Emmy Night

This weekend I went to Minneapolis to attend the Upper Midwest Emmy's with some of my coworkers who were nominated. It was just an opportunity to celebrate the great work my friends do, and have a few drinks with the golden statues.

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The evening started with drinks and dinner at Crave in downtown Minneapolis and then we went over to the theater and listened to names being read for HOURS.

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Luckly we were nominated for 20 awards, so it wasn't too long before we heard WHO-TV being announced. We were absolutely the loudest crowd there.
After we collected the 9 awards we won and headed to the afterparty. The rooftop of Crave was just too cold, so we traveled over to Prohibition at the top of the W hotel where we finished the night.
Congrats to all my amazing co-workers who were nominated and won. Nothing like a little recognition to make you want to go above and beyond.

SPORTS – SPORTSCAST

• “Keith Murphy Sportscast” WHO-TV
  • Keith Murphy, Sports Director
  • Chris Hassel, Sports Reporter

PHOTOGRAPHER – SPORTS – WITHIN 24 HOURS (SINGLE CAMERA ONLY)

• “Water Changes Everything” WHO-TV
  • Randy Schumacher, Photojournalist

CONTINUING COVERAGE

• “Apollo: We Have A Problem” WHO-TV
  • Sonya Heitshusen, Reporter
  • Jeff Felton, Photojournalist
  • Mike Borland, Photographer

BUSINESS/CONSUMER – PROGRAM/SPECIAL/SERIES

• “Fitness Frauds & Deceptive Diets” WHO-TV
  • Erin Kiernan, Reporter
  • Jeff Felton, Photojournalist
  • Randy Schumacher, Photojournalist
  • Brandon McCauley, Photojournalist

INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL – SINGLE STORY/FEATURE/SEGMENT

• “Trading Street Shoes for Snow Shoes” WHO-TV
  • Erin Kiernan, Reporter
  • Sonya Heitshusen, Reporter
  • Randy Schumacher, Photojournalist

MILITARY – PROGRAM/SPECIAL/SERIES

• “Iowans At War” WHO-TV
  • Sonya Heitshusen, Reporter
  • Brandon Bingham, Photojournalist

HISTORIC/CULTURAL/NOSTALGIC – PROGRAM/SPECIAL/SERIES

• “Behind the Walls” WHO-TV
  • Sonya Heitshusen, Reporter
  • Jeff Felton, Photojournalist

TEEN (13 AND UP) – PROGRAM/SPECIAL/SERIES

• “Dating Violence” WHO-TV
  • Lynn Melling, Reporter
  • Brandon McCauley, Photojournalist
  • Randy Schumacher, Photojournalist
  • Lee Rouse, Photojournalist
  • Mike Borland, Photojournalist

CHILDREN (12 & UNDER) – SINGLE STORY/FEATURE/SEGMENT

• “Helping Hand” WHO-TV
  • Megan Brown, Multimedia Journalist