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2021 ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMMY ® AWARDS
Letter from the President
Greetings Friends and Colleagues and welcome to
the 44th Annual Rocky Mountain Emmy® Awards
Whew, what a whirlwind of
unexpected events we have
been navigating since we last
met in person at the 42nd Rocky Mountain
Emmy® Awards! Hopefully, by the time
we celebrate the 45th Rocky Mountain
Emmy Awards, we will be back to something
reminiscent of “normal.” Let tonight be
another step forward!
We are happy to have Theresa Maher as our
Event Chair again this year and Mark Reda
has returned as our Awards Chair, along with
Donna Rossi as Vice Chair. All the work for
this event is accomplished throughout the
year by committees, the Board of Governors
and our indispensable, Executive Director,
Lara Gates. None of what you will see and
experience tonight would be possible
without the hard work and dedication of
the event team and board, which have been
chosen by our chapter members.
As you may be aware, one of our goals is to
ensure we have a diverse group of board
members, inclusive of other markets outside
of the Greater Phoenix area, as well as from all facets of our industry and craft. We will be
announcing board elections soon. We would be honored to have any of our members fill these
upcoming openings. If you are interested, please reach out.
Another priority is to continue focusing on supporting and mentoring our future leaders
through educational programs, scholarships and the Student Production Awards. When you
have a chance, please check out the resources, information and chapter history available at
rockymountainemmy.org
We want to remember and keep in our hearts, all of our friends, colleagues and loved ones we
have lost since we last gathered.
On behalf of the entire Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter and your Board of Governors, we
would like to congratulate all of our nominees, recipients and honorees.
Thank you for joining us to celebrate together, or apart. Good luck, stay safe and be well,
Doug Mummert
President , Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
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Letter from Awards Chair
Idon’t really want to talk much about 2021, but
it’s part of the job.
First, I need to thank the members of the
Awards Committee who did so much extra work
this year. They picked up a lot of slack for me.
They deserve an incredible amount of personal
and professional gratitude. Awards Vice Chair,
Donna Rossi, Executive Director Lara Gates,
Award Committee members Bob Adlhoch, Chuck
Emmert, Mike Headrick, Micah Johnson, Carol
Lynde, Doug Mummert and Özlem Özgur, thank
you from the bottom of my heart.
Their job was made even tougher this year with
the many changes we implemented. We divided
most content categories into four sub-categories
-- News No (Production) Time Limit; News Single
Shift; Content Long Form and Content Short
From. We offered 130 categories and subcategories.
In some instances, we merged sub-categories after the deadline when
there were insufficient entries for a fair competition. We did not, however, merge
news and non-news. We also offered a Technical Achievement category for the first
time, to acknowledge the innovation used to overcome the difficulties in delivering
content to the viewer in these challenging times.
Every one of the 898 entries was vetted for potential eligibility and rules violations by
the Awards Committee. Entries were judged by at least seven qualified peers from
nine other chapters. We were one of a small number of chapters that participated
in a test of bilingual judging in several news categories. In these cases, at least 10
qualified peer judges reviewed all entries. Judges came equally from both English
and Spanish language Newsrooms from across the country. The more things
changed in 2021…the more they were different. And we believe better.
Let me thank all those chapter members who judged other chapter’s entries. You
provide an invaluable service to our chapter and to the entire NATAS community.
Nearly 40% of our entrants judged in 2021. It is a great way to discover new and
creative ways of delivering content. There may be nothing new under the sun, but
there are always different ways of presenting it. I challenge those members who
haven’t judged to try it. You’ll like it.
The Awards Committee is available to all broadcasters in this region. We will respond
to all inquiries and questions and will guide everyone who needs assistance through
the process.
Enjoy the Gala. Together we will honor the nominees and celebrate the recipients.
Congratulations.
Mark Reda
First Vice-President/Awards Chair
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Tonight’s Host
NEMR
NEMR is a Lebanese/American
Stand-Up Comedian credited
with establishing and pioneering
the stand-up comedy scene
throughout the Middle East where he
performs in English. Nemr grew up in San
Diego and then moved back with his family to
Lebanon. He went on to break down barriers
and unite people in a region where bombing
on stage can have a completely different
meaning.
In May of 2014 he was featured on the cover
of Rolling Stone magazine (Middle East)
solidifying Nemr’s legacy as the biggest
name in stand up in the region. Nemr also
has numerous television credits from major
networks in the Middle East, has been seen
on CNN, was a guest on BBC HARDTalk, and
appeared on ‘The Nightly Show with Larry
Wilmore’.
As an accomplished stand-up comic with
eight full feature shows it’s no wonder Nemr’s
world tours have enjoyed unprecedented
success, selling out across the globe from
every major city in the U.S. to Europe and
the Middle East. His first global event was
captured in his hit comedy special, ‘No
Bombing in Beirut’, which was filmed in both
Lebanon and Los Angeles, and premiered
on Showtime, and is now available worldwide. Since then he toured ‘Love Isn’t the
Answer’ and ‘The Future is NOW!’ which came to an end at the peak of its run due
to COVID shutting the world down.
But now Nemr is back with another brand new hilarious show! Following what the
world has been through, it’s a show you won’t want to miss! And in between shows
you can catch Nemr live on his twitch channel nemrcomedy!
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PROFESSIONAL
NOMINEES
2021
MORNING NEWSCAST
Action 7 News More in the
Morning
KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS
Cody Thomason
Laura Bouzari
Royale Da
Joshua Demick
Andrew Jaramillo
Fallout in Phoenix: Downtown
Damage and Destruction
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Gabrielle Ortega
Lisa Fuller Magee
Nicholas Sanchez
Maria Hechanova
Jaime Cerreta
Travel Abroad Arizona
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Jessica Parsons
Javier Soto
Tara Hitchcock
Yetta Gibson
Kendyl Wainscott
Tess Rafols
Ashley Reyes
Nick Sanchez
Corrie Seabrook
Heidi Goitia
Vanessa Lichvar
Maria Hechanova
Maria Braganini
CONTINUING COVERAGE
Westgate Shooting
KPNX 12 NEWS
Mark Faccio
Matt Wendt
Jeff Vinton
Mitch Carr
Rachel Cole
Joe Dana
Brahm Resnik
Michael Doudna
Josh Sanders
William Pitts
Colleen Sikora
Erica Stapleton
Mark Curtis
Caribe Devine
A Grim Discovery: Finding JJ and
Tylee
KSAZ FOX10 PHOENIX
Justin Lum
Joseph Keating IV
When Election Day is More than
Just Tuesday
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Kendyl Wainscott
Olivia Fierro
Javier Soto
Tess Rafols
Jaime Cerreta
Vanessa Lichvar
Underserved: How Arizona failed
the Latino Population Against
COVID-19
ABC15
Liliana Soto
Fuertes Vientos Causan Daños al
Norte de Utah / Familias Sufren
los Estragos
KULX TELEMUNDO UTAH
Rudy Nieves
Irving Soriano
Search for JJ and Tylee Ends,
Justice Begins
KSTU FOX 13
Lauren Steinbrecher
INVESTIGATIVE SINGLE
REPORT
Singulair’s Dangerous Side
Effects
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Kris Pickel
Gilbert Zermeño
What’s In Your Weed?
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Kris Pickel
Motorola Investigation
KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS
T.J. Wilham
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INVESTIGATIVE MULTIPLE
REPORTS
Highway Dangers Ignored
KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS
T.J. Wilham
Tyler Brodeur
Agricultores de San Luis: Nos
Necesitan Pero No Nos Quieren
Vacunar Contra el COVID-19
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Silvia Sanchez
Oscar Gomez
Politically Charged
ABC15
Shawn Martin
David Biscobing
Lauren Wilson
Force: Perception vs Reality
KSL-5
Mike Headrick
Emiley Dewey
Crisis Calls Unanswered
KSL-5
Brittany Glas
Aley Davis
Emiley Morgan Dewey
Full Disclosure
ABC15
David Biscobing
Shawn Martin
Lauren Wilson
Chad Lindstrom
NEWS LIGHT FEATURE
Pierde Su Brazo Pero Incrementa
Su Fe
TELEMUNDO ARIZONA
Juan Juarez
El Sheriff de Oro
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Silvia Sanchez
Oscar Gomez
Nuditos de Amor
TELEMUNDO 3 KESE
Francisco Rivas
A Family Affair
ABC15
Sonu Wasu
Peter Scholz
Shipwrecks of the Great Salt Lake
KSTU FOX 13
Todd Tanner
Taylor Murray
Pedalendo en la Pandemia
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Jose Angel Alvarez
Up: Indy’s Adventure
KSL-5
Mike Headrick
Tanner Siegworth
Birds of a Feather
KSL-5
Heather Simonsen
Josh Szymanik
The Mystery of Skinwalker Ranch
KSL-5
Meghan Thackrey
Andrew Adams
NEWS SERIOUS FEATURE
A Un Año del Potente Terremoto
Que Sacudió a Utah
KULX TELEMUNDO UTAH
Nathalie Avilan
Lorena Lim
Noe Gonzalez
Rudy Nieves
Gustavo Jaimes
Street Medicine
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Kris Pickel
Hector Holguin Jr.
Impacto del COVID-19 en la
Industria Agrícola
TELEMUNDO ARIZONA
Melissa Aguilar
Faces of COVID-19 in Arizona
ABC15
Colby Root
Claudia Rupcich
Daniel Bavaro
Letters of Hope
FOX13 SALT LAKE CITY
Sydney Glenn
Jesse Walden
SUZ’S STORY - Cancer during
COVID
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Heather Moore
Vanessa Lichvar
EXCLUSIVA - Entrevista a la
mamá de Bernardo Palacios
KULX TELEMUNDO UTAH
Luis Mitchell Zevallos
The People vs. The Pandemic:
Addiction
KOB 4
Colton Shone
Jonathan Dineyazhe
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT
SHORT FORM CONTENT
The Muralist
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Andrew Brown
Becoming: ORLANDO DUGI
MOUNTAIN MOVER MEDIA
Kaela Waldstein
Amber-Dawn Bear Robe
Drummer Performs on Top
Piestewa Peak Daily During
Pandemic
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC
David Wallace
STAR27: Murales de la Frontera
TELEMUNDO 3 KESE
Francisco Rivas
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT
LONG FORM CONTENT
Art in the 48: In the Paint
ARIZONA PBS
Melissa Thompson
Shana Fischer
Ron Bruce
Alberto Rios
Thrive 125: A Utah Celebration
BARUCH/GAYTON PRODUCTIONS
Charles Gayton
Wayne Baruch
Riders of the Purple Sage: The
Making of a Western Opera
QUANTUM LEAP PRODUCTIONS
Kristin Atwell Ford
Bill Davis
Layers Of Love + Oodles of
Noodles In The Midst of a Global
Pandemic
REEL PEOPLE PRODUCTIONS
Katy Sine
Dru Williams
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BUSINESS/CONSUMER
CONTENT
Cerveza Artesanal en Tiempos de
Pandemia
TELEMUNDO 3 KESE
Francisco Rivas
Sweat Equity: Making Utah
Homes Affordable
PBS UTAH
RaeAnn Christensen
Brenton Winegar
John Rogers
Lee Ollerton
COVID 19 Impact: Our Recovery
in New Mexico
KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS
Melissa Williams
Chris Fullam
Kalyn Norwood
Glendale’s Great Sports &
Entertainment District
CITY OF GLENDALE AZ
Sue Breding
Luis Jacinto
Jay Crandall
Rebound with Realism
ABC15
Megan Thompson
CRIME CONTENT
“Pandemic Predators” - New
Mexico Living
KRQE
Chad Brummett
Dark Side
KPNX 12 NEWS
Erica Stapleton
Carlos Chavez
Katie Wilcox
True Crime Arizona: The Lori
Vallow Case
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Jennifer Jones
Morgan Loew
Edward Ayala
Kim Powell
Gilbert Zermeno
Jacob Mowry
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS
SHORT FORM CONTENT
COVID-19 Lessons from Home
PBS UTAH
Liz Adeola
John Rogers
Carol Dalrymple
William Montoya
School in the Time of COVID
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
John DeSoto
Cáit NíSíomón
Star Party
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Vanessa Barchfield
Mya Long
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS
LONG FORM CONTENT
2020 Student Production Awards
for Excellence
RMSW NATAS
Dan JP Ciernia MEd
Dale R. Wyman
Chuck Emmert
Doug Mummert
Krystle Henderson
Carlos Chavez
Visionary Faculty: Daniela Triadan
& Takeshi Inomata
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Özlem Ayse Özgür
Class of 2021- Learning During a
Pandemic
KPNX 12 NEWS
Kacie Talamante
Tram Mai
PERFORMER/NARRATOR/
HOST/MODERATOR
Mark Tarbell
ARIZONA PBS
Mark Tarbell
Watch L.A. Work
PBS UTAH
Liz Adeola
Breaking Par Host Ryan Johnson
ELEVATED MEDIA PARTNERS
Ryan Johnson
Tara Hitchcock : “At The Movies”
& “What to Watch”/‘Good
Morning Arizona’
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Tara Hitchcock
WRITER CONTENT
Raising Buchanan - Christmas
Promo
CHEESE BOARD PRODUCTIONS
Bruce Dellis
Scripting Through the Chaos
KPNX 12 NEWS
Chris Dutton
Breakthrough
PHOENIX SUNS BROADCASTING
Bob Adlhoch
DIRECTOR SHORT FORM
CONTENT
Meet The Makers - Hopi Basket
Weaver
RED KNIGHT MEDIA
Jack Chapman
ISchool/The College of Social
and Behavioral Sciences
Experience/ Faculty Spotlight
Composite
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Özlem Ayse Özgür
Lifeblood of the People
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Mari Cleven
DIRECTOR LONG FORM
CONTENT
Riders of the Purple Sage: The
Making of a Western Opera
QUANTUM LEAP PRODUCTIONS
Kristin Atwell Ford
The Watershed
SALT RIVER PROJECT
James Bustamante
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Silver Circle Inductee
Steve Stucker
Steve Stucker is a weatherman
for KOB 4’s “Eyewitness News
Today” show in Albuquerque,
New Mexico. This morning
program airs weekdays from 4:30 a.m.
