2010/2011
13 Investigates' "Where are the jobs?" earned the following awards:
DuPont Columbia Award
Indiana Broadcasters Spectrum Award
IRE Award
Peabody
Edward R. Murrow
Better Government Association
Indiana AP
Indiana SPJ
Emmy - Cleveland
Indiana Journalism Award from Ball State
Edward R. Murrow Award
WTHR-TV (Channel 13) is the large market 2011 National Edward R. Murrow Award winner for Overall Excellence. (Watch WTHR's entry here.)
WTHR also won a national Murrow award for its investigative series "Reality Check: Where are the Jobs?"
2011 Emmys
Here is a complete list of 2011 WTHR Emmy winners:
Evening Newscast- Market 21-40
Flash Flood Evacuations – Eyewitness News at 5
Jeff Benscoter
Tracie Hotopp
Investigative Report- Series
"Reality Check: Where Are the Jobs?"
Bob Segall
Bill Ditton
Cyndee Hebert
Feature News
"Jet Car Paul"
Kevin Rader
Steve Rhodes
Feature News – Series
"Eyewitness To Vancouver"
Scott Swan
Steve Rhodes
Business/Consumer
"Batty Business"
Jeremy Brilliant
Greg Wilkerson
Health/Science- News Series
"Lead in your Dishes"
Bob Segall
Bill Ditton
Human Interest
"Commute Curiosity"
Scott Swan
Steve Rhodes
Military News Report
"Benefits Denied, Benefits Restored"
Sandra Chapman
Societal Concerns
"A Fighting Chance"
Scott Swan
John Duong
Weather – News Feature
"Into the Vortex"
Jude Redfield
Jim Hall
Magazine Program
"Olympic Zone"
Scott Swan
Steve Rhodes
Promotions News Promo
"Sold for Slaughter"
Kerry Williams
Promotion News Promo – Image
"Indiana's Weather Leader"
Kerry Williams
Journalistic Enterprise
Bob Segall Composite
Crafts: Technical Director
James Walton
Crafts: Editor
Steve Rhodes Edit Composite
Crafts: Graphics/Animation
2010 WTHR Graphic Design
Janet Brown
Kris Burke
Jason Richards
Terry Ross
Steve Wolfe
Crafts: On Camera Talent – Anchor Weather
Chris Wright's Weather
Crafts: Photographer- News
"Eyewitness to Vancouver" Composite
Steve Rhodes
Crafts: Technical Achievement
"Thinking Small"
Scott Swan
Steve Rhodes
2010 National Headliner Awards
The 2010 National Headliner Awards honored WTHR-TV's "Sincerely Mr. Stroup" with 1st place and Grand Award for Feature, Sports and Human Interest Story and the Grand Prize for Broadcast Television Stations. Congratulations to anchor/reporter Scott Swan and photographer Steve Rhodes. (See all winners.)
2009 Regional Emmy Awards
Best Newscast: Duane Becker, Margaret Cordes
Best Morning/Daytime Newscast: Cyndee Hebert, Judy Palermo
Best Weekend Newscast: Margaret Cordes, Randy Shy
Best Investigative Report/Series: Bill Ditton, Bob Segall, Holly Stephen
Best Featured News Report: Scott Swan, Steve Rhodes
Best Featured News Report/Series: Scott Swan, Steve Rhodes
Best General Assignment (24 hours): Anne Marie Tiernon, John Whalen
Best General Assignment (No time limit): Jeremy Brilliant, Steve Rhodes
Best Weather Newscast: Jude Redfield
Best Weather News Feature: Chris Wright, Nicole Misensik
Best Historical/Cultural Program or Special: Scott Swan, Steve Rhodes
Best Historical/Cultural Program or Special: Scott Allen, Andrea Morehead, DeShong Perry
Best Societal Concerns: Bob Segall, Bill Ditton
Best Informational/Instructional: Cheryl O'Brien, Chris Wright
Best Promotion News Spot: Kyle Duell, Kelly Richards, Kerry Williams
Best Director Newscast: Jennifer Grimme
Best Editor News: Steve Rhodes
Best Graphics/Animation: Janet Brown, Kristian Burke, Amy Ramirez, Jason Richards, Terry Ross, Chris Wendel, Steve Wolfe
Best Graphic Art Set Design: Janet Brown, Kyle Duell, Karl Kroening
Best Photographer News: Steve Rhodes
Best News Anchor: Scott Swan
Best Reporter: Bob Segall
2009 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
Television, Large Market
Breaking News Coverage
WTHR, Indianapolis, IN
Officer Down
Feature: Hard News
WTHR, Indianapolis, IN
"Mama Sara Obama," Andrea Morehead, DeShong Perry-Smitherman, Scott Allen
2009 Indiana Associated Press Awards
Category: Outstanding News Operation - Metro Television
First: Eyewitness News Team, WTHR, Indianapolis.
