The Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards celebrate excellence in television broadcasting, and Graham Media Group’s Florida stations, WJXT-TV in Jacksonville and WKMG-TV in Orlando, were honored as recipients of the distinguished awards.
WJXT earned a total of seven Emmy Awards, including honors in the Health/Medical News category, where contributors Jodi Mohrmann, Kenna Rodgers Bear, Melanie Lawson, Ashley Harding, Ciara Earrey, and John McCormick earned Emmys for their impactful report titled "Ending Overdose." Additionally in this category, Jodi Mohrmann and Joy Purdy were honored for "Ready for Rescue," while Anne Maxwell and Leeann Walker claimed victory for "Surgery Scandal."
In the Diversity/Equity/Inclusion-News category, Tarik Minor's work on "Gang Unit Sgt. Under Investigation" earned him an Emmy. The collaborative efforts of Amanda DeVoe, Foad Zabaneh, Hunter Vaughn, and Alfonso Campbell were recognized with Emmys for their compelling story, "The Ripple Effect."
The Historical/Cultural-News category saw Scott Johnson, Kathryn Bonfield, and Michael Jones obtaining Emmys for their impactful report on "Emmett Till: Back to Mississippi."
WJXT contributors Kaitlyn Shemenski, Sasha Garcia, Kent Justice, Tarik Minor, Isaac Levitan, and Renee Beninate further added to the station's success by acquiring Emmys in the Evening Newscast – Medium Markets category for their coverage of "Hurricane Nicole: The 10 O’clock News."
WKMG was honored with two Emmy Awards. Erik Sandoval-Rinderle, James Cavanaugh, and Jeremy Allen earned an Emmy in the Societal Concerns-News category for their Solutionaries story, "Book Bans: Are They the Solution?" Erik Sandoval-Rinderle, James Cavanaugh, and Paul Giorgio were recognized in the Health/Medical – News category for their impactful work on the Solutionaries feature "Battling Brain – Eating Amoeba."
The 47th Annual Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards ceremony was held on Dec. 2, 2023.