The 2021 Lone Star EMMY Awards were held Saturday night virtually and here are the top categories.
OVERALL EXCELLENCE
Excelencia Telemundo Houston
KTMD
Tony Canales, President/General Manager
News 4 San Antonio: Here 4 You
WOAI
Dean Radla, General Manager
NEWS EXCELLENCE
KXLN-News Excellence
KXLN
Martha Kattan, Vice President Of News
News Excellence: A Year Of Extremes
KXAS
John Stone, Vice President Of News
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Juntos Podemos
KTMD CS
JC Pérez, Director Of Marketing
KHOU 11 - Your Education Station
KHOU
Dale Lockett, Director Of Local Programming & Community Marketing
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Congrats.
UPDATE WITH TELEVISION STATION PRESS RELEASES
TELEMUNDO 60 IS THE MOST DECORATED STATION IN SAN ANTONIO, REGARDLESS OF LANGUAGE
San Antonio, TX– (November 22, 2021)– This past Saturday, the Lone Star Emmy Chapter held their 2021 virtual gala to celebrate and honor excellence in journalism. Telemundo 60 San Antonio/KVDA was recognized in 6 categories, making it the most decorated station in San Antonio, regardless of language.
“What an honor to receive such prestigious recognition, we focus all of our efforts in serving our local community by keeping them informed with the best news quality and accurate information,” said Delines Alonso, Vice President of News.
Following is the full list of wins for Telemundo 60 San Antonio:
NEWSCAST - MORNING/DAYTIME - MEDIUM MARKETS (26-60)
11am Golpe Artico: Segunda Ronda
Karla Rivera, Producer
Justin Rodriguez, APC Operator
Alejandra Martínez, Producer
Lilian Pérez, Weather Anchor
Jessica Montoya, Anchor
Arlena Amaro, Anchor
Delines Alonso, Writer
NEWSCAST - EVENING - MEDIUM MARKETS (26-60)
Noche De Elecciones Presidenciales
Jacelin Gutierrez, Producer
BREAKING OR SPOT NEWS - MULTIPLE REPORT
5p San Antonio Airport Shooting
Amy Alvarez, Producer
CONTINUING COVERAGE
Vanessa Guillen
Vladimir Flores, Reporter
HISTORIC / CULTURAL - NEWS
Celebrando El Sabor Hispano
Jessica Montoya, Reporter/Writer
Joel Flores, News Assignment Desk
RELIGION - NEWS
La Virgen De Guadalupe Fe Y Esperanza En La Pandemia
Karla Rivera, News Producer/Writer
Joel Flores, News Assignment Desk
Arlena Amaro, Anchor
Justin Rodriguez, APC Operator
“I am proud of the work of our news team and the level of commitment of each one of them, their passion and work ethic to give the best for our viewers is impressive, this motivates us to continue to do our best every single day,” said Robert Sarabia, President and General Manager of Telemundo 60
For complete details on all of the winners and categories, please access The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Lone Star Chapter’s official 2021 Lone Star Emmy Awardees list (here)
About Telemundo 60 San Antonio
Telemundo 60 San Antonio / KVDA is Telemundo’s south Texas television station serving Spanish-speaking viewers in the San Antonio market. Owned by NBCUniversal, Telemundo 60 has been delivering local news, information, and entertainment to viewers throughout South Texas for more than 25 years and reaches approximately 1.3 million viewers in thirty-two counties. Viewers turn to Telemundo 60 for local breaking news, weather forecasts and sports headlines across a variety of platforms, including online at TelemundoSanAntonio.com and via its mobile and social media channels. Today, Telemundo 60 produces more than 14 hours of local news and programming each week and demonstrates its commitment to the community by cultivating local partnerships and capturing the diversity of South Texas.
NBC 5 DALLAS-FORT WORTH AND TELEMUNDO 39 AWARDED 22 LONE STAR EMMY® AWARDS
FORT WORTH / DALLAS, TX – (November 23, 2021) – The Lone Star Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth / KXAS and Telemundo 39 / KXTX a total of 22 Lone Star Emmy® Awards during the 19th annual awards gala held virtually on Saturday, November 20.
NBC 5 was awarded 10 Lone Star Emmy® Awards and Telemundo 39 12 awards across several categories. “Powerless,” an ongoing NBC 5 series examining the events of last winter’s Texas power grid failures, won the station a Lone Star Emmy for “Investigative Report.”
“Our journalists work together to tell meaningful stories impacting North Texans – in both English and Spanish language,” said Tom Ehlmann, NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 President and General Manager. “We are honored to receive so many Lone Star Emmys recognizing our teams’ efforts.”
John Stone, NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 Vice President of News added, “Our news staff is rooted in the community and committed to reporting stores with fairness, accuracy and balance that resonant with our viewers.
Following is the full list of wins for NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth and Telemundo 39 Dallas-Fort Worth.
