SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, May 9, 2012 – KQED, the public media organization that serves Northern California, is pleased to announce 17 nominations for the 2012 Northern California Emmy® Awards for its public television stations KQED and KQED Plus. The programs recognized include QUEST, a local series concentrating on science, nature, and the environment; This is Us, a series profiling the remarkable people of the South Bay; as well as numerous documentaries and specials.
KQED is nominated for the following Northern California Emmy® awards:
DOCUMENTARY
- Journey of the Universe, KQED 9/Northcutt Productions/InCA Productions
Patsy Northcutt and David Kennard, Producer/Directors; Catherine Lynn Butler, Co-Producer
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT, FEATURE/SEGMENT
- QUEST Science on the Spot: Open Source Creativity — Hackerspaces, KQED 9
Craig Rosa, Senior Interactive Producer; Jenny Oh, Producer/Editor
INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL, FEATURE/SEGMENT
- QUEST: Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct: Big Fixes for Big Quakes, KQED 9
Sheraz Sadiq, Segment Producer; Michael Goode, Associate Producer; Linda Peckham, Editor;
Amy Miller, Series Producer; Paul Rogers, Managing Editor
HISTORIC/CULTURAL, FEATURE/SEGMENT
- This is Us: Carol Ruth Silver Freedom Rider, KQED Plus
John Gregg, Producer; Becca King Reed, Director; Steven G. Kern, Editor; Simon Gordon, Sound
HISTORIC/CULTURAL, PROGRAM/SPECIAL
- San Francisco Symphony at 100, KQED 9/SFS Media/Janette Gitler Productions
John Kieser, Executive Producer ; Janette Gitler, Producer;
Robert Weiss, Coordinating Producer; Miles Saunders, Writer; Blair Gershkow, Editor - A Journey for Good: Tanzania, KQED 9/Bayside Entertainment
Joanie Wynn, Steve Wynn, Producers - This Is Us: Pearl Harbor, KQED Plus
John Gregg, Producer; Steven G. Kern, Photographer; Simon Gordon, Sound;
Becca King Reed, Director
PUBLIC/CURRENT/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, FEATURE/SEGMENT
- This is Us: Donyo Tibetan Monk, KQED Plus
John Gregg, Producer; Steven G. Kern, Editor; Simon Gordon, Sound - QUEST: Exoskeletons Walk Forward, KQED 9
Christopher J. Bauer, Segment Producer; Joshua Cassidy, Associate Producer;
Linda Peckham, Editor; Amy Miller, Series Producer; Paul Rogers, Managing Editor
PUBLIC/CURRENT/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, PROGRAM/SPECIAL
- The New Environmentalists, KQED 9/Mill Valley Film Group
John Antonelli, Tom Dusenbery; Will Parrinello, Producer/Directors
HEALTH/SCIENCE/ENVIRONMENT, FEATURE/SEGMENT
- QUEST: Redwoods and Climate Change, KQED 9
Gabriela V. Quiros, Producer; Joshua Cassidy, Associate Producer; Linda Peckham, Editor;
Paul Rogers, Managing Editor; Amy Miller, Series Producer - QUEST: Sidelined: Sports Concussions, KQED 9
Amy Miller, Producer; Sheraz Sadiq, Segment Producer; Joshua Cassidy, Associate Producer;
Linda Peckham, Editor; Paul Rogers, Managing Editor
WRITER, PROGRAM
- This is Us: Pearl Harbor Survivors, KQED Plus
John Gregg, Writer - This is Us: Carol Ruth Silver Freedom Rider, KQED Plus
John Gregg, Writer - A Journey for Good: Tanzania, KQED9/Bayside Entertainment
Joanie Wynn, Writer
PHOTOGRAPHER, PROGRAM (NON-NEWS)
- A Journey for Good: Tanzania, KQED 9/Bayside Entertainment
Steve Wynn, Photographer
EDITOR - PROGRAM (NON-NEWS)
- San Francisco Symphony at 100, KQED 9/SFS Media
Blair Gershkow, Editor
The 41st annual Northern California Area EMMY® Award ceremony will take place on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square (333 O’Farrell Street) with host John Kessler.