to 7:00 a.m. With over 30 years with
KOB television, Stucker has been
continuously forecasting weather in
New Mexico longer than any other TV
personality.
Stucker has received dozens of honors
in his years on KOB 4, including being
voted Best of the City awards for
“Best TV Personality” and/or “Best
Meteorologist” the past 16 years in a row,
by readers of a local lifestyle publication,
“Albuquerque, The Magazine.”
Stucker is well known throughout New
Mexico for his community involvement,
which includes working with dozens of nonprofit groups, churches and schools.
He has spoken to thousands of students about the importance of staying in
school, and making their dreams come true. He is sought after as a motivational
speaker for civic organizations, graduations and corporate events. He has served
as the master of ceremonies host for more events than any other person in the
history of New Mexico.
Stucker brings his “Celebrity Weather Dogs” on air with him every Friday
morning for his popular Parade of Pets feature, which promotes adoption
through local animal shelters.
He is a fixture at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, and he has not
missed a single broadcast in more than 30 years. Stucker goes live from the field
all nine mornings of the event and has developed a worldwide following through
his colorful comments and his outrageous Balloon Fiesta costume and pin
collection. Stucker jokes that he is the probably the most photographed human
at Balloon Fiesta every year.
Stucker is the Founder and Director of Beds4kidz, a branch of UpB4 the Son
Charities & Ministries. Beds4kidz gives beds to families who are sleeping on the
floor. To date, they have placed more than 11,000 people in clean, comfortable
beds, free of charge.
He has been married to his wife Rose for 28 years and they have four
adult children and three grandchildren. Stucker is an Ordained Chaplain
(International Fellowship of Chaplains), and the Men’s Ministry Pastor at New
Covenant Church of Albuquerque.
In addition to his professional accolades and personal accomplishments Stucker
is also a rookie beekeeper. Tonight we toast his sweet success on all fronts.
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Silver Circle Inductee
Tom Leander
Tom Leander is a two-time Rocky Mountain Emmy
Awarded television and radio sports broadcaster with
more than 38 years of on-air experience. While his
background includes radio, television sportscasting,
editing and sports production, the majority of his career has
been as an on-air personality for the Phoenix Suns.
Leander first started as a Suns “ball boy” in the mid 1970’s. In
1993, he secured his dream job with the team as the host and
producer of pre-game, half-time and post-game shows. He
continues in that role, along with some play-by-play duties to
this day.
Leander is a 1982 graduate of Brophy College Preparatory in
Phoenix where he played varsity basketball. He then attended
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and became the
University’s Sports Director for KXLU Radio, calling play-by-play
for the LMU men’s basketball team for three years. Following
his college career, he moved into on-air television work when he
joined the CBS affiliate KMST-TV in Monterey, California, as a
sports anchor and reporter. He then moved on to Tucson’s CBSaffiliate
KOLD-TV, also as a sports reporter and anchor.
Moving back to Phoenix in 1991, Leander joined the Suns
organization as the host and producer of its pre-game, halftime and postgame shows. He
spent many years working alongside former Suns players Tom Chambers and Eddie Johnson.
Leander’s other play-by-play experience includes the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury with Hallof-Famer
Anne Meyers Drysdale, Arena Football League’s Arizona Rattlers, Pac-12 College
Football’s ASU Sun Devils, Indoor Soccer’s Arizona Sandsharks and live-streaming high school
basketball and football games for the Brophy Broncos.
In 2016, Leander wrapped up a project titled, “The Sunderella Suns,” a one-hour documentary
which recaptured the magic of the 1975-76 Suns team that reached the NBA Finals. This earned
Leander a Rocky Mountain Emmy Award for sports production.
Leander coaches 8th grade basketball at Saint Simon and Jude Catholic School, runs his
Leander Hoop Academy for kids K-8, and teaches TV and radio broadcasting courses at
Brophy College Preparatory where he mentors high school students in learning the beauty and
complexity of sports broadcasting.
He and his wife Sandy have been married 30 years. They met and fell in love at KOLD-TV in
Tucson while working as fellow reporter/anchors. The couple has three beautiful children:
Lauren, Keaton and Bryson, and three dogs — two rescues and his favorite mountain biking
partner, an Australian shepherd named Bindi.
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EDITOR CONTENT
One Nation Under Science
LANDMARK STORIES AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF ARIZONA
Sandra Westdahl
Breaking Par Luckiest Golf
Course In The World
ELEVATED MEDIA PARTNERS
Felix Stone
MCC Digital Marketing
FERVOR CREATIVE
Drew Moraca
Riders of the Purple Sage: The
Making of a Western Opera
QUANTUM LEAP PRODUCTIONS
Misty Wilson
Bill Davis
Kristin Atwell Ford
Timothy “TJ” Larsen
ARIZONA PBS
Timothy Larsen
ASU KER - Recognition of
Resilience
FERVOR CREATIVE
Don Newlen
Drew Moraca
The Bahidaj Harvest
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Mitchell Riley
PHOTOGRAPHER
CONTENT
One Nation Under Science
LANDMARK STORIES AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF ARIZONA
Sandra Westdahl
VOA Utah - Homeless Outreach
Program
COLOR RED MEDIA
Cody McCarthy
Meet The Makers - Pine Creek
Lavender Farm
RED KNIGHT MEDIA
Jack Chapman
LIGHTING LOCATION OR
STUDIO
A Taste of Italy With Utah Heart
REEL PEOPLE PRODUCTIONS
Dru Williams
Plate and Pour - The Great
Gadsby Bakery
ARIZONA PBS
Rodolfo Romo
SPORTS STORY NEWS
The Seated Golfer
Arizona’s Family
Nick King
Jason Terry and Kobe Bryant
Never Got Their Rematch
KOLD-TV
Bailey O’Carroll
Man vs. Horse
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Max Gorden
Shane Egan
SPORTS STORY CONTENT
Pac-12 Unlocked: Adia Barnes
PAC-12 NETWORKS
Ashley Adamson
Richard Allard
Schedule Release
UTAH JAZZ
Josh Cook
Kevin Robbins
David Phipps
A Race in the Life: Armani
Williams
SPORTS360AZ
Devon Henry
Wired - Patrick Peterson @ Dallas
ARIZONA CARDINALS BROADCAST
NETWORK
Richard Mendez
We Are With You
UTAH JAZZ
Chris George
Dan McKinney
Kevin Robbins
LIVE SPORTS PROGRAM
Cardinals Locker Room
KPNX 12 NEWS
Jeffrey Schneider
Ryan Cody
Cameron Cox
Chris Peterson
Elysia Sledd
Chierstin Susel
Sports Tonight- Racial Injustice
KPNX 12 NEWS
Jeffrey Schneider
Cameron Cox
Chierstin Susel
Bruce Cooper
Jazz Game Night Pregame
UTAH JAZZ
Nathan Harker
Travis Henderson
SPORTS PROGRAM POST-
PRODUCED OR EDITED
Flight Plan - Virtual Reality
ARIZONA CARDINALS BROADCAST
NETWORK
Richard Mendez
Daniel Nettles
Tim DeLaney
Graysen Choy
Shawn Deloney
Breaking Par Episode 46
ELEVATED MEDIA PARTNERS
Ryan Johnson
Felix Stone
Connor Child
Breakthrough - Devin Booker
PHOENIX SUNS BROADCASTING
Bob Adlhoch
Paden Wigness
Tommy Arguelles
Tom Leander
Benicia Thompson
Edward Johnson
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LIVE SPORTING EVENT/
GAME
Thursday Night Lights: Davis vs
Herriman
KUTV
Dave Fox
Craig Hart
Matt Komma
Remembering Westy - Suns vs
Clippers
PHOENIX SUNS BROADCASTING
Paden Wigness
Bob Adlhoch
Edward Johnson
Kevin Ray
Jazz vs. Nuggets - NBA Playoffs
UTAH JAZZ
Jeremy Brunner
Travis Henderson
TEEN CONTENT
Hearing Isaiah
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Mitchell Riley
Nathan Huffman
Jordan Chin
Share the Light
BOULDER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR
Parker Gates
Emma Suttell
The Class of 2020
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Tadiwa Kambarami
ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE
SHORT FORM CONTENT
Flying Nakoda
ARIZONA GAME AND FISH
David Majure
Selling Water
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Vanessa Barchfield
Mya Long
Jeff Landers
Las Reinas del Polen / Amenaza a
la Colmena
KULX TELEMUNDO UTAH
Rudy Nieves
Raptor Migration Study
ARIZONA GAME AND FISH
David Majure
One Nation Under Science
LANDMARK STORIES AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF ARIZONA
Sandra Westdahl
Galen McCaw
Our Land: Albuquerque’s Bosque
NEW MEXICO PBS
Laura Paskus
Matt Grubs
Benjamin Cody Yazza
Kevin Maestas
Antony Lostetter
Afro Herper
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Vanessa Barchfield
Nathan Huffman
Mya Long
Reconciliation on the River
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Mitchell Riley
Bryan Nelson
Jordan Chin
HEALTH/MEDICAL SHORT
FORM CONTENT
Pandemia en Utah
UNIVISION KUTH 32
Hyrum Quiroz
Sebastian Carrillo
Francisco Vazquez
“Did I Have COVID-19?” - New
Mexico Living
KRQE
Chad Brummett
Iain Munro
HEALTH/MEDICAL LONG
FORM CONTENT
Vacuna Esperanza de Vida
KULX TELEMUNDO UTAH
Pedro Andrade
Irving Soriano
Noe González
Cindy Bernal
Cazando al COVID-19
TELEMUNDO 3 NEWS
Francisco Rivas
Nassieli Pizano
The People vs. The Pandemic
KOB 4
Nathan O’Neal
Colton Shone
Jonathan Dineyazhe
COVID-19: The Turning Point
FOX13 SALT LAKE CITY
Kelton Wells
Ben Winslow
Sydney Glenn
Lauren Steinbrecher
Robert Evans
Amy Nay
Utah’s Suicide Epidemic
PBS UTAH
Liz Adeola
Phil Isom
Steve Crass
Lee Ollerton
John Rogers
Dave Krummenacher
Kevin Sweet
Dosis de Esperanza: Venciendo a
la Pandemia
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Johnny Cordoba
Misael Gonzalez
León Felipe González
Daniela Zavala
Gerardo Higginson
Juan Villa
HISTORICAL/CULTURAL
SHORT FORM CONTENT
Climate Change Impacting Hopi
Farmers and Their Way of Life
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC
David Wallace
Ian James
Myth and The West
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
David Fenster
Nathan Huffman
Martin Rubio
The Bahidaj Harvest
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Mitchell Riley
Nathan Huffman
Jordan Chin
Meet the Makers - Hopi Basket
Weaver
RED KNIGHT MEDIA & DUNHAM MEDIA
Jack Chapman
Jessica Dunham
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HISTORICAL/CULTURAL
LONG FORM CONTENT
Zozobra: Legacy of Fire
KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS
Melissa Williams
Chris Fullam
Royale Da
Brittany Hope
Brandon Pruitt
Andy Weber
Sasha Lenninger
Remembering the Past,
Embracing the Future
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Warren Trent
Jennifer Jones
Yetta Gibson
Brandon Lee
Arrianee LeBeau
Rick Olivares
Michael Abbott
Rick Beaugrand
Edward Ayala
Gilbert Zermeno
Hector Holguin Jr.
