2002 HEARTLAND WINNERS

Category	Category Name	Program Title	Station

1A	Station Excellence Markets 1-50
		WFAA-TV = Excellence	WFAA David Duitch, Executive News Director




1B	Station Excellence Markets 51-100
		News First	KOAA News First Staff


2	Spot News Team Coverage
		The Snaking Fire	KCNC News4 Staff

3A	Daily Newscast Markets 1-50
		Ft. Worth Tornado	KTVT Michelle Buckalew, Producer Rob Allman, Assistant News Director Linda Levy, News Director








3B	Daily Newscast Markets 51-100
		News Channel 8 at 10pm	KTUL Kerri Gift, Producer


4A	Morning/Noon Newscast Markets 1-50
		7News at 11	KMGH Kevin Krug, Producer



4B	Morning/Noon Newscast Markets 51-100
		Channel 2 News Today: McVeigh Execution	KJRH Loren Cosby, Producer Karen Larsen, Anchor Russ McCaskey, Anchor John Walls, Field Anchor Pete Knutson, Reporter


5	Spot News/ Single Report
		Where's The Bear?	KCNC Everett McEwan, News Photographer/Editor




6	Live News
		I-76 Pileup	KUSA Andrew Resnik, Reporter


7	General News/ 24 Hours
		Persons of Peace	WFAA Gary Reaves, Reporter Douglas Burgess, Photojournalist



8	General News/ No Limit
		Flight over Afghanistan	KMGH John Ferrugia, Investigative Reporter Mike LeClaire, Photographer Brian Weister, Editor


9	News Feature/ No Limit
		Karpenters In Kilts	KUSA Adam Schrager, Reporter Lou Davis, Photojournalist



10	News Feature/ 24 Hours
		The Wire Man	KMGH Sean McLaughlin, Reporter Steve Coppin, Videographer/Editor


11	News Series
		Lexi & Syd: The Separation	KCNC Vicki Hildner, Producer Stephanie Riggs, Reporter Bill Masure, Photographer/Editor



12	Sports Reporting
		Field of Dreams	KUSA Gary Shapiro, Reporter Dave Delozier, Photographer John Kuhrt, Editor

13	Franchise Reporting
		You Paid for It!	KMGH John Ferrugia, Investigative Reporter Tony Kovaleski, Investigative Reporter Jeff Harris, Executive Producer/Researcher Kurt Silver, Producer/Researcher Mike LeClaire, Photographer Brian Weister, Editor



14	Investigative Reporting
		Children Exposed: The Thimerosal Coverup	WFAA Valeri Williams, Correspondent Meredith Schucker, Producer Mark Smith, Producer Jesus Hernandez, Editor Nann Goplerud, Executive Producer



15	Special Events Coverage
		The Timothy McVeigh Execution	KOCO Nancy Melear, Producer


16	Documentary/ Current Issues
		Lexi & Syd	KCNC Vicki Hildner, Producer Stephanie Riggs, Reporter Bill Masure, Photographer/Editor Dawn Maxwell, Post Production Editor Rob Burke, Photographer Eric Blumer, Photographer

17	Documentary/ Artistic or Cultural
		Spirit of Colorado: Rodeo Road	RMPBS John W. Burshtan, Executive Producer/Editor Lisa D. Olken, Producer/Editor Kim Kendrick, Producer/Editor Jen Moeller, Producer/Editor Scott VanOrdstrand, Videographer/Editor Ken Sciacca, Videographer



18	Documentary/ Historic
		Ski! A Century of Colorado Skiing	RMPBS Lisa D. Olken, Writer/Producer/Editor Jennifer Barta, On-line Editor Scott VanOrdstrand, Photographer Kim Kendrick, Coordinating Producer Tom Manion, Graphics Daniel Mercure, Contributing Editor



19	Target Audience Program
		Never Sell Yourself Short	KCNC Stephanie Riggs, Producer/Writer Don Stevenson, Photographer Bill Carr, Editor Dagny Eustice, Graphics




20	Public Affairs Program
		Tribute to the 7 Everyday Hero	KMGH Mitch Jelniker, Producer/Writer Jeff Hirota, Executive Producer


21	Informational/ Instructional Program
		TV Confidential	RMPBS Ron Schukar, Project Coordinator Michael Spencer, Producer/Director Dan Flenniken, Executive Producer Tom Dudzinski, Executive Producer


22	Interview/ Discussion Program
		On The Record: Drug Scandal and DA's Race	KERA Kay Vinson, Editorial Producer

23	Entertainment Program
		Spirit of Colorado: Wild and Crazy	RMPBS Kim Kendrick, Producer/Editor Jen Moeller, Producer/Editor Daniel Mercure, High Def Editor Jennifer Barta, High Def Colorist Scott VanOrdstrand, Videographer/Editor Lisa D. Olken, Line Producer/Editor


24	Youth/ Children's Program
		9Kids Who Care	KUSA Julie Andrews, Producer

25	Sports Program
		Saturn Cycling Classic	KCNC Raetta Holdman Webster, Writer/Producer Dagne Eustice, Post-production Editor Alison Harder, Post Production Editor Dawn Maxwell, Post Production Vic Lombardi, Host



