NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Saturday night was the 38th annual Midsouth Emmy Awards, and NewsChannel 5 won 11 different awards — in several different categories!
The awards were given out at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Categories included News Excellence, Technical Achievement, Lighting, Audio and many more. Total, 917 entries were judged in 73 different categories.
Out of 34 nominations, NewsChannel 5 received awards for directors, daily news, investigative reporting, light features, breaking news, photography and others.
Our very own Chris Davis also received the inaugural Geneva M. Brignolo Memorial Rising Star Award!
"Geneva was the Emmy Chapter’s longtime Executive Director who passed away last year. I got to know Geneva as a production assistant for two years in college at the annual awards — so to receive an award in her memory is a true honor," Davis said in a Facebook post.
The full list of awards and their winners from NewsChannel 5 is below.
CATEGORY 22 Director- Newscast (PL Track is Preferred) **TIE A**NewsChannel 5 This Morning: The Covenant School Shooting
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Andrew Diemer
CATEGORY 22 Director- Newscast (PL Track is Preferred) **TIE B**Tragedy at The Covenant School
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Kevin Sherrill
CATEGORY 29 Investigative - Multiple Reports
NewsChannel Investigates - The DA's Deals
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Bryan Staples, Phil Williams
CATEGORY 30 Daily News Report (single shift])
The Walk
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Dan Blommel, Jason Lamb
CATEGORY 35 News Light Feature (Single Report)
The Mighty, Mighty Tigers!
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Forrest Sanders
CATEGORY 36 News Light Feature (Multiple Reports)
Ziggy Stardust and the Outsider Spider
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Forrest Sanders
CATEGORY 43 Breaking or Spot News - Single Report
Blown Away
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Chris Davis, Jordan Powell
CATEGORY 63 Writer – News
Hi Meika. Hi Devery.
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Forrest Sanders
CATEGORY 66 Writer - Spot Announcement
NewsChannel5: Reel Good Writin’
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Alan Adkins
CATEGORY 67 Photographer – News
The Writing on the Wall
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Forrest Sanders
CATEGORY 72 Evening Newscast
NewsChannel 5 at 6: The Covenant School Shooting
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Nick Beres, Kelsey Gibbs, Emily Luxen, Carrie Sharp, Anastasia Tcherepova
Geneva M. Brignolo Memorial Rising Star Award
Chris Davis
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September 11, 2001 is a day most associate with terror and tragedy. Austin Pollack shares a story from that day about hope and persistence: the effort to save a little girl’s life – with an organ donation. The problem? The young patient was in Houston, and her life-saving liver here in Nashville. With the grounding of all civilian aircraft, how could it be done? “Nobody ever said this isn’t possible.”
- Rhori Johnston
