The hardworking reporters and photojournalists here at WZZM 13 have outdone themselves yet again.
Between 7 members of the WZZM 13 team, the station was awarded 12 Michigan Emmys, awarded by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) at a ceremony Saturday evening. The station was also named in a 13th win for the Grand Rapids Community College-produced "Cooking with Angus: Mozzarella" which aired on Channel 13.
Here are the winners:
Category: Politics/Government
News Single Story/Series/Feature: David Bailey and John Linsley for "Do you want me to look it up?"
Category: Business/Consumer
Sarah Sell and Mike Powers for "Nauseating Ride"
Category: Crime
News Single Story/Series/Feature: David Bailey and John Linsley for "Could she really be sleep driving?"
Category: Talent/Reporter
Transportation/Traffic: David Bailey for "Speed limits and the law"
Category: Military
News Single Story/Series/Feature: Sarah Sell and Evan Linnert for "Charlie Foxtrot"
Category: Children/Youth/Teens
News Feature: Brent Ashcroft and Mike Powers for "A soldier for life"
Category: Feature News Report
Serious Feature: Brent Ashcroft for "The Value of a Quarter" (produced with Andy Sugden)
Category: Human Interest
News Feature: Brent Ashcroft and John Linsley for "Hat Man"
Category: Health/Science
Program/Special: Val Lego for "Dementia's Toll"
Category: Feature News Report
Light Feature: Brent Ashcroft and John Linsley for "EMOH"
Category: Historic/Cultural
News Feature: Brent Ashcroft for "Two Guns" (produced with Andy Sugden)
Category: Writer
News: Brent Ashcroft
We couldn't be more proud -- and not just of those who won Saturday night, but the entire team who make the wins possible. Congratulations!
Time for the Michigan Emmy Awards! pic.twitter.com/pGTxF63uTk
— Taz Painter (@TazWZZM) June 10, 2017
The final @wzzm13 Emmy of the night goes to @brentashcroft for writing!
— Taz Painter (@TazWZZM) June 11, 2017
So proud of the @wzzm13 team - 12 Michigan Emmy awards tonight! Great job, all!
— Taz Painter (@TazWZZM) June 11, 2017
NATAS and the Emmy award were founded in 1947 to showcase the best in the television industry. According to the NATAS website, it's the only non-profit organization dedicated to recognizing outstanding achievements.
The 39th Emmy Awards were held in Detroit at the MotorCity Casino.
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April Stevens is a multi-platform producer at WZZM 13. Have a news tip? Email news@wzzm13.com, visit our Facebook page or Twitter.