PBS SoCal again collected the most trophies at the 78th Los Angeles Emmy Awards, held Saturday night at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, matching its 2025 haul with 8. Also equaling its last year’s tally is KMEX-TV with 7, followed by KVEA (6), ABC7 4, NBC4 (4), Spectrum News 1 and Spectrum SportsNet (2) and LA36, Spectrum SportsNet LA and USC Football (1).
KVEA, which swept all three Regularly Scheduled Newscast categories last year, remained dominant, winning two of the three, with ABC7 taking the 4 AM – 11 AM time period.
Honored at the ceremony, hosted by ABC7’s entertainment reporter George Pennacchio, was coverage of the aftermath from the devastating January 2025 fires and of two of Los Angeles’ top sports teams, LA Lakers and Dodgers,
ABC7’s David Ono was the recipient of the 2026 Los Angeles Area Emmy Governors Award at the event, produced by Bob Bain and Bob Bain Productions.
Here is the full list of winners:
INVESTIGATIVE NEWS STORY
SOCAL FIRESTORMS 6 MONTHS LATER: ABC7
PALISADES FIRE INVESTIGATION
(EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 5PM)
ABC7
HUMAN INTEREST NEWS STORY
KVEA REPARTIDOR DE FRESAS DETENIDO KVEA
(NOTICIAS TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 6PM)
Enrique Chiabra, Anchor
HEALTH/SCIENCE NEWS STORY
INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL Y LA CIENCIA KMEX-TV
DEL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
(NOTICIAS 34 6PM)
Gabriela Teissier, Producer, Reporter, Writer
Andres Fernando Pruna, Camera, Editor, Producer
NEWS SERIES
BLACK HERITAGE: ALTADENA NBC4
ROOTS AND RESILIENCE
NBC4
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – NEWS
ABC7 PRESENTS THE 40TH ANNUAL ABC7
KINGDOM DAY PARADE
ABC7
BUSINESS/CONSUMER NEWS STORY
AUSENTISMO EN LOS CAMPOS DE CULTIVO KVEA
(NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 6PM)
Enrique Chiabra, Producer, Reporter
Luis Enrique Rivera, Producer
Manuel Pineda, Camera
Yolimar Aquino, Editor
Yansily Reyes, Editor
FEATURE SEGMENT
INDISPENSABLES, PERO INVISIBLES: KMEX-TV
MANOS QUE RECONSTRUYEN
(AL PUNTO CALIFORNIA)
Arturo Quezada, Camera, Editor, Producer
Dina Rodriguez, Producer
L.A. LOCAL COLOR
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH – Spectrum News 1
CANDELAS GUITARS
Spectrum News 1
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – PROGRAMMING
66TH ANNUAL LA COUNTY PBS SoCal
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
Taylor Comen, Executive Producer
Letitia Fernandez Ivins, Executive Producer
Michelle Merker, Producer
Jennifer Chang, Writer
Cristina Lucio, Associate Producer
Patrick Traylor, Associate Producer
Madeleine Ciano, Associate Producer
Aloe Blacc, Host
Maya Jupiter, Host
LIVE COVERAGE OF AN UNSCHEDULED NEWS EVENT
BREAKING NEWS: SOCAL FIRESTORMS ABC7
ABC7
LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE
NUESTRA COPA, NUESTRA PASIÓN KVEA
KVEA
SPORTS TEASE
SHOHEI OHTANI: BASEBALL’S Spectrum News 1
SOLAR ECLIPSE
Taylor Schaub, Producer
SPORTS SPECIAL
竜巻 – THE STORY OF NOMOMANIA Spectrum SportsNet LA
Aaron Minderhout, Producer
Greg Taylor, Executive Producer
Erick Vazquez, Producer
Cary Osborne, Associate Producer
Logan Montane, Camera
Matthew Blum, Camera
Joseph Forquer, Camera
Brandon Cervantes, Camera
Margie Carson, Camera
SPORTS FEATURE
AFTER THE FIRE (BACKSTAGE LAKERS) Spectrum SportsNet
Spectrum SportsNet
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS STORY
BOB’S BRUSH WITH FAME NBC4
(NBC4 NEWS AT 5)
Michael Brownlee, Producer, Reporter, Writer
ENTERTAINMENT
COLOR IN MOTION: CHROMATIC PBS SoCal
EXPLORATIONS OF CINEMA (PST ART)
Jaime Morgan Muñoz, Producer
Nic Cha Kim, Producer
Angela Boisvert, Executive Producer
Tamara Gould, Executive Producer
Matt Bass, Director of Photography
