2014 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards

Dr. Massi Smith and Berlinda Garnett, Fox 29 (Berlinda was nominated for an Emmy — along with editor James Ring and photojournalist Thomas Beck — for a story she produced called “College Suicides.”)

From left: Alyssa Comusico, Nicholas Marchetti, Steve Thorne, Thorne Media (won a 2014 Emmy in "Promotion - News and Program and PSA- Single Spot" for their work on “Eighty Years of Discovery.”)

Tom Louden, senior producer of Fox 29's Good Day show, and Tara Louden.

Jessica Klein, Producer of Fox 29's Good Day show, and Dan Roomberg.

From left: Monica Rogozinski and Karen Smyles, producers of Friday Arts on WHYY. (Emmy nominated for “Friday Arts: Hank Willis Thomas/Play on Philly/James Beard House - WHYY, Inc.”)

Lucille and Kal Rudman. The Rudmans have given $1.25 million to Temple University to build a Digital Broadcast Center and Educational Television System for the Temple University School of Communication, Television, and Theater. Temple TV won an Emmy for Public Affairs/Community Service.

From left: Evan Zielinski, Amanda Fedak, Karen Thomas (former meteorologist of Fox 29 and NBC10), and David Iannucci.

David Fineman and Pat Ciarrocchi, CBS3 anchor. (Pat accepted the Emmy for “Alex Scott: A Stand For Hope” in the Public/Current/Community Affairs Program/Special category.)

From left: Mike Castrilli, Jacqueline London, NBC10 anchor, and George Spencer, NBC reporter. (George won an Emmy for his reporting on “Tax Deadbeats Owe Millions to Philadelphia School Children.”)

Fox 29’s producers Tom Louden and Jessica Klein accept their Emmy for producing Fox 29’s Good Day show. (I’m a contributor to Good Day, they’re my producers, so I know they’re excellent.)

Lisa Sylvester, formerly an anchor at CNN who last year joined WPXI in Pittsburgh as an anchor, reads an Emmy nomination list.

From left: Producer Danielle Soyka, editor Michael Hurst, reporter Jillian Mele, director Leigh Pullekines, and photographer/editor Matthew Maiorano accept an Emmy in the category of "Sports – Program One Time Special" for “Going For Gold - NBC Philadelphia.” Not attending the ceremony ewre producer Colin Macaulay and photojournalist Matthew Pantaleno.

Composer/sound director Patrick De Caumette won an Emmy for composing the theme song for Philadelphia: The Great Experiment … Breakthrough: 1978 – 1994 by History Making Productions.

Sam Katz (center) thanks the Academy for one of three Emmy’s his documentary Philadelphia: The Great Experiment … Breakthrough: 1978 – 1994 won that evening.

Chris Brady, CBS3 news operations supervisor, is inducted into the inaugural class of the NATAS Silver Circle.

Pete Kane, NBC10 cameraman, was also part of the inaugural class of the NATAS Silver Circle.

Cara McCulloch and Keith Jones, NBC10.

From left: Matt DeLucia, NBC Philadelphia (Emmy for On Air Talent – General Assignment Reporter), Jillian Mele, (“Going For Gold”) and George Spencer (“Tax Deadbeats Owe Millions to Philadelphia School Children.”)