Local Public Media Television Stations KCET and PBS SoCal Lead All Other L.A. Broadcasters With a Combined Seven Los Angeles Area Emmy® Wins
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Los Angeles, Calif. – July 25, 2022 – PBS SoCal and KCET, Southern California’s flagship PBS stations, announced today that they received a combined total of seven wins for the 74th Annual Los Angeles Area Emmy® Awards presented on Saturday, July 23 by the Television Academy. The total tally led all other local stations (or duopolies) for the greatest number of wins. The wins were spread across seven different categories and honored locally produced productions from KCET and PBS SoCal. For the sixth year running, KCET and PBS SoCal combined garnered the most awards of any other LA broadcast station.
The locally produced original arts and culture series ARTBOUND received the most wins with three in total, highlighting a variety of season 12 episodes that include a tribute to graphic design as well as prominent artists that included ceramicist Helen Jean Taylor and Sister Mary Corita Kent. The fourth season of TENDING NATURE (produced in partnership with the Autry Museum of the American West) was also recognized with a win for the series that shines a light on the environmental knowledge of Indigenous Peoples across California. In a first for the show, SOCAL WANDERER garnered a win this year. A KCET Original that explores the rich culture, history and landscape of Southern California with host Rosey Alvero, the most recent season examined Los Angeles neighborhoods guided by women business owners of color who are trailblazers in their community. Additional wins went to THE 62nd ANNUAL L.A. COUNTY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION (a co-production with The Music Center in association with CDK Productions) as well as acquired program LIVES, NOT GRADES, where a team of USC college students travels to Moria Camp in Greece to design and build innovations for refugees.
Wins for KCET and PBS SoCal are listed below:
Independent Programming
LIVES, NOT GRADES
Daniel Druhora, Producer, Director, Writer; Yannis Yortsos, Executive Producer; Sonny Astani, Executive Producer; Burçin Becerik-Gerber, Co-Producer; Brad Cracchiola, Co-Producer; David Gerber, Co-Producer; Adam Smith, Co-Producer; Rommel Villa, Editor; Teodora Totoiu, Cinematographer.
Arts
ARTBOUND “Corita Kent: The Pop Art Nun”
Juan Devis, Executive Producer; Suzanne Méjean Pinney, Editor, Producer; Amanda Marie Pinedo, Producer; Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer; Matthew Crotty, Co-Producer; Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer
Culture/History
TENDING NATURE “Indigenous Land Stewardship”
Juan Devis, Executive Producer; Matthew Crotty, Executive Producer; Laura Purdy, Executive Producer; Anna Rau, Director, Producer; Corbett Jones, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer; Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer
Informational Series (more than 50% remote)
ARTBOUND “Graphic Design”
Juan Devis, Executive Producer; Suzanne Méjean Pinney, Editor, Producer; Amanda Marie Pinedo, Producer; Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer; Matthew Crotty, Co-Producer; Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer
Music Composition
ARTBOUND “Life Centered: The Helen Jean Taylor Story”
Emily Bear, Composer
Live Special Events - Programming
62nd ANNUAL LA COUNTY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
Kenneth Shapiro, Director, Executive Producer; Nick Schwartz-Hall, Executive Producer;
Ming Ng, Executive Producer; Brian White, Co-Host; Suzanna Guzmán, Co-Host; Derek Browell, Co-Producer; Gabe Uhr, Writer; Michelle Merker, Producer; Patrick Traylor, Associate Producer; Jill Dove, Associate Director; Shiran Stotland, Technical Director
Feature Segment
SOCAL WANDERER “Yuca’s Tacos”
Juan Devis, Executive Producer; Jaime Morgan Muñoz, Producer; Rosey Alvero, Host; Terra Gutmann-Gonzalez, Director of Photography; Tom Salvaggio, Editor; Marley Lister, Associate Producer; Robert McDonnell, Senior Producer
About PBS SoCal and KCET
PBS SoCal and KCET are both part of the donor-supported community institution, the Public Media Group of Southern California. PBS SoCal is the flagship PBS station for diverse people across California and delivers content and experiences that inspire, inform and educate. PBS SoCal offers the full slate of beloved PBS programs including MASTERPIECE, NOVA, PBS NewsHour, FRONTLINE, and a broad library of documentary films with works from Ken Burns; as well as educational content including PBS KIDS programs like DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD and CURIOUS GEORGE. KCET showcases the best of PBS and is a leading source for arts, culture, and news in Southern California. Through innovative storytelling, KCET explores and expresses our dynamic local communities helping residents understand and connect with the region's diverse communities and ideas. For additional information about both KCET and PBS SoCal productions, web-exclusive content, programming schedules and community events, please visit kcet.org and pbssocal.org KCET Originals and PBS programming are available to stream on the FREE PBS App on iOS and Android devices, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, and Chromecast. KCET is also available to watch live on YouTube TV.