1996 HEARTLAND WINNERS
| Category | Title | Station/Credits |
|
| The Littlest Life | KUSA Denver
9 News Staff |
| 2 - Spot News | Lookout Mountain Rescue | KCNC Denver Brett Wood Rebecca Stevens |
| 3
- General News/No Limit (double winner) |
Stories From Bosnia | KUSA Denver Ed Sardella Chris Wheeler |
| Pump & Run | KUSA Denver Ward Lucas John Fosholt | |
| 4 - General News/24 Hours |
Tornado Damage | KUSA Denver Eric Kehe Kathy Sabine Kim Christiansen Dan Wood |
| 5 - Live News |
Plains Tornado |
KCNC Denver
|
| 6 - News Feature/No Limit |
Rulers of the Arctic | KCNC Denver Vicki Hildner Bill Stuart Bill Masure Alison Harder |
| 7 - News Feature/24 Hours |
Hump vs. Bump |
KMGH Denver |
| 8 - Non-News Feature |
Wind Beneath My Wings | WFAA/KUSA Dallas Vince Patton Keith Dlott Kathy McKinnon Lloyd Gottschalk |
| 9 - Investigative Reporting | Rental Roulette | KMGH Denver Dave Minshall Coby Howell Jim Weiss Kenny Shead |
| 10 - Special Events Coverage |
The 1996 Bolder Boulder | KCNC Denver Terry Trovato Tom Richards Doug Houston Dan Ries |
| 11 - Sports Reporting | Tribute to a Senior | KSNW Witchita Ted Lewis Leon Liebl |
| 12 - Sports Program | Challenge: World Series of Beep Baseball | DCPA Denver Dirk Olson Richard Jenkins David Miers Dave Krahling |
| 13 - Documentary: Current Issues | Tapestry | KFOR Ok. City Linda Cavanaugh Tony Stizza Chuch Endicott |
| 14 - Documentary: Artistic or Cultural | Last of the One Room Schools: Christmas Program (Episode Three) | KUON Lincoln Joel Geyer Perry Stoner Mike Weiser Tom Larson |
| 15 - Documentary: Historic | Home At Last | DCPA Denver Dirk Olson Steven Delano Dave Krahling Mike Marek |
| 16 - Target Audience Program | News for Kids - Kids Make a Difference | KCNC Denver Karen Weinman Bill Ward Anna Rooke Michael Galvez |
| 17 - Public Affairs Program | Media Violence: At The Crossroads | WFAA Dallas Nann Goplerud |
| 18 - Informational/Instructional Program | Spirit of Colorado - Railways | KRMA Denver Walter Baas John W. Burshtan Daniel Mercure Lisa Olken |
| 19 - Interview/Discussion Program | Project 8: Family First Town Meeting: Protecting Our Children | WFAA Dallas Nann Goplerud Cheryl McCallister Lisa Parisot Pam Curry |
| 20 - Entertainment Program | Hollywood One on One - Batman Special | KUSA Denver Steve Small Kim Bontempo Scott Patrick Mike Banowetz |
| 21 - Youth/Children's Program |
21. Youth/ Children's Program News For Kids - Scuba | KCNC Denver Karen Weinman Bill Ward Anna Rooke Michael Galvez |
| 22 - Editorial/Commentary |
Celebrity Killer | KCNC Denver Greg Moody |
| 23 - PSA: Single Announcement |
His Eyes | KETV Omaha Paul Tranisi |
| 24 - PSA: Campaigns |
Dare To Care | KXAS Dallas Verdell Christophersen Crystal Smith Sterling Johnson Jon Berry |
| 25 - Promotion: Spot Announcement/News |
Tarnished Star | KXAS Dallas Verdell Christophersen Sterling Johnson Jon Berry |
| 26
- Promotion: Spot Announcement/Non-News | The French Spot | KERA Dallas Linda Stogner Joe Bill Worthington |
| 27
- Promotion: Spot Announcement/Station Image (double image) |
1996 Spring Image |
KXAS Dallas |
| 1995 Year Ender | KXAS Dallas Verdell Christophersen Tony Fetters Sterling Johnson Jon Berry | |
| 28 - Promotion Campaign: News | News Toy Test '95 | KXAS Dallas Crystal Smith Sterling Johnson John Schleef Dwight Vasel |
