34th News & Documentary Emmy Awards

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34th News & Documentary Emmy Awards
DateOctober 1, 2013
Location Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center
New York City
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The 34th News & Documentary Emmy Awards were held on October 1, 2013, at Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Awards were presented in 42 categories, including Breaking News, Investigative Reporting, Outstanding Interview, and Best Documentary. In attendance were over 900 television and news media industry executives, news and documentary producers and journalists.

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Notable awards included the Lifetime Achievement Award given to David Fanning, founder and executive producer of Frontline . [1]

Winners

Network breakdown

The following chart is a breakdown of number of awards won this awards season per station.

ChannelNumber of Emmys
CBS 12
PBS 9
HBO 6
CNN 3
National Geographic Channel 2
NBC 2
ABC 1
AXS TV 1
BBC 1
Center for Investigative Reporting 1
Discovery Channel 1
History Channel 1
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum 1
The New York Times 1
Science Channel 1
WBZ-TV (Boston)1
KING-TV (Seattle)1

Breakdown by program

ProgramChannelNumber of Emmys
60 Minutes CBS 6
CBS Evening News CBS 3
CBS News Sunday Morning CBS 2
CBS This Morning CBS 1
NBC Nightly News NBC 1
NBC News: Decision 2012 NBC 1
Frontline PBS 7
American Experience PBS 1
Nature PBS 1
Nightline ABC 1
HBO Documentary Films HBO 6
Space Dive National Geographic Channel 1
Untamed Americas National Geographic Channel 1
Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero Science Channel 1
CNN Newsroom CNN 2
Anderson Cooper 360° CNN 1
Dan Rather Reports AXS TV 1
BBC World News BBC 1
In Jennifer’s Room Center for Investigative Reporting 1
Winged Planet Discovery Channel 1
WWII From Space History Channel 1
Clouds over Cuba John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum 1
Life, Interrupted NYTimes.com 1
Through the Wormhole Science Channel 1
WBZ-TV News WBZ-TV (Boston, Massachusetts)1
KING 5 News KING-TV (Seattle, Washington)1

Awards

Lifetime Achievement AwardChairman's Award
Regularly Scheduled NewscastNews Magazine
Long FormInterview
  • Live Coverage of a Current News Story
    • Election Night in America, CNN (CNN)
  • Continuing Coverage of a News Story
  • Investigative Journalism
  • Informational Programming
  • Historical Programming
    • The Loving Story, HBO Documentary Films (HBO)
  • Business And Economic Reporting
ProgrammingBest Story In A Regularly Scheduled Newscast
Best Report In A News MagazineBest Documentary
New Approaches To News & Documentary ProgrammingIndividual Achievement In A Craft
Promotional AnnouncementRegional News Story

Presenters

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References

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  3. Ng, Philiana (July 13, 2015). "CBS, PBS Lead News and Documentary Emmy Award Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 14, 2015.