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Sinclair Broadcast Group Wins 42 National Capital Chesapeake Bay Emmy Awards, More Than Any Other News Organization in the Region
WJLA Wins Overall Excellence in Television Broadcasting WBFF’s Project Baltimore Investigative Unit Recognized with 7 Awards BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nWJLA Wins Overall Excellence in Television Broadcasting \n\nWBFF’s Project Baltimore Investigative Unit Recognized with 7 Awards \n\n BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nSinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBGI) is pleased to announce its television stations WJLA/ABC 7 (Washington, DC) and WBFF/FOX 45 (Baltimore, MD) were honored with a total of 42 Emmy® Awards, more than any other news organizations in the region, by the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.\n\nWJLA received a total of 24 Emmy Awards, more than any other in the region, including the coveted Regional Emmy Award for Overall Excellence in Television Broadcasting. This is the third consecutive year WJLA has been recognized as the top broadcast news organization with honors for Overall Excellence. WBFF received 18 Emmy Awards, more than any other Baltimore television station.\n\nThe 63rd annual National Capital Chesapeake Bay Emmy Awards honored outstanding achievement in the television industry in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia at a virtual ceremony held on June 26.\n\n“Sinclair’s commitment to journalistic excellence and telling stories that matter continue to set us apart and reinforce our resolution to give a voice to the voiceless and create meaningful change in our communities,” said Scott Livingston, Senior Vice President of News. “These honors signify the respect of our journalistic peers, and we are extremely proud to have the hard work and dedication of our newsrooms acknowledged, especially during this challenging year.”\n\nWJLA was recognized with 24 Emmy Awards, including the highest honor, Overall Excellence, and Best Morning Newscast, Large Market. NATAS also honored WJLA’s on-air talent, with Michelle Marsh named Best Anchor and Chief Meteorologist Bill Kelly named Best Weather Anchor, with an additional award for technical achievement. Chief Political Reporter Scott Thuman was honored for his political coverage, Victoria Sanchez was honored for her medical reporting and Jay Korff was recognized with eight awards for his work reporting, writing, and producing.\n\nWBFF received the second highest number of Emmy Awards, with a total of 18, more than any other station in Baltimore. WBFF’s investigative units, Project Baltimore was honored with seven of those awards and Operation C...