2023 Gold & Silver Circle Program

2023

TODD MARTIN 

Arizona’s Family 

congratulates Todd Martin 

and Vanessa Lichvar on 

their induction into the 

2023 Silver Circle. 

VANESSA LICHVAR 

Thank you for the 

passion and dedication 

you bring every day to 

Arizona’s Family. 

Congratulations to Matthew Barcellos, 

Sean Mooney, Kris Pickel and Van Tate 

for their induction into the 2023 Silver 

Circle and to Phil Alvidrez on his 

induction to the 2023 Gold Circle. 

Arizona’s Family would like to congratulate all the media professionals nominated 

for an Emmy® Award during this year’s ceremony. We are thankful for your dedication 

to your craft. It’s because of you local journalism flourishes. 

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT 

Greetings Friends & Colleagues, and welcome to our 

2023 Gold & Silver Circle Society Induction Ceremony 

We are happy to have Theresa Johnson as our Event Chair again this year and Dr. John Craft back as our Gold & Silver 

Circle Society Committee Chair. 

All the work for our events is accomplished throughout the year by 

committees, the Board of Governors and our indispensable team. 

Thank you to Sue Breding and Chad Brummett for coordinating 

tonight’s event. Special gratitude goes to Jessica O’Toole, 

our executive director, for her fantastic service to our 

organization and members, since she hit the ground 

running full-time just over a year ago. None of what 

you see and experience tonight would be possible 

without the hard work and dedication of the event 

team and our board, which have been chosen by 

you, our chapter members. 

One of our primary goals is to ensure we have a 

diverse group of board members, inclusive of 

the markets throughout our region, as well as 

all facets of our craft and industry. We will be 

announcing board elections this fall and 

would be honored to have many of our 

members volunteer to fill these upcoming 

openings. If you are interested, please reach 

out to us. Another priority is to continue 

focusing on supporting and mentoring our 

future practitioners and leaders through 

educational programs, scholarships, and the 

Student Production Awards, which were held 

earlier today. When you have a chance, please 

check out the resources, information, and our 

chapter history available at rockymountainemmy.org. 

I would like to ask each of you for your support of our 

non-profit foundation and these efforts. All donations are 

fully tax deductible in accordance with IRS regulations. In 

closing, I would like to take a moment to recognize and 

remember our good friend and a great man, Mark Reda. As you 

may have heard, we lost Mark in May. He was a member of the Silver 

Circle Society and our was our First Vice President / Awards Committee Chair. 

Please keep Mark and his family in your hearts. May he rest in peace. 

On behalf of the entire Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter and your Board of Governors, we would like to congratulate 

all our honorees. Please join us at the 46th Annual Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards on Saturday, November 4th. More 

information and tickets are available on our website. 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 


CEREMONY TIMELINE 

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS 

SUE BREDING & CHAD BRUMMETT 

GOLD & SILVER CIRCLE CHAIR REMARKS 

DR. JOHN CRAFT 

SILVER CIRCLE INDUCTION 

MATTHEW BARCELLOS 




TODD MARTIN 


SEAN MOONEY 

RECOGNITION OF PAST GOLD & SILVER CIRCLE INDUCTEES 


KRIS PICKEL 


VAN TATE 

CHAPTER PRESIDENT & EVENTS CHAIR REMARKS 

DOUG MUMMERT & THERESA JOHNSON 

GOLD CIRCLE INDUCTION 

PHIL ALVIDREZ 

GOLD & SILVER CIRCLE PINNING & 2023 CLASS PHOTO 

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LETTER FROM THE 

GOLD & SILVER CIRCLE CHAIR 

Dear Attendees: 

Welcome Gold & Silver Circle members, and guests, to our annual induction celebration. This is our opportunity to 

celebrate the accomplishments of our outstanding membership and their significant contributions to the television 

industry in the Rocky Mountain Southwest region of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 

In the mid-1990s, the board of our NATAS region realized that while 

television had long been the dominant mass media in our respective 

markets, the accomplishments of the broadcast pioneers that 

had guided this communication revolution had long been 

overlooked. Television had grown from infancy in the late 

1940s to become the major source of news and 

information, as well as entertainment and the social 

trends that were shaping our society. 

