SACRAMENTO, Calif. — ABC10 has been recognized with 14 Northern California Area Emmy® awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The Northern California region stretches from Visalia to the Oregon border and includes Hawaii and Reno, Nevada.
“Over the last few years, ABC10 has been recognized with an astounding number of prestigious national and regional industry awards for excellence in reporting, daily news coverage, and our commitment to multi-part investigative series,” said Risa Omega, President & General Manager of ABC10. “These latest Emmy awards and nominations from NATAS are a direct reflection of the hard work, dedication, and talent of our entire ABC10 news team that is supported by the entire station staff.”
ABC10’s award-winning news coverage is led by Director of Content Monika Diaz, with outstanding efforts by a diverse and talented newsroom staff filled with broadcast and digital producers, investigative reporters, multi-skilled storytellers, photojournalists, editors, writers, creatives, and many others who work diligently to serve communities in the greater Sacramento region.
“These wins and all of the nominations are a great example of our commitment to tell the stories that impact our communities,” said Monika Diaz, ABC10 Director of Content. “We are making a difference, and I am incredibly proud of the talented team that works so hard to make it happen each and every day.”
A total of 1,106 entries were received for news stories that aired in 2023, and ABC10 was honored with 14 Emmy awards in categories that include the following:
Newscast- Evening-Larger Markets
Rachel Jacobs, Executive Producer; Samantha Spinaci, Producer; Alex Bell, Anchor; Becca Habegger, Reporter; Weston Battagliese, Xavier Uriarte, Photojournalists; Vanessa Bozzuto, Photojournalist/Editor
Investigative – Single Report
Gonzalo Magaña, Executive Producer; Andie Judson, Investigative Reporter; Tyler Horst, Photojournalist/Editor
News Feature – Serious Feature (Single Report)
Rachel Boyoung Kim, Producer; Johnathon Bartell, Reporter
Diversity/Equity/Inclusion – News or Short Form Content
Rachel Boyoung Kim, Producer/Cinematographer
Education/Schools – News or Long Form Content
Rachel Jacobs, Executive Producer; Alex Bell, Anchor/Reporter; Vanessa Bozzuto, Xavier Uriarte, Photojournalist/Editors
Environment – News or Short Form Content
Gonzalo Magana, Executive Producer; Mike Bunnell, Producer; Brandon Rittiman, Reporter
Environment/Science – News or Long Form Content
Rachel Jacobs, Executive Producer; Monica Woods-Gray, Chief Meteorologist; Robert Carlmark, Carley Gómez, Brenden Mincheff, Meteorologists; Vanessa Bozzuto, Xavier Uriarte, Photojournalists
Health/Medical – News or Short Form Content
Rachel Jacobs, Executive Producer; Alex Bell, Anchor/Reporter
Informational/Instructional – News or Short Form Content
Andie Judson, Reporter
Politics/Government – News or Short Form Content
Gonzalo Magaña, Executive Producer; Brandon Rittiman, Producer
Societal Concerns – News or Short Form Content
Andie Judson, Investigative Reporter
Talent – Reporter – Specialty Assignment
Brandon Rittiman, Reporter
Talent – Program Host/Moderator/Correspondent
Johnathon Bartell, Host
Writer – News
Brandon Rittiman, Writer
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Winners of the 53rd Annual Northern California Area Emmy Awards were announced and awarded statues at a special evening gala at the San Francisco Hilton Union Square on June 15. A complete listing of winners of the 53rd Annual Northern California Area Emmy® Awards is available here and a taped video stream of the awards ceremony is available via this link.
These latest awards are in addition to a continuing series of recognition and awards earned in recent years by ABC10. To learn more about ABC10 and its mission, or to watch award-winning special reports and other exemplary news stories, visit www.abc10.com or www.youtube.com/ABC10. In addition, ABC10 can be live streamed via the ABC10+ app on Roku and Amazon Fire TV.
