1997 HEARTLAND WINNERS

Category Title Station/Credits
1 a. Extended News Coverage Markets 1-50 Central Texas Tornado Coverage WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
WFAA News Staff
1 b. Extended News Coverage Markets 51 and above Officers Down KOTV, Tulsa
News on 6 Staff
2. Spot News Downtown Disaster KUSA, Denver
Dan Wood, EricaWilner
3. General News- No Limit Survival in the Snow KCNC, Denver
Bill Stuart, Vicki Hildner Bill Masure
4. General News- 24 Hours Fallen Hero KUSA, Denver
Paula Woodward, Eric Kehe
5. Live News (Double Winner) Santa Fe Explosion KUSA, Denver
Jack Maher, Dan Wood
American Airlines Strike KTVT, Dallas/Fort Worth
Frank Librio, John D'Amico Cameron Harper, Karen Borta
6. News Feature- No limit Retiring Mailman KCNC, Denver
Bill Stuart, Bill Masure Vicki Hildner
7. News Feature- 24 Hours Makin' Hooch KTVT, Dallas/Fort Worth
Gerard Ramalho, Scott JuVette
8. Non-News Feature Todd's European Vacation - Texas Style WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
Peggy Murphy, Byron Black Alan McKenzie, Todd Harrison
9. Investigative Reporting (Double Winner) Presumed Guilty KXAS, Dallas/Fort Worth Marty Griffin, Guy Morton Brad Short
Hardly Working KDFW, Dallas/Fort Worth
Becky Oliver, Fletcher Bransford Phil Flemming, Jennifer Cameron
10. Special Events Coverage Season of Speed: Pre-Race Special KTVT, Dallas/Fort Worth
Jason Bishop, Michelle Lannom Donovan Myrie
11. Sports Reporting Thunder Mountain KUSA, Denver
Eric Kehe
12. Sports Program Challenge DCPA, Denver
Dirk Olson, Amy R. Kaplan Adam Kaplan, Steve Delano
13. Documentary- Current Issues After Amber

WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
Pam Curry, Nann Goplerud John Doty, Jesus Hernandez

14. Documentary- Artistic or Cultural Bacteria: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly NETV, Lincoln
Bruce Thiel
15. Documentary- Historic Ebony Chronicles: Flip Schulke OETA, Oklahoma City
Bill Thrash, Currie Ballard Travis Schutten
16. Target Audience Program News for Kids - Black History KCNC, Denver
Kristen Kidd, Cindy Wallach Bill Ward
17. Public Affairs Program A Common Thread KSNW, Wichita
Curt Rierson, Rich Wood Anita Cochran, Ted Lewis
18. Informational / Instructional Program Spirit of Colorado - Taking the Waters KRMA, Denver
John W. Burshtan, Walter Baas Lisa D. Olken, Daniel Mercure
19. Interview/ Discussion Program Ask the Media KMGH, Denver
Pam Saunders, Andy Dudley
20. Entertainment Program Love and Lonliness on the Plains NETV, Lincoln
Joel Geyer
21. Youth/ Children's Program News for Kids - Halloween KCNC, Denver
Kristen Kidd, Scott Takeda Bill Ward, Steve Spangler
22. Editorial/ Commentary Let Them In KUSA, Denver
Doug Legore
23. PSA- Single Announcement Party Like an Animal KDVR, Denver
Ben Rubin
24. PSA- Campaigns Little Weather Watchers KTVT, Dallas/Fort Worth
Rush Olson, Lee Evans
25. Promo Spot Announcement- News- 24 Hour (Double Winner) News 8 Tonight: Russia WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
Cathy Helean, Jerry Cadigan
News 8 Tonight: Subs WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
Ronda Gibbons, Jerry Cadigan Don Hazen, Mike Kuzmick
26. Promo Spot Announcement- News- No Limit The Dirty Dozen KXAS, Dallas/Fort Worth
Tony Fetters, Crystal Smith Sterling Johnson, Dwight Vasel
27. Promo Spot Announcement- Non-News February Invasion KDVR, Denver
Ben Rubin
28. Promo Spot Announcement- Station Image Whenever It Happens KXAS, Dallas/Fort Worth Verdell Christophersen, Jon Berry Crystal Smith, Sterling Johnson
29. Promo Campaign- News News 8 Now 96 WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
Jim Glass, Tracy Helms Ronny Gordon, Don Hazen
30. Promo Campaign- Non-News Classical Stars KDFW, Dallas/Fort Worth
Barry Stevenson
31. Promo Campaign- Station Image Whenever, Wherever, Whatever KXAS, Dallas/Fort Worth
Verdell Christophersen, Jon Berry Crystal Smith, Sterling Johnson
32. Production Engineering The 1997 Bolder Boulder KCNC, Denver
Dave Harder,
Mike Silva
C. Jerome Davidson,
Ed Harper
33. Music (Double Winner) Broncos Bandwagon KCNC, Denver
Clyde Becker,
Jim Salestrom
Jerome Gilmer
Life-Wise Series Theme Music KRMA, Denver
Lance Bendiksen
34. Animation Production Design La Vida WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
Linda Hamilton
Jerry Cadigan
Norry Niven
35. Anchor- News Oklahoma City Bombing Trial - Day One

