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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

The Movement

Gilbert Corsey

WDRB-TV, , Louisville, KY

FOX13 Gets Real About Redlining in Memphis

Kirstin Garriss, Benton Huang

WHBQ FOX13, Memphis, TN

Selma 55 Years Later

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

She Will Never Not Matter

Jatara McGee

WLWT-TV, Cincinnati, OH


Television – Market 16 and Below – Public Affairs: Program

The Conversation

Tenessa Jennings, Darlene Hill, Kyle Heintzelman, Anthony Mirones, Matthew Barnes

WCMH NBC4, Columbus, OH


Television – Market 16 and Below – Sports

The Game

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

Losing Ground

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

The Big Mo Show

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.

60 Minutes: Exhume the Truth

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.

Enough

Doug Glanville

ESPN Sportscenter, Bristol, CT

The Undefeated: Momma

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

Confronting Racism in the UK

CNN International


Television – Network – Investigative

Lekki Toll Gate Shooting Investigation

CNN International, New York, N.Y.

Whose Vote Counts

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

Justice Now: A BET Town Hall

Steven Ramey, Jason Samuels, Marc Lamont Hill 

Black Entertainment Television, New York, N.Y.


Television – Network – Public Affairs: Program

John Lewis: In His Own Words

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.

Nightline: Facing Racism

Steve Osunsami  Steven Baker, Matt McGarry, Laura Coburn, Eamon McNiff

ABC News, New York, N.Y.


Television – Network – Public Affairs: Segment

20/20: Living While Black

Byron Pitts, Joseph Diaz, Glenn Ruppel

ABC News, New York, N.Y.

60 Minutes: Nation in Crisis

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

Blood Brothers

Scott Harvess, Andrea Adelson, Benjamin Webber, Jason Morris

ESPN Features Unit, Bristol, CT

Jack Trice – I Will

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

Serving While Black

James Byrne, Fran Murphy, Robert Kanner, Barry Hecht

Nexstar Media Inc., Washington, D.C.


Television – Top 15 Markets – Feature: Long Form

Kings 101

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

My Name Is Anjanette Young

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

Basic Black: Black Anger

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.

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