Category: Outstanding Weather Operation - Metro Television
First: Eyewitness News Team, WTHR, Indianapolis.
Category: Best Community Impact - Metro Television
First: Angela Cain, Young-Hee Yedinak, Jennifer Donovan, WTHR-TV, Indianapolis.
Second: WTHR Staff, WTHR-TV, Indianapolis.
Honorable Mention: Angela Cain, Young-Hee Yedinak, Jennifer Donovan, Bob Gregory, WTHR-TV, Indianapolis.
Category: Best Reporter - Metro Television
First: Scott Swan, WTHR, Indianapolis.
Second: Sandra Chapman, WTHR, Indianapolis.
Category: Best Newscast - Metro Television
Honorable Mention: Duane Becker, Margaret Cordes, Brad McQueen, WTHR, Indianapolis.
Category: Best News Series - Metro Television
Second: Deshong Perry, Andrea Morehead, Scott Allen, WTHR, Indianapolis.
Honorable Mention: Scott Swan, Steve Rhodes, WTHR, Indianapolis.
Category: Best General News - Metro Television
First: Bob Segall, Bill Ditton, Cyndee Hebert, WTHR, Indianapolis.
Second: Sandra Chapman, Jim Hall, WTHR, Indianapolis.
Honorable Mention: Bob Segall, Bill Ditton, WTHR, Indianapolis.
Category: Best Enterprise Story - Metro Television
First: Scott Swan, Steve Rhodes, WTHR, Indianapolis.
Second: Bob Segall, Bill Ditton, Steve Rhodes, WTHR, Indianapolis.
Category: Best Feature - Metro Television
Second: Scott Swan, Steve Rhodes, WTHR, Indianapolis.
Category: Best Sports Report or Program - Metro Television
First: Rachel Hardy, WTHR, Indianapolis.
Category: Best Station Photojournalism - Metro Television
First: Eyewitness News Photojournalists, WTHR, Indianapolis.
Category: Best web site - Metro Television
Second: Sara Galer, Warren Mills, Tony Gaver, Molly Frey, WTHR, Indianapolis
2009 National Headliner Awards
TV3 - Continuing Coverage of a Single News Event
First Place: WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN
"Amaya - Two Years After the Attack"
Anne Marie Tiernon, Stephen Starnes
Third Place: WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN
"Burning Injustice"
Sandra Chapman, Steve Rhodes
TV6 - Documentary or Series of Reports
Third Place: WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN
"Eyewitness to China"
Scott Swan, Steve Rhodes
TV8 - Business & Consumer Reporting
Third Place: WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN
"Tapping Your Cell Phone..."
