Chicago’s Very Own, WGN-TV took home a total of eight Emmy Awards on Sunday, November 18 at the 2012 Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards at the Alhambra Palace in Chicago.  Four awards were for news content, three for creative services content and one for programming talent tied to Singsation seen on WGN-TV.

The winners include:

• Category #2 Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering – Single Investigative Story and Series (Award to the Reporter/Producer)  
  ♦ Pension Games: Mark Suppelsa, Reporter; Marsha Bartel, Jason Grotto, Ray Long, Jodi Cohen, Producers. WGN
  
• Category #4-i Outstanding Achievement for News Specialty Report/Series – Politics/Government- Feature or Series (Award to the Reporter/Producer)
  ♦ City Hall Deals: Marsha Bartel, Jason Grotto, Ray Long, Hal Dardick, Producers; Mark Suppelsa, Reporter. WGN
  
• Category #4-j Outstanding Achievement for News Specialty Report/Series – Religion- Feature or Series (Award to the Reporter/Producer)
  ♦ Iconographer: Larry Potash, Reporter. WGN
  
• Category #4-k Outstanding Achievement for News Specialty Report/Series – Weather- Feature or Series (Award to the Reporter/Producer)
  ♦ Snowstorm Coverage: How Much Is Too Much?: Marcus Leshock, Reporter; Mary Bohentin, Producer. WGN 
• Category #16-a Outstanding Achievement for News Promo Single Spot/Campaign (Award to Producer)
  ♦ Chicago’s Very (tiny) Own: Tony Lytle, Producer. WGN
  
• Category #16-b Outstanding Achievement for Program Promotion Single Spot/Campaign (non-news) (Award to the Producer)
  ♦ Antenna TV 9.2 Image Campaign: CJ Dugan, Michael Pokryfke, William Craig, Producers. WGN
• Category #19-j Outstanding Crafts Achievement for On-Camera Talent- Program Performer/Narrator
  ♦ Dr. Willie Wilson – Gospel Artist.  WGN
  
• Category #20-a Outstanding Crafts Achievement Off-Air – Graphics Arts/Animation/Art Direction/Set Design
  ♦ Kristi Stone: WGN Station IDs. WGN