NEW YORK – ABS-CBN’s “TV Patrol Weekend” gained recognition at the 2014 International Emmy Awards for News and Current Affairs in New York after being nominated in the News category for its special coverage of the aftermath of the world’s most powerful storm Typhoon Yolanda.
ABS-CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs head Regina Reyes and TV Patrol anchor Ted Failon, who was assigned to report from Tacloban and Cebu during the typhoon coverage, received medals for the nomination.
The special coverage, which was aired a day after the typhoon struck the country, was one of four nominees in the News category.
Winning in the category was the United Kingdom’s ITN for Channel 4 News for its coverage of Syria’s civil war.
Meanwhile, winning against four other nominees in the Current Affairs category was the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for the fifth estate’s ‘Made in Bangladesh’, a story on the dangerous working conditions of the Bangladesh garment industry.
The Emmy Awards for News and Current Affairs is widely considered to be the most prestigious award in television journalism. Its finalists are selected among entries from top international TV news channels by a panel of jurors made up of experienced television and journalism professionals.
In photo: ABS-CBN reporter Don Tagala, integrated News and Current Affairs head Regina Reyes, and TV Patrol anchor Ted Failon (courtesy of Don Tagala)
