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Chicago, IL - November 2, 2024
On November 2 at the annual awards ceremony held in Chicago, WTTW was awarded 8 Chicago / Midwest 2023-2024 Emmy Awards for outstanding achievement by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in the following categories and for the following programs:
Outstanding Achievement for Daily News Report
Chicago Tonight/WTTW News: Galloping Ghost Arcade: Erica Gunderson, Reporter/Producer; Damon Ranger, Photographer/Editor. WTTW
Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering
Chicago Tonight/WTTW News: Pioneering Chicago Lab Helps Develop Next Generation of Bionic Limbs: Paul Caine, Producer. WTTW
Outstanding Achievement for Documentary/Historical
Chicago Stories: Angels Too Soon: Peter D. Marks, Producer; Bianca Lozano, Associate Producer; Anna Chadwick Gardner, Shelley Spencer, Executive Producers. WTTW
Outstanding Achievement for Informational/Instructional
Chicago Stories: The Race to Reverse the Chicago River: Eddie Griffin, Producer; Lauren R. Drell, Associate Producer; Anna Chadwick Gardner, Shelley Spencer, Executive Producers. WTTW
Outstanding Crafts Achievement for Talent: Program Host/Moderator/Correspondent
Geoffrey Baer: Composite. WTTW
Outstanding Crafts Achievement for Audio
Sam Fishkin, Andrew Twiss, Sophia Fishkin: Chicago Mysteries. Mix Kitchen
Outstanding Crafts Achievement for Editing
Sharon Zurek: Chicago Stories: The Outrage of Danny Sotomayor. WTTW/Black Cat Productions
Outstanding Crafts Achievement for Writing
Peter D. Marks: Chicago Stories: Angels Too Soon. WTTW
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