PBS SoCal was the big winner at the 77th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, followed by Spanish language stations KMEX and KVEA.
PBS SoCal took home eight awards while KMEX and KVEA won seven each during the Saturday ceremony, hosted by Spectrum News 1 host-anchor Kelvin Washington at the Skirball Cultural Center.
KVEA swept all three categories for Regularly Scheduled Newscast.
ABC7 was recognized for live coverage of an unscheduled news event for its reports on December’s Franklin Fire while KTLA5’s Rose Parade programming was honored as the best live coverage of a special event.
Veteran CBS2 sportscaster Jim Hill was the recipient of the 2025 Los Angeles Area Emmy Governors Award in recognition of his five-decade broadcasting career in, which includes 45 years as the lead sports anchor at KCBS/KCAL. The award was presented by Lakers legend James Worthy.
Previous sports broadcasters to receive the Governors Award include Stu Lantz, Bob Miller, Chick Hearn and Vin Scully.
The honorees were selected from 111 nominees in 31 categories including live and breaking news coverage, crime and social issues and the arts.
Here is a complete list of the winners:
INVESTIGATIVE NEWS STORY
— “Metro Safety,” KMEX-TV
HUMAN INTEREST NEWS STORY
— “A Beautiful Mind,” Spectrum News 1
HEALTH/SCIENCE NEWS STORY
— Telemundo 52
NEWS SERIES
— “Orgullo Mexicano (Mexican Pride),” KMEX-TV
INDEPENDENT PROGRAMMING
“”Possible Selves: Overcoming the Odds in Foster Care,” PBS SoCal
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – NEWS
— “Valenzuela Eterno (Valenzuela Eternal),” KVEA
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS — PROGRAMMING
— “Rose Parade Presented by Honda” KTLA5
LIVE COVERAGE OF AN UNSCHEDULED NEWS EVENT
— Franklin Fire, ABC7
SPORTS SERIES — PROGRAMMING
— “Backstage Dodgers” Spectrum SportsNet LA
SHORT PROMO — SPORTS
— “USC Football: Arrival of the Trojans,” USC Football
SPORTS NEWS STORY
— “Paralympian to Compete in Paris,” KTLA5
BUSINESS/CONSUMER NEWS STORY
— “Infertilidad: En Busca de un Milagro (Infertility: In Search of a Miracle),” KMEX-TV
FEATURE SEGMENT
— “FermÃn la Calaca (Acceso Total/Total Access)” KVEA
L.A. LOCAL COLOR
— “Fast Food and Car Culture,” PBS SoCal (Lost LA)
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS STORY
— “Death of a Legend: James Earl Jones,” ABC7
ENTERTAINMENT
— “Actress Roundtable: Cynthia Erivo, Zoe Saldana, Demi Moore, Kate Winslet+” Los Angeles Times
MUSIC COMPOSITION
— “Artbound: The Cheech,” PBS SoCal
CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES NEWS STORY
— “Forensic School” KMEX-TV
CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES
— “Cruce de Destinos (Crossing of Destination),” KMEX-TV
— “El Valle de la Soledad (The Valley of Solitude),” KMEX-TV
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
— “KTLA 5: Own Your Dreams” KTLA5
SHORT PROMO – NEWS/TOPICAL
— “Lost LA,” PBS SoCal
EDUCATION/INFORMATION
— “Women of Fire,” PBS SoCal
ENVIRONMENT NEWS STORY
— “Sea of Change: The Whale Superhighway,” ABC7
ARTS
— “The Cheech” (Artbound), PBS SoCal
CULTURE/HISTORY
— “Snapshots of Confinement,” PBS SoCal
SPORTS FEATURE
— “Fernando Valenzuela: Tribute,” Spectrum SportsNet LA
SPORTS SPECIAL
— “Beyond the Sport: Fernando Valenzuela,” Spectrum News 1
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% STUDIO)
— “Al Punto California (To the Point California),” KMEX-TV
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% REMOTE)
— “Rebel Kitchens Southern California,” PBS SoCal
INFORMATION SEGMENT
— “Almas Rescatadas Acceso Total (Rescued Souls Total Access),” KVEA
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY MORNING NEWSCAST: 4 a.m.-11 a.m.
— “Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 6 a.m. (Telemundo 52 News at 6 a.m.),” KVEA
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY DAYTIME NEWSCAST: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
— “Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 6 p.m. (Telemundo 52 News at 6 p.m.),” KVEA
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY EVENING NEWSCAST: 7 p.m.-Midnight
— “Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 11 p.m. (Telemundo 52 News at 11 p.m.)” KVEA