Jacob Mowry
Serjio Hernandez
Nick Sanchez
Community Connection with
Susan Casper: RACE - Bridging
the Cultural Divide
ABC15
Susan Casper
Brooks Sneed
Dwight Kimbro
Acceso Total Arizona San Juan
Puerto Rico
TELEMUNDO ARIZONA
Priscilla Torres
Ivan Valenzuela
Arturo Trujillo
Dulce Rosadilla
El Zopilote del Volcán
TELEMUNDO 3 KESE
Francisco Rivas
Gabriel Salazar
HUMAN INTEREST SHORT
FORM CONTENT
For the First Time in His Life,
Due to COVID-19, Chris Frisby is
Homeless
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC
Thomas Hawthorne
Lifeblood of the People
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Mari Cleven
Running Towards Herself
ARIZONA PBS
Steve Filmer
Vanessa Ruiz
Wyatt
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Vanessa Barchfield
Mya Long
37th Annual Walter Cronkite
Award: Dean Baquet
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Isaac Easley
Meet the Makers - Pine Creek
Lavender Farm
RED KNIGHT MEDIA & DUNHAM MEDIA
Jack Chapman
Jessica Dunham
HUMAN INTEREST LONG
FORM CONTENT
Hunkapi Love
MAJUREMOTION PICTURES
David Majure
Dottie
EMBUDO VALLEY LIBRARY AND
COMMUNITY CENTER
Dandan Liu
Marc Liu
Heroes In Disguise
KSL-5
Dan Rascon
Tanner Siegworth
Billy
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Vanessa Barchfield
Nathan Huffman
HEALTH MEDICAL NEWS
Lethal Infection
KSTU FOX 13
Adam Herbets
Holding Their Hands as They Pass
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Jared Dillingham
Vaccine Side Effects
KUTV
Heidi Hatch
Paul Howard
Mike Stephen
El Legado de Tío Rufino
UNIVISION KUTH 32
Lester Rojas
COVID Long Haulers
KSL-5
Keira Farrimond
The People vs. The Pandemic:
Isolated
KOB 4
Nathan O’Neal
Jonathan Dineyazhe
Breast Implant Illness - Scientific
Evidence
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Kris Pickel
HISTORIC CULTURAL
NEWS
Albuquerque’s Dirty Little Secret
KRQE
Larry Barker
Mark Corey
Thomas Garcia
Estudiante Participa en una
Competencia por el mes de
Herencia Afroamericana en
Español
KULX TELEMUNDO UTAH
Luis Mitchell Zevallos
We Used Them for Steps!
KSL-5
Jay Hancock
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Silver Circle Inductee
Tara Hitchcock
Tara Hitchcock knew she wanted to be on television in the
sixth grade. Thanks to a teacher who saw early on that this
girl could TALK, she enrolled in a speech and debate class
in high school and never looked back. Indeed, years later
when she was the host of Good Morning Arizona, there would be
segments of the show that would be internally slugged simply as
“Tara Talks.”
Hitchcock graduated cum laude with a BA in Communications
and Political Science from Boston College and went on to get her
Master’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the Medill School
at Northwestern. It only took one phone call to get her first job
in TV at KBMT-TV in Beaumont, Texas. She quickly proved her
deftness in covering crawfish festivals and holiday tree lightings,
and within three months, Hitchcock was named the station’s main
co-anchor.
In 1996, she moved to Phoenix to host the highly-rated Good
Morning Arizona on KTVK-TV. “Tara is smart, funny and a breath
of fresh air -- and for someone who loves to talk, she is one of the
best listeners and interviewers you’ll ever see,” says the guy who
hired her, former KTVK news director Phil Alvidrez. “Her quick
wit, down-to-earth personality and ability to move seamlessly
between the serious and the silly endeared her to viewers.
Hitchcock has made her mark on Arizona television. She has
interviewed everyone from John McCain to Justin Bieber
and her love of sports has brought her to host shows from the
Masters, Super Bowl and World Series. She also accumulated an inordinate amount of predawn
speeding tickets over the years in her race to get to work. She would have had even more
speeding tickets, but she talked her way out of them.
A member of the Critics’ Choice Association, Hitchcock currently hosts “Behind The Screens”
for Harkins Theatres. Viewers can catch her weekly celeb/travel segments on “Good Morning
Arizona” and “MORE Good Day Oregon.” Her other passion is travel, and you can read about
her adventures in her periodic “Tara’s Big Travels” feature in Phoenix Magazine (as well as JetSet
Magazine, City Lifestyle publications & more).
Off camera, Hitchcock has used her high profile to help countless charities. She’s been honored
with numerous awards for her tireless work in the community, named as one of Arizona’s Top
Ten “Trendsetters” in 2012. She has helped raise a tremendous amount of money for the Barrow
Neurological Center. She serves on the board of Best Buddies Arizona, is a National Celebrity
Ambassador for Childhelp USA and is active in charities including the Foundation for Blind
Children, Celebrity Fight Night, For Those without a Voice and more. She and her three sisters
participated in multiple AVON 2-day breast cancer walks in honor of their grandmother, Babci.
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The People vs. The Pandemic:
COVID Monster
KOB 4
Colton Shone
Jonathan Dineyazhe
Akosita Kaufusi- The Loss of a
Daughter
KSL-5
Garna Mejia
Aubrey Shafer
Mes de la Herencia Negra /
Celebrando la Diveridad de Utah
KULX TELEMUNDO UTAH
Rudy Nieves
HUMAN INTEREST NEWS
NO TIME LIMIT
The 1984 Murder of Teen Paper
Girl Christy Ann Fornoff
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Briana Whitney
Serjio Hernandez
Louis Tortora
La Cuarentena Antes de la
Pandemia
UNIVISION KUTH 32
Hyrum Quiroz
Sebastian Carrillo
Francisco Vazquez
Lester Rojas
Two Families : One Heart
KSL-5
Mike Headrick
Tanner Siegworth
Acting Like a Kid
KOB 4
Tessa Mentus
HUMAN INTEREST NEWS
SINGLE SHIFT
Familia Hispana Vuelve en TikTok
a un Repartidor de Pizza
KULX TELEMUNDO UTAH
Luis Mitchell Zevallos
Dancing Out of Depression: The
Tucson Dancing Runner
KOLD-TV
Megan McNeil
Jesse Zoller
Solemn Vow
KSL-5
Andrew Adams
Tanner Siegworth
Glen Beeby
SOCIETAL CONCERNS
SHORT FORM CONTENT
Bringing Cancer Care to the
Navajo Nation
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN CUSTOM MEDIA
Kris Fatsy
Jayshan Carpen
Ben Gershman
¿Hombre o Mujer?
UNIVISION KUTH 32
Sebastian Carrillo
Hyrum Quiroz
VOA Utah - Homeless Outreach
Program
COLOR RED MEDIA
Cody McCarthy
“A Monumental Question” - New
Mexico Living
KRQE
Chad Brummett
Gabby Giffords Shooting:
Who Was Shot, and How They
Changed
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC
Thomas Hawthorne
Pandemic Dreams
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Elena Lopez
Cáit NíSíomón
Forks Up, Masks Up
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Amy Chou
Safwat Saleem
Joshua Belveal
SOCIETAL CONCERNS
LONG FORM CONTENT
Mayor Tim Keller’s 2021 State of
the City | Uncharted Territory
CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE - GOV TV
Diego Lucero
One By One
KSL-5
Angie Denison
Eric Betts
ASU KER - Recognition of
Resilience
FERVOR CREATIVE
Don Newlen
Drew Moraca
Jami Pomponi Alire
Theresa Koscuisko Lamb
TECHNOLOGY CONTENT
Utah Insight- Silicon Slopes
Sparks Tech Economy
PBS UTAH
Liz Adeola
RaeAnn Christensen
Steve Crass
Lee Ollerton
Phil Isom
Dave Krummenacher
John Rogers
Isotopes, Migrants & Mysteries
ARIZONA PBS
Steve Filmer
Vanessa Ruiz
Power Connectors
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Bryan Nelson
Martin Rubio
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CULTURAL/TOPICAL
DOCUMENTARY
Breaking Par: COVID-19 Special
ELEVATED MEDIA PARTNERS
Ryan Johnson
Felix Stone
Connor Child
Rachel Cole
A Long Walk In Socialism
TPUSA PRODUCTIONS
Robert Baum
Joseph Stone
Nathan Lata
Joshua Dillard
Gabe Moon
The Work is Hard and Not Done:
Being Black in the Valley
KPNX 12 NEWS
Chris Dutton
Ryan Bengford
Emily Mowers
Ryan O’Connell
Judd Slivka
HISTORICAL
DOCUMENTARY
We Remember
KSL-5
Carole Mikita
Robert Brown
Poetry in Paint: Bea Mandelman
in Taos
NEW MEXICO PBS
Michael Kamins
Downwinders and the
Radioactive West
PBS UTAH
Cheryl Niederhauser
John Howe
Lee Ollerton
Kevin Sweet
Utah Movie Palaces
PBS UTAH
Lee Ollerton
Kevin Sweet
Issac Goeckeritz
Brenton Winegar
James Findlay
Will Montoya
Justin Cook
MAGAZINE PROGRAM
Art in the 48: Finding Your
Passion
ARIZONA PBS
Melissa Thompson
Shana Fischer
Alberto Rios
Ron Bruce
Jay Conner
Langston Fields
Carlos Chavez
Rodolfo Romo
Allysa Adams
Big Dreams
ARIZONA PBS
Margery Punnett
Rebecca Guldberg
Mark Tarbell
Melissa Thompson
Arizona Illustrated:
Understanding the Bighorn
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
John Booth
Tom McNamara
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
PROGRAM
Disinformation in the 2020
Election
PBS UTAH
Jason Perry
Morgan Lyon Cotti
Natalie Tippets
Dana Barraco
Brooke Doner
Phil Isom
Lee Ollerton
Biden’s Border Strategy
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Kassandra Lau
Lorraine Rivera
Tony Paniagua
Mya Long
Gilbert, Arizona: Portraits of
2020
GILBERT DIGITAL
Jessica Bautista
Elizabeth Rohe
SPECIAL EVENT
COVERAGE
Gathering of Nations: The Roots
Run Deep
MOUNTAIN MOVER MEDIA
Kaela Waldstein
Derek Mathews
The Procedure
KAZT
Chris Wooley
Wayne Dickmann
David Rizik
Brad Perry
OSIRIS-REx Touch-and-Go
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Martín Rubio
Nathan Huffman
Bryan Nelson
Festival of Trees Special
Programming
KSL-5
Angie Denison
INFORMATIONAL/
INSTRUCTIONAL
CONTENT
Filming With Your Phone
CITY OF PHOENIX COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICE
Chuck Emmert
Back to the Farm
ARIZONA PBS
Margery Punnett
Rebecca Guldberg
Melissa Thompson
Mark Tarbell
Night Fishing
ARIZONA GAME AND FISH
David Majure
All About the Vaccines
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Bryan Nelson
Nathan Huffman
Martin Rubio
THANK YOU TO OUR ANNOUNCERS THIS EVENING:
Lupita Murillo & Micah Johnson
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2021 ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMMY ® AWARDS
Silver Circle Inductee
Chris Schueler
Chris Schueler has created more than one hundred
television programs over the past 25 years. These
programs have garnered 26 Rocky Mountain
Emmy® Awards and some have been broadcast
throughout the world.