| 29 - Promotion Campaign: Non-News | Superbowl xx | WFAA Dallas Jim Glass Don Hazen |
| 30 - Promotion Campaign: Station Image | Spirit of Texas '96 | WFAA Dallas Jim Glass Tracy Helms |
| 31 - Production Engineering |
Duel in the Desert Superbowl xx Preview
| WFAA Dallas Wm. Craig Harper Wayne Kube Johnny Stigler |
| 32 - Music | Tapestry | KFOR Ok. City Tony Stizza Linda Cavanaugh Drew Barlow |
| 33 - Animation Production Design | 33 The Race | KXAS Dallas Crystal Smith David Wells |
| 34 - Anchor: News |
Oklahoma Live | KTVT Ft. Worth Cameron Harper |
| 35 - Anchor: Sports | Tony Zarrella - Sports Anchor | KMGH Denver Tony Zarrella |
| 36 - Anchor: Weather |
Backyard Weather with Mike Nelson | KUSA Denver Mike Nelson |
| 37 - Producer: Newscast | 6PM Newscast | KTVT Ft. Worth Michelle Lannom |
| 38 - Direction: Live |
Olympic Festival Opening Ceremony | KCNC Denver Tom Edwards |
| 39 - Direction: Tape/Film | Hollywood One On One-Batman Special | KUSA Denver Kim Hutchinson |
| 40 - Special Engineering Achievement |
Dale Hansen's All-Star Preview | WFAA Dallas Wm. Craig Harper |
| 41 - Editing: Documentary/Magazine | Tapestry | KFOR Ok. City Tony Stizza |
| 42 - Editing: News Series, News Features | The Body Pierced! | KCNC Denver Eric Blumer |
| 43 - Editing: Promotion, PSA | KCNC 1995 Year Ender, TIME | KCNC Denver Dave McCoy |
| 44 - Editing: Spot News | Wild Chase | KUSA Denver Brad Houston |
| 45 - Editing: Sports, Entertainment | Broncos Training Camp | KUSA Denver John Kuhrt |
| 46 - Post Production/On-Line Editor | Beyond Information | KCNC Denver Derek A. Wilson |
| 47 - Audio | I'll Be Home for Christmas | KUSA Denver Brad Houston |
| 48 - Lighting | Medicine Hunters | WFAA/Ind. Dallas Jimmy Graham |
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| News 4 Texas Set | KDFW Dallas Karen Vigurs |
| 50 - Still Graphics |
50 Graphics Gallery '95-'96 | WFAA Dallas Linda Hamilton |
| 51 -Videography/Cinematography: Documentary, Magazine | Colorado Boys Ranch | KUSA Denver Chris Wheeler |
| Klondike and Snow | KCNC Denver Bill Masure | |
| 52 - Videography/Cinematography: News Series, News Features | World's Largest Hummingbird Feeder | KCNC Denver Eric Blumer |
| 53
- Videography/Cinematography: Promotion, PSA | Double Trouble | KUSA Denver
Andy Schaeffer |
| 54 - Videography/Cinematography: Spot News | The Search for Fletcher Cox | KCNC Denver
Eric Blumer |
| 55
- Videography/Cinematography: Entertainment, Sports | Maggie the Ball Hog | KMGH Denver
Dan Dwyer |
| 56 - Writing: News | Noble Cause | KOTV Tulsa Scott Thompson |
| 57 - Writing: Programming | Tapestry | KFOR Ok. City Linda Cavanaugh |
| 58 - Writing: Promotion, PSA | The Drug Maze | WFAA Dallas Cathy Helean |
| 59 - Journalistic Enterprise | Journalistic Enterprise | KCNC Denver Vicki Hildner |
| 60 -Student Information Program | Campus Television News - | Colorado State University Ft. Collins
Jessica Clark Tony Vigil Elizabeth Chum Christina Boos & CTV Staff |
| CTV News 4-25-96 | Colo. State Univ. Ft. Collins Sonya Douglass Sally Benn Christy Boos Shane Crigger | |
| 61 - Student Entertainment Program | CTV Presents: Fishbone - All Ska, All Night | Colo. State Univ. Ft. Collins Anthony Cimino Steve Roberts |
| 62. Student PSA | CTV Promo | Colo.
State Univ. Ft. Collins Anthony Vigil |