NBC 5 / KXAS Dallas-Fort Worth:
NEWS EXCELLENCE
News Excellence: A Year of Extremes
John Stone, Vice President of News
NEWSCAST - MORNING/DAYTIME - LARGER MARKETS (1-25)
State Fair 2020: Howdy Folks
Larry Collins, Segment Producer
Deborah Ferguson, Anchor
Keisha Burns, Meteorologist
Kevin Williams, Photojournalist
Dennis Holmes, Photojournalist
Chris Mathis, Photojournalist
Marc Mahacek, Director
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT - MULTIPLE REPORTS
Powerless
Jose Sanchez, Photojournalist/Editor
Scott Friedman, Senior Investigative Reporter
Eva Parks, Investigative Producer
CHILDREN / YOUTH / TEEN - NEWS
Carter In The Classroom
Wayne Carter, Reporter/Writer
TALENT - REPORTER - LIVE
Live Reporting: The Pandemic Chronicles
Larry Collins, Reporter
BRANDED CONTENT PROGRAM - SHORT FORM OR LONG FORM CONTENT
Texas Today: Visit McCurtain County
Jocelyn Kaspar, Producer
Everardo Huerta, Producer
Amy Sillan, Executive Creative Director
Steve Lemonds, Photographer/Editor
TALENT - COMMENTATOR / EDITORIALIST / PERFORMER / NARRATOR / PROGRAM HOST
Texas Today Getaways
Kristin Dickerson, Host
WRITER - LONG FORM CONTENT
Maximizing Moments on Texas Today Getaways
Kristin Dickerson, Writer
EDITOR - LONG FORM CONTENT
Jody Powers - Editor, Texas Today
Jody Powers, Editor
GRAPHIC ARTS
NBC 5 COVID-19 Case Tracker Campaign
Candelaria Vidana, Senior Artist, Brand Design
Telemundo 39 / KXTX Dallas-Fort Worth:
NEWSCAST - EVENING - LARGER MARKETS (1-25)
El Norte De Texas Bajo La Nieve
Geovana Herrera, Producer
Karen Alejandra Ramirez, Editor
Ariana Figuera, Reporter
Pablo Sánchez Nuñez, Meteorologist
Enrique Teuteló, Anchor
Luis Cordero, APC Director
Joanna Sample, Assignment Desk
NEWSCAST - WEEKEND
Frozen Valentine
Carla Bermúdez, News Producer
Ariana Figuera, Reporter
Sandy Marin, Reporter
Martha Minjárez, Reporter
Reyna Cavazos, Anchor
Gina Gonzalez-Campo, Executive News Producer
Manuel Moreno, Executive Producer
Joanna Molinero Sample, Assignment Desk
NEWS FEATURE - LIGHT FEATURE
Hoy Es Mas Importante Manana
Jose D Orsini, Photographer/Editor
ENVIRONMENT / SCIENCE - NEWS
Los Rostros De La Crisis
Norma Garcia, Reporter
Arnaldo Gines, Photographer
John Stone, Executive Producer
MILITARY - NEWS
Like Memorial Day Every Day
Preservando La Historiá Militar
Jose D Orsini, Photographer/Editor
Cynthia Garcia, Producer
Emilio Ramos De Jesus, Reporter
TEXAS HERITAGE - NEWS
El Arte Detrás Del Sombrero
Martha Minjarez, Producer/Reporter
Arnaldo Gines, Editor
WEATHER - NEWS
Tiempo Extremo: Más Allá Del Pronóstico
Alexis Orengo, Meteorologist
TALENT - ANCHOR – NEWS/WEATHER
Space, Technology and Weather With Nestor
Néstor Flecha, Chief Meteorologist
EDITOR - NEWS
The Boris Composite 3.0
Arnaldo Gines, Editor
PHOTOGRAPHER - NEWS
The Boris Composite 5.0
Arnaldo Gines, Photographer
MAGAZINE PROGRAM
Acceso Total DFW
Adriana López, Producer/Anchor
Lariza Moreno, Producer
Edwin Mendez, Marketing Director
Krishma Trejo, Producer
Tom Salazar, Jr., Editor
Moises Muñoz, Editor
Edgar Garcia, Editor
PROMOTION - CAMPAIGN / IMAGE - NEWS
Contigo Primero Te Informa En Las Redes Sociales
Jose Campos, Writer/Host
Brandon Rivera, Editor/Director
NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 are co-located in The Studios at DFW. The television station duopoly works closely together to leverage their collective strengths and resources to better serve viewers – both Spanish and English-speaking – in North Texas.
For complete details on all of the winners and categories, please access The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Lone Star Chapter’s official 2021 Lone Star Emmy Awardees list here.
About NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth / KXAS
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth / KXAS is the NBCUniversal Local station serving the communities of North Texas with quality local news, weather forecasts, consumer and investigative reports and sports and entertainment programming across all platforms, including the station’s dedicated website NBCDFW.com, its mobile app, social media channels and on COZI TV (Digital 5.2) and NBCLX (Digital 5.3), the station’s multicast channels.
About Telemundo 39 / KXTX
Telemundo 39 / KXTX is Telemundo’s local television station serving the Spanish-speaking community throughout North Texas. Owned by NBCUniversal, Telemundo 39 delivers award-winning local breaking news, weather, entertainment and sports programming across a variety of platforms, including on air, online at Telemundo39.com and via mobile and social media channels.
