NBC 5 Wins 11 Lone Star Emmy Awards

NBC 5 Wins 11 Lone Star Emmy Awards

Morning Team Wins Top Honors for NBC 5 Today

DALLAS/FORT WORTH, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lone Star Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recognized the accomplishments of NBC 5 / KXAS-TV with 11 Emmy awards during its 7th annual event on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, in Dallas.

NBC 5 Today at 6 a.m. took top morning newscast honors. NBC 5 Today is anchored by North Texas favorites Brendan Higgins, Deborah Ferguson, Meteorologist Jennifer Lopez and traffic expert Tammy Dombeck.

Nada Ruddock, NBC 5 director of community affairs, received the community service Emmy for her work in promoting the 2009 Komen Race for the Cure.

"There's a team of folks working very hard each day to bring relevant news and information to DFW area viewers and it's rewarding to have a prestigious organization like the Emmys recognize this," says NBC 5 president and general manager Tom Ehlmann.

   NBC 5 2009 Lone Star Emmy recipients:    NEWSCAST - MORNING / DAYTIME - LARGER MARKETS (1-25)   "NBC 5 Today"   Alisha LeBrun, Producer    COMMUNITY SERVICE   "Komen Race for the Cure 2009"   Nada Ruddock, Director of Community Affairs and Producer    FEATURE NEWS REPORT - SERIOUS FEATURE / SERIES   "A Game of Hope"   Matt Barrie, Producer/Reporter   Noah Bullard, Producer/Photographer    SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENT REPORT -   PROGRAM / SPECIAL / FEATURE / SEGMENT   "Spotlight: Cleared By DNA"   Reginald Hardwick, Producer   Kristi Nelson, Anchor/Reporter    PROMOTION - NEWS PROMO - SINGLE SPOT   "2008 Year Ender"   Steve Lemonds, Shooter/Editor   Ted Nekic, Producer   Larry Watzman, Executive Producer   Kristal Williams, Art Director    DIRECTOR - POST-PRODUCTION / SHORT FORM (PROMOS, PSAS, COMMERCIALS, OPENS,   ETC.)   Directing Excellence 2008   Ted Nekic, Director   Dwight Vasel, Director   Larry Watzman, Director    DIRECTOR - TECHNICAL DIRECTOR   NBC 5 Today at 6 Composite   Marc Mahacek, Technical Director    EDITOR - SHORT FORM (PROMOS, PSAS, COMMERCIALS, OPENS, ETC.)   Excellence in Editing 2008   Steve Kampen, Editor   Steve Lemonds, Editor   Dwight Vasel, Editor    ON-CAMERA TALENT - REPORTER - SPORTS   "Don't Barrie My Stories"   Matt Barrie, Reporter    PHOTOGRAPHER - SPORTS (SINGLE CAMERA ONLY)   "Noah's Art"   Noah Bullard, Photographer    WRITER - NEWS   "Beijing Bound"   Brian Curtis, Writer/Reporter    NBC 5/KXAS-TV is the NBC Owned and Operated media center serving the   Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.  

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