Focusing on educational and social issues, Schueler has
experience in youth programming, cultural and social
documentaries and video projects, and family series
television. His clients have included the United Nations,
the National Institute of Mental Health, the PBS Network,
the CBS Network Foundation as well as networks and
government entities worldwide.
Schueler’s program topics have ranged from global warming
solutions to mental health stigma as well as domestic
violence, teen pregnancy prevention, AIDS, alcohol,
gambling addiction and opioid abuse.
His documentaries focusing on the environment, health and
social issues, and Native American challenges have not only
educated the viewing audience, but also have been used by
lawmakers and community leaders to inform decision making.
Schueler includes social marketing and target audience outreach for all his projects,
involving extensive use of electronic and internet platforms to address issues primarily
focused on teenagers and their families. In addition to including a large group of
teenagers in the programs production and outreach efforts, each of these projects
include organizing partnerships with nonprofit stakeholders, government entities and
private businesses. These documentaries and community outreach projects include
not only the airing of the programs in prime time, but also curriculum guides, Town Hall
meetings, specialized educational videos, and internet components including live web
cam interaction and text messaging.
The National Broadcast Association for Community Affairs named Chris Schueler
national “Innovator of the Year” for his nationally syndicated, News 101 Project that
trained teenagers to produce television news stories for local network affiliates.
Schueler has used his model to train journalists around the world in creating social issue
documentaries.
Schueler is the Executive Director of “SafeTeen New Mexico” which was named one of
the six best Community Outreach Programs in the United States.
And tonight, he can add member of the prestigious NATAS Silver Circle Society in the
Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter to that list.
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INTERVIEW/DISCUSSION
CONTENT
Pass It On
ARIZONA PBS
Margery Punnett
Melissa Thompson
Rebecca Guldberg
Mark Tarbell
VP Debate Breakdown
PBS UTAH
Jason Perry
Morgan Lyon Cotti
Natalie Tippets
Dana Barraco
Brooke Doner
Lee Ollerton
Phil Isom
Claiming Kamala
ARIZONA PBS
Nakia Christian
Ebonye Delaney
Scot Olson
Brad Cesmat Talks to Thom
Brennaman
SPORTS360AZ
Brad Cesmat
Jared Nielson
GRAPHIC ARTS
3D Animation
SKYGATE PICTURES
Bob Dolan
Ray Garcia De Leon
AUDIO LIVE OR POST
PRODUCED
Downwinders and the
Radioactive West
PBS UTAH
Brenton Winegar
William Montoya
Carter Pann: Soprano Saxophone
Concerto (2019)
ARIZONA PBS
Alex Kosiorek
True Concord Voices and
Orchestra - A Savior from on High
ARIZONA PBS
Alex Kosiorek
MUSICAL COMPOSITION/
ARRANGEMENT
Los Maskareñas
MEDIASLINGER
Jason Goodyear
Yo Prometo
MEDIASLINGER
Jason Goodyear
Carlos Medina
CRIME NEWS
“No Podemos con Tanto Dolor:”
Hermana de Nicole Solorio
Cuenta el Horror que Viven desde
México
KULX TELEMUNDO UTAH
Nathalie Avilan
Catalina Ruiz
Escaping Meaningful Justice
KUTV
Wendy Halloran
MacKenzie Ryan
Mike Stephen
Crimen en Vivo y en Directo
KULX TELEMUNDO UTAH
Rudy Nieves
The Clearfield Rapist
KSTU FOX 13
Adam Herbets
Anatomy of a Riot
KRQE
Larry Barker
Mark Corey
Thomas Garcia
The Last Ride - Tragic Accident or
Reckless Crime?
KRQE
Larry Barker
Mark Corey
Thomas Garcia
Confessions of a Mafia Hit Man:
“Sammy The Bull”
KSAZ FOX10 PHOENIX
John Hook
Jon Noetzel
Habib Obi
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
Labyrinth Restores Hope to
Community Amid Pandemic
KGUN 9
Luzdelia Caballero
The Hidden Masterpiece: A New
Mexico Treasure Hunt
KRQE
Larry Barker
Mark Corey
Thomas Garcia
Circus Performers Stranded
KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS
Tyler Brodeur
12 News Celebrity Spotlight
KPNX 12 NEWS
Krystle Henderson
BUSINESS / CONSUMER
NEWS
Breeder in the Doghouse
KPNX 12 NEWS
Erica Stapleton
Carlos Chavez
Put To The Test: Gephardt Finds
Out The Best Battery For Your
Buck
KSL-5
Matthew Gephardt
Sloan Schrage
Fiberglass Nightmare
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Susan Campbell
Rick Beaugrand
Are Consumers Ignoring Business
Requests to Mask Up!?
KSL-5
Matthew Gephardt
Sloan Schrage
Cindy St. Clair
Josh Szymanik
The Ghost Kitchens
ABC15
Sonu Wasu
Peter Scholz
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Signed, Sealed…But Not
Delivered
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Warren Trent
Gary Harper
Todd Martin
Predatory Lending
KRQE
Larry Barker
Mark Corey
Thomas Garcia
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS
NEWS SINGLE SHIFT
Making the Grade
KSL-5
Andrew Adams
Tanner Siegworth
Soft Closure Hard Tears
KSL-5
John Wilson
Alex Cabrero
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS
NEWS NO TIME LIMIT
The Order
KUTV
Chris Jones
Nadia Pflaum
Mike Stephen
Reading, Writing, Polygamy, and
Real Estate
KSTU FOX 13
Adam Herbets
Students Definitely Left Behind
in Virtual Learning
KOB 4
Chris Ramirez
Taking Flight
KSL-5
Heather Simonsen
John Wilson
TEEN NEWS
Addiction Through A Daughter’s
Eyes
KSL-5
Aley Davis
Eric Betts
Debbie Worthen
Magnet for Mischief
KSL-5
Cindy St. Clair
Mike Headrick
ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE/
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Tech Support for Seniors
KOB 4
Joy Wang
La Buena Voluntad de David
Begay
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Jesus Fadel Ramirez
Daniela Zavala
Fidel Antonio Fadel
Jason Mills
Colossal Cave
KSAZ FOX10 PHOENIX
Brian Kae
MILITARY NEWS SINGLE
SHIFT
Flags Fly Proud
KSL-5
John Wilson
Alex Cabrero
Welcome Home Kage
KSL-5
Alex Cabrero
Jay Hancock
To Me, it’s Every Day.
ABC15
Zach Crenshaw
Alfonso Sahagun
The Major’s Mini Farm Gets A
Makeover
KSL-5
Meghan Thackrey
Arizona Silent Service Memorial
KSAZ FOX10 PHOENIX
Brian Kae
MILITARY NEWS NO TIME
LIMIT
An American Hero: Perseverance
& Freedom
KPNX 12 NEWS
Mark Curtis
Carlos Chavez
A Final Salute
KSL-5
Heather Simonsen
Josh Szymanik
Records of the Past
KSL-5
Andrew Adams
Ray Boone
POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
NEWS SINGLE SHIFT
“I Know My Son Was With Me”
Mother’s Plea Leads to First of its
Kind Law
KPNX 12 NEWS
Michael Doudna
All Up to Chance!
KSL-5
Matthew Rascon
Jay Hancock
POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
NEWS NO TIME LIMIT
Lights, Camera, Inaction: State’s
Shopping Spree Disappears
KRQE
Larry Barker
Mark Corey
Thomas Garcia
Riot in Cellblock 3
KRQE
Larry Barker
Mark Corey
Thomas Garcia
RELIGION NEWS
The Arrest of an Airman
KRQE
Sara Montoya
Jessica Kidder
Crystal Gutierrez
Thomas Garcia
Our Church Has Left The Building
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Zahid Arab
Louis Tortora
Hope In Numbers
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Heidi Goitia-Cullum
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Silver Circle Inductee
Bruce Haffner
Don’t tell Bruce Haffner it can’t be done.
Let’s start with his years as a student and fresh
out of ASU, when everyone wanted to be part of
the newest craze -- the music video. There you
found Bruce Haffner, helping produce an MTV-style show
showcasing the likes of U2, B.B. King and Rod Stewart.
Then, it was on to yet another competitive, high octane
vocation -- TV news. As a television news cameraman
covering stories around the country and across Arizona,
Haffner earned 15 Emmy Awards. “While most of us
know Bruce Haffner as the helicopter pilot and reporter
on Phoenix airwaves for years, he is also an amazing
photographer and editor,” says former KTVK executive
producer Abbie Smith. “His storytelling abilities behind the
camera were among the best in the business, capturing
the beauty and the challenges of people and places all
over Arizona. But it was telling stories from the air that
he loved the most, so while he was doing his day job as a
photographer and editor for NewsChannel 3, he was also
working to get his pilot/helicopter license so he could live his dream.”
And once he got that pilot’s license, Haffner transformed his career into a helicopter pilot. And
not just any helicopter pilot. Given his news experience, he took his TV photography experience
in the air and calls his helicopter “just an expensive tripod.” Haffner also supplied support for
reporters on the ground while they covered breaking news. “Whenever we were entering the
Gates of Hell on the ground,” says former KTVK reporter Mike Watkiss, who from time to time
has used his share of colorful descriptions, “it was always comforting to know Haffner was up in
the sky looking out for us and guiding us in.”
In 2009, Haffner saw his career change dramatically when KTVK sold its helicopter. Two years
later, he bought his own helicopter and launched CHOPPERGUY to provide top quality
aviation aerial video production and news coverage for KTVK and later KPHO CBS 5 as well. His
company also shoots aerials for production companies, ad agencies and CHOPPERGUY even
has a few movie credits on the big screen.
Haffner’s 25-year run as a Pilot/Reporter for KTVK-TV3 and CBS 5 ended in 2020. Now he
produces THE CHOPPERGUY SHOW on his CHOPPERGUY YouTube channel.
