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KVUE rakes in big barrel of Texas AP Awards, “FNL” ratings sinking
The Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Awards were announced over the weekend, and KVUE raked in nine first-place prizes and five second-place trophies. That’s the biggest load for any station.
KVUE’s top honors included Tyler Sieswerda for best anchor; former anchor Christine Haas and photographer Todd Rogenthien for Best Feature, General Assignment and Investigative Story; the station for Best Photojournalism; Olga Campos and Kathy Hadlock for Best Documentary; Elise Hu for Best Beat Reporting; and Steve Alberts for Best Reporter.
KEYE had two first-place awards: Jason Wheeler for Best Series and the station for Best Web Site. The station also had one second-place award.
KTBC had one first-place win, Foti Kallergis for Best Feature. And KXAN and News 8 both had two second-place awards.
For a complete list of the winners, check out the TAPB site. The awards will be handed out Apr. 25 at the Headliners Club in Austin.
“Lights” blinking?
We won’t know the fate of Austin-filmed “Friday Night Lights” until later in the spring, but a fourth season looks pretty iffy — assuming the decision is based on ratings.
In the most recent Friday Nielsen ratings, “FNL” ranked a disappointing third in total households, behind CBS’s “Flashpoint”and Fox’s “Dolhouse.” The “FNL” episode had a 1.5 rating and 4.2 million viewers.
Even with financial support from DirecTV, it’s hard to imagine NBC sinking millions of production dollars into “FNL” again … but we’ll keep hoping until we hear the final bell.
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By southside_observer
March 2, 2009 5:08 PM | Link to this
Congratulations to Maureen McCann of News 8 Austin for receiving second place in the Best Weathercast category. I think she does a terrific job.