"
John Kuhrt
Asa Darrow
Jim Brisnehan
David Watro
WickerWorks
Video "KWGN-TV News Package"
Terri Bassett
George Riddell
Ted Calloway
Patti Meyer-Biedemann
34. Anchor - News
KFOR "Devin
Scillian"
Devin Scillian
KUSA "OKC Bombing"
Adele Arakawa
KUSA "Glenwood Fires"
Adele Arakawa
35. Anchor - Sports
KMGH "Sports
With Curt Sandoval"
Curt Sandoval
KUSA "The
Prep Rally"
Kevin Corke
36. Anchor - Weather
KFOR "Mike
Morgan"
Mike Morgan
KOCO "Rick
Mitchell"
Rick Mitchell
KUSA "Backyard
Weather With Mike Nelson"
Mike Nelson
37. Producer - Newscast
KDFW "Fall
Floods/Jail Break"
Judith Mulder-Palermo
KMGH "DIA
Takes Off"
Mark Durham
KOCO "5 News
at 10PM - Implosion Day"
Susan Mahaney
KUSA "DIA
Finally"
Jene Nelson
KUSA "Avalanche"
Ted Fine
38. Direction - Live
KCNC "Bronco
Pre-Season Football: Denver vs. Atlanta"
Tom Edwards
LOCO "Bomb
Day #1"
Ted Gonderman
KUSA "CU in
Ann Arbor"
Asa Darrow
39. Direction - Tape/Film
KDTV/Channel
8 "Earth Café"
Michael Spencer
KUSA "The
Future of Energy-Efficient Living"
Sheri Kaz
KUSA "Hollywood
One on One"
William "Kim" Hutchinson
40. Editing - Non-news
KOCO "Wind
Beneath My Wings"
Ward Mankin
KUSA "Warren
Miller"
John Kuhrt
KWTV "Terror
Hits Home (Ground Zero)"
Mark Dawson
41. Editing - News
KCNC "The
Horse Drive"
Bill Masure
KCNC "Klondike
and Snow"
Brett Wood
KFOR "Remember
The Dragon"
Tony Stizza
KUSA "Behind
the Bridge"
John Kuhrt
KUSA "Goodbye
Mr. Twister"
Eric Kehe
42. Editing - Promotion/PSA
KUSA "Focus
on Colorado"
Brad Houston
WFAA "Gospel
Hansen"
Paul Hussel
WFAA "HansenStyle
'Blues'"
Don Hazen
43. Editing - Spot News/24 Hours
KCNC "Bad
Gas"
Bill Masure
KUSA "Bad
Acid"
Brad Houston
KUSA "Flash
in the Pan"
Brad Houston
KUSA "Bear
on the Loose"
Kenny Hamilton
44. Editing - Sports/Entertainment
KMGH "8 Seconds"
Dan Dwyer
KUSA "The
Catch"
Eric Kehe
WFAA "Snowboarding"
Keith M. Dlott
45. Editing - Post Production/On-line
KUSA "Hollywood
One on One Show #191"
Lesa Bucks
KUSA "Person
to Person"
John Kuhrt
KUSA "Hollywood
One on One - The Oscar Special"
Steve Small
46. Audio
KCNC "A Day
at the Park"
Breck Larson
KCNC "Mutton
Bustin'"
Bob Burke
KMGH "H.O.T.L.:
Christmas Special"
Dave Tessier
WFAA "Rewind:
HansenStyle"
Wally Wawro
47. Lighting
KCNC "Journey
Through Time"
Robert F. Smith
KCNC "This
is Who We Are"
Robert F. Smith
KUSA "Hollywood
One on One"
Laszlo E. Varga
KUSA "9Who
Care"
Laszlo E. Varga
WFAA "Kids
& Crime"
Jimmy Graham
48. Set Design
KUSA "9News
Weather Center"
Jeffrey A. Gruber
KUSA "CU vs.
Michigan: 9Sports Special"
Jeffrey A. Gruber
49. Still Graphics
KUSA "Digital
DNA"
Jim Brisnehan
WFAA "Graphics
Gallery"
Linda Hamilton
50. Videography/Cinematography - Documentary/Magazine
KCNC "Klondike
and Snow"
Brett Wood
KMGH "Viet
nam: The Long Road Back"
Michael LeClaire
KUSA "Urban
Farmer"
Dan Wood
51. Videography/Cinematography - News
KCNC "The
Horse Drive"
Bill Masure
KUSA "Families
of the Revolution"
Dan Wood
KUSA "Goodbye
Mr. Twister"
Eric Kehe
KWTV "Tower
Workers"
Bill Merickel
52. Videography/Cinematography - Promotion/PSA
KCNC "Copter
4 Image"
J. Michael Russell
KCNC "Journey
Through Time"
Robert F. Smith
KUSA "Focus
on Colorado"
Brad Houston
KUSA "9News
Everyday"
Brad Houston
53. Videography/Cinematography - Spot News/24 Hours
KMGH "The
Battle for Wildwood Ranch"
Hank Bargine
KUSA "Bear
on the Loose"
Kenny Hamilton
54. Videography/Cinematograpy - Entertainment/Sports
KCNC "Ride
the Rockies"
Brett Wood
KCNC "Elitch's
On The Move, Parts 2 & 3"
Breck Larson
KUSA "The
Catch"
John Kuhrt
KUSA "High
School Hockey"
Brad Houston
55. Writing - News
KCNC "Ashley's
Choice"
Aimee Sporer
KFOR "Remember
the Dragon"
Linda Cavanaugh
KOTV "Silver
Wings in Prairie Skies - Part 5"
Scott Thompson
KOTV "Tales
Along the Arkansas - Part 1"
Scott Thompson
56. Writing - Programming
KCNC "Saving
Klondike and Snow"
Vicki Hildner
KFOR "Marija's
Miracle"
Linda Cavanaugh
KMGH "Private
Choices, Public Schools"
Jane Hampden
57. Writing - Promotion/PSA
KCNC "The
Road"
Clyde Becker
KERA "Primetime
Line"
Linda Stogner
KERA "The
'1.09' Spot"
Linda Stogner
Kusko Productions
"AIDS PSA 1994 - Sticks and Stones"
Jennifer Kusko
58. Journalistic Enterprise
KCNC
Vicki Hildner
KMGH
David Minshall
KMGH
Pat Woodard
KOTV "The
Oklahoma Traveler"
Scott Thompson
KUSA
Brad Houston
WFAA-Prime
Time
Vince Patton
59. Student Information Program
CSU Campus
Television "Denver By Rail"
Kevin Strong
CSU Campus
Television "CTV Presents: Ram Football '94"
Deric Swanson
CSU Campus
Television "CTV News"
CTV Staff
60. Student Entertainment Program
CSU Campus
Television "CTV Presents: The Mermen"
Steve Roberts
Liz Chun
Anthony Cimino
Wendi Seminara
61. Student PSA
CSU Campus
Television "Transfort PSA"
Kevin Strong
Kristin Bergland