“Drones take great pictures from on high at a cost that’s low,” says former KTVK news director
Phil Alvidrez. “But Bruce Haffner took viewers with him on daily adventures, and his storytelling
rides were worth every penny. Phoenix television is poorer without him in the sky.”
If Haffner’s career proves anything, it is that we shouldn’t be surprised when he recreates himself
once again.
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SOCIETAL CONCERNS
NEWS NO TIME LIMIT
La Travesía De Jason
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Jesus Fadel Ramirez
Sheila Varela
National Park Ranger Kills
Unarmed Man
KOB 4
Chris Ramirez
Ephraim Utah/ Una Comunidad
en el Olvido
KULX TELEMUNDO UTAH
Rudy Nieves
Noe Gonzalez
A Quiet Crisis
KSL-5
Ashley Moser
Aley Davis
Keri Wilcox
The Justice Files: The Last
Lynching in the West
GOOD 4 UTAH / KTVX
Marcos Ortiz
Greg Townsend
Many Pieces to this Problem
KSTU FOX 13
Lauren Steinbrecher
Taylor Murray
MILITARY CONTENT
The Flying Fortress
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Gage Judd
Saluting a Special Veteran
HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY
Delbert Vega
Lin Sue Cooney
Arizona Daily Mix Memorial Day
Show
KAZT
Bradley Perry
Supporting Military Students and
Student Veterans in College
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Laura Fields
POLITICS / GOVERNMENT
CONTENT
2020 AZ Senate Debate
ARIZONA PBS
Allysa Adams
Ted Simons
Lorraine Rivera
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez
Mike Sauceda
Laarni Fernandez Nuez
Shana Fischer
Destino 2020
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Miguel Calvillo
Juan Villa
León Felipe González
Sheila Varela
Liliana Salgado
Heidi Renpenning
Silvia Sanchez
Utah Governor Debate
KUTV
Michael Garber
Tazya Williams
Kelcy Little
Heidi Hatch
Daniel Kovach
Mike Stephen
Craig Hart
Benjamin Pollchik
Erik Bullard
Eddie Collins
Utah Women Legislators Rise Up
PBS UTAH
RaeAnn Christensen
Steve Crass
Patrick Brennan
Carol Dalrymple
RELIGION CONTENT
Missionaries Aid Families in
Pandemic
CHURCH NEWSROOM
Buddy Blankenfeld
United In Prayer
KSL-5
Angie Denison
Eric Betts
Josh Szymanik
BRANDED CONTENT
SHORT FORM
Innovation at ASU
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Joshua Belveal
Amy Chou
Safwat Saleem
My Most Memorable Call
PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT
Jim Hartman
Reinvent Learning - Gateway
Community College
CULTIVATOR CONTENT LABS
David Hildreth
Scott Foreman
Behind the Scenes: The Wilhelm
Scream
MEGAPLEX THEATRES
Scott Terrill
CALS Graduation Trailer: Spring
2020
LANDMARK STORIES AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF ARIZONA
Sandra Westdahl
Galen McCaw
Pandemic Hospice Heroes
HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY
Lin Sue Cooney
Delbert Vega
BRANDED CONTENT LONG
FORM
The Purest Food & Coffee
Between The Red Rocks
REEL PEOPLE PRODUCTIONS
Katy Sine
Dru Williams
Backyard Biography - The
Multops
CALIFORNIA POOLS & LANDSCAPE
Jonathan Hayward
The Watershed
SALT RIVER PROJECT
James Bustamante
Daren Gulsvig
Ron Harrison
Joseph Cyr
Ann Brown
Tiffany Bolton
Dante Dimabuyu
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PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT SINGLE
SPOT
#VotaConmigo
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Gerardo Higginson
Claudia Prado
Ronald Estrada
Arizona Strong - Chalk
ABC15
Jose Ochoa
Logan Rager
Brooks Sneed
Unidos por los Nuestros –
COVID-19 Campaign
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Gerardo Higginson
Claudia Prado
Ronald Estrada
Yo Prometo
MOUNTAIN MOVER MEDIA
Kaela Waldstein
Carlos Medina
Arizona Strong - Pastor
ABC15
Brooks Sneed
Jose Ochoa
#VotaConmigo Voting Campaign
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Gerardo Higginson
Ronald Estrada
Claudia Prado
Wash Your Hands
KOB 4
Joy Wang
PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT
CAMPAIGN
Fentanyl Abuse and Narcan
PINAL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Samuel Salzwedel
Lauren Reimer
Mark Lamb
Distracted Drivers Terrify Me
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
John Dougherty
Russell Chase
Charles Cull
Joe Larger
NEWS PROMOTION
TOPICAL SINGLE SPOT
Video Game Risks
KPNX 12 NEWS
Bill McCarthy
Tragedy at Arches/The Death of
an Icon
KSTU FOX 13
Darcy Stapleford
Super Speeders
KUTV
Craig Hart
NEWS PROMOTION IMAGE
SINGLE SPOT
Local News Matters
ABC15
Jose Ochoa
La Guía del Monzón 2020 Promo
TELEMUNDO ARIZONA
Alfonso Villar
Ossman Enrique Padilla
Jorge Palomares
Patricio Gray
Henry Golac
Miss You
KUTV
Craig Hart
KOAT7: ‘Change’ 2020 Image
KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS
Justin Lund
Mic Flag
ABC15
Jose Ochoa
PROGRAM PROMOTION
SINGLE SPOT / IMAGE
The Work is Hard and Not Done:
Being Black in the Valley Promo
KPNX 12 NEWS
Chris Dutton
Ryan Bengford
Ryan O’Connell
Utah Movie Palaces
PBS UTAH
Chris Olivas
Zozobra 2020
KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS
Justin Lund
PROGRAM PROMOTION
CAMPAIGN
Celebrating Black History Month
ARIZONA PBS
Ebonye Delaney
Nakia Christian
This Is Utah - Season 3
PBS UTAH
Chris Olivas
Arizona Illustrated Rebrand
Campaign
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA
Carolyn Yaussy
PROMOTION SPORTS
Phoenix Suns - Valley Jersey
Reveal
PHOENIX SUNS BROADCASTING
Nick Williams
Christopher Price
Robert Weinerth
Graham Wincott
Isabel Guerra
Utah Jazz on AT&T Sportsnet
AT&T SPORTSNET
Garrison Schott
Cody Ulm
Laura Berzins
Casandra Perez
Breaking Par Promos
ELEVATED MEDIA PARTNERS
Ryan Johnson
Felix Stone
Connor Child
PROMOTIONAL TRAILER
Monday Night Showdown
ARIZONA CARDINALS BROADCAST
NETWORK
Dan Nettles
Downwinders and the
Radioactive West
PBS UTAH
Chris Olivas
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2021 ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMMY ® AWARDS
Silver Circle Inductee
Lisa Fuller Magee
Lisa Fuller Magee started her broadcast career
in radio when she was just 16 years old. Being a
disc jockey helped put her through college at the
University of Nebraska at Kearney. A few years
after she graduated, a visit to Arizona would change her
broadcasting path.
Magee took a part-time job at KTVK-TV as what was then
known as a “live-truck driver” -- driving a microwave truck
to locations and engineering the equipment so reporters
could do live-shots throughout the Valley. It was a great
experience as she moved into what she loved -- writing
stories, telling stories and coordinating broadcasts. Now 34
years later, she has been a writer, assistant producer, show
producer, live program producer, booker, special project
producer, movie critic and Senior Producer -- all at KTVK.
For nearly 15 years, Magee was the line and show
producer for Good Morning Arizona, a runaway hit
and ratings grabber in the Phoenix market. Also during
that time, Magee served as a movie critic for the show.
After producing Good Morning Arizona during the weekdays, she would fly to
Los Angeles or New York on weekends to see movies, interview the actors and
then turn the interviews into stories for Good Morning Arizona. She also did liveshots
and interviews from locations around the world, including Hawaii, Genoa,
London, Toronto, Vancouver, Rio de Janeiro and Moscow. Magee also used her
entertainment contacts to book and handle hundreds of movie stars, comedians
and bands when they appeared on Good Morning Arizona. This included everyone
from Jason Aldean to Damon Wayans to Liam Hemsworth.
“Viewers may not know that Lisa Fuller Magee is a Phoenix television institution,”
says Phil Alvidrez, the former longtime News Director at KTVK and now a partner
in MagicDust Television. “She would hate that description, but it’s true. And many
of the stories viewers loved for years on Good Morning Arizona never would have
happened without Lisa’s guiding hand.”
Her co-workers agree.
“Lisa has always been the consummate professional and the person you wanted
in the booth producing live programming like Good Morning Arizona,” says Abbie
Smith, the Executive Producer of The List and former KTVK co-worker. “She was
always the calm in the storm when news was breaking, and it had to get on the air.”
“Lisa is the total package,” says Marty Hames, the Community Liaison of Circle the
City and a former Good Morning Arizona anchor. “She is the definition of integrity, a
class act, and a true friend.”
