Fox 61 News at Ten Wins 5 Emmy Awards

May 14, 2007

HARTFORD -- Fox 61 WTIC-TV won more Emmy awards than all other Connecticut news organizations combined at the 30th annual Boston/New England Emmy Awards. Fox 61 News At Ten was honored with five awards by the National Television Academy at the ceremony held in Boston on Saturday.

Reporter Jim Altman took home three awards, Photographer Michael Piskorski won two and Photographer Earl Glazier and Editor Tom Carl each received one.

"These awards reflect the exceptional quality of stories we do each and every night on the Fox 61 News At Ten," said Richard Graziano, Vice President and General Manager of Fox 61. "They are especially rewarding because the competition included not only Connecticut stations, but all television stations and regional networks throughout New England."

Presented annually, the Emmy Awards honor the advancements of creative, artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. Chapter members of the National Television Academy in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Mid-America selected the winners.

Bob Rockstroh, News At Ten Director, was thrilled with the acknowledgment. "It's an honor to see our hard work recognized by our peers. Congratulations to everyone at Fox 61 who won an award or was even nominated. It's a privilege to be part of such a great news organization," he said.

A complete list of Emmy Awards won by Fox 61 is as follows:

News Specialty Report - Health/Science
Care in the Crossfire - Jim Altman

News Specialty Report - Sports/News
Bouncing Back -Jim Altman, Reporter
Earl Glazier - Photographer
Tom Carl - Editor

Editor-News-Within 24 Hours
Composite: MP - Mike Piskorski, Editor

Photographer - News Within 24 Hours
Composite: MP - Mike Piskorski, Photojournalist

Writer-News
Composite: JA - Jim Altman, Reporter

In February Fox 61 News at Ten was watched by more Connecticut viewers than any other 10 or 11 P.M. newscast. In 2006 Fox 61 News was named Connecticut's Best Newscast by the Associated Press and honored for a remarkable sixth time with the coveted and prestigious Mark Twain Award for Overall Station Excellence.

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Fox 61, WTIC-TV is an affiliate of the Fox Network and a member of Fox's coveted "Number One Club." Fox 61 is a Tribune Broadcasting station.

Tribune Broadcasting owns and operates 23 television stations concentrated in major markets and Superstation WGN on national cable. The group's combined reach is more than 80 percent of U.S. television households. Investment interests include Comcast SportsNet Chicago (25% owned) and TV Food Network (31%). Los Angeles-based Tribune Entertainment develops and distributes first-run television programming for the Tribune station group and for national syndication. Tribune Broadcasting also owns and operates Chicago's WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball team.