While advancements in technology and national 

influences were important, the real drivers of the 

rapid advancement of television were its 

people; those who were creating the content, 

or programming, that we watched each 

evening. The true inventors of television, 

therefore, were those in the newsrooms, the 

studios, and production offices of the local 

stations, as well as in the networks and 

production companies. 

The Gold & Silver Circle allows us to say 

“Thank You” to those who have provided 

outstanding service and accomplishment to 

the television industry, and to their greater 

communities in our Rocky Mountain Southwest 

Region for more than 25 years, or in a very few 

cases, more than 50 years, “Congratulations” to our 

newest inductees of the Gold & Silver Circle Society. 

To all the members of the Society; thank you so much 

for your commitment and hard work on behalf of the 

television industry and, most importantly, to the people in 

your community. 

Sincerely, 

DR. JOHN E. CRAFT 

Chair, Gold and Silver Circle Committee 

Professor Emeritus, Cronkite School, ASU 


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MATTHEW BARCELLOS 

Matt’s lifelong interest in the visual arts began at Alhambra High 

School in 1967. There he took his first class in mass communication 

and learned the basics of photography and audio recording. 

Matt’s interest in photography and media continued at ASU. He 

used his roommate’s camera so he could take photography 

classes and learn how to develop and print 35mm film. Matt 

gained hands-on experience at KAET-TV PBS as part of the 

student crew working on studio production and set 

construction. In 1979, Matt moved to Flagstaff, Arizona and, 

based on his experience at KAET, was hired at KOAI-TV 

NBC. Matt worked his way up from broadcast technician to 

newscast director and knew he had discovered his career 

path. Matt returned to the University of Arizona to finish his 

degree where he studied photojournalism, photography, 

and cinematography learning to shoot and edit 16mm film. 

Matt was a member of the student crew at KUAT-TV PBS 

working on the daily newsmagazine 'Arizona Illustrated' and 

other productions. After graduation in 1982, Matt was hired at 

KOLD-TV CBS as a news editor and soon was promoted to 

photojournalist. Matt paid his dues covering news and sports, 

capturing exclusive footage of the floods of 1983 and the Clifton/ 

Morenci riots during the copper strike of 1984. Matt received first 

place for spot news in the 1984 Arizona Associated Press awards for 

his coverage of the copper strike and Clifton/Morenci riots. In 1984 

when the City of Tucson started Tucson Cable 12, Matt made the jump 

from broadcast news to government information and accepted a position as 

a TV Production Specialist. Two years later Matt joined the Phoenix Channel at 

the City of Phoenix as a Video Production Specialist to assist in the startup of their 

government access channel. At PHXTV, Matt specializes in directing live events and 

producing programs featuring the performing and visual arts, history, and local culture. Matt served as vice president from 

1993-94 of the Arizona Chapter of the International Television Association (ITVA), an international organization for corporate, 

industrial, and government video production. He was awarded the International Bronze Reel Award for Videography in 1998 and 

has received many awards from the local chapter. He has also contributed to many Cable ACE (Award for Cable Excellence) and 

TELLY award-winning programs. Matt enjoyed donating his time and efforts as director and videographer to 

the chapter’s PSA projects for non-profit organizations such as Southwest Human Development. Matt 

received his first regional Emmy ® , and the first regional Emmy ® to be awarded to a government access 

channel, in 1990 for the documentary “Careful the Children are Watching” which examined the causes of 

domestic violence. This was followed by four more regional Emmys ® in 1991, 1992, 2006, and 2012 for 

documentary, public affairs, and informational programs. 


INDUCTEE 

 


Vanessa Lichvar has two loves in TV news: editing and capture. 

Her editing experience began the old-fashioned way — using 

a razor blade to physically cut tape. When technology 

advanced to ¾-inch tape, her first piece to edit was a POV 

Roller Coaster ride. From that point, she was hooked! She 

edits on much more advanced equipment now but does 

so with the same enthusiasm. She’s a master at capture as 

well — taking in live feeds from satellites, microwave 

signals, computers and cell phones locally and around 

the world. 

