PBS SoCal Leads L.A. Area Emmys 2025 Winners Tally, While Telemundo’s KVEA Sweeps All Three Station Newscast Awards
PBS SoCal (KOCE/KCET) led the 2025 L.A. Area Emmy awards with eight total, but the other big winner of the night was Telemundo’s KVEA-TV, which took home all three station awards for best newscasts — for daily morning (4 a.m. to 11 a.m.), daily daytime (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.) and daily evening (7 p.m. to 12 a.m.).
The 2025 Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards were held Saturday at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, hosted by Spectrum News 1 host/anchor Kelvin Washington.
Jim Hill was recognizd with 2025 Los Angeles Area Emmy Governors Award, for his five-decades-long career in broadcasting and 45 years as a sportscaster at KCBS/KCAL in Los Angeles. The award was presented by former LA Laker star James Worthy.
Bob Bain and Bob Bain Productions produced this year’s event, featuring categories including Live and Breaking News Coverage, Crime and Social Issues, Culture and History, the Arts, Health and Science, Human Interest, Music, Sports, and the Environment.
KVEA and KMEX both landed seven Emmys total on Saturday — a strong dual showing for L.A.’s top two Spanish-language stations. KABC-TV and KTLA-TV followed with three each, while Spectrum News 1 and Spectrum SportsNet LA got two a piece.
Here are the winners for this year’s Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards:
“Fast Food and Car Culture” (“Lost LA”)• PBS SoCalMatt Bass, Director, Director of PhotographyAngela Boisvert, ProducerTamara Gould, Executive ProducerNathan Masters, Executive Producer, HostBill Dotson, Co-ProducerAnne-Marie Maxwell, Co-ProducerRick Pratt, EditorKathy Kasaba, Supervising ProducerMicaela Rodgers, Associate Producer
“Possible Selves: Overcoming the Odds in Foster Care”• PBS SoCalShaun Kadlec, Camera, Director, ProducerGrace Zahrah, Editor, ProducerJamie Wolf, Executive ProducerSarah Feeley, ProducerDoug Blush, ProducerBill Resnick, Executive ProducerPablo Bryant, Camera
“Women of Fire”• PBS SoCalMichelle Merker, Executive ProducerGeorg Kallert, ProducerMoses Norton, ProducerMaris Malejs, Co-Producer, EditorAnna Agadjanyan, Associate ProducerZoe Lubeck, Camera
“Cruce de Destinos”• KMEX-TV
“El Valle de la Soledad”• KMEX-TVArturo Quezada, Camera, Editor, ProducerDina Rodriguez, ProducerYarel Ramos, On-Camera Talent, ProducerMarco Flores, Executive Producer, Producer
“The Cheech” (“Artbound”)• PBS SoCalTamara Gould, Executive ProducerAngela Boisvert, Executive ProducerNic Cha Kim, ProducerKathy Kasaba, Supervising ProducerLuis Alfonso De la Parra, Associate ProducerVarda Bar-Kar, DirectorAlessandra Pasquino, ProducerMatthew Wilder, Director of PhotographyEdgar Sardarian, Editor
“Snapshots of Confinement”• PBS SoCalMichelle Merker, Executive ProducerEsteban Gómez, Producer, WriterWhitney Peterson, Producer, WriterJ.D. Gonzales, Camera, Director
“Rebel Kitchens Southern California: Immigrant Chefs”• PBS SoCalTamara Gould, Executive ProducerAngela Boisvert, Executive ProducerAntonio Diaz, Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Director of PhotographyJaime Morgan Muñoz, ProducerKathy Kasaba, Supervising ProducerRobert McDonnell, Supervising Producer
“Al Punto California”• KMEX-TV
