{"id":2491,"date":"2026-05-28T03:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T03:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/2026\/05\/28\/abc-news-and-national-geographic-among-top-winners-at-2026-news-emmys\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T03:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T03:21:00","slug":"abc-news-and-national-geographic-among-top-winners-at-2026-news-emmys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/2026\/05\/28\/abc-news-and-national-geographic-among-top-winners-at-2026-news-emmys\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News and National Geographic Among Top Winners at 2026 News Emmys"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\tABC News and National Geographic are among the top winners at night one of the 2026 News & Documentary Emmy\u00a0Awards<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\tABC World News Tonight with David Muir<\/em> took home the award for outstanding live news program, while CNN Worldwide\u2019s The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper<\/em> won the award for outstanding recorded news program. Overall, ABC received eight awards, Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller<\/em> via National Geographic\/Muck Media won seven Emmys and CNN took home four. <\/p>\n

\tAmber Ruffin hosted the ceremony held at the Jazz at Lincoln Center\u2019s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. ABC\u2019s Debra OConnell was also on hand to present the lifetime achievement honors to Emmy and Peabody-winning ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz, while Emmy-winning documentarian and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sam Pollard will receive lifetime achievement honors on Thursday. \t<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWhen the revolutionary generation put pen to parchment 250 years ago, they chose to align themselves to a vision of public freedom reinforced a decade later by the First Amendment. Generations of writers, publishers and broadcasters have rightly joined together to push back ever since,\u201d Adam Sharp, president and CEO of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, said in a statement. \u201cJournalists are torchbearers for the public right to know and to speak.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tWednesday night presenters included Lisa Abramowicz (Bloomberg), Jason Bellini (Scripps), Jim Cantore (The Weather Channel), Jeremy Diamond (CNN), Johnny Harris (YouTube), Vanessa Hauc (Telemundo), Hallie Jackson (NBC News), Areva Martin (The Special Report<\/em>), Camilo Montoya-Galvez (CBS News), Bill Owens (former 60 Minutes<\/em> producer), former Lifetime Achievement recipient Jorge Ramos (YouTube), Maria Rozman (Spectrum Noticias) and Natasha Zouves (NewsNation). \t<\/p>\n

\tWinners for the documentary categories will be revealed on Thursday. A complete list of this year\u2019s night one winners follows.<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Live News Program<\/strong>
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir
<\/em>ABC News<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Recorded News Program<\/strong>
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
<\/em>CNN Worldwide<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Live Breaking News Coverage<\/strong>
\u201cU.S. Army\u2019s Grand Military Parade\u201d
ABC News Special Report
<\/em>ABC News<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Extended Breaking News Coverage<\/strong>
\u201cThe Fires\u201d
60 Minutes
<\/em>CBS News<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Live News Special<\/strong>
\u201cAmerican Catastrophe: LA Burning\u201d
20\/20<\/em> & ABC World News Tonight<\/em>
ABC News<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Recorded News Special<\/strong>
\u201cThe Children of Gaza\u201d
ABC News Live
<\/em>ABC News [ABC News Studios]<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Continuing Coverage: Short Form<\/strong>
Earthquake in Myanmar
BBC News<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Continuing Coverage: Long Form<\/strong>
\u201cAlong the Green Line\u201d
The Guardian<\/em><\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Light Feature: Short Form<\/strong>
\u201cWhat Japan\u2019s Atom Bomb Survivors Have Taught Us\u201d
Retro Report<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Light Feature: Long Form<\/strong>
\u201cOperation Babylift: The 50 Year Journey\u201d
20\/20<\/em> & ABC News Live<\/em>
ABC News<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Hard News Report: Short Form<\/strong>
\u201cThe War in Gaza\u201d
60 Minutes
<\/em>CBS News<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Hard News Report: Long Form<\/strong>
\u201cChasing a Ghost: The Search for Austin Tice\u201d
CNN Worldwide<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Investigative Coverage: Short Form<\/strong>
\u201cDOGE Package\u201d
The New York Times<\/em><\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Investigative Coverage: Long Form<\/strong>
\u201cStrike On Iran: The Nuclear Question\u201d
Frontline<\/em> | PBS [The Washington Post<\/em> | Bellingcat<\/em> | Evident Media] \t<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding News Discussion & Analysis<\/strong>
\u201cDeport Them All: Who\u2019s to Blame for Springfield\u2019s Immigrant Crisis?\u201d
More Perfect Union<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Interview: Short Form<\/strong>
CNN\u2019s Jeremy Diamond Presses Hamas Official on Suffering in Gaza
CNN Worldwide<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