While in high school, Vanessa began her career “behind 

the scenes” working as a lighting and sound tech in 

theatre in Los Lunas, New Mexico. She moved into 

broadcasting while in college at Eastern New Mexico 

University. She then served as a technician and weather 

reporter at Clovis radio station KTQM and worked at 

ENMU’s PBS station KENW-TV. 

After graduation, she accepted her first job at KTVK – 3TV in 

Phoenix, which was an ABC affiliate at the time. Vanessa was 

working as a video editor the day the iconic Good Morning 

Arizona newscast debuted in 1994. In 2003, she went to KPHO- 

CBS 5 as a video editor and eventually transitioned to capture, but 

she never stopped editing. In 2014, the Meredith Corporation brought 

Vanessa full circle with the purchase of KTVK-TV, bringing her back home 

to “Arizona’s Family”. 

 

Always evolving, Vanessa worked on her first True Crime Arizona podcast and 

documentary, Finding Robert Fisher. She uses her time between newscasts and long-form projects to cross train with engineers 

on live trucks to better assist field crews as issues arise. She is known in the newsroom for her good-natured spirit, comedic relief 

and willingness to help. Vanessa is a voice of confidence, competence and kindness. 

A mother of two and stepmother to three, Vanessa helped raise and counsel countless other kids in her years of service with 

Chandler Christian (now Compass Church) in the East Valley. For five years, she volunteered as a Sunday school teacher there 

and started a video ministry for the campus in 1998. She has also volunteered to assist with many station community service 

events from the annual Phoenix Pride Parade to most recently the Super Bowl Host Committee outreach 

effort on the Pima Maricopa Indian Reservation, bringing former NFL players together to teach kids how to 

stay active. In her free time, Vanessa loves to watch movies and explore Arizona with her wife Sara. 

Vanessa is living a dream she didn’t even know she had and is very humbled to be included in the 2023 

class of Silver Circle inductees. 


INDUCTEE 

 

TODD MARTIN 

Todd was born and grew up in the Midwest before moving to 

Arizona in 1989 to attend the Walter Cronkite School of 

Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State 

University. After graduating ASU, he was hired as an 

editor at KTVK, Channel 3 in 1993. 

It wasn’t long until his real calling as a photographer 

couldn’t be ignored. He started chasing breaking news 

overnight in his personal car with a police scanner and 

a VHS camcorder. He just wanted to shoot. Soon after 

the station gave him an opportunity to work as a 

photographer at the station’s bureau in Flagstaff 

Arizona. 

There he was able to hone his craft, covering stories 

like the investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing, 

which was planned in Kingman, Arizona. Countless 

snowstorms and hours of driving to cover news all over 

Northern Arizona finally led to his return to Phoenix in 

1998. 

There he continued covering news on the ground and up in 

the stations helicopter. Stories included the Rodeo-Chediski 

Fire, Hurricane Katrina, the 2001 World Series, Super Bowls, 

living at a firehouse for a month after 9-11, a border and 

immigration series, and numerous wildfires in Arizona and Southern 

California. 

He moved into a role in special projects in the early 2000’s, which included the 

show Everyday Entertaining , the station’s Monsoon Specials , the Rachel’s Challenge special, 

and his main focus now, On Your Side. 

Always striving to learn new skills he has received his Type 2 Wildland Firefighter Certificate as well as being a 

certified fire journalist through the Phoenix Fire Department. He is a FAA certified drone pilot and produces 

podcasts for the On Your Side brand. Todd's passion is inspiring upcoming journalists and he 

guest lectures at schools across the Phoenix Metro area. 

He is a multi-regional Emmy ® nominated and Emmy ® winning journalist who has worked at 

KTVK for more than 29 years. He is married to his wife Michelle, who is a middle school principal. 

Todd is extremely excited to be a member of the Rocky Mountain Southwest Silver Circle 

Society. 