Bob Segall, Bill Ditton, Cyndee Hebert"
TV9 - Health/Science Reporting
Third Place: WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN
"Maxed Out"
Sandra Chapman
TV10 - Environmental Reporting
First Place: WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN
"What's Floating in the River"
Bob Segall, Bill Ditton & Steve Rhodes
And congratulations to our sister station WBNS in Columbus, Ohio:
TV4 - Feature, Sports or Human Interest Story
First Place and Grand Award - Television:
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH
"Lima Company: A Portrait of Service"
Lindsey Seavert, Jeff Ritter
2008 Regional Emmy Award Winners
1-Newscast-Morning or Daytime-Market 21-40: Eyewitness News Sunrise Judy Palermo EP Cyndee Hebert Producer
2-Crafts:Director -Newscast Opening Kick Off Loretta Goode Director
3-Trashing Your Mortgage Business/Consumer Bob Segall/Bill Ditton/Holly Stephen
4-Fit For A King Human Interest -Single Story or News Series Kevin Rader/Steve Rhodes
5-Steve Rhodes Crafts Photographer-News
6-Credit Threat Politics/Government Single Story Sandra Chapman/Steve Rhodes /Bill Ditton
7-All Night Long Politics /Government-New Series Bob Segall/Bill Ditton/Holly Stephen
8- Field Of History Sports- Single News Story Scott Allen
9-Weekend Newscast Market 21-40 Eyewitness News Night Beat (Amish van crash/mulch fire) EP Margaret Cordes/Producer Randy Shy/Sports EP Tony Giordullo
10-Crafts/editor /News Steve Rhodes
11-Crafts : Graphics /Animation-news 2007 WTHR HD News Design Janet Brown/Kristina Burke/Jason Richards
12-Journalistic Enterprise Bob Segall
13-Crafts: On Camera Talent Anchor News Andrea Morehead
14-Newscast-Evening Market 21-40 Eyewitness News Nightbeat Margaret Cordes/Duane Becker/Brad McQueen
15-Craft: Jude Redfield Weather
16-Crafts: Steve Rhodes Audio
17-Distant Memories Historical/Cultural Program or special Kevin Rader& Steve Rhodes
2008 National Edward R. Murrow Winners
Feature: Hard News: WTHR, "Mission Complete"; Scott Swan, Stephen Starnes
2008 Regional Edward R. Murrow Winners
Feature: Hard News: WTHR, "Mission Complete"; Scott Swan, Stephen Starnes
Continuing Coverage: WTHR; "After the Attack"; Anne Marie Tiernon, Stephen Starnes
Videography: WTHR, "Dressing Up Elvis"; Steve Rhodes
2008 National Headliner Awards
Feature, Sports or Human Interest Story: 1st Place: WTHR; Scott Swan, Steve Starnes "Mission Complete"
Health Reporting: 2nd Place: WTHR; Anne Marie Tiernon, Steve Starnes
"Help Me, I'm Dying"
Environmental Reporting: 2nd Place: WTHR; Sandra Chapman, William C. Ditton, Jim Tellus "The Danger Below"
Continuing Coverage of a Single News Event: 3rd Place: WTHR: Sandra Chapman, Stephen Starnes, John Whalen "School Secrets"
2008 Indiana Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards
Outstanding news operation: 2nd Place: WTHR
Outstanding weather operation: 2nd Place: WTHR
Best reporter: 1st Place: Scott Swan, WTHR
Best continuous coverage of single event : 1st Place: Sandra Chapman, Steve Starnes, John Whalen, Jim Hall, WTHR
Best news series: 1st Place: Bob Segall, Bill Ditton, Holly Stephen, WTHR
Best general news: 1st Place: Jennie Runevitch, Steve Starnes, WTHR
2nd Place: Scott Swan, Steve Rhodes, WTHR
Best investigative report: 1st Place: Bob Segall, Bill Ditton, Holly Stephen, WTHR
Best enterprise story: 1st Place: Scott Swan, Steve Starnes, WTHR