26	Special Engineering Achievement
		Trains of the American West	RMPBS John W. Burshtan, Executive Producer/Editor Daniel Mercure, High Def Editor Jennifer Barta, High Def Editor Tom Craig, Production Manager Scott VanOrdstrand, Videographer/Colorist Dave Kinney, Videographer/Editor/DVD Producer


27	Graphic Design - News
		News Package Design 2001	KDFW Stephen Vance Daniels, Project Director/Designer Justin Anstead, Designer Jeremiah Bailey, Designer Kristi Bopp, Designer Jeff Fuller, Designer


28	Graphic Design - Non-news
		Weather & Spirit Graphics Composite	WFAA Ben Day, Design & Animation



29	Set Design
		News4 Set	KCNC Michael Calhoun, Set Designer Tom Mares, Set Designer Jeff Gruber, Set Designer



30	Music
		Legends & Oddities- World's Tallest Tower	DC8 Dave Wruck, Composer/Performer Steve Capstick, Composer/Performer

31	PSA - Single Announcement
		Get A Life, Get A Pet: "Cry Baby"	Malone Media Brian Malone, Writer/Producer Cindy Malone, Writer/Producer Lowel Pierce, Director of Photography


32	PSA - Campaign
		People with a Gift for Television	KERA Johnette Alter, Producer/Art Director



33	Promotion - News Spot Announcement/ 24 Hours
		Lexi & Syd Separation Part 2	KCNC Mark Petersen, Producer



34	Promotion - News Spot Announcement/ No limit
		"Tell it to the Judge"	KDFW Chris Ivey, Producer/Director/Editor Aaron Caughran, Video Shooter


35	Promotion - Spot Announcement/ Non-news
		When Elaine Attacks	KDVR Shea Eby, Writer/Producer/Editor



36	Promotion - Station Image
		Brotherly Love	KUSA Steve Carter, Writer/Producer Andy Schaeffer, Photographer/Editor



37	Promotion - Campaign/News
		News 8 Weather 2002 Image Campaign	WFAA Barb Bennett, Writer/Producer Ben Day, Graphic Design Raymond Martin, Producer Jerry Cadigan, Editor Todd Reid, Editor Wally Wawro, Sound Design



38	Promotion - Campaign/ Non-news
		Family First 2002 Image Campaign	WFAA Catherine Helean, Writer/Producer Ronda Gibbons, Writer/Producer Barb Bennett, Writer/Producer Raymond Martin, Producer Jerry Cadigan, Editor Wally Wawro, Sound Design


39	Anchor - News
		Stephanie Riggs	KCNC Stephanie Riggs, Anchor



40	Anchor - Weather
		Mike Nelson - Meteorologist	KUSA Mike Nelson, Meteorologist


41	Anchor - Sports
		Vic Lombardi Composite	KCNC Vic Lombardi, Anchor


42	Editorial/ Commentary
		Chasing Ghosts	KCNC Greg Moody, Writer/Talent



43	Talent: Host/Interviewer/Moderator
		Colorado Sportswomen Stories	KCNC Marcia Neville Burke, Host/Reporter/Producer


44	Talent: Acting, Performing, Announcing
		Bruce Bonnheim Composite Announce	KDAF Bruce Bonnheim, Voice Talent


45	Direction
		WB2 News At Nine	KWGN Debra L. Luthye, Director



46	Direction - Tape/Film
		Ski! A Century of Colorado Skiing	RMPBS Lisa D. Olken, Writer/Director/Editor



47	Technical Director
		North Texas Twisters	KTVT Dennis A. Lokey, Technical Director


48	Editing - News
		Shane McEachern's News Editing Composite	KUSA Shane McEachern, Editor Synergy





49	Editing - Non-news
		Jerry Cadigan Editing - Composite	WFAA Jerry Cadigan, Editor


50	Editing - Sports
		The Jack Creamer Sports Editing Composite	KCNC Jack Creamer, Editor




51	Editing - Post-Production/On-Line Editor	TIE
		Kelly Fogo Composite	KWGN Kelly Fogo, Editor


		Composite Pieces 2002	KDFW Stephen Vance Daniels, On-line Editor/Art Director

52	Audio
		The Sound of Sports	KUSA Shawn Montano, Video Editor



53	Lighting
		Multi-spot Composite	KDFW/KDFI Aaron Caughran, Director of Photography


54	Videography - News
		Burgess Video Composite	WFAA Douglas Burgess, Photojournalist



55	Videography - Non-news
		Legends & Oddities: A Kingdom for a Star	DC8 Steve Capstick, Videographer



56	Sports Videography
		Money the Hard Way	WFAA Arnold M. Payne, Photographer/Producer


57	Writing - News
		Vicki Hildner	KCNC Vicki Hildner, Writer


58	Writing - Non-news
		Never Sell Yourself Short	KCNC Stephanie Riggs, Writer



59	Journalistic Enterprise
		Sean McLaughlin Composite	KMGH Sean McLaughlin, Reporter


60	Student Achievement
		Building Tomorrow's Minds Today	University of Oklahoma David Tarpenning, Advisor Jeremy Gossett, Producer/Director