Los Angeles Emmy Winners
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Here are the Los Angeles Emmy winners for the 1987 calendar year:
Information Special, Independent Station: “Art: Off the Wall/California Stories,” KCET.
Host, Series: Chuck Henry, “Eye on L.A.,” KABC-TV.
Live Sports Coverage: Los Angeles Dodgers baseball, KTTV.
Spot News, Breaking Story: “Pit Bull Attack,” Channel 2 News, KCBS-TV.
Feature Reporting: Laurel Erickson, “Someplace Like Home,” KNBC-TV.
Children/Youth Series, Independent Station: “Dr. Science,” KTTV.
News Writers: Laurel Erickson, George Larrimore, “Someplace Like Home,” KNBC-TV.
Film/Tape Editor, Hard News: Fred Del Toro, “Pandillas, Hermanidad de un Delito,” KVEA.
Creative Technical Crafts: “Blind Tom: The Story of Tom Bethune,” KCET.
Information Special, Network Station: “The Beatles/2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
Sports Special: “Fred Roggin’s Sports Bowl ‘87,” KNBC-TV.
Film/Tape Editor, News Features: Vincent M. Brosnan, “Someplace Like Home,” KNBC-TV.
Special Events: “Pope John Paul II: An American Mission,” KCBS-TV.
Children/Youth Special: “Smithsonian: America’s Time Machine,” KABC-TV.
Feature Segments: “Mannequin Sculptor/2 on the Town,” KCBS-TV.
Sound: “Dr. Science,” KTTV.
Mini-Docs: “Someplace Like Home,” KNBC-TV.
Sports Series: “Sunday Night Sports,” KNBC-TV.
Live Coverage, Unscheduled News Event: “Earthquake: Oct. 1, 1987,” Channel 2 News, KCBS-TV.
Film/Tape Editor, Non-News: Jonathan Moser, “1987 Swimsuit Special,” KABC-TV.
Information Series, Independent Station: “California Stories,” KCET.
Public Affairs Special, Independent Station: “Our Ocean at Risk/California Stories,” KCET.
Graphics: “Secrets & Mysteries,” KABC-TV.
News Reporting: “Cocaine Babies,” Channel 2 News, KCBS-TV.
Camera Crew, Breaking News: “Racist Riot,” Fox News at 10, KTTV.
Information Segments: “The Great Pizza Hunt/Friday at Sunset,” KCBS-TV.
Director, Unedited Non-News Program: Mark Wolfson, Los Angeles Dodgers baseball, KTTV.
Public Affairs Special, Network Station: “Seven Views of War,” KABC-TV.
Camera Crew, Non-News: “All Come Tumblin’ Down,” KNBC-TV.
News Commentary: Jess Marlow, KNBC-TV.
Public, Municipal and Operator Produced Cable: “Earth Alert!--California Coast Crisis,” Multimedia Cable.
Performer: Madge Sinclair, “Look Away,” KCET.
Non-News Writer: Erik Nelson, “Titanic/Secrets & Mysteries,” KABC-TV.
Director, Unedited News Program: Bill Stratford, KTLA News at 10.
Instructional Special: “Your Doctor, Your Choice!,” KNBC-TV.
Public Affairs Series, Independent Station: “At Risk: Blacks and Aids/7:30 News,” KCET.
Investigative Reporting: “MX Missile Scandal,” KCBS-TV.
Sports Reporting: “All the Way With Michael J./Lakers Pregame Show,” KHJ-TV.
Children/Youth Special, Independent Station: “Teen Times,” KHJ-TV.
Public Affairs Series, Network Station: “At Issue,” KCBS-TV.
Directors, Edited Program: Eric Schotz, Lou De Costa, “Seven Views of War,” KABC-TV.
Music: Rick Krizman, “Dr. Science,” KTTV.
Camera Crew, News Features: “Someplace Like Home,” KNBC-TV.
Special Class, Program Area: “Kidquiz,” KCBS-TV.
News Special: “L.A.’s Trauma Network: Condition Critical,” KCBS-TV.
Entertainment Programming: “Friday at Sunset,” KCBS-TV.
Instructional Series: “Chinese Brush Painting,” KOCE.
Information Series, Network Station: “Secrets & Mysteries,” KABC-TV.
Host/Moderator, Special: Fritz Coleman, “Fritz!,” KNBC-TV.
Regularly Scheduled Daily News Program: Fox News at 10, KTTV.
Governors Award: Johnny Grant.
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