2021 PROFESSIONAL TELEVISION SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE NOMINEES
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Television – Market 16 and Below – Documentary
John Lewis Reflections of a Sit-In Pioneer
Steve Crump
WBTV Charlotte, N.C.
Etched in Stone: The Hurt Behind the Heritage
Janet Roach, Stephen Wozny, Harold Roach
WVEC TV, Norfolk, VA
Television – Market 16 and Below – Feature: Long Form
What Happened to Walnut Street
Gilbert Corsey
WDRB FOX 41 TV, Louisville, KY
Television – Market 16 and Below – General Assignment News: Long Form
Gilbert Corsey
WDRB-TV, , Louisville, KY
FOX13 Gets Real About Redlining in Memphis
Kirstin Garriss, Benton Huang
WHBQ FOX13, Memphis, TN
Steve Crump
WBTV Charlotte, N.C.
Television – Market 16 and Below – General Assignment News: Short Form
Central Virginia Teacher Uses Rap to Reach Students and Teach Lessons
Karla Redditte
WWBT – NBC 12, Richmond, VA
Jatara McGee
WLWT-TV, Cincinnati, OH
Television – Market 16 and Below – Public Affairs: Program
Tenessa Jennings, Darlene Hill, Kyle Heintzelman, Anthony Mirones, Matthew Barnes
WCMH NBC4, Columbus, OH
Television – Market 16 and Below – Sports
Jasmine Minor
WCPO-ABC 9, Cincinnati, OH
Television – Network – Documentary
The Undefeated Presents Tiger Woods: America’s Son
Lauren Stowell, Greg Jewell, Matthew McCormick
ESPN Features Unit, Bristol, CT
The Undefeated Presents “Why I Play”
Lauren Stowell, Katelin Stevens, Jon Roche, Kevin Merida, Sharon Matthews, Raina Kelley-Garfman
Alzo Slade, Dave Mayers, Zachary Fuhrer, Robert Booth, Lyle Kendrick, Michael Lopez
VICE News, Brooklyn, N.Y.
VICE on Showtime
Nightline – Turning Point: Hear Her Voice
Muta’Ali Muhammad, Eman Varoqua, Ayanna Gill, Ely Brown, Deborah Kim
ABC News, New York, N.Y.
Television – Network – Feature: Long Form
Harry Hawkings, Sam Borden, Greg Jewell, Katelin Stevens
ESPN Features Unit, Bristol, CT
ABC News Prime: The Real Aunt Jemima
Deborah Roberts, Seniboye Tienabeso, Jon Schlosberg
ABC News, New York, N.Y.
Scott Pelley, Nicole Young, Katie Kerbstat Jacobson, Ian Flickinge
CBS News 60 Minutes, New York, N.Y.
Television – Network – Feature: Short Form
HerStory: Dorothy Butler Gilliam
Deborah Roberts, Jessica Naudizunas, Olivia Smith, Faith Bernstein
ABC News, New York, N.Y.
CBS Sunday Morning: 169 Years Ago
Rand Morrison, Kelefa Sanneh, Mary Raffalli, Carol Ross
CBS News, New York, N.Y.
Doug Glanville
ESPN Sportscenter, Bristol, CT
Temitayo Anjou, Lonnae O’Neal, Jeff Ausiello, Julio Pazos
SportsCenter Enhancement Unit, Bristol, CT
Television – Network – General Assignment News: Long Form
CBS This Morning: How Black History is Taught in U.S. Schools
Jericka Duncan, Jonathan Blakely, Claudia Milne, Chris Zawistowski, Shannon Luibrand
CBS This Morning, New York, N.Y.
Behind the Scenes at the Minneapolis Protests
Alzo Slade, Dave Mayers, Jika Gonzalez, Ellis Rua, Belle Cushing
VICE News Tonight, Brooklyn, N.Y.
CBS This Morning: Breonna Taylor: Her Life and Legacy
Gayle King, Deanna Fry, Bethlehem Dereje, Bonita Sostre, A. Chris Gajilan
CBS This Morning, New York, N.Y.
Television – Network – International
CNN International
Television – Network – Investigative
Lekki Toll Gate Shooting Investigation
CNN International, New York, N.Y.
June Cross, Jelani Cobb, Thomas Jennings
FRONTLINE, Boston, MA
In partnership with Columbia Journalism Investigations, USA TODAY NETWORK
48 Hours: Crosley Green’s Hard Time
Erin Moriarty, Gail Zimmerman, Asena Basak, Charlotte A. Fuller, and Stephen A. McCain
48 Hours CBS News, New York, N.Y.
Television – Network – Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion
Steven Ramey, Jason Samuels, Marc Lamont Hill
Black Entertainment Television, New York, N.Y.
Television – Network – Public Affairs: Program
Jason Samuels, Steven Ramey, Jericka Duncan
Black Entertainment Television, New York, N.Y.
Nightline – Turning Point: The Lens of History
Knez Walker, Candace Smith, Eman Varoqua, Ayanna Gill, Ashan Singh
ABC News, New York, N.Y.
Steve Osunsami Steven Baker, Matt McGarry, Laura Coburn, Eamon McNiff
ABC News, New York, N.Y.
Television – Network – Public Affairs: Segment
Byron Pitts, Joseph Diaz, Glenn Ruppel
ABC News, New York, N.Y.
William Whitaker, Graham Messick, Jack Weingart, Sean Kelly
CBS News 60 Minutes, New York, N.Y.
Television – Network – Specialty
Pandemic: A Nation Divided – Mississippi
Byron Pitts, Candace Smith, Eman Varoqua, Steven Baker, Knez Walker
ABC News, New York, N.Y.
Television – Network – Sports
Scott Harvess, Andrea Adelson, Benjamin Webber, Jason Morris
ESPN Features Unit, Bristol, CT
Cameron Moon, William Rhoden, Benjamin Webber, Jason Morris
ESPN Features Unit, Bristol, CT
USC vs. Alabama 50th Anniversary
Scott Harves, Jeremy Schaap, Benjamin Webber, Jason Morris
ESPN Features Unit, Bristol, CT
Television – Network – Spot News
ABC News World News Tonight with David Muir: Anger in America
ABC News, Staff of World News Tonight with David Muir
CNN Connects Floyd Family to MN Police Chief
Sara Sidner, Don Lemon
CNN Tonight, Los Angeles, CA
Television – Top 15 Markets – Documentary
James Byrne, Fran Murphy, Robert Kanner, Barry Hecht
Nexstar Media Inc., Washington, D.C.
Television – Top 15 Markets – Feature: Long Form
WUSA 9, Washington, D.C.
Television – Top 15 Markets – Feature: Short Form
A Salute to the Unsung Heroines
Lori Wilson, Leona Nascimento, Marcus Foster, Condace Pressley
Cox Media Group, Atlanta, GA
People 2 People, Atlanta, GA
Television – Top 15 Markets – General Assignment News: Long Form
Eleanor Holmes Norton: A Movement That Changed History
Larry Miller, Larry Sindass, Stephanie Wilson
WUSA 9-TV, Washington, D.C.
Television – Top 15 Markets – Investigative
Dave Savini, Samah Assad; Jeff Harris, Tiffani Lupenski, Michele Youngerman
CBS 2 Investigators, Chicago, IL
WBBM-TV, Chicago, IL
Television – Top 15 Markets – Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion
Delores Edwards, Callie Crossley, Kavontae Smalls, Robert Fagnant, Jr., Bob Judge
GBH, Boston, MA
*Nominees who have questions or corrections regarding their listings may contact awards@nabj.org by Wednesday, November 3, at 5 p.m. ET. Corrections will not be made after the deadline.