INDUCTEE 

SEAN MOONEY 

During a career that has spanned more than 40 years, 

Sean Mooney has traveled a path that included working 

as a producer and talent for Major League Baseball 

Productions, an announcer for World Wrestling 

Entertainment (WWE), an anchor and reporter for 

WWOR in New York and WBZ in Boston, a 

correspondent and producer for Fox Sports Arizona 

and a reporter and anchor for KVOA, NBC in Tucson. 

Along the way he has been recognized for his work in 

broadcasting by winning several awards, including a 

National Emmy ® and two regional Emmy ® awards. 

 

Raised in Tucson, and eventually graduating from the 

University of Arizona, Sean began his career in New 

York by working in sports television. After working in 

the world of professional wrestling he entered the news 

business and worked in the top two markets in the 

country before returning home to his beloved Arizona. 

There he then spent the next decade working, once again, in 

sports television by covering professional and college sports 

across the state. During that span of time, he also started his 

own production company – Moonrise Productions, which produces 

television shows for Fox Sports. In 2012 he had the opportunity to go 

to work for the TV station where he once interned – KVOA-TV in Tucson. 

There he has remained in the city that he loves. 

 

When not anchoring four news programs each night, Sean spends his time with his large family and is active in the 

community. He commits his time to several charities including; the American Heart Association, Steele Children’s 

Research Center, Southern Arizona Community Food Bank, and his own non-profit – DoDads. 

 


INDUCTEE 

KRIS PICKEL 

Kris Pickel never showed up at the station just to read 

a script. The honor of representing newsrooms as an 

anchor, and her belief in the importance of trusted 

journalism, motivated Pickel to do reports and 

investigations on her own time. She pursued 

information needed to protect people even when 

managers told her to move on. 

 

Spending time in jail as an inmate, getting dropped 

into frozen lakes, covering wildfires, blizzards, riots, live 

sporting events, political rallies, and standing up to the 

medical industry, to the government, and to those in 

power when people were being harmed, and volunteering 

to help countless organizations and causes defined Pickel’s 

approach to journalism. 

Pickel valued daily stories as much as in-depth investigations, 

knowing she often shared the best or worst days of someone’s life. Her 

investigations have led to policy changes on local and national levels, 

including increased warnings on breast implants. Her work has been recognized 

with ten regional Emmy ® awards, two Edward R. Murrow awards, as well as multiple other awards. 

 

Pickel’s biggest joy is her family, including her husband Carl Lemon, their sons Clark and Bruce (think superheroes), 

her parents, sisters, and their incredible families. 


INDUCTEE 

 

 

VAN TATE 

Van Tate has been covering New Mexico sports for the 

last 20 years. The Hobbs High School and University of 

New Mexico graduate says he was destined for a 

journalism career at an early age. While still a child, 

Van would tape record his own version of the news. 

He called it, the creepy scary news. “I really forgot all 

about that,” said Van, “my mother played a recording 

for me after I got my first job in the business.” 

 

Van was a business major when he first arrived at 

UNM. He said he doesn’t know why he switched to 

journalism. He said it was just a natural move. That 

move has given him a chance to cover the Indy 500, 

NFL games, Bowl games, NCAA tournaments, as well as 

a long list of other exciting events. 

 

You can catch Van doing sports Monday through Friday on 

KRQE — News 13 and Fox — New Mexico. He also has an 

online sports discussion called, The Sports Office. His guest list 

includes a variety of people from the world of sports from NFL 

stars, college players, coaches, and even an occasional movie star. 

Some of Van’s achievements include: National Sportswriter and 

Sportscaster of the Year New Mexico (11 time winner), Albuquerque the 

Magazine “Best of the City Sports Reporter” (5 time winner), Associated Press Best 

Sports (5 time winner), and NMBA Best Sports (3 time winner). 


