As public media is facing big federal funding cuts, the local PBS station, PBS SoCal, led the list of winners at the 77th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, handed out June 26 during a ceremony at the Skirball Cultural Center hosted by Spectrum News 1 anchor Kelvin Washington.
PBS SoCal landed 8 Emmys, followed by KMEX-TV and KVEA (7 each), ABC7 and KTLA5 (3), Spectrum News 1 and Spectrum SportsNet LA (2) as well as Los Angeles Times, NBC4 and USC Football (1).
KVEA swept all three Regularly Scheduled Newscast categories, while coverage of the Franklin fire by ABC7 was recognized for live coverage of an unscheduled news event.
KCBS/KCAL sportscaster Jim Hill was the recipient of the 2025 Los Angeles Area Emmy Governors Award.
Here is a full list of winners:
IINVESTIGATIVE NEWS STORYMETRO SAFETY! (NOTICIAS 34 A LAS 11PM) – KMEX-TVOswaldo Borraez, Producer, ReporterHector Varela Gonzalez, Camera, Editor
HUMAN INTEREST NEWS STORYA BEAUTIFUL MIND – Spectrum News 1(SPECTRUM NEWS 1 AT 9:30 PM)Renee Eng, Anchor, Camera, Editor, Producer, Reporter, Writer
HEALTH/SCIENCE NEWS STORYTELEMUNDO 52 INVESTIGA: EPIDEMIA OCULTA – KVEA(NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 6PM)Enrique Chiabra, Producer, Reporter, WriterYansily Reyes, EditorJesus Lugo, Camera
NEWS SERIESORGULLO MEXICANO – KMEX-TVSandra Cervantes, Anchor, WriterArturo Quezada, Camera, Editor, Producer
INDEPENDENT PROGRAMMINGPOSSIBLE SELVES: OVERCOMING THE ODDS IN FOSTER CARE – PBS SoCalShaun Kadlec, Camera, Director, ProducerGrace Zahrah, Editor, ProducerJamie Wolf, Executive ProducerSarah Feeley, ProducerDoug Blush, ProducerBill Resnick, Executive ProducerPablo Bryant, Camera
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – NEWSVALENZUELA ETERNO KVEA – KVEA
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – PROGRAMMINGROSE PARADE PRESENTED BY HONDA – KTLA5Christie Lyn Lugo Leigh, Executive Producer, Line ProducerBryan Hileman, Director, Executive ProducerChris Reilly, Executive ProducerDara DiGerolamo, Associate DirectorBecca Jauregui, Associate ProducerWayne Manous, Associate ProducerLeeza Gibbons, On-Camera TalentMark Steines, On-Camera TalentChris Schauble, On-Camera Talent
LIVE COVERAGE OF AN UNSCHEDULED NEWS EVENTFRANKLIN FIRE – ABC7ABC7
SPORTS SERIES – PROGRAMMINGBACKSTAGE DODGERS Spectrum – SportsNet LASpectrum SportsNet LA
SHORT PROMO – SPORTSUSC FOOTBALL: ARRIVAL OF THE TROJAN – USC FootballFlint Tanquary, Director, EditorJuan Reyes, Associate ProducerRadmen Niven, Executive ProducerLuke Cuellar, Graphic DesignerEric Michael, CameraRobert Washington, Associate ProducerGeorge Tyler Heffley, Associate ProducerMic Ferrante, Associate ProducerEzekiel Wagner, Senior ProducerAyo Douson, ProducerCody Worsham, Executive Producer
SPORTS NEWS STORYPARALYMPIAN TO COMPETE IN PARIS – KTLA5(KTLA 5 MORNING NEWS AT 11AM)Krystle Rich-Bell, Reporter
BUSINESS/CONSUMER NEWS STORYINFERTILIDAD: EN BUSCA DE UN MILAGRO – KMEX-TV(NOTICIAS 34 A LAS 11PM)Angie Gonzalez, ProducerArturo Quezada, Camera, Co-Producer, EditorYarel Ramos, Reporter
FEATURE SEGMENTFERMIN LA CALACA (ACCESO TOTAL) – KVEAAmaya Pinto, Executive ProducerElva Saray, Host, WriterMario Marval, EditorAlejandro Chipana, Camera
L.A. LOCAL COLORFAST FOOD AND CAR CULTURE (LOST LA) – PBS SoCalMatt Bass, Director, Director of PhotographyAngela Boisvert, ProducerTamara Gould, Executive ProducerNathan Masters, Executive Producer, HostBill Dotson, Co-ProducerAnne-Marie Maxwell, Co-ProducerRick Pratt, EditorKathy Kasaba, Supervising ProducerMicaela Rodgers, Associate Producer
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS STORYDEATH OF A LEGEND: JAMES EARL JONES – ABC7(EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 11PM)George Pennacchio, Producer, ReporterCheryl Diano, Editor, Producer
