Let’s start with a little bit of bragging.
The Denver Post won two local Emmys on Saturday night: one for a specialty assignment report called “Comeback Kid: The Story of Diego Lemos”; and another for a public-affairs feature on “Sun Valley.”
Both awards were for stories on the Post’s website and show how, in the new media landscape, Emmy recognition goes to a variety of outlets.
Of course, the bulk of the awards go to TV, and the most prestigious honor at this year’s Heartland Chapter Emmy Awards — for overall station excellence — went to KMGH-Channel 7, the station that happens to be up for sale at the moment. Channel 7 also won the award for news excellence.
The station’s John Ferrugia won for investigative reporting, for a story on deaths at a state hospital, and in the politics/government category, for “McGinnis for Governor: Plagiarism.” Tony Kovaleski won for the special “The Colorado Terrorist.”
Over at KUSA-Channel 9, Dave Delozier won the coveted journalistic enterprise award. He also scored for sports and documentary programs.
Channel 9 won the evening newscast, speciality assignment, sports news feature and breaking news honors (the latter for the Fourmile Canyon wildfire coverage). In the politics/government story category, Jace Larson won for “Bridges to Nowhere.”
Other honors: KCNC-Channel 4 for Suzanne McCarroll’s consumer special, “Good Life for Less”; KDVR-Channel 31 for “Colorado Helping Haiti”; Mountain West Sports Network and Root Sports for sportscasts and sports specials, respectively; Colorado Public Television’s “Colorado Inside Out” for its “Circa 1935” edition.
Joanne Ostrow: 303-954-1830 or jostrow@denverpost.com