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SPOT
Give the Gift of Joy
OH PARTNERS
Ken Phox
Adam Garcia
Colton Casper
Arizona Lottery “Reward
Yourself”
TRUE STORY FILMS
Cary Truelick
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Robert Beadle
Sustainability and Innovation
Campaign
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Maaike Banning
James Bustamante
Chris Baltzer
Kyle Hanlon
Liz Rogers
David Matteson
COMMERCIAL CAMPAIGN
MCC Digital Marketing
FERVOR CREATIVE
Don Newlen
Jami Pomponi Alire
Drew Moraca
Jessica Crosby
Native Grill & Wings 2021
Campaign
COX MEDIA
Jason McIlquham
Sands Fan Man
COX MEDIA
Bill Ottinger
Emeric Palm
Jeff Stanley
Stacy Lincoln
Bob Dolan
LIVE NEWS PRODUCER
George Floyd Protests Phoenix
TELEMUNDO ARIZONA
Johnny Cordoba
Kacie Bataller- Monsoon
Madness, Battleground Arizona &
An Active Shooter
KPNX 12 NEWS
Kacie Bataller
Carrying the Banner
KSL-5
Frances Cooke
Breaking News, Exclusive
Coverage and Memorable
Moments
KPNX 12 NEWS
Mark Faccio
Magali Rivera Senior Producer
TELEMUNDO ARIZONA
Magali Rivera
Maddy Pumilia 2020-2021
Producer Highlights
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Maddy Pumilia
Courtney Banks: Riots, COVID &
Decision 2020
KPNX 12 NEWS
Courtney Banks
LIVE SPORTS PRODUCER
Jeremy Brunner - Content
Factory
UTAH JAZZ
Jeremy Brunner
Travis Henderson Producer
Composite
UTAH JAZZ
Travis Henderson
WRITER NEWS
The People vs. The Pandemic:
Stories of the Navajo Nation
KOB 4
Nathan O’Neal
Dosis de Esperanza: Venciendo a
la Pandemia
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Johnny Cordoba
Megan McNeil, News Writer
Composite
KOLD-TV
Megan McNeil
La Travesía de Jason
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Sheila Varela
Looked Good On Paper VIII
KSL-5
Mike Headrick
DIRECTOR LIVE OR
RECORDED LIVE
Arizona Senate Debate
ABC15
Alexandria Tanguay
Travis Henderson Houston
Rockets at Utah Jazz
UTAH JAZZ
Travis Henderson
Cortez, Breaking News Coverage
KPNX 12 NEWS
Cindy Cortez
EDITOR NEWS / SPORTS
2020 Vision
ARIZONA CARDINALS BROADCAST
NETWORK
Shawn Deloney
Coyotes 2021
FOX SPORTS ARIZONA
Tom Elsner
Peter Scholz - News Editor
Composite
ABC15
Peter Scholz
Welcome Back D-backs
FOX SPORTS ARIZONA
Tom Elsner
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SPORTS
Through The Lens
ARIZONA CARDINALS BROADCAST
NETWORK
Shawn Deloney
Jason Bacon KNXV-TV
Composite
ABC15
Jason Bacon
Elections 2020
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Misael Gonzalez
Wilson Shooting 2020
KSL-5
John Wilson
VIDEO JOURNALIST
They Called it a One Man Band
Back in My Day
KSL-5
Mike Anderson
VJ, Capítulo: Pandemia
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Liliana Salgado
Before the Badge Composite
PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT
Stephanie Barnes
Arizona Peace Trail
ARIZONA GAME AND FISH
David Majure
Max Gorden Video Journalist
Composite
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Max Gorden
TECHNICAL
ACHIEVEMENT
Riders of the Purple Sage: The
Making of a Western Opera
QUANTUM LEAP PRODUCTIONS
Bill Davis
Jazz at Pistons - All Hands on
Deck Road Broadcast
UTAH JAZZ
Jeremy Brunner
Travis Henderson
Debates in a Pandemic
KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS
Chris Fullam
Phoenix Suns and the NBA
Bubble
PHOENIX SUNS BROADCASTING
Dan Siekmann
2020 Student Production Awards
for Excellence
RMSW NATAS
Dan JP Ciernia MEd
Dale R. Wyman
WEATHER CONTENT
La Mesa del Saber
TELEMUNDO ARIZONA
Henry Golac
El Rastro del Monzon
TELEMUNDO ARIZONA
Henry Golac
Miguel Gaytan
Magali Rivera
Juan Gonzalez
Angélica Atondo
Arturo Trujillo
Latter-day Saints Participate in
“Operation Firewood Rescue” to
Help Utah’s Native Americans
CHURCH NEWSROOM
Heidi Camacho
Monsoon 2020
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Paul Horton
Ashlee DeMartino
Elizabeth Anspach
Louis Tortora
Mike Smith
Matt Horn
Michael Abbott
Mike Conlee
Monsoon 2020
KPNX 12 NEWS
Kacie Talamante
Krystle Henderson
Lindsay Riley
Jamie Kagol
Carlos Chavez
Chris Latella
WEATHER NEWS
Winds Along the Wasatch
KSL-5
Frances Cooke
Kevin Eubank
Debbie Worthen
Dan Rascon
Ladd Egan
Jed Boal
Mike Anderson
Meghan Thackrey
Mark Wetzel
Pat Duran
Haboob Tracker
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Ashlee DeMartino
Climate Challenges Hemp
Farmers
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Ashlee DeMartino
Historic Alta Interlodge
KSL-5
Morgan Wolfe
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ANCHOR WEATHER
Meteorologist Krystle Henderson
KPNX 12 NEWS
Krystle Henderson
Meteorologist Byron Morton
KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS
Byron Morton
Meteorologist Chase Thomason
KUTV
Chase Thomason
Chief Meteorologist Henry Golac
TELEMUNDO ARIZONA
Henry Golac
Meteoróloga Suheily López Belén
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Suheily Lopez Belen
ANCHOR NEWS / SPORTS
Chierstin Susel Anchors
KPNX 12 NEWS
Chierstin Susel
Leon Felipe Gonzalez - News
Anchor
UNIVISION ARIZONA
León Felipe González
Jared’s 2020 Time Warp
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Jared Dillingham
Danielle Lerner
ABC15
Danielle Lerner
Mark Curtis 12 News Anchor
KPNX 12 NEWS
Mark Curtis
I’m Still Not a Baby, I’m a Man..
I’m an Anchorman!!!
KSL-5
Mike Headrick
REPORTER DAILY NEWS /
SPORTS / INVESTIGATIVE /
CONSUMER
Reportera en Tiempos de
Desinformación
UNIVISION ARIZONA
Liliana Salgado
Andrew Adams, Reporter
KSL-5
Andrew Adams
Any Time, Any Place, Any Story
KSAZ FOX10 PHOENIX
Matt Galka
Wendy Halloran Investigates
KUTV
Wendy Halloran
Kelly Vaughen Reporting
KUTV
Kelly Vaughen
Nick King Sports Reporter
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Nick King
DAYTIME / EVENING
NEWSCAST LARGE
MARKETS
Stop the Count Rally
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Taylor Fareri
Brandon Lee
Christina Armstrong
Briana Whitney
Jared Dillingham
Christopher Zang
Brittni Thomason
12 News First - June 23rd: Trump
Visit, Wildfire Evacuations
KPNX 12 NEWS
Dylan Dulberg
Tram Mai
Michael Doudna
Josh Sanders
Joe Dana
Kyle Burton
Andrew Hernandez
Aaron Kurtz
Matt Wendt
Daniel Mendez
12 News at 10
KPNX 12 NEWS
Mark Faccio
Caribe Devine
Mark Curtis
Colleen Sikora
Phillip Mathews
Nick Perez
Samuel Snook
Jeffrey Vinton
Niala Charles
America Decides: Election Night
2020
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Jennifer Jones
Jacob Mowry
Yetta Gibson
Brandon Lee
Briana Whitney
Kim Powell
Whitney Clark
Sean McLaughlin
Alyssa Reilly
Taylor Fareri
Heather Moore
DAYTIME / EVENING
NEWSCAST - MEDIUM OR
SMALL MARKETS
Action 7 News Live at 4: Hitting
Reset
KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS
Janelle Brisbine
Brittany Hope
Fatal Crash in Holtville - News 11’s
Early Edition
KYMA
Ernesto Romero
Jenny Day
Brandon Mejia
Alexandra Rangel
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SINGLE SHIFT
Niño al volante: ‘En busca de un
Lamborghini’
UNIVISION KUTH 32
Sebastian Carrillo
Craig Comes Home
KSL-5
John Wilson
Alex Cabrero
Remember Mikey
KSL-5
Andrew Adams
Jay Hancock
Here’s to the Losers
KSAZ FOX10 PHOENIX
Matt Galka
Joe Keating
BREAKING OR SPOT NEWS
SINGLE REPORT
Manifestaciones Violentas en Salt
Lake City
KULX TELEMUNDO UTAH
Irving Soriano
Noe González
Cindy Bernal
Mitchell Zevallos
Rudy Nieves
Gustavo Jaimes
Can We Go Home?!
KSL-5
Matthew Gephardt
Ashley Moser
Jay Hancock
Mark Wetzel
Nadine Wimmer
Tear Gas and Broken Glass
ABC15
Zach Crenshaw
Kyle Dodd
Officers, Demonstrators Clash in
Downtown Phoenix
ABC15
John Genovese
Demanding Change
ABC15
Nick Ciletti
BREAKING OR SPOT NEWS
MULTIPLE REPORTS
Battleground Salt Lake
KSL-5
Alex Cabrero
Shara Park
Stuart Johnson
Jay Hancock
Matthew Gephardt
Mike Headrick
Tanner Siegworth
Cody Neilson
Dan Rascon
Audrey Brandin
Carson Brewerton
Lionel Weeks
Kristi Henderson
Matthew Rascon
Benjamin Tidswell
Mark Wetzel
Keenan Panti
Phoenix: On the Brink
ABC15
Joey Hardy
Luke Garrison
John Genovese
Danielle Lerner
Justin Pazera
Jim Egbert
Mike Pelton
Melissa Blasius
Donnie Lane
Unrest in Downtown Phoenix
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Briana Whitney
Christopher Zang
Jacob Mowry
David Caltabiano
Whitney Clark
Kraig Stern
Kristin Couturier
Sean Hitchcock
Brittany Burtscher
James Fry
Jared Dillingham
SEAN MCLAUGHLIN
Destruction in Salt Lake City:
George Floyd Protest Turns
Violent
GOOD 4 UTAH / KTVX
Jason Nguyen
Nicole Neuman
Nick McGurk
Rosie Nguyen
Ellen Burmester
Robert Castille
Lauren Oesterling
Toni Mikayelyan
Tempe Town Lake Train
Derailment
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Maria Braganini
Ashley Reyes
Gina Maravilla
Tyson Hunter Scott
Gibby Parra
Arrianee LeBeau
Olivia Fierro
Javier Soto
Hector Holguin Jr.
Bobbi Jo Kelly
Bruce Haffner
Victor Ochoa
John Asaro
Gerardo Ramo Marin
Loraine Scheuring
Heidi Goitia
Mike Smith
Gerald Ferguson
NEWS EXCELLENCE
Telemundo Utah News 2020
Overall News Excellence
KULX TELEMUNDO UTAH
Noe Gonzalez
A Year of Excellence - KSL 5 TV
KSL-5
Leona Wood
ABC15 - Taking Action When It
Matters Most
ABC15
Mark Casey
Arizona’s Family
ARIZONA’S FAMILY
Jennifer Dahl
OVERALL EXCELLENCE
ABC15 - An Unprecedented Year
ABC15
Anita Helt
Telemundo Arizona
TELEMUNDO ARIZONA
Andrew Deschapelles
Overall Excellence 12 News
KPNX 12 NEWS
Kate Morris
Arizona PBS: Part of the
Community
ARIZONA PBS
Julia Wallace
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THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SOUTHWEST CHAPTER OF
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES
2021 Board of Governors
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Doug Mummert,
President, National Foundation Chairman
Mark Reda,
First VP and Awards Chair
Theresa Maher,
Second VP and Event Chair, Trustee
Jennifer Doan,
Secretary
Suzanne Guery,
Treasurer
Warren Trent,
Membership & Outreach Chair, Trustee
George Davilas,
Alternate Trustee (Trustee Elect)
Lara Gates,
Executive Director
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Bob Adlhoch,
National Awards Chair
Dan Barr
Sue Breding,
Alternate Trustee Elect
Dan J.P. Ciernia, M.Ed.
