NEWS & NOTES : SPANISH-LANGUAGE KMEX-TV GETS SPECIAL L.A. EMMY AWARD.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Television station KMEX (Channel 34) won the 1997 Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Area Governors Emmy Award Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. from the Board of Governors of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The prestigious Merit Award recognizes individuals, shows or organizations that have made a special and unique contribution to Los Angeles-area television. The award will be presented May 31 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium Civic Auditorium is a name commonly used for a city's auditorium and/or arena. Canada
Now celebrating its 34th anniversary, KMEX, the first UHF (Ultra High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In the U.S., analog television has used UHF channels 52 to 69 in the 700 MHz band. station in California, has been a broadcasting pioneer. It was the first station to successfully change from film to videotape and to use satellite transmission in Los Angeles. KMEX was also the first station in the nation to create a local Spanish-language morning talk show, ``Los Angeles al Dia,'' now in its 10th season. KMEX and its parent company, Univision, were the first to launch a commercial-free, half-hour educational program for children, ``Plaza Sesamo,'' on a commercial network. The station's news department has received many journalistic honors, including the Peabody Award, Los Angeles-area Emmys and several Golden Mike Awards. The newscast ``Noticias 34'' was the national recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award The Edward R. Murrow Award can mean:
Recent recipients of the Governors Award are Gene Autry, George Putnam, Larry McCormick, Ted Meyers, KCET KCET Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Japan) KCET Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology , Johnny Grant, Hal Fishman, Bill Stout, Stan Chambers, Ralph Story, Clete Roberts, Ruth Ashton Taylor Ruth Ashton Taylor is a fifty year veteran in broadcasting, a career connected from its beginning to CBS News. This has become remarkable in an industry which today uses thirteen-week employment contracts for most on-air employees. , Bill Welch, Vin Scully and Jerry Dunphy. Don't mess with Susan Lucci: She could lose again (and probably will, with her luck), but no matter what, Susan Lucci will have a big role this year at the Daytime Emmys. She's the host. ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. announced Monday that Lucci, who's Oh-no-for-16 as an Emmy nominee, will share hosting duties with Regis Philbin at the May 21 show. Lucci plays bossy bossy 1. in dog conformation, used to describe overdevelopment of the shoulder muscles. 2. vernacular pet name for a cow. Erica Kane on ``All My Children,'' which happens to be on ABC, which happens to be bossing the awards show this year. She's made the Daytime Emmy short list for best actress 17 times, including this time around. Whether the 17th time is a charm will be announced at the show. Her competition this year: Jensen Buchanan (who plays Vicky Hudson on NBC's ``Another World''); Genie Francis (Laura Spencer on ABC's ``General Hospital''); and Jess Walton (Jill Abbott on CBS' ``The Young and the Restless''). Lucci has a much better track record with hosting the Emmys than she does in the acting-Emmy race. This will be her fourth time as host. Miss America emcee veteran Philbin is an Emmy rookie. |
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