Single news broadcast, large markets: Channel 10 News, WCAU; Drew Berry, news director.
Spot news: "Night of Fire," WHTM, Harrisburg; Keith Blaisdell, photojournalist.
General news/single report: "Hegins in the Crosshairs," WHTM; Keith Blaisdell, photojournalist. "Hegins
Pigeon Shoot," WTXF; Rich Manieri, reporter. (tie.)
Service news: "The Issue Tonight: Toxic Carpet," KYW; Paul Moriarty, reporter; Jim Spering and Andrea Korff,
photographers.
Investigative journalism: "Pinstripe Patronage," WPVI; David Henry, reporter; Tim Beacham,
producer/researcher.
Documentary program: "Fundamental Rights," WITF, Harrisburg; Alan Foster, executive producer; Ken Stone,
producer.
Public-affairs program: "Violence in Schools, Solutions That Work," Weidner Productions; Warren N. Weidner,
producer; Jan Craig Singer, vice president, programming.
Health & science/series: "The Issue Tonight: E.R. crisis," KYW. Paul Moriarty, reporter/producer; Rich Platt,
editor.
Health & science/special: "A Duet of Hope," KYW; Pat Ciarrocchi, reporter; Scott Gutman, producer.
Talk/special: "Gays Under Fire," WCAU; Diane Allen, executive producer; Jeanne McHale-Waite, executive in
charge; Nancy Block-Cutler, research.
Talk/series: "Live," WGAL; Rebecca S. Campbell, executive producer.
Sports series: "The Rich Kotite Show," WCAU; Mitch Goldstein, executive producer; Mark Jordan, producer; Al
Meltzer, host.
Live sports coverage/series: "Philadelphia Big 5 College Basketball," Prism; Jon Slobotkin, producer; Robert
J. Ayars, director; Larry Rosen, associate producer.
Live sports/special: "CoreStates U.S. Pro Cycling Championship," WCAU; Mitchell Goldstein, executive
producer; Jim Malone, technical producer; Danny Mann, director.
Live programming: "New Year's Eve: Live on the Delaware," WCAU; Dan Sitarski, Mitchell Goldstein and
Jeanne McHale-Waite, executive producers.
Magazine format: "State of the Arts," New Jersey Network; Nila Aronow, executive producer; Amber Edwards,
host/producer; Anise Mehdi, producer.
Reporter: Paul Moriarty, KYW.
Host: Herb Denenberg, WCAU.
Sports reporter: Ken Adelberger, Prism, and Carl Cherkin, WTXF. (tie).
Sports play-by-play or color commentary: Marc S. Zumoff, Prism.
Weathercaster: Mark Strehl, WYOU.
Writer/news: Walt Hunter, KYW.
Writer/programming: Herb Denenberg, WCAU.
Writer/commentary or review: Bill Wine, WTXF.
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