DETROIT — 13 ON YOUR SIDE has been honored with five awards from the Michigan chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
The awards banquet was held at Little Caesars Arena Saturday night in Detroit.
Judges awarded 13 ON YOUR SIDE’s Chief Meteorologist George Lessens with a golden statuette for his 2023 Weather Excellence Compilation.
The Weather Department also celebrated an Emmy win for their unique take on the 2023-2024 Winter Weather Outlook special in the style of the game show “Family Feud.”
Reporter Riley Mack scored two Emmy wins out of her two nominations, one in the news writer category and the other for education/schools.
13 ON YOUR SIDE's marketing department rounded out the night with a win in the Public Service Announcement category for our 13 Reads Stop Summer Slide program.
“Our team works hard every day to provide the most comprehensive news and weather coverage to our viewers. To be acknowledged by our peers in the broadcast industry for our commitment to journalism excellence is an honor and speaks volumes to the dedication of our staff to our communities,” News Director Brooks Blanton said. “Congratulations to all of our 13 On Your Side winners and nominees for their hard work.”
Here is the complete list of nominations for the 2024 awards:
INVESTIGATIVE
“Help Team – Long-Term Care Facility Issues”
Charlie Tinker and Dan Zar
NEWS FEATURE – LIGHT FEATURE
“Message in a Bottle”
Dan Allen and Alana Holland
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS
“Class Comes to Teacher’s Aid”
Riley Mack
MILITARY NEWS
“Search for Closure”
Alana Holland
SPORTS STORY – NEWS FEATURE
“His New Hero”
Matt Gard
CONTINUING COVERAGE
“Muskegon Heights’ Pothole Problem”
Trevier Gonzalez
WEATHER
“Forecast Feud”
Alex Poehlman, George Lessens, Sam Jacques, Blake Hansen and Michael Behrens
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
“13 Reads – Stop the Summer Slide”
Jon Flis and Jake Wiegand
COMMERCIAL
“Coast Guard Festival”
Jon Flis
NEWS PROMOTION
“Weatherball 20th Anniversary”
Jake Wiegand, Jon Flis and Alex Poehlman
ANCHOR WEATHER
“2023 Weather Excellence Compilation”
George Lessens
WRITER – NEWS
Riley Mack
PHOTOGRAPHER – NEWS
Evan Linnert
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST
“One Good Thing”
Matt Gard
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