KUSA, Denver
Adele Arakawa

36. Anchor - Sports Tony Zarrella - Sports KMGH, Denver
Tony Zarrella
37. Anchor - Weather Backyard Weather w/ Mike Nelson KUSA, Denver
Mike Nelson
38. Producer - Newscast Santa Fe Explosion KUSA, Denver
Jene Nelson
39. Direction - Live Inside the Country Music Awards KTVT, Dallas/Fort Worth
Patricia Hartin
40. Direction - Tape/Film America's Mountain KRMA, Denver
Michael Spencer
41. Special Engineering Achievement The 1997 Bolder Boulder KCNC, Denver
Paul Deeth
42. Editing - Documentary, Magazine & Entertainment Cup Crazy KUSA, Denver
Brad Houston
43. Editing - News Series, News Features & Sports GooseBuster KCNC, Denver
Bill Masure
44. Editing - Promo, PSA Whatever,
Whenever,
Wherever
KXAS, Dallas/Fort Worth
Sterling Johnson
45. Editing - Spot News Cup Chaos KUSA, Denver
Lloyd Gottschalk
46. Editing - Post-Production/ On-Line America's Mountain KRMA, Denver
Daniel E. Mercure
47. Audio Young Jumpers KMGH, Denver
Tim Jensen
48. Lighting The TAAS Test WFAA, Dallas/Fort Worth
Jimmy Graham
49. Set Design Crime Tracker KWTV, Oklahoma City
Ken Davis
50. Still Graphics News Look in the Still KDFW, Dallas/Fort Worth
Deanne M. Kellerhals
51. Videography/ Cinematography - Documentary, Magazine & Entertainment Cup Crazy KUSA, Denver
Brad Houston
52. Videography/ Cinematography - News Series, News Features & Sports (Double Winner) Retiring Mailman KCNC, Denver
Bill Masure
Thunder Mountain KUSA, Denver
Eric Kehe
53. Videography/ Cinematography - Promo, PSA Whatever
Whenever,
Whereever
KXAS, Dallas/Fort Worth
Sterling Johnson
54. Videography/ Cinematography - Spot News Riot to Drink KUSA, Denver
Eric Kehe
55. Writing - News Fallen Hero KUSA, Denver
Paula Woodward
56. Writing - Programming The Quilt: Hope from the Heartland WDAY, Fargo
Kevin Wallevand
57. Writing - Promo, PSA Doppler Radar KWGN, Denver
Christopher Mack
58. Journalistic Enterprise*
(Double Winner)
John Hammarley KDFW, Dallas/Fort Worth
John Hammarley
News 4 Investigation: Colorado's Childcare KCNC, Denver
Stephanie Riggs