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Hubbard's Minnesota TV stations honored at 4th annual Upper Midwest Emmy Awards/Harold Crump inducted into the Silver Circle 10/27/03

KSTP-TV, WDIO-TV, KAAL-TV and KSTC.TV, Hubbard Broadcasting’s Minnesota television broadcast stations, took home 23 out of 61 Emmy statues at the Regional Emmy Awards of the National Television Academy Upper Midwest Chapter.  The “Emmy” recognizes excellence in television broadcasting.  This fourth annual awards event was held Saturday, October 25^th, at The Metropolitan in Golden Valley, Minnesota.

            In addition, the National Television Academy inducted Harold Crump, Hubbard Broadcasting’s Vice President of Corporate Affairs, into the Silver Circle.  This distinguished lifetime honor, the highest bestowed by the Academy, recognizes Mr. Crump’s outstanding contribution to the television industry and community at large.  A taped presentation celebrating Mr. Crump included stories and salutes from friends and career associates such as Larry Gatlin, Connie Chung and Oprah Winfrey.  In receiving the Silver Circle plaque, Mr. Crump reminded attendees of the genuine responsibility that local television broadcasters have in serving the public.

            Following are the 2003 Emmy honorees grouped by Hubbard station and the order in which they were presented (eligibility airdate:  June 1, 2002 - May 31, 2003):

KSTP-TV (Minneapolis, Saint Paul)

Community/Public Service Campaign
“Thank You”
            Melissa Mrachek, producer
            Sam Sabean, editor/producer 
            Mike Lopez, editor

Public Affairs
“At Issue with Tom Hauser”
            Tom Hauser, host
            Kevin Hunt, executive producer
            Dan Callahan, producer

Hard Feature
“A Costly Gift”
            Kristin Stinar, reporter
            Tom Jones, photojournalist/editor
            Mike Maybay, producer
            Gary Hill, executive producer
            Jim O’Connell, photojournalist

Writing – News
(Composite work)
            Rod Rassman

Sports Segment/Feature
“Friendly Battles”
            Corky Scholl, photojournalist
            Rod Rassman, reporter

Sports Anchor
            Joe Schmit

Audio – News
(Composite work)
            Jason Hanson, photojournalist

Soft Feature
“The One They Call Pops”
            Corky Scholl, photojournalist
            Dean Staley, reporter

Same-Day Soft Feature
“Never go to War without a Ruda”
            Dean Staley, reporter
            Joe Caffrey, photojournalist

Editing, News – within 24 hours
(Composite work)
            Jason Hanson, photojournalist

Editing, News – beyond 24 hours
(Composite work)
            Corky Scholl, photojournalist/editor

Editing – Non-News
(Composite work)
            Michael Lopez

Continuing Coverage
“Reports from the War Zone”
            Dean Staley, reporter
            Joe Caffrey, photojournalist

Videography, News – beyond 24 hours
(Composite work)
            Corky Scholl, photojournalist/editor

Videography – Non-News
“Stories from On the Road”
            David Peterson, videographer

Directing – Non-News
5pm News, 9/18/02
            Karna Smith, Director

Technical  Achievement
“Live from the War – Equipment”
            Dean Staley
            Joe Caffrey
            Rob Hubbard
            Eric Neel
            Jon Menell
            Chris Meltvedt
            Tim Jones
            Dave Wertheimer
            Bruce Hagerty
            Justin Jensen
            Jimmy Francis
            Brian Sunseson

Single Newscast, Market #20 or Larger
“Eyewitness News at 10, 10/25/02 – Wellstone Crash”
            Harris Faulkner
            Randy Meier
            Bob McNaney
            Tom Hauser
            Ross Kirgiss
            Dean Staley
            Dave Dahl
            Kris Patrow
            Brad Rogers
            Robb Leer
            Andrew Wittenborg
            Dan Callahan
            Mike Maybay
            Julie Jacoby
            Joe Caffrey
            Bill Scherk
            Dave Knutson
            Amy Morris
            Mark Ginther
            Scott Libin

WDIO-TV (Duluth, Superior)

On-Going Feature Series
“On the Job”
            Julie Moravchik and the WDIO photo staff

Single Morning News, Marketing #21 to #140
“Good Morning Northland”
            Steve Goodspeed, News Director
            Luc Benson
            Steve Long
            Deb Shold

Single Newscast, Market #21 to #140
“Eyewitness News”
            Steve Goodspeed, News Director
            Bill Strande, Producer
            Dennis Anderson, Anchor

KAAL-TV (Austin, Rochester, Mason City)

Single Morning News, Market #141 or Smaller
“Six News Good Morning”
            Jennifer Wietelman, producer
            Lou Arens, anchor
            Gary Peterson, news director

KSTC.TV (Minneapolis, Saint Paul)

Program Host – Non-News
            Stephan Reynolds, KSTC.TV

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Hubbard Broadcasting owns and operates seven television stations in Minnesota:  KSTP-TV and KSTC.TV serving Minneapolis and Saint Paul; KSAX-TV, Alexandria; KRWF-TV, Redwood Falls; WDIO-TV, Duluth; WIRT-TV, Hibbing; and KAAL, Austin.  Among Hubbard’s television properties outside of Minnesota are WHEC-TV, Rochester, New York and WNYT-TV, Albany, New York plus three stations in New Mexico: KOB-TV, Albuquerque; KOBF-TV, Farmington; and KOBR-TV, Roswell.