WCVB Channel 5 Wins Sixteen Emmy® Awards at 47th Annual Boston/N.E. Emmy Awards Ceremony
WCVB IS THE MOST HONORED MEDIA ORGANIZATION IN NEW ENGLAND
WCVB’S TOP HONORS INCLUDE EMMY WINS FOR BEST MORNING AND EVENING NEWSCAST, AND BEST LIVE SPORTING EVENT FOR ITS COVERAGE OF THE 127th BOSTON MARATHON
BOSTON, MA – Monday, June 10, 2024 -- WCVB Channel 5 won sixteen Emmy® Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Boston/New England Chapter, at Saturday’s 47th Emmy Awards Ceremony. Among the top honors, WCVB NewsCenter 5 won for both Best Newscast-Morning (Larger Markets) and Best Newscast-Evening (Larger Markets). This is the fourteenth time over the last seventeen years that NewsCenter 5 was recognized with the Best Newscast-Evening award. WCVB was also awarded an Emmy for its coverage of the 127th running of the Boston Marathon in the Live Sporting Event/Game category. This year’s honors mark the most Emmys WCVB has won in a decade.
THE COMPLETE LIST OF WCVB CHANNEL 5’s 2024 EMMY®AWARDS:
BEST NEWSCAST – MORNING (LARGER MARKETS)
NewsCenter 5 EyeOpener: October 26, 2023
BEST NEWSCAST – EVENING (LARGER MARKETS)
NewsCenter 5 at 6pm: Leominster Flood Emergency
CONTINUING COVERAGE
Devastating Floods Ravage Leominster
LIVE SPORTING EVENT/GAME
127th Boston Marathon
PROGRAM PROMOTIONAL-NON-NEWS CAMPAIGN
127th Boston Marathon
SERIOUS FEATURE – MULTIPLE REPORTS
Pedro Goes Home
HEALTH/MEDICAL NEWS (SINGLE SHIFT)
The Beat of a Heart
HUMAN INTEREST NEWS (NO PRODUCTION TIME LIMIT)
Lost in World of Dementia, 95-year-old Remembers Every Note
SOCIETAL CONCERNS NEWS (NO PRODUCTION TIME LIMIT)
Children in State Custody Stuck Living in Hospitals
SPORTS FEATURE NEWS
The Boston Bruins: Blood, Sweat, Tears and 100 Years
INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL
AI: A Generative Generation
INTERVIEW/DISCUSSION
Memphis to Massachusetts: A Cityline/Chronicle Special
LIFESTYLE
Farm Fresh
REPORTER-INVESTIGATIVE
Mike Beaudet
PROGRAM-HOST / MODERATOR / CORRESPONDENT
Chronicle: Shayna Seymour
LIVE NEWS PRODUCER
Barbara Baranowski
About NATAS Boston/New England
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television, the fostering of creative leadership in the television industry, and the encouragement of excellence in artistic, educational, cultural and technical progress.
ABOUT WCVB CHANNEL 5
WCVB is Boston’s broadcast/digital media leader, providing news, weather, sports, community service and entertainment on multiple platforms including WCVB Channel 5, wcvb.com, WCVB mobile and MeTV Boston. Founded by community leaders in 1972, WCVB is committed to its mission to serve the region with quality local content. In addition to 47 hours of NewsCenter 5 coverage each week, original offerings include Chronicle, the nation’s longest running local news magazine; CityLine, a weekly urban magazine program; and On The Record, a weekly political roundtable. WCVB, Boston’s ABC affiliate station, is owned by Hearst Television, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst, a leading media company whose global holdings include 33 television stations and two radio stations. Follow us on Facebook (wcvb5) and X (@wcvb).
ABOUT HEARST TELEVISION
Hearst Television owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching 24 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content over more than 120 video channels including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, Estrella and more. The radio stations are leaders in Baltimore news/talk and rock music listenership. Its Hearst Media Production Group unit produces original programming across linear and streaming platforms for domestic and international distribution. Its Very Local app, free to download on household OTT devices and available across popular streaming services, offers 24/7 access to local news, weather and an array of local and regional programming. Hearst Television is recognized as one of the industry's premier companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service. Hearst Television is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst.