As public media is dealing with huge federal funding cuts, the native PBS station, PBS SoCal, led the listing of winners on the 77th Los Angeles Space Emmy Awards, handed out June 26 throughout a ceremony on the Skirball Cultural Heart hosted by Spectrum Information 1 anchor Kelvin Washington.
PBS SoCal landed 8 Emmys, adopted by KMEX-TV and KVEA (7 every), ABC7 and KTLA5 (3), Spectrum Information 1 and Spectrum SportsNet LA (2) in addition to Los Angeles Instances, NBC4 and USC Soccer (1).
KVEA swept all three Recurrently Scheduled Newscast classes, whereas protection of the Franklin hearth by ABC7 was acknowledged for dwell protection of an unscheduled information occasion.
KCBS/KCAL sportscaster Jim Hill was the recipient of the 2025 Los Angeles Space Emmy Governors Award.
Here’s a full listing of winners:
IINVESTIGATIVE NEWS STORY
METRO SAFETY! (NOTICIAS 34 A LAS 11PM) – KMEX-TV
Oswaldo Borraez, Producer, Reporter
Hector Varela Gonzalez, Digital camera, Editor
HUMAN INTEREST NEWS STORY
A BEAUTIFUL MIND – Spectrum Information 1
(SPECTRUM NEWS 1 AT 9:30 PM)
Renee Eng, Anchor, Digital camera, Editor, Producer, Reporter, Author
HEALTH/SCIENCE NEWS STORY
TELEMUNDO 52 INVESTIGA: EPIDEMIA OCULTA – KVEA
(NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 6PM)
Enrique Chiabra, Producer, Reporter, Author
Yansily Reyes, Editor
Jesus Lugo, Digital camera
NEWS SERIES
ORGULLO MEXICANO – KMEX-TV
Sandra Cervantes, Anchor, Author
Arturo Quezada, Digital camera, Editor, Producer
INDEPENDENT PROGRAMMING
POSSIBLE SELVES: OVERCOMING THE ODDS IN FOSTER CARE – PBS SoCal
Shaun Kadlec, Digital camera, Director, Producer
Grace Zahrah, Editor, Producer
Jamie Wolf, Government Producer
Sarah Feeley, Producer
Doug Blush, Producer
Invoice Resnick, Government Producer
Pablo Bryant, Digital camera
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – NEWS
VALENZUELA ETERNO KVEA – KVEA
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – PROGRAMMING
ROSE PARADE PRESENTED BY HONDA – KTLA5
Christie Lyn Lugo Leigh, Government Producer, Line Producer
Bryan Hileman, Director, Government Producer
Chris Reilly, Government Producer
Dara DiGerolamo, Affiliate Director
Becca Jauregui, Affiliate Producer
Wayne Manous, Affiliate Producer
Leeza Gibbons, On-Digital camera Expertise
Mark Steines, On-Digital camera Expertise
Chris Schauble, On-Digital camera Expertise
LIVE COVERAGE OF AN UNSCHEDULED NEWS EVENT
FRANKLIN FIRE – ABC7
ABC7
SPORTS SERIES – PROGRAMMING
BACKSTAGE DODGERS Spectrum – SportsNet LA
Spectrum SportsNet LA
SHORT PROMO – SPORTS
USC FOOTBALL: ARRIVAL OF THE TROJAN – USC Soccer
Flint Tanquary, Director, Editor
Juan Reyes, Affiliate Producer
Radmen Niven, Government Producer
Luke Cuellar, Graphic Designer
Eric Michael, Digital camera
Robert Washington, Affiliate Producer
George Tyler Heffley, Affiliate Producer
Mic Ferrante, Affiliate Producer
Ezekiel Wagner, Senior Producer
Ayo Douson, Producer
Cody Worsham, Government Producer
SPORTS NEWS STORY
PARALYMPIAN TO COMPETE IN PARIS – KTLA5
(KTLA 5 MORNING NEWS AT 11AM)
Krystle Wealthy-Bell, Reporter
BUSINESS/CONSUMER NEWS STORY
INFERTILIDAD: EN BUSCA DE UN MILAGRO – KMEX-TV
(NOTICIAS 34 A LAS 11PM)
Angie Gonzalez, Producer
Arturo Quezada, Digital camera, Co-Producer, Editor
Yarel Ramos, Reporter
FEATURE SEGMENT
FERMIN LA CALACA (ACCESO TOTAL) – KVEA
Amaya Pinto, Government Producer
Elva Saray, Host, Author
Mario Marval, Editor
Alejandro Chipana, Digital camera
L.A. LOCAL COLOR
FAST FOOD AND CAR CULTURE (LOST LA) – PBS SoCal
Matt Bass, Director, Director of Pictures
Angela Boisvert, Producer
Tamara Gould, Government Producer
Nathan Masters, Government Producer, Host
Invoice Dotson, Co-Producer
Anne-Marie Maxwell, Co-Producer
Rick Pratt, Editor
Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer
Micaela Rodgers, Affiliate Producer
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS STORY
DEATH OF A LEGEND: JAMES EARL JONES – ABC7
(EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 11PM)
George Pennacchio, Producer, Reporter
Cheryl Diano, Editor, Producer
ENTERTAINMENT
ACTRESS ROUNDTABLE: CYNTHIA ERIVO, ZOE SALDAÑA, DEMI MOORE, KATE WINSLET & MORE – Los Angeles Instances
Denise Callahan, Co-Government Producer
Patrick Steward, Editor
Ben Church, Producer
Kevin Haulihan Government Producer
Annemarie Hauser, Producer
Michael Siegel, Digital camera
Andrew Gombert, Producer
Christopher Argentieri, Co-Government Producer
Gina Pollack, Digital camera
David Todd, Affiliate Producer
Brian Callahan, Director
MUSIC COMPOSITION
ARTBOUND: THE CHEECH – PBS SoCal
Ameya Saraf, Composer
CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES NEWS STORY
FORENSIC SCHOOL – KMEX-TV
(Noticias 34 a las 11pm)
Oswaldo Borraez, Reporter, Author
CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES
CRUCE DE DESTINOS – KMEX-TV
KMEX-TV
EL VALLE DE LA SOLEDAD – KMEX-TV
Arturo Quezada, Digital camera, Editor, Producer
Dina Rodriguez, Producer
Yarel Ramos, On-Digital camera Expertise, Producer
Marco Flores, Government Producer, Producer
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
KTLA 5 “OWN YOUR DREAMS” – KTLA5
Robert Matthews, Editor, Producer, Author
Matthew Mary, Graphic Designer
Estella Medina, Graphic Designer
SHORT PROMO – NEWS/TOPICAL
LOST LA – PBS SoCal
Numa Pelissier, Editor, Producer
EDUCATION/INFORMATION
WOMEN OF FIRE PBS SoCal
Michelle Merker, Government Producer
Georg Kallert, Producer
Moses Norton, Producer
Maris Malejs, Co-Producer, Editor
Anna Agadjanyan, Affiliate Producer
Zoe Lubeck, Digital camera
ENVIRONMENT NEWS STORY
SEA OF CHANGE: THE WHALE SUPERHIGHWAY – ABC7
(EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 5PM)
Leanne Suter, Reporter
ART/CULTURAL/HISTORICAL NEWS STORY
AN OCEANFRONT INJUSTICE: THE STORY OF SILAS WHITE (NBC4 NEWS AT 6PM) – NBC4
Jonathan Gonzalez, Editor, Reporter
Enrique Roman, Digital camera
ARTS
THE CHEECH (ARTBOUND) – PBS SoCal
Tamara Gould, Government Producer
Angela Boisvert, Government Producer
Nic Cha Kim, Producer
Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer
Luis Alfonso De La Parra, Affiliate Producer
Varda Bar-Kar, Director
Alessandra Pasquino, Producer
Matthew Wilder, Director of Pictures
Edgar Sardarian, Editor
CULTURE/HISTORY
SNAPSHOTS OF CONFINEMENT – PBS SoCal
Michelle Merker, Government Producer
Esteban Gómez, Producer, Author
Whitney Peterson, Producer, Author
J.D. Gonzales, Digital camera, Director
SPORTS FEATURE
FERNANDO VALENZUELA TRIBUTE Spectrum (ACCESS SPORTSNET DODGERS) – SportsNet LA
Chris Witte, Producer
Stuart Mitchell, Author
John Hartung, On-Digital camera Expertise
SPORTS SPECIAL
BEYOND THE SPORT: FERNANDO VALENZUELA (BEYOND THE SPORT) – Spectrum Information 1
Spectrum Information 1
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% STUDIO)
AL PUNTO CALIFORNIA – KMEX-TV
KMEX-TV
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% REMOTE)
REBEL KITCHENS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – PBS SoCal
Tamara Gould, Government Producer
Angela Boisvert, Government Producer
Antonio Diaz, Director, Editor, Government Producer, Director of Pictures
Jaime Morgan Muñoz, Producer
Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer
Robert McDonnell, Supervising Producer
INFORMATION SEGMENT
ALMAS RESCATADAS (ACCESO TOTAL) – KVEA
Amaya Pinto Fenandez, Government Producer
Elva Saray, Host, Author
Mario Marval, Editor
Alejandro Chipana, Digital camera
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY MORNING NEWSCAST: 4:00AM-11:00AM
NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 6AM – KVEA
KVEA
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY DAYTIME NEWSCAST: 11:00AM-7:00PM
NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 6PM – KVEA
KVEA
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY EVENING NEWSCAST: 7:00PM-12:00AM
NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 11PM – KVEA
KVEA