Chuck Emmert
Mike Headrick,
Utah Representative
Krystle Henderson
Micah Johnson
Jennifer Jones
Danielle Lerner
Carol Lynde
Frankie McLister,
Social Media Chair
Özlem Ayse Özgür,
Tucson Representative
Gina Santiago
Chris Schueler,
New Mexico Representative
Donna Rossi,
Vice Awards Chair
EX OFFICIIO
ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMMY
FOUNDATION
Doug Mummert,
President
Dan J.P. Ciernia M. Ed.,
Vice President
Jennifer Jones,
Treasurer
Lara Gates,
Secretary
Bob Adlhoch
Krystle Henderson
Theresa Maher
Malachy Weinges
Dr. John Craft
Gold & Silver Circle Chair
Miguel Gaytán
Jennifer Kaplan
Chris Kline
Joseph Ortiz
Juan Villa
Malachy Wienges,
National Chairman Emeritus
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN
STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS
2021
HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE
PROGRAM
[cdstv] Season 14, Episode 26
CORONA DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL
Chandler Carlisle
Mason Rich
Leah Gunter
The Mustang Magazine: Pilot
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan Kraska
Kalini Aguon-Sewell
[cdstv] Season 14, Episode 28
CORONA DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL
Chandler Carlisle
Mason Rich
Zoe Karpowicz
Leia Gibbs
Nathan Shapiro
Leah Gunter
COLLEGE MAGAZINE
PROGRAM
Cache Rendezvous Holiday
Edition
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY / A-TV NEWS
Robinson Miles
Sarah Murphy
Eric Price
Jonathan May
HIGH SCHOOL EDITOR
Editor: Ryan Kraska - Editing Reel
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan Kraska
GRHS Hawks Baseball Montage
GILA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Josh Lopez
Intro - Weekly Show - Virtual
School
VERRADO HIGH SCHOOL
Bryan Gonzalez Perez
Screen
VERRADO HIGH SCHOOL
Aazir Taylor
COLLEGE EDITOR
Friedrich Accum - A Pioneer
in the Fight Against Food
Adulteration
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
Eric Joseph Lynch
The Pickwick Club
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Emily Ooi
Hindsight
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Cheyanne Glazier
HIGH SCHOOL ARTS
AND ENTERTAINMENT /
CULTURAL AFFAIRS
New Mexican Girl
MEDIA ARTS COLLABORATIVE CHARTER
SCHOOL
Pamela Farmer
COLLEGE
PHOTOGRAPHER
Jazz and Roses
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Bennett Kim
Chloe Caufield Cinematography
Reel
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Chloe Caufield
The Pickwick Club
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Trent Powelson
Standby
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Jose “Pepe” Sifuentes
By Good Rights
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Alexis Lopez
Xander Martin Cinematography
Reel
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Xander Williams
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PHOTOGRAPHER
Film & TV Commercial
VERRADO HIGH SCHOOL
Hunter Wilson
RealReal Skateboard
VERRADO HIGH SCHOOL
Karl Thomas II
Kalini Aguon-Sewell -
Photography Reel
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Kalini Aguon-Sewell
Benjamin Jace Bryce -
Photographer Demo Reel
WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
Benjamin Bryce
COLLEGE NON-FICTION
SHORT FORM
Gender Pioneer in Arizona
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Katelyn Keenehan
All The Same
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Chris Blackford
Alex Payan
Missing Fly for Fly Fishers
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY / A-TV NEWS
Sam Walker
Robinson Miles
Stigma
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Cheyanne Glazier
HIGH SCHOOL NON-
FICTION SHORT FORM
Day 87
SETON CATHOLIC PREP HIGH SCHOOL
Audrey Wood
Turning Trash Into Treasure
TUCSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL
Cosmo Brusa Zappellini
Screen
VERRADO HIGH SCHOOL
Aazir Taylor
COLLEGE AUDIO / SOUND
Hindsight
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Cheyanne Glazier
Scorn
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Xander Williams
Micah Bentley - Wine Skins
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Cody Cea
HIGH SCHOOL AUDIO /
SOUND
Ryan Kraska - Audio Reel
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan Kraska
Community Concerns
VERRADO HIGH SCHOOL
Matthew Galindo
COLLEGE VIDEO ESSAY
COVID-19 Food Crisis
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Luke Simmons
A Mother’s Journey
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Fronco Latono
Baked Chemistry
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Olivya Bryant
Navajo School District fights to
overcome COVID-19
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Megan Marples
HIGH SCHOOL LIVE
SPORTING EVENT / GAME
Sunrise Mountain Girls Basketball
Live Broadcast by SMHS PSBN
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Lamley Andrews
Colin Farrer
Joshua Carlson
Karina Maccano
Korey Williams
Aidan Fuhrmann
Sara Bird
Kaden Naverez
Alex Maccias
Sunrise Mountain PSBN
Broadcast Boys Volleyball
Millennium vs Sunrise Mountain
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Morgan Behie
Colin Farrer
Joshua Carlson
Kaden Naverez
Sara Bird
Reese Rivera
Sunrise vs Liberty Mens Varsity
Basketball
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL
Josh Brawley
Nathan Kettlehut
Naomi Frager
Ben Lin
Micheal Micele
Miguel Sued
Charles Bowes
COLLEGE SPORTS STORY
OR SEGMENT
Skating Through Adversity
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Michael Gutnick
Tackling For Safety
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Rachel Phillips
Seated Golfer Prepares For U.S.
Disabled Open
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Jordan Spurgeon
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Arizona Native Ponwith Fulfills
Dream at ASU
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Mason Kern
Soundtrack of Sport
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Reed Harmon
Underground Railroad Cyclist
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Sarandon Raboin
A Sunrise Prayer, on Piestewa
Peak
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Sarandon Raboin
Attitude is Everything
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Zachary Keenan
HIGH SCHOOL
COMMERCIAL
Real Dairy Commercial
SETON CATHOLIC PREP HIGH SCHOOL
Ben Staedicke
SDOHS Commercial
SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR HIGH SCHOOL
Tyler Stoller
Nathan Edlebeck
Ava Aguilar
Boys Volleyball Game Promo
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Kalini Aguon-Sewell
Ryan Kraska
Captains Video
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL
Aldric Galicia
COLLEGE COMMERCIAL
The Black Sheep
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Alex Payan
Aquatics Promo
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY / A-TV NEWS
Sam Walker
Nathaniel Gillis
Club Sports Promo
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY / A-TV NEWS
Austin Roundy
HIGH SCHOOL NON-
FICTION LONG FORM
Inside The Hive: The Stories of
True Buzz West Coast
BOULDER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
Andrew Morgan
Christmas in September: Making
Somewhere in the Snow
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan Kraska
Kalini Aguon-Sewell
How Bread Has Made Us Who We
Are Today
SPOT 127
Zayan Ahmad
COLLEGE NON-FICTION
LONG FORM
BYU Student Journalists Working
During a Pandemic
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Emma Benson
Joseph Carson
Karani Namunyu
Halston Robinson
Friedrich Accum - A Pioneer
in the Fight Against Food
Adulteration
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
Eric Joseph Lynch
Roberta on the Road
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
Olivia Nichols
Jesse Wannagot
Victoria Bridges
Kross Warr
HIGH SCHOOL WRITER
Global Warming -All Facts No
Fiction
DESERT VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
Kayler Catron
Misfire
VERRADO HIGH SCHOOL
Bryan Gonzalez Perez
Ryan’s Ryan: College Special
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan Kraska
Kalini Aguon-Sewell
COLLEGE WRITER
The Pickwick Club
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
John Newton
COVID Response
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
McKenzie Allen-Charmley
Scorn
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Xander Williams
HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC
VIDEO
Mixed Tape
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan Kraska
Kalini Aguon-Sewell
Korey Williams
Board
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL
Mariah Franco
Walk but in a Garden
VERRADO HIGH SCHOOL
Bryan Gonzalez Perez
COLLEGE MUSIC VIDEO
Falling
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Alex Kennedy
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HIGH SCHOOL
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST
(MMJ)
Making Paper!
CORONA DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL
Layla Reif
National Honor Society
CORONA DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL
Chandler Carlisle
COLLEGE MULTIMEDIA
JOURNALIST (MMJ)
Stalking of College Students in
Utah
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Sarah Murphy
FilmBar Saved
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Tyler Manion
Bike Safety Signs
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Katelyn Keenehan
HIGH SCHOOL FICTION
LONG FORM
Misfire
VERRADO HIGH SCHOOL
Bryan Gonzalez Perez
COLLEGE FICTION LONG
FORM
The Way I See You
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
Brittany Ha-Nguyen
The Pickwick Club
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Sam Matheson
Here with Me
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
Ray Boukara
By Good Rights
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Trace Avey
Chris Blackford
Tatyana Keller
Murphy
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Chloe Caufield
Sam Dorcey
Lisette Perez
Wilson Hickman
HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Global Warming-All Facts No
Fiction
DESERT VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
KAYLER CATRON
The Tunnel
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL
Josh Brawley
Aldric Galicia
Kalini Aguon-Sewell Director’s
Reel
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Kalini Aguon-Sewell
COLLEGE DIRECTOR
The Pickwick Club
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
John Newton
Jazz and Roses
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Bennett Kim
Hindsight
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Chloe Evans
Rocket Science
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Kenny Gondales
HIGH SCHOOL
PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT (PSA)
Get Your Grades Up
CORONA DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL
Chandler Carlisle
Sunrise for Change: Composting
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Kalini Aguon-Sewell
Ryan Kraska
Stress Management
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan Kraska
Kalini Aguon-Sewell
Community Concerns
VERRADO HIGH SCHOOL
Hunter Wilson
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COLLEGE ANIMATION/
GRAPHICS/SPECIAL
EFFECTS
Fun-Gi
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Maddy Ingram
Huntington Promo
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Nathan Holt
Mending Needle
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Laurel Zeiler
The Color: Blue
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Miroslava Gaitan
Thin Ice
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Nathan Holt
HIGH ANIMATION/
GRAPHICS/SPECIAL
EFFECTS
Superhero
GILA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Jeffery Parle
Ryan Kraska - Animation/
Graphics/Special Effects Reel
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan Kraska
Inferno
GILA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Jeffery Parle
Weekly Show Outro - Super Hero
Theme
VERRADO HIGH SCHOOL
Aazir Taylor
An Inch Within Extinction
DEER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Brian Denuit
COLLEGE FICTION SHORT
FORM
Stitched Together
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Realiti Ibsen
Alexa Bland
Kesmine Hickman
Scorn
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Xander Williams
Jazz and Roses
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Bennett Kim
Recurrent
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Casey Davis
Seeing Monsters
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA
Chris Blackford
WE’RE FRESH AND
INNOVATIVE
ARE YOU?
EVOLVE PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING
OFFERS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE FOR BUSINESSES LOOKING TO
EVOLVE THEIR BRAND/IMAGE BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY.
WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE THE TEAM AT
EVOLVE CONTINUALLY LOOKS TO BUILD LASTING RELATIONSHIPS
WITH BOTH THEIR CLIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.