Ben Boyd, Editor
Robert McDonnell, Supervising Producer
MUSIC COMPOSITION
ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE PBS SoCal
Dan Deacon, Composer
CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES NEWS STORY
INFIERNO EN ADELANTO KMEX-TV
(NOTICIAS 34 6PM)
Candela Martinez, Reporter, Writer
CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES
AGING IN AMERICA: PBS SoCal
SURVIVE OR THRIVE
Neil Steinberg, Director, Executive Producer
Mark Jonathan Harris, Producer
Steve Purcell, Co-Producer, Editor
Karin Hayes, Co-Producer
Martin Sheen, Host
Michelle Merker, Producer
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
EMERGENCY LIGHTS? PULL TO THE RIGHT LA36
Vance Kotrla, Director, Producer, Writer
SHORT PROMO – NEWS
NBC4: PICKING UP THE PIECES NBC4
NBC4
SHORT PROMO – PROGRAMMING
CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT (PBS SOCAL) PBS SoCal
Olivia Cox, Editor, Producer
EDUCATION/INFORMATION
FOR DEAR LIFE: ART, MEDICINE PBS SoCal
& DISABILITY (PST ART)
Angela Boisvert, Producer
Nic Cha Kim, Executive Producer
Tamara Gould, Executive Producer
Matt Pappas, Director of Photography
Suzanne Méjean Pinney, Editor
Robert McDonnell, Supervising Producer
ENVIRONMENT NEWS STORY
CRYO-RESCUE: RACE TO PRESERVE LIFE NBC4
(NBC4 NEWS AT 5PM)
Enrique Roman, Camera
Annette Arreola, Reporter
ART/CULTURAL/HISTORICAL NEWS STORY
L.A. CUMBIA KMEX-TV
(NOTICIAS 34 6PM)
Arturo Quezada, Camera, Editor, Producer
Dina Rodriguez, Producer
Alvaro Corzo Virviescas, Co-Producer
ARTS
ARETHA! WITH SHELÉA AND PBS SoCal
THE PACIFIC SYMPHONY
Maura Daly Phinney, Executive Producer
Andy Trimlett, Producer
Steve Purcell, Director
Keena Levert, Associate Producer
Sheléa Melody McDonald, On-Camera Talent
CULTURE/HISTORY
SOMOS DE AQUÍ KMEX-TV
William Negrón, Executive Producer
Julio Octavio Valdez, Anchor
Carlos Leonardo Gonzalez, Camera
Juan Ramirez, Editor
Marco A. Flores, Executive Producer
SPORTS SERIES – PROGRAMMING
BACKSTAGE: LAKERS Spectrum SportsNet
Spectrum SportsNet
SHORT PROMO – SPORTS
WAR TIME USC Football
Eric Michael, Camera, Director, Executive Producer
Sanay Saboo, Director, Editor, Producer
Luke Cuellar, Graphic Designer
Mic Ferrante, Editor
Michael Malara, Editor
Geo Robinson, Editor
Ezekiel Wagner, Editor
Zahir Martin, Editor
Douson Yuan, Editor
George Tyler Heffley, Editor
Radmen Niven, Associate Producer
Cody Worsham, Associate Producer
SPORTS NEWS STORY
LA HUELLA DEL FÚTBOL KVEA
(NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 5:30PM)
Alejandro Navarro, Anchor
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% STUDIO)
AL PUNTO CALIFORNIA KMEX-TV
KMEX-TV
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% REMOTE)
TU VOZ LA KMEX-TV
KMEX-TV
INFORMATION SEGMENT
COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE PBS SoCal
WITH TREES (EARTH FOCUS)
Daniel H. Birman, Director of Photography, Executive Producer, Producer,
Writer, Director
Megan E. Chao, Editor, Executive Producer, Producer
Angela Boisvert, Executive Producer
Tamara Gould, Executive Producer
Clarissa Guy, Co-Producer
Jaime Morgan Muñoz, Co-Producer
Susy Garciasalas Barkley, Co-Producer
Jason Janocko, Director of Photography
Erik C. Andersen, ACE, Editor
Robert McDonnell, Senior Supervising Producer
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY MORNING NEWSCAST: 4:00AM-11:00AM
EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 6AM ABC7
ABC7
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY DAYTIME NEWSCAST: 11:00AM-4:00PM
NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 52 AL MEDIODÍA KVEA
KVEA
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY EVENING NEWSCAST: 4:00PM-12:00AM
NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 11PM KVEA
KVEA
