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KGW earns nine regional Emmy Awards, including top station award

KGW was recognized with the Overall Excellence award for its work in 2019
Credit: NATAS Northwest
NATAS Northwest Emmy Awards

PORTLAND, Ore. — KGW has earned nine Northwest Emmy® awards from the Northwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). The awards event was held in a webcast program on Saturday, June 6. The competition included the five states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.

KGW received the Overall Excellence Award, recognizing the work of the station across all departments and functions. The Overall award was first established in 2004; this is the second time KGW has been honored in that category, after winning in the inaugural year.

The news station was also recognized for its news and feature coverage, special reporting on school classrooms, political investigative reporting and for two individual anchor roles. Entries were based on material that was first broadcast in the calendar year of 2019. Details of each of the awards are below:

Overall Excellence

KGW News

General Assignment Report - Within 24 Hours 

Steve's Wonderful Life, by Laural Porter, Anchor • Kurt Austin, Producer

Feature News Report - Serious Feature

Saving His Music, by Laural Porter, Anchor • Kurt Austin, Producer

Business/Consumer - Story/Series - Within 24 Hours

James the Recycler, by Keely Chalmers, Environmental Producer • Kurt Austin, Photographer

Politics/Government - Story/Series - Within 24 Hours

Sexual Harassment at the Oregon Legislature, by Laural Porter, Reporter • Gene Cotton, Photographer • John Tierney, Producer

Health/Science - Story/Series

Medical Kidnapping or Saving a Life?, by Kyle Iboshi, Reporter • Gene Cotton, Photographer/Editor

Interview/Discussion - Program/Special 

Classrooms in Crisis: Solutions, by Cristin Severance, Reporter • Gene Cotton, Photographer/Editor • John Tierney, Executive Producer • Vince Jones, Field Producer

News Anchor

Maggie Vespa

Sports Anchor 

Orlando Sanchez

 

About KGW:

KGW is the NBC affiliate in Portland, Oregon serving Oregon and Southwest Washington. KGW’s award-winning website, KGW.com, and its mobile app KGW News, provide breaking news, traffic and weather information to consumers on demand. KGW also operates a low-power station, KGWZ. KGW is owned and operated by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) a broadcasting, digital media and marketing services company. TEGNA and KGW serve the greater good of Oregon and Southwest Washington, across platforms, by telling empowering stories, conducting impactful investigations and delivering innovative marketing solutions. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.

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