“Actress Roundtable: Cynthia Erivo, Zoe Saldaña, Demi Moore, Kate Winslet & More”• Los Angeles TimesDenise Callahan, Co-Executive ProducerPatrick Steward, EditorBen Church, ProducerKevin Haulihan, Executive ProducerAnnemarie Hauser, ProducerMichael Siegel, CameraAndrew Gombert, ProducerChristopher Argentieri, Co-Executive ProducerGina Pollack, CameraDavid Todd, Associate ProducerBrian Callahan, Director
“Orgullo Mexicano”• KMEX-TVSandra Cervantes, Anchor, WriterArturo Quezada, Camera, Editor, Producer
“Beyond the Sport: Fernando Valenzuela” (“Beyond the Sport”)• Spectrum News 1
“Backstage Dodgers”• Spectrum SportsNet LA
No nominations
“Fernando Valenzuela Tribute” (“Access SportsNet Dodgers”)• Spectrum SportsNet LAChris Witte, ProducerStuart Mitchell, WriterJohn Hartung, On-Camera Talent
“Rose Parade Presented by Honda”• KTLA5Christie Lyn Lugo Leigh, Executive Producer, Line ProducerBryan Hileman, Director, Executive ProducerChris Reilly, Executive ProducerDara DiGerolamo, Associate DirectorBecca Jauregui, Associate ProducerWayne Manous, Associate ProducerLeeza Gibbons, On-Camera TalentMark Steines, On-Camera TalentChris Schauble, On-Camera Talent
“Valenzuela Eterno”• KVEA
“Fermin La Calaca” (“Acceso Total”)• KVEAAmaya Pinto, Executive ProducerElva Saray, Host, WriterMario Marval, EditorAlejandro Chipana, Camera
“Almas Rescatadas” (“Acceso Total”)• KVEAAmaya Pinto Fernández, Executive ProducerElva Saray, Host, WriterMario Marval, EditorAlejandro Chipana, Camera
“Franklin Fire”• ABC7
“Death of a Legend: James Earl Jones” (“Eyewitness News at 11pm”)• ABC7George Pennacchio, Producer, ReporterCheryl Diano, Editor, Producer
“Infertilidad: En Busca De Un Milagro” (“Noticias 34 a las 11pm”)• KMEX-TVAngie Gonzalez, ProducerArturo Quezada, Camera, Co-Producer, EditorYarel Ramos, Reporter
“Forensic School” (“Noticias 34 a las 11pm”)• KMEX-TVOswaldo Borraez, Reporter, Writer
“An Oceanfront Injustice: The Story of Silas White” (“NBC4 News at 6pm”)• NBC4Jonathan Gonzalez, Editor, ReporterEnrique Roman, Camera
“Sea of Change: The Whale Superhighway” (“Eyewitness News at 5pm”)• ABC7Leanne Suter, Reporter
“Telemundo 52 Investiga: Epidemia Oculta” (“Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 6pm”)• KVEAEnrique Chiabra, Producer, Reporter, Writer
“A Beautiful Mind” (“Spectrum News 1 at 9:30pm”)• Spectrum News 1Renee Eng, Anchor, Camera, Editor, Producer, Reporter, Writer
“Metro Safety!” (“Noticias 34 a las 11pm”)• KMEX-TVOswaldo Borraez, Producer, ReporterHector Varela Gonzalez, Camera, Editor
“Paralympian to Compete in Paris” (“KTLA 5 Morning News at 11am”)• KTLA5Krystle Rich-Bell, Reporter
“USC Football: Arrival of the Trojan”• USC FootballFlint Tanquary, Director, EditorJuan Reyes, Associate ProducerRadmen Niven, Executive ProducerLuke Cuellar, Graphic DesignerEric Michael, CameraRobert Washington, Associate ProducerGeorge Tyler Heffley, Associate ProducerMic Ferrante, Associate ProducerEzekiel Wagner, Senior ProducerAyo Douson, ProducerCody Worsham, Executive Producer
“Lost LA”• PBS SoCalNuma Pelissier, Editor, Producer
“KTLA 5 ‘Own Your Dreams'”• KTLA5Robert Matthews, Editor, Producer, WriterMatthew Mary, Graphic DesignerEstella Medina, Graphic Designer
“Artbound: The Cheech”• PBS SoCalAmeya Saraf, Composer
Station awards do not have nominations; rather, all entrants are candidates for the Emmy statuette.
“Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 6am”• KVEA
“Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 6pm”• KVEA
“Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 11pm”• KVEA
The 2025 Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards were held Saturday at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, hosted by Spectrum News 1 host/anchor Kelvin Washington.
Jim Hill was recognizd with 2025 Los Angeles Area Emmy Governors Award, for his five-decades-long career in broadcasting and 45 years as a sportscaster at KCBS/KCAL in Los Angeles. The award was presented by former LA Laker star James Worthy.
Bob Bain and Bob Bain Productions produced this year’s event, featuring categories including Live and Breaking News Coverage, Crime and Social Issues, Culture and History, the Arts, Health and Science, Human Interest, Music, Sports, and the Environment.
KVEA and KMEX both landed seven Emmys total on Saturday — a strong dual showing for L.A.’s top two Spanish-language stations. KABC-TV and KTLA-TV followed with three each, while Spectrum News 1 and Spectrum SportsNet LA got two a piece.
Here are the winners for this year’s Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards:
“Fast Food and Car Culture” (“Lost LA”)• PBS SoCalMatt Bass, Director, Director of PhotographyAngela Boisvert, ProducerTamara Gould, Executive ProducerNathan Masters, Executive Producer, HostBill Dotson, Co-ProducerAnne-Marie Maxwell, Co-ProducerRick Pratt, EditorKathy Kasaba, Supervising ProducerMicaela Rodgers, Associate Producer
“Possible Selves: Overcoming the Odds in Foster Care”• PBS SoCalShaun Kadlec, Camera, Director, ProducerGrace Zahrah, Editor, ProducerJamie Wolf, Executive ProducerSarah Feeley, ProducerDoug Blush, ProducerBill Resnick, Executive ProducerPablo Bryant, Camera
“Women of Fire”• PBS SoCalMichelle Merker, Executive ProducerGeorg Kallert, ProducerMoses Norton, ProducerMaris Malejs, Co-Producer, EditorAnna Agadjanyan, Associate ProducerZoe Lubeck, Camera
“Cruce de Destinos”• KMEX-TV
“El Valle de la Soledad”• KMEX-TVArturo Quezada, Camera, Editor, ProducerDina Rodriguez, ProducerYarel Ramos, On-Camera Talent, ProducerMarco Flores, Executive Producer, Producer
“The Cheech” (“Artbound”)• PBS SoCalTamara Gould, Executive ProducerAngela Boisvert, Executive ProducerNic Cha Kim, ProducerKathy Kasaba, Supervising ProducerLuis Alfonso De la Parra, Associate ProducerVarda Bar-Kar, DirectorAlessandra Pasquino, ProducerMatthew Wilder, Director of PhotographyEdgar Sardarian, Editor
“Snapshots of Confinement”• PBS SoCalMichelle Merker, Executive ProducerEsteban Gómez, Producer, WriterWhitney Peterson, Producer, WriterJ.D. Gonzales, Camera, Director
“Rebel Kitchens Southern California: Immigrant Chefs”• PBS SoCalTamara Gould, Executive ProducerAngela Boisvert, Executive ProducerAntonio Diaz, Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Director of PhotographyJaime Morgan Muñoz, ProducerKathy Kasaba, Supervising ProducerRobert McDonnell, Supervising Producer
“Al Punto California”• KMEX-TV
“Actress Roundtable: Cynthia Erivo, Zoe Saldaña, Demi Moore, Kate Winslet & More”• Los Angeles TimesDenise Callahan, Co-Executive ProducerPatrick Steward, EditorBen Church, ProducerKevin Haulihan, Executive ProducerAnnemarie Hauser, ProducerMichael Siegel, CameraAndrew Gombert, ProducerChristopher Argentieri, Co-Executive ProducerGina Pollack, CameraDavid Todd, Associate ProducerBrian Callahan, Director