ENTERTAINMENTACTRESS ROUNDTABLE: CYNTHIA ERIVO, ZOE SALDAÑA, DEMI MOORE, KATE WINSLET & MORE – Los Angeles TimesDenise Callahan, Co-Executive ProducerPatrick Steward, EditorBen Church, ProducerKevin Haulihan Executive ProducerAnnemarie Hauser, ProducerMichael Siegel, CameraAndrew Gombert, ProducerChristopher Argentieri, Co-Executive ProducerGina Pollack, CameraDavid Todd, Associate ProducerBrian Callahan, Director
MUSIC COMPOSITIONARTBOUND: THE CHEECH – PBS SoCalAmeya Saraf, Composer
CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES NEWS STORYFORENSIC SCHOOL – KMEX-TV(Noticias 34 a las 11pm) Oswaldo Borraez, Reporter, Writer
CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUESCRUCE DE DESTINOS – KMEX-TVKMEX-TV
EL VALLE DE LA SOLEDAD – KMEX-TVArturo Quezada, Camera, Editor, ProducerDina Rodriguez, ProducerYarel Ramos, On-Camera Talent, ProducerMarco Flores, Executive Producer, Producer
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTKTLA 5 “OWN YOUR DREAMS” – KTLA5Robert Matthews, Editor, Producer, WriterMatthew Mary, Graphic DesignerEstella Medina, Graphic Designer
SHORT PROMO – NEWS/TOPICALLOST LA – PBS SoCalNuma Pelissier, Editor, ProducerEDUCATION/INFORMATIONWOMEN OF FIRE PBS SoCalMichelle Merker, Executive ProducerGeorg Kallert, ProducerMoses Norton, ProducerMaris Malejs, Co-Producer, EditorAnna Agadjanyan, Associate ProducerZoe Lubeck, Camera
ENVIRONMENT NEWS STORYSEA OF CHANGE: THE WHALE SUPERHIGHWAY – ABC7(EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 5PM)Leanne Suter, Reporter
ART/CULTURAL/HISTORICAL NEWS STORYAN OCEANFRONT INJUSTICE: THE STORY OF SILAS WHITE (NBC4 NEWS AT 6PM) – NBC4Jonathan Gonzalez, Editor, ReporterEnrique Roman, Camera
ARTSTHE CHEECH (ARTBOUND) – PBS SoCalTamara Gould, Executive ProducerAngela Boisvert, Executive ProducerNic Cha Kim, ProducerKathy Kasaba, Supervising ProducerLuis Alfonso De La Parra, Associate ProducerVarda Bar-Kar, DirectorAlessandra Pasquino, ProducerMatthew Wilder, Director of PhotographyEdgar Sardarian, Editor
CULTURE/HISTORYSNAPSHOTS OF CONFINEMENT – PBS SoCalMichelle Merker, Executive ProducerEsteban Gómez, Producer, WriterWhitney Peterson, Producer, WriterJ.D. Gonzales, Camera, Director
SPORTS FEATUREFERNANDO VALENZUELA TRIBUTE Spectrum (ACCESS SPORTSNET DODGERS) – SportsNet LAChris Witte, ProducerStuart Mitchell, WriterJohn Hartung, On-Camera Talent
SPORTS SPECIALBEYOND THE SPORT: FERNANDO VALENZUELA (BEYOND THE SPORT) – Spectrum News 1Spectrum News 1
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% STUDIO)AL PUNTO CALIFORNIA – KMEX-TVKMEX-TV
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% REMOTE)REBEL KITCHENS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – PBS SoCalTamara Gould, Executive ProducerAngela Boisvert, Executive ProducerAntonio Diaz, Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Director of PhotographyJaime Morgan Muñoz, ProducerKathy Kasaba, Supervising ProducerRobert McDonnell, Supervising Producer
INFORMATION SEGMENTALMAS RESCATADAS (ACCESO TOTAL) – KVEAAmaya Pinto Fenandez, Executive ProducerElva Saray, Host, WriterMario Marval, EditorAlejandro Chipana, Camera
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY MORNING NEWSCAST: 4:00AM-11:00AMNOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 6AM – KVEAKVEA
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY DAYTIME NEWSCAST: 11:00AM-7:00PMNOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 6PM – KVEAKVEA
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY EVENING NEWSCAST: 7:00PM-12:00AMNOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 11PM – KVEAKVEA
