FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/29/03 THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY ANNOUNCES THE NOMINEES FOR THE FIRST ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL REPORTING New York, October 29, 2003 – The National Television Academy today announced the nominees for the First Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards For Business and Financial Reporting. The awards will be presented at a luncheon sponsored by the NTA and Paul Steiger, Managing Editor of the Wall Street Journal, on Thursday, December 4, 2003 at the Union Club in New York City. New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will give the keynote address. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in business and financial reporting by programs broadcast from July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003. Nominees were announced in four categories: Outstanding Coverage of a Current Business News Story; Outstanding Investigative Reporting of a Business News Story; Outstanding Interpretation and/or Analysis of a Business News Story and Outstanding Documentary on a Business Topic. “The inaugural group of nominees demonstrates the excellent work being done in the area of business and financial reporting,” said NTA president, Peter Price. “The National Television Academy is proud to give recognition to this excellent, but often under-appreciated, body of work.” “Business reporting may not be as pictorially exciting as war coverage or natural disasters,” remarked Bill Small, Vice Chairman of News and Documentaries for the National Television Academy, “but the best of it, as reflected in these nominations, is equally if not more important to the average American.” The numerical breakdown, by broadcast and cable entities, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, follows: CBS 9 A&E 1 PBS 6 ABC 1 CNBC 2 Bloomberg 1 A complete list of nominations is available on the National Academy's web site at www.emmyonline.org. Requests for additions and corrections should be received no later than Friday, November 7, 2003. Send all requests to newsemmy@natasonline.com. The First Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards for Business and Financial Reporting is presented by the National Television Academy, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of television. ### The National Television Academy, whose total dedication is excellence, is a professional service organization for all aspects of the Television, Cable and Satellite industries. Its symbol of excellence, the Emmy, is awarded in six major national categories including Sports, News/Documentary, Daytime, Technology/Engineering, and International (through its International Academy). Local Emmys are given in nineteen regions across the United States. Beyond awards, the Academy has extensive educational projects, scholarships, publications, and major activities of impact to both industry professionals and the viewing public itself. 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MEDIA CONTACTS: AWARDS CONTACT: Stacey Sanner Bill Small, Vice Chairman for Goodman Media Intl News and Documentaries 212-576-2700 X234 NTA ssanner@goodmanmedia.com 212-586-8424 Heather Ross David Winn Goodman Media Administrator, 212-576-2700 X243 News and Documentaries, Hross@goodmanmedia.com NTA newsemmy@natasonline.com 212-484-9424 FIRST ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS For BUSINESS and FINANCIAL REPORTING THE NOMINATIONS Outstanding Coverage of a Current Business News Story * ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings War and the Economy ABC Producers Glen Dacy Justine Schiro Caren Zucker Correspondent Betsy Stark * Bloomberg Television Showdown on Secrecy Bloomberg Producer Caleb Silver Reporter Melissa Lee News Director John Meehan * CBS News 60 Minutes II Ebay CBS Executive Producer Jeff Fager Senior Broadcast Producer Michael Whitney Producer Phil Shimkin Executive Editor Patti Hassler Correspondent Charlie Rose * CBS News Sunday Morning Singing the Blues CBS Producers Alan Golds Robin Skeete