KQED Wins 8 Northern California Emmy® Awards

Following an impressive 17 nominations, KQED has been honored with eight Northern California Emmy® Awards, including Best Topical Documentary. The 45^th Emmy® ceremony, held Saturday, June 4 at the SFJAZZ Center, honored excellence in all fields of television and online production. Among the KQED productions honored were Books and Bullets, a three-part online news feature  examining how violence impacts the lives of children and teachers in some Oakland neighborhoods; a QUEST special “Self-Driving Cars: The Road Ahead,” investigating how self-driving cars are sparking new opportunities and challenges and Welcome to West Oakland, a news video exploring the changing West Oakland neighborhood. The full list of KQED winners follows:

Feature News Report — Serious Series
"Books and Bullets," kqed.org/KQED 9
Adam Grossberg, Producer/Photographer/Editor; Zaidee Stavely, Reporter

Documentary — Topical
Truly CA “Last Day of Freedom,” KQED 9
Dee Hibbert-Jones, Nomi Talisman, Producer/Directors

Public/Current/Community Affairs — Feature/Segment
"Welcome to West Oakland," kqed.org/KQED 9
Adam Grossberg, Producer/Photographer/Editor; Devin Katayama, Reporter

Health/Science/Environment — Feature/Segment
"Bleak Beauty: The Photography of David Maisel," kqed.org/KQED 9
Lori Halloran, Producer; Blake McHugh, Owen Bissell, Photographers; Aaron Drury, Editor

Health/Science/Environment — Feature/Segment
QUEST “Giant Sequoias Struggle with Drought,” kqed.org/KQED 9
Mia Zuckerkandel, Executive Producer; Paul Rogers, Managing Editor; Gabriela V. Quiros, Producer

Technology — Feature/Segment
"Go Drone Racer, Go!," KQED 9
Sheraz Sadiq, Producer; Aaron Drury, Editor

Technology — Program/Special
QUEST “Self-Driving Cars: The Road Ahead,” KQED 9
Sheraz Sadiq, Producer; Paul Rogers, Managing Editor; Shirley Gutierrez, Editor

Editor — Program
KQED Art School “What's Your Style?,” KQED 9
Jon Brown, Editor

About KQED
KQED serves the people of Northern California with a public-supported alternative to commercial media. It is home to one of the most listened-to public radio stations in the nation, one of the highest-rated public television services, an award-winning education program and is a leader and innovator in interactive technology. KQED takes people of all ages on journeys of exploration — exposing them to new people, places and ideas.