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HIGH SCHOOL FICTION
SHORT FORM
Jesse and Taylor’s Totally Epic
High School Bucket List
CORONA DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL
Chandler Carlisle
Layla Reif
Pitch Day
CORONA DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL
Leah Gunter
Elian Alvarez
Mason Rich
Ryan’s Ryan: College Special
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan Kraska
Kalini Aguon-Sewell
Your Average Hopeless Romantic
TUCSON HIGH MAGNET SCHOOL
Tara Belger
COLLEGE TALENT - NEWS
OR SPORTS
Zachary Keenan
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Zachary Keenan
Sarah Murphy Talent Reel
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Sarah Murphy
Joseph Carson
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Joseph Carson
Macenzi McGuire Weather
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Macenzi McGuire
Andrea Cabrera
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Andrea Cabrera
HIGH SCHOOL TALENT -
NEWS OR SPORTS
Taking Care of Yourself
VERRADO HIGH SCHOOL
Robert Jones
Ryan Kraska News Talent Reel
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan Kraska
COLLEGE NEWS REPORT -
SERIOUS OR LIGHT
The Chosen
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Joseph Carson
Corona Water Treatment Plant
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Joseph Carson
COVID Walk-Through
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Andrea Cabrera
White Mtn. Apache COVID
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
McKenzie Allen-Charmley
Expanding Water Pipeline
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Katelyn Keenehan
Music Therapy
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY / A-TV NEWS
Sarah Murphy
Sarah’s Attitude
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY / A-TV NEWS
Sarah Murphy
COVID Outbreak at ADOC
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Katelyn Keenehan
HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC
AFFAIRS / COMMUNITY
SERVICE
Kalini’s Corner: Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Kalini Aguon-Sewell
Ryan Kraska
HIGH SCHOOL TALENT
PERFORMER
Ryan Kraska - Ryan’s Ryan:
College Special
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan Kraska
COLLEGE NEWSCAST
Newsline - November 3, 2020
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Isabela Erekson
A-TV News November 11, 2020
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY / A-TV NEWS
Sam Walker
Cronkite News March 23, 2021
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - WALTER
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Angel Jimenez
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2021 ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMMY ® AWARDS
Past Chapter Presidents
Gold Circle Society
2013-2018 Theresa Maher
2006-2012 Jennifer Jones
2005-2006 Donna Rossi
2001-2004 Bob Adlhoch
Jack Clifford
Bill Close
John Craft
Robert Davies
Maurie Helle
Jack Jacobson
Dick Knipfing
Homer Lane
Larry Martel
Pat McMahon
Bill Miller
Jack Miller
Jack Parris
Larry Schnebly
Bill Thompson
Ray Thompson
2000 Drew Sidener
1999 Dennis Dilworth
1997-1998 Marvin Palmer
1995-1996 Bill Ottinger
1993-1994, 2000 Jan Jacobson
1992 David Roberts
1991 John Craft
1990 Steve Widmann
1988-1989 Dave Howell
1986-1988 Don Lacombe
1983-1985 Stephen F. Tripp
1981-1983 Dave DeBarger
1980-1981 Bill Stull
1978-1980 Basil Andrew
1976-1978 Joe Zesbaugh
1973-1975 Ed Cooperstein
1971-1972 Ira Morton
1968-1970 Jeanne Metzger
1968-1969 Bob Ellis
1965-1967 Robert Davies
1963-1964 Hal Metcalf
1962-1963 Donald Tuckwood
1960-1961 Gene Blanpied
1959-1960 Homer Lane
Silver Circle Society
Bob Adlhoch
Charles Allen
George Allen
Robert Allingham
Phil Alvidrez
Catherine Anaya
Guy Atchley
Roger Ball
Larry Barker
Dan Barr
Margaret Beardsley
Ron Bergamo
Steve Bodinet
John Booth
Sue Breding
Bill Buckmaster
Donald Burgess
Paul Burt
Frank Camacho
Ted Capener
Rudy Casillas
Tom Chauncey
Joe Chitwood
Jack Clifford
Mike Conlee
Ron Connor
C.E. “Pep” Cooney
Lin Sue Cooney
Bruce Cooper
Felipe Corral
Dr. John Craft
Mark Curtis
Rick D’Amico
Jan D’Atri
Kent Dana
Dan Davis
Rick DeBruhl
Rod Decker
Chuck Deen
Bill Denney
Ray Depa
Joe Diaz
Dennis Dilworth
Jennifer Doan
Roger Downey
Deborah Sedillo
Dugan
Bruce Dunbar
Bob Ellis
Chuck Emmert
Tony Escobar
Mark Eubank
Stan Everett
Tom Fergus
Bud Foster
Dave Fox
Stella Gallegos
Manny Garcia
Scott Geyer
Donald Godfrey
Hector Gonzalez
Barbara Grijalva
Michael Grant
Jeff Halberg
Scott Hanson
Mike Harris
Troy Hayden
Tom Heidinger
Mark Heier
Joe Hengemuehler
Ray Hinshaw
John Hollenhorst
John Hook
Ron Hoon
Don Hopfer
Dr. Dale Hoskins
John Howe
Jan Jacobson
George Kay
Sharon Kelley
John Kelso
Patti Kirkpatrick
Dick Knipfing
Ladimir Kwiatkowski
Jude LaCava
Homer Lane
Frederic Leigh
Bill Leverton
Bonnie Leverton
Delbert Lewis
Jewell Lewis
Stacy Lincoln
Richard Lindstrom
Morgan Loew
Anita Favela Luera
David Luna
Carol Lynde
Paul McComb
Keith McCord
Al McCoy
Richard McKee
Jay McSpadden
Al Macias
Lucia Madrid
Joseph Manning
Larry Martel
Robert Martin
Sean McLaughlin
Carole Mikita
Bill Miller
David Miller
Neil Miller
Howard Morgan
Dave Munsey
Lupita Murillo
Richard Najar
Dave Nichols
Royal Norman
Dick Nourse
Mary Nickles
Dennis O’Neill
Luis Olivas
Scot Olson
Carey Olson
Jaime Ontiveros
Bill Ottinger
Jack Parris
Frank Peddie
Cary Pfeffer
Sterling Poulson
Dr. Barry Ramo
Mark Reda
Ken Robinson
Vique Rojas
Mary Lynn Roper
David Ross
Donna Rossi
Jon Ruby
Lew Ruggiero
Bert Sass
Rod Saubel
Gary Schafer
Mike Schmidt
Mike Serres
Howard Shepherd
Fran Sherlock
Ted Simons
Abbie Smith
John Smith
Gary Stafford
Pam Stevenson
William Stull
Ray Thompson
Ken Thorpe
Sue Thorwaldson
Roy Track
Stu Tracy
Ruben Trujillo
John Vasseur
Ken Verdoia
Beth Vershure
George Wallace
Todd Walsh
John Warren
Mike Watkiss
Patty Weiss
Gary Wenzlaff
Mary Jo West
Linda Williams
Nadine Wimmer
Mike Wong
Gilbert Zermeño
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2021 ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMMY ® AWARDS
The Emmy Awards would not be successful without the time and expertise of our qualified peer judges. Thank you for being an important
part of this process.
Mike Abbot
Allysa Adams
Liz Adeola
Bob Adlhoch
Brandy Aguilar
Robert Alarcon
Dr. Cie Allman-Scott
Catherine Anaya
Mike Anderson
Pedro Andrade
Alexandra Angel
Zahid Arab
Angelica Atondo
Kristin Atwell Ford
Jason Bacon
Roger Ball
Matt Barcellos
Matthew Barcellos
Larry Barker
Wayne Baruch
Cathie Batbie
Gary Bell
Jim Bell
Laura Berzins
Eric Betts
Isela Bhakta
Maria Braganini
Sue Breding
Andrew Brown
Robert Brown
Chad Brummett
Jeremy Brunner
Bryce Budoff
Gabrielle Burkhart
James Byrne
Alex Cabrero
George Cappannelli
J.R. Cardenas
Nate Carlisle
Mitch Carr
Tracie Cayford
Cudworth
Bradley Cesmat
Brian Champagne
Jack Chapman
Kelly Chapman
Sande Charles
Carlos Chavez
Amy Chou
Dan Ciernia
Nick Ciletti
Daniel Clark
Grace Clark
Jane Clauss
Dakota Cleland
Mari Cleven
Ryan Cody
Warren Cole
Larry Collins
Denelle Confair
Juan Contreras
Barberena
Johnny Cordoba
Mark Corey
Cindy Cortez
Zach Crenshaw
Christine Cuda
Heidi Cullem
Mark Curtis
Andre Dalleyrand
Carol Dalrymple
Jim David
Ebonye Delaney
Genaro Delgadillo
Shawn Deloney
Ashlee DeMartino
Thomas Denne
Angie Dennison
Andrew Deschapelles
John DeSoto
Caribe Devine
Jared Dillingham
Jennifer Doan
Bob Dolan
Michelle Donaldson
Christina Duggan
Heather Dunn
Chris Dutton
James Egbert
Robert Eicher
Angelina Elias
Tom Elsner
Chuck Emmert
Ciara Encinas
Tejada Fabian
Mark Faccio
Jesus Fadel Ramirez
Kris Fatsy
Brad Faye
Tom Fergus
Laarni Fernandez
Nuez
Shana Fischer
Monica Fischetti
Palmieri Williams
Ryan Fitzgerald
Angela Forster
Katelyn Fukayama
Lisa Fuller Magee
Chris Fullum
Tom Furgus
Sara Garcia
Luke Garrison
Lara Gates
Sean Gates
Dalton Gaudin
Miguel Gaytan
Matt Gephardt
Melissa Gibbs
Henry Golac
Noe Gonzalez
Barry Gordon
John Grace
Nancy Green
Scott Gross
Suzanne Guery
Rebecca Guldberg
Patricio Gutierrez
Wendy Halloran
Christopher Hamilton
Jay Hancock
JR Hardman
Joey Hardy
Nathan Harker
Mike Harris
Michael Hatch
Jonathan Hayward
Mike Headrick
James Hegbert
Travis Henderson
Krystle Henderson
Joe Hengemuehler
Devon Henry
Serjio Hernandez
Gerardo Higginson
David Hildreth
Mya Hoffman
John Hook
Lindsey Hopkins
Dave Hughes
Jason Ingersoll
Raphael Isaac
Arlene Islas
Phil Isom
Maren Jenson
Micah Johnson
Ryan Johnson
Chelsea Johnson
Stephanie Johnson
Jeff Jolly
Jennifer Jones
Chris Jones
Elston Jones
Genie Joseph
Juan Juarez
Luis Jucinto
Edward Julbe
Charlene Kambarami
Justin Katz
Joseph Keating IV
Heather Kellenaers
Nathan Kinkel
Jennifer Klenk
Chris Kline
Joan Koerber-Walker
Alex Kosiorek
James Kuzniak
Joe Larger
Timothy Larsen
Kailey Latham
Ryan Laughlin
Tom Leander
Brandon Lee
Danielle Lerner
Vanessa Lichvar
Lorena Lim
Stacy Lincoln
Dandan Liu
Morgan Loew
Mya Long
Yasmine Lopez
Adriana Loya
Stephanie Lucas
Lisa Lucas
Justin Lund
Carol Lynde
David Majure
Luiz Malaman
Gina Maravilla
Todd Martin
Kim Martin
Robert Martin
Fred Martino
Phillip Mathews
Cody McCarthy
Charles McClain
Kevin McDonnald
Jason McIlquham
Sean McLaughlin
Megan McNeil
Garna Mejia
Richard Mendez
Aaron Merrill
Tyson Milanovich
Sara Montoya
Heather Moore
Drew Moraca
Erick Moreno
Byron Morton
Doug Mummert
Iain Munro
Lupita Murillo
Karla Navarrete
Devin Neeley
Dan Nettles
Nicole Neuman
Tiffany Ngalula
Rosie Nguyen
Jason Nguyen
Rudy Nieves
Cáit NíSíomón
Jon Noetzel
Royal Norman
Ryan O’Connell
Nathan O’Neal
George Obi
Jose Ochoa
Michael Ohrling
Nathan Oneal
Marcos Ortiz
Özlem Özgur
Ossman Padilla
Lucas Palermo
Aaron Papagalos
Suzanne Patterson
Joe Pequeno
Bradley Perry
Owen Peterson
Nadia Pflaum
Kris Pickel
Lucas Polermo
Benjamin Pollchik
Maddy Pumilia
Chris Ramirez
Alexandria Rangel
Dan Rascon
Kevin Ray
Mark Reda
Alyssa Reilly
Liz Renninger
Mitchell Riley
Rudy Rivas
Magali Rivera
Lexy Romano
Ernesto Romero
Donna Rossi
Claudia Rupcich
Evan Safford
Safwat Salem
Liliana Salgado
Shaley Sanders
Gina Santiago
Jose Santiago
Gary Schafer
Larry Schnebly
Peter Scholz
Chris Schueler
Newy Scruggs
Deborah Sedillo
Dugan
Rick Settoon
George Severson
Colton Shone
Jenelle Shriner
Kristy Siefkin
Katy Sign
Heather Simonsen
Katy Sine
Phyllis Slocum
Javier Soto
Liliana Soto
Cindy St. Clair
Darcy Stapleford
Erica Stapleton
Margaret Stewart
Felix Stone
Joseph Stone
Chierstin Susel
Josh Szymanik
Thomas Szymanski
Kacie Talamante
Alexandria Tanguay
Todd Tanner
Fabian Tejada
Scott Terrill
Meghan Thackrey
Chase Thomason
Megan Thompson
Priscilla Torres
Gregory Townsend
Boriana Treadwell
Warren Trent
Arturo Trujillo
Mario Valadez
Christian Valle
Ken Verdoia
Juan Villa
Mary Jo Vizcarrondo
Brooke Wagner
Kaela Waldstein
Mike Walker
April Warnecke
Sonu Wasu
Gerard Watson
Kelton Wells
Joe Widner
Katie Wilcox
Dru Williams
Lance Williams
Melissa Williams
Nick Williams
Monica Williams
Lauren Wilson
Phil Wilson
John Wilson
Nadine Wimmer
Terry Wood
Dale Wyman
Carolyn Yaussy
Edgar Ybarra
Gilbert Zermeno
Jesse Zoller
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