Correspondent Anthony Mason * CNBC Massive Fraud at WorldCom CNBC Anchor David Faber * Outstanding Investigative Reporting of a Business News Story * CBS News 60 Minutes Montana Power CBS Producer James Kraft Correspondent Steve Kroft * CBS News 60 Minutes Unhealthy Diagnosis CBS Producer Helen Malmgren Correspondent Ed Bradley * CBS News 60 Minutes II Pitching Prozac CBS Executive Producer Jeff Fager Senior Broadcast Producer Michael Whitney Producers Michael Bronner Denise Cetta Executive Editor Patti Hassler Correspondent Vicki Mabrey * Now with Bill Moyers Off the Clock PBS Executive Producer John Siceloff Executive Producers for New York Times TV Ann Derry Lawrie Mifflin Senior Producer Peter Bull Senior Story Producer Tom Casciato Producer Andrea Fleischer Executive Editor Judith Davidson Moyers Executives in Charge Judy Doctoroff O'Neil Felice Firestone Reporter Steven Greenhouse * Outstanding Interpretation and/or Analysis of a Business News Story * CBS News 60 Minutes 18 - 49 : Over the Hill? CBS Producer Steven Reiner Correspondent Morley Safer * CBS News 60 Minutes The Sheriff of Wall Street CBS Producer Trevor Nelson Correspondent Steve Kroft * CBS News 60 Minutes II Rigging the Market CBS Executive Producer Jeff Fager Senior Broadcast Producer Michael Whitney Producer Shawn Efran Executive Editor Patti Hassler Correspondent Scott Pelley * CBS News Sunday Morning Product Placement CBS Producers Ann Marie Hodrick George Osterkamp Correspondent John Blackstone Outstanding Interpretation and/or Analysis of a Business News Story Continued * Now with Bill Moyers Eliot Spitzer Investigates Merrill Lynch and PBS Vested Interest Executive Producer John Siceloff Senior Producer Peter Bull Senior Story Producer Tom Casciato Producer Brenda Breslauer Senior Supervising Producer Sally Roy Executive Editor Bill Moyers Executives in Charge Judith Davidson Moyers Judy Doctoroff O'Neill Vice President of Production Felice Firestone * Outstanding Documentary on a Business Topic * CNBC The Big Heist: How AOL Took Time Warner CNBC Executive Producer Glen Rochkind Producer Lori Gordon Anchor David Faber * Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy From Marx to Markets PBS Executive Producers Michael Sullivan Sue Lena Thompson Daniel Yergin Series Producer William Cran Outstanding Documentary on a Business Topic continued * Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy The New Rules of the Game PBS Executive Producers Michael Sullivan Sue Lena Thompson Daniel Yergin Producer Greg Barker Series Producer William Cran * Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy The Promise and the Peril PBS Executive Producers Michael Sullivan Sue Lena Thompson Daniel Yergin Producer Greg Barker Series Producer William Cran * Frontline The Wall Street Fix PBS Executive Producers David Fanning Michael Sullivan Senior Producer Hedrick Smith Producer Rick Young * Investigative Reports Wage Slaves: Not Getting By In America A&E Executive Producers Amy Briamonte Laura Fleury Dave Harding Erik Nelson Producers Julie Harman Kathleen Kern * THE FIRST ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS FOR BUSINESS & FINANCIAL REPORTING BREAKDOWN BY MULTILPLE NOMINATIONS A&E (1) INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS (1) Wage Slaves: Not Getting By In America 1 ABC (1) ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH PETER JENNINGS (1) War and the Economy 1 Bloomberg (1) BLOOMBERG TELEVISION (1) Showdown on Secrecy 1 CBS (9) CBS NEWS 60 MINUTES (4) 18 - 49 : Over the Hill? 1 Montana Power 1 The Sheriff of Wall Street 1 Unhealthy Diagnosis 1 CBS NEWS 60 MINUTES II (3) Ebay 1 Pitching Prozac 1 Rigging the Market 1 CBS NEWS SUNDAY MORNING (2) Product Placement 1 Singing the Blues 1 CNBC (2) CNBC (2) Massive Fraud at WorldCom 1 The Big Heist: How AOL Took Time Warner 1 PBS (6) COMMANDING HEIGHTS: THE BATTLE FOR THE WORLD (3) From Marx to Markets 1 The New Rules of the Game 1 The Promise and the Peril 1 FRONTLINE (1) The Wall Street Fix 1 NOW WITH BILL MOYERS (2) Eliot Spitzer Investigates Merrill Lynch and Vested Interest 1 Off the Clock 1 2