“Orgullo Mexicano”• KMEX-TVSandra Cervantes, Anchor, WriterArturo Quezada, Camera, Editor, Producer
“Beyond the Sport: Fernando Valenzuela” (“Beyond the Sport”)• Spectrum News 1
“Backstage Dodgers”• Spectrum SportsNet LA
No nominations
“Fernando Valenzuela Tribute” (“Access SportsNet Dodgers”)• Spectrum SportsNet LAChris Witte, ProducerStuart Mitchell, WriterJohn Hartung, On-Camera Talent
“Rose Parade Presented by Honda”• KTLA5Christie Lyn Lugo Leigh, Executive Producer, Line ProducerBryan Hileman, Director, Executive ProducerChris Reilly, Executive ProducerDara DiGerolamo, Associate DirectorBecca Jauregui, Associate ProducerWayne Manous, Associate ProducerLeeza Gibbons, On-Camera TalentMark Steines, On-Camera TalentChris Schauble, On-Camera Talent
“Valenzuela Eterno”• KVEA
“Fermin La Calaca” (“Acceso Total”)• KVEAAmaya Pinto, Executive ProducerElva Saray, Host, WriterMario Marval, EditorAlejandro Chipana, Camera
“Almas Rescatadas” (“Acceso Total”)• KVEAAmaya Pinto Fernández, Executive ProducerElva Saray, Host, WriterMario Marval, EditorAlejandro Chipana, Camera
“Franklin Fire”• ABC7
“Death of a Legend: James Earl Jones” (“Eyewitness News at 11pm”)• ABC7George Pennacchio, Producer, ReporterCheryl Diano, Editor, Producer
“Infertilidad: En Busca De Un Milagro” (“Noticias 34 a las 11pm”)• KMEX-TVAngie Gonzalez, ProducerArturo Quezada, Camera, Co-Producer, EditorYarel Ramos, Reporter
“Forensic School” (“Noticias 34 a las 11pm”)• KMEX-TVOswaldo Borraez, Reporter, Writer
“An Oceanfront Injustice: The Story of Silas White” (“NBC4 News at 6pm”)• NBC4Jonathan Gonzalez, Editor, ReporterEnrique Roman, Camera
“Sea of Change: The Whale Superhighway” (“Eyewitness News at 5pm”)• ABC7Leanne Suter, Reporter
“Telemundo 52 Investiga: Epidemia Oculta” (“Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 6pm”)• KVEAEnrique Chiabra, Producer, Reporter, Writer
“A Beautiful Mind” (“Spectrum News 1 at 9:30pm”)• Spectrum News 1Renee Eng, Anchor, Camera, Editor, Producer, Reporter, Writer
“Metro Safety!” (“Noticias 34 a las 11pm”)• KMEX-TVOswaldo Borraez, Producer, ReporterHector Varela Gonzalez, Camera, Editor
“Paralympian to Compete in Paris” (“KTLA 5 Morning News at 11am”)• KTLA5Krystle Rich-Bell, Reporter
“USC Football: Arrival of the Trojan”• USC FootballFlint Tanquary, Director, EditorJuan Reyes, Associate ProducerRadmen Niven, Executive ProducerLuke Cuellar, Graphic DesignerEric Michael, CameraRobert Washington, Associate ProducerGeorge Tyler Heffley, Associate ProducerMic Ferrante, Associate ProducerEzekiel Wagner, Senior ProducerAyo Douson, ProducerCody Worsham, Executive Producer
“Lost LA”• PBS SoCalNuma Pelissier, Editor, Producer
“KTLA 5 ‘Own Your Dreams'”• KTLA5Robert Matthews, Editor, Producer, WriterMatthew Mary, Graphic DesignerEstella Medina, Graphic Designer
“Artbound: The Cheech”• PBS SoCalAmeya Saraf, Composer
Station awards do not have nominations; rather, all entrants are candidates for the Emmy statuette.
“Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 6am”• KVEA
“Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 6pm”• KVEA
“Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 11pm”• KVEA