Emmy Rundown: Lower Great Lakes Region

Cleveland’s WEWS was the big winner at the 2011 Lower Great Lakes Emmys this week, bringing home 10 awards including wins in the Evening Newscast and Morning/Daytime Newscast categories.

Also recognized for their evening newscasts were Indianapolis’s WTHR (for Markets 21-40) and Fort Wayne’s WANE and Toledo’s WTVG (both for Market 41+).

Scott Bremner (right), managing editor for WICU-WSEE, became the first person from the Erie market to win an Emmy. He nabbed a statuette for his Commentary/Editorial Writing category for his weekly “Thoughts from Under the Hat” segment, which airs Fridays during WSEE’s 6 p.m. newscast.

List of additional winners inside…

Newscast – Morning/Daytime – Market 1-20
WEWS

Newscast – Morning/Daytime – Market 21-40
WISH
WRTV

Newscast – Morning/Daytime – Market 41+
WTOL

Weekend Newscast – Market 1-20
WJW

Weekend Newscast – Market 21-40
WISH

Weekend Newscast – Market 41+
WTVG

Full list of winners here.

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