2nd Place: Andrea Morehead, DeShong Perry, Steve Starnes, Steve Rhodes, WTHR
Best sports report or program: 2nd Place: Mary Stirsman, Dave Calabro, Rich Nye, Matt Wilkening, Robin Lynch, WTHR
Best station photojournalism: 1st Place: Photography Staff, WTHR
Best sports videography: 1st Place: Robin Lynch, Matt Wilkening, WTHR
Best web site: 2nd Place: Warren Mills, Sara Galer, Tony Gaver, Cari Hudson, WTHR
2007 Indiana Associated Press Awards:
Outstanding News Operation
Best Weather Operation
Best Investigative Report
Bob Segall, Bill Ditton, Jim Hall
Best Community Impact
Angela Cain, Young-Hee Yedinak
Best Videography
Best Feature Videography
Steve Rhodes
Best Sports Videography
Tony Fuller
Best Producer
Mary Stirsman
Best Feature
Linsey Davis, Steve Rhodes
2006 Online News Award:
Enterprise
WTHR.com - Cause for Alarm - Bob Segall, Gerry Lanosga, Warren Mills, Sara Galer, Bill Ditton2008 Emmy Award Winners
Outstanding Evening Newscast Market 21-40
Eyewitness News - Nightbeat WTHR
Margaret Cordes Executive Producer
Duane Becker Producer
Brad McQueen Director
Outstanding Morning or Daytime Newscast Market 21-40
Eyewitness News: Sunrise WTHR
Judith Palermo Executive Producer
Cyndee Hebert Producer
Outstanding Weekend Newscast Market 21-40
Eyewitness News Weekend Nightbeat WTHR
Margaret Cordes Executive Producer
Randy Shy Producer
Tony Giordullo Sports Executive Producer
Business/Consumer
Trashing Your Mortgage
WTHR Bob Segall Reporter
William Ditton Photojournalist
Holly Stephen Executive Producer
Politics/Government Single Story
Credit Threat
WTHR Sandra Chapman Reporter
Steve Rhodes Photojournalist
William Ditton Photojournalist
Politics/Government News Series
All Night Long
WTHR Bob Segall Reporter
William Ditton Photojournalist
Holly Stephen Executive Producer
Sports Single News Story
Field Of History
WTHR Scott Allen Photojournalist
Historic/Cultural Program or Special
Distant Memories
WTHR Kevin Rader Reporter
Steve Rhodes Researcher
Human Interest Single Story or News Series
Fit For A King WTHR
Kevin Rader Reporter
Steve Rhodes Editor
Journalistic Enterprise
Bob Segall/13 Investigates WTHR
Bob Segall Investigative Reporter/Producer
Crafts: Audio
Steve Rhodes-Audio WTHR
Steve Rhodes Audio
Crafts: Director - Newscast
Opening Kickoff WTHR
Loretta Goode Director
Crafts: Editor - News
Steve Rhodes-Editor WTHR
Steve Rhodes Editor
Crafts: Graphics/Animation - News
2007 WTHR HD News Design WTHR
Janet Brown Design Director
Kristina Burke Senior Designer
Jason Richards Motion Graphics Designer
Crafts: Photographer - News
Steve Rhodes WTHR
Steve Rhodes Photojournalist
Crafts: On-Camera Talent
Anchor - News
Andrea Morehead, Anchor WTHR
Andrea Morehead News Anchor
Crafts: On-Camera Talent
Anchor - Weather
Jude Redfield Composite WTHR
Jude Redfield Meteorologist
2006 Indiana News Photographers Association
Photography Station of the Year
WTHR
Photographer of the Year
Steve Rhodes
Team Documentary/News Special
Saving Face, Saving Grace - Steve Rhodes, Matt Wilkening, Bill Reilly
Team General/Spot
Same Sex Marriage - Doug Blake, Bill Reilly
Best Use of Video in a Newscast
WTHR
Documentary/News Special
Ironman - Steve Starnes
Sports Feature
I'm Not Missing Anything - Steve Rhodes
In-Depth
Teen Drives - Steve Rhodes
Edward R. Murrow regional award
"Afghanistan: Armed with Freedom"
Roger Harvey and Steve Starnes