WBFF’s Project Baltimore Nominated for Two National Emmy® Awards, News & Documentary

August 08, 2024 at 17:30 PM EDT

Sinclair is pleased to announce Project Baltimore, the special investigative reporting unit of WBFF, received two News & Documentary Emmy® Award nominations from The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). These national Emmy Awards honor the best in news and documentary coverage across the country.

The following are Project Baltimore’s nominations:

Outstanding Regional Documentary - Project Baltimore: Learned Helplessness

Carolyn Peirce, Executive Producer; Chris Papst, Investigative Reporter;

Ray Rogowski, Investigative Producer; Jed Gamber, Photographer; Anthony Durso, Photographer

Outstanding Regional News Story: Investigative - Disabled & Denied

Carolyn Peirce, Executive Producer; Chris Papst, Investigative Reporter;

Ray Rogowski, Investigative Producer; Jed Gamber, Photographer; Anthony Durso, Photographer

Since its inception in 2017, Project Baltimore’s reporting has been honored with dozens of national and regional awards including 4 National Investigative Reporters and Editors awards, a National Press Photographers Association award, 5 National Headliner awards, 2 Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi awards, 3 National Emmy nominations, 41 regional Emmy Awards, 9 Edward R. Murrow Awards, and 11 AP awards. Project Baltimore’s work has also been a finalist for the Alfred I. duPont and the Education Writers Association awards.

"The recognition of WBFF’s Project Baltimore with not one, but two nominations for their investigative and accountability reporting is a testament to our commitment to delivering stories that make a difference in our local communities. We are incredibly proud of the team and all their achievements,” Scott Livingston, Senior Vice President of News.

The awards will be presented on September 25 and 26.

About Sinclair:

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; and owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD., and The Nest. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation’s largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.

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