ABC, Vice Lead 2022 News Emmy Award Winners

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large ABC and Vice tied with the most wins, at 8 each, on night one as the news portion of the 43rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards were handed out at the Palladium Times Square in New York City.

Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor of “PBS NewsHour” was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented by Robert MacNeil, co-creator and former co-anchor of the NewsHour. “Tonight’s Emmy winners exemplify broadcast journalism at its best, reporting that values fact over fiction, accountability over advocacy, and that champions the advance of truth in the interest of the communities we all serve”, said Terry O’Reilly, Chairman, NATAS. “America has never needed its journalists more than today.

We congratulate tonight’s honorees and thank them for the indispensable service they provide to our nation.” Here’s a rundown of Night 1 winners: OUTSTANDING LIVE NEWS PROGRAM “CBS Mornings / CBS This Morning” (CBS) OUTSTANDING RECORDED NEWS PROGRAM “60 Minutes” (CBS) OUTSTANDING EMERGING JOURNALIST Rachel Scott (ABC) OUTSTANDING LIVE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE NBC News Specials: January 6 Attack on the Capitol (NBC) OUTSTANDING EDITED BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE “Vice News Tonight” (Vice) OUTSTANDING CONTINUING NEWS COVERAGE: SHORT FORM ABC World News Tonight with David Muir: “The Climate Crisis” (ABC) OUTSTANDING CONTINUING NEWS COVERAGE: LONG FORM Vice News Tonight: “Yemen: The Forgotten War” (Vice) OUTSTANDING SOFT FEATURE STORY: SHORT FORM ABC News Soul of a Nation: “Miss Lucille” (ABC) OUTSTANDING SOFT FEATURE STORY: LONG FORM 20/20: “The Babies of 9/11: Twenty Years Later” (ABC) OUTSTANDING HARD NEWS FEATURE STORY: SHORT FORM The Lead with Jake Tapper; “9-Year-Old