2023 BOARD OF GOVERNORS 

EXECUTIVE COMMITEE 

 

DOUG MUMMERT 

Chapter President, 

Foundation President, 

Trustee, 

NATAS National Foundation Chair 

CAROL LYNDE 

First Vice President, 

Awards Chair 

THERESA JOHNSON 

Second Vice President, 

Events Chair, 

Trustee, 

National Executive Committee: 

Chairman’s Representative 

JENNIFER DOAN 

Secretary 

 

JENNIFER JONES 

Treasurer / Rocky Mountain Emmy 

Foundation Treasurer 

SUE BREDING 

Trustee 

BOB ADLHOCH 

Alternate Trustee, 

National Awards Chair 

JESSICA O’TOOLE 

Executive Director 

BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2023 — 2024 

WINDSOR 

SMITH 

CHAD 

BRUMMETT 

Social Media 

Chair 

MICAH 

JOHNSON 

JUAN 

JUAREZ 

WILLIAM 

PITTS 

KELTON 

WELLS 

Social Media 

Vice Chair 

DONNA 

ROSSI 

Awards Vice 

Chair 

RICKY 

VAZQUEZ 

BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2022 — 2023 

VENTON 

BLANDIN 

Membership & 

Outreach Vice Chair 

HEIDI 

GOITIA 

Events Vice 

Chair 

JAY 

HANCOCK 

MIKE 

HARRIS 

KRYSTLE 

HENDERSON 

Education Chair 

GINA 

SANTIAGO 

COLTON 

SHONE 

TODD 

MARTIN 

EX OFFICIO 

DAN 

BARR 

JOHN 

CRAFT 

Gold & Silver 

Circle Chair 

DAN J.P. 

CIERNIA M. ED. 

Education Vice Chair 

CHUCK 

EMMERT 

BRETT 

HANSEN 

CHRIS 

KLINE 

JOSEPH 

ORTIZ 

WARREN 

TRENT 

JUAN 

VILLA 

MALACHY 

WIENGES 

National Chair 

Emeritus 


PHIL ALVIDREZ 

Phil Alvidrez is a partner and general manager of MagicDust, 

overseeing both content and business development. He recruits 

talent, oversees budgets, and manages contracts and business 

relationships with the company’s partners and clients. He was 

instrumental in the creation of the first two nationally syndicated 

television shows ever produced in Phoenix, NASCAR Angels 

(2006-2010) and RightThisMinute (2011-2022). During its 11 

seasons, RightThisMinute became America’s #1 daily viral video 

TV show airing on more than 200 stations across the U.S. 

A journalist at heart, Phil ran the newsroom at KTVK in Phoenix 

from 1986 through 2003. The station grew to become the 

market leader and one of ABC’s top affiliates. When ABC moved 

its affiliation from KTVK in 1994, Phil was a leader in the group 

that built the most successful independent station in America. A 

creative approach to news would become the backbone of 

KTVK’s survival and growth. As VP/News, Phil managed a staff of 

more than 160, producing nine hours of local news each weekday. 

He oversaw the creation of Arizona’s most-watched morning news 

program, Good Morning Arizona, and the nation’s first local, Spanishlanguage 

all-news cable channel, ¡Más! Arizona. Under his direction, 

KTVK remained first in news ratings, allowing the station to hold its overall 

#1 position, sign-on to sign-off. 

Phil began his career in 1973 as a producer and reporter at the CBS affiliate in 

Phoenix (KOOL/KSAZ) and later worked as executive producer and assistant news 

director before joining KTVK. Phil graduated with honors and a degree in Radio-Television 

from Arizona State University in 1975. 

 

INDUCTEE 

Phil was the first television journalist to receive the Freedom of Information Award given by the Valley of 

the Sun Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. In 1996, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame at 

the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Arizona State University and is a 

longtime member of the Rocky Mountain Southwest Silver Circle Society. Phil lives in Phoenix with his wife 

Mary. They have two children and four grandchildren. 

 


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Wong, Mike 

Zermeño, Gilbert 


On behalf of Arizona’s local media from TV, radio, 

print and digital, congratulations to all winners and 

nominees on their extraordinary accomplishments! 

Thank you for making local media vibrant. 

Thank you for telling stories that need to be told.

2023 Gold & Silver Circle Program

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