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 STORY
METRO SAFETY! (NOTICIAS 34 A LAS 11PM) – KMEX-TV
Oswaldo Borraez, Producer, Reporter
Hector Varela Gonzalez, Camera, Editor
HUMAN INTEREST NEWS STORY
A BEAUTIFUL MIND – Spectrum News 1
(SPECTRUM NEWS 1 AT 9:30 PM)
Renee Eng, Anchor, Camera, Editor, Producer, Reporter, Writer
HEALTH/SCIENCE NEWS STORY
TELEMUNDO 52 INVESTIGA: EPIDEMIA OCULTA – KVEA
(NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 6PM)
Enrique Chiabra, Producer, Reporter, Writer
Yansily Reyes, Editor
Jesus Lugo, Camera
NEWS SERIES
ORGULLO MEXICANO – KMEX-TV
Sandra Cervantes, Anchor, Writer
Arturo Quezada, Camera, Editor, Producer
INDEPENDENT PROGRAMMING
POSSIBLE SELVES: OVERCOMING THE ODDS IN FOSTER CARE – PBS SoCal
Shaun Kadlec, Camera, Director, Producer
Grace Zahrah, Editor, Producer
Jamie Wolf, Executive Producer
Sarah Feeley, Producer
Doug Blush, Producer
Bill Resnick, Executive Producer
Pablo Bryant, Camera
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – NEWS
VALENZUELA ETERNO KVEA – KVEA
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – PROGRAMMING
ROSE PARADE PRESENTED BY HONDA – KTLA5
Christie Lyn Lugo Leigh, Executive Producer, Line Producer
Bryan Hileman, Director, Executive Producer
Chris Reilly, Executive Producer
Dara DiGerolamo, Associate Director
Becca Jauregui, Associate Producer
Wayne Manous, Associate Producer
Leeza Gibbons, On-Camera Talent
Mark Steines, On-Camera Talent
Chris Schauble, On-Camera Talent
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 Football
Flint Tanquary, Director, Editor
Juan Reyes, Associate Producer
Radmen Niven, Executive Producer
Luke Cuellar, Graphic Designer
Eric Michael, Camera
Robert Washington, Associate Producer
George Tyler Heffley, Associate Producer
Mic Ferrante, Associate Producer
Ezekiel Wagner, Senior Producer
Ayo Douson, Producer
Cody Worsham, Executive Producer
SPORTS NEWS STORY
PARALYMPIAN TO COMPETE IN PARIS – KTLA5
(KTLA 5 MORNING NEWS AT 11AM)
Krystle Rich-Bell, Reporter
BUSINESS/CONSUMER NEWS STORY
INFERTILIDAD: EN BUSCA DE UN MILAGRO – KMEX-TV
(NOTICIAS 34 A LAS 11PM)
Angie Gonzalez, Producer
Arturo Quezada, Camera, Co-Producer, Editor
Yarel Ramos, Reporter
FEATURE SEGMENT
FERMIN LA CALACA (ACCESO TOTAL) – KVEA
Amaya Pinto, Executive Producer
Elva Saray, Host, Writer
Mario Marval, Editor
Alejandro Chipana, Camera
L.A. LOCAL COLOR
FAST FOOD AND CAR CULTURE (LOST LA) – PBS SoCal
Matt Bass, Director, Director of Photography
Angela Boisvert, Producer
Tamara Gould, Executive Producer
Nathan Masters, Executive Producer, Host
Bill Dotson, Co-Producer
Anne-Marie Maxwell, Co-Producer
Rick Pratt, Editor
Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer
Micaela Rodgers, Associate 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 Times
Denise Callahan, Co-Executive Producer
Patrick Steward, Editor
Ben Church, Producer
Kevin Haulihan Executive Producer
Annemarie Hauser, Producer
Michael Siegel, Camera
Andrew Gombert, Producer
Christopher Argentieri, Co-Executive Producer
Gina Pollack, Camera
David Todd, Associate 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, Writer
CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES
CRUCE DE DESTINOS – KMEX-TV
KMEX-TV
EL VALLE DE LA SOLEDAD – KMEX-TV
Arturo Quezada, Camera, Editor, Producer
Dina Rodriguez, Producer
Yarel Ramos, On-Camera Talent, Producer
Marco Flores, Executive Producer, Producer
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
KTLA 5 “OWN YOUR DREAMS” – KTLA5
Robert Matthews, Editor, Producer, Writer
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, Executive Producer
Georg Kallert, Producer
Moses Norton, Producer
Maris Malejs, Co-Producer, Editor
Anna Agadjanyan, Associate Producer
Zoe Lubeck, 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, Camera
ARTS
THE CHEECH (ARTBOUND) – PBS SoCal
Tamara Gould, Executive Producer
Angela Boisvert, Executive Producer
Nic Cha Kim, Producer
Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer
Luis Alfonso De La Parra, Associate Producer
Varda Bar-Kar, Director
Alessandra Pasquino, Producer
Matthew Wilder, Director of Photography
Edgar Sardarian, Editor
CULTURE/HISTORY
SNAPSHOTS OF CONFINEMENT – PBS SoCal
Michelle Merker, Executive Producer
Esteban Gómez, Producer, Writer
Whitney Peterson, Producer, Writer
J.D. Gonzales, Camera, Director
SPORTS FEATURE
FERNANDO VALENZUELA TRIBUTE Spectrum (ACCESS SPORTSNET DODGERS) – SportsNet LA
Chris Witte, Producer
Stuart Mitchell, Writer
John Hartung, On-Camera Talent
SPORTS SPECIAL
BEYOND THE SPORT: FERNANDO VALENZUELA (BEYOND THE SPORT) – Spectrum News 1
Spectrum News 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, Executive Producer
Angela Boisvert, Executive Producer
Antonio Diaz, Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Director of Photography
Jaime Morgan Muñoz, Producer
Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer
Robert McDonnell, Supervising Producer
INFORMATION SEGMENT
ALMAS RESCATADAS (ACCESO TOTAL) – KVEA
Amaya Pinto Fenandez, Executive Producer
Elva Saray, Host, Writer
Mario Marval, Editor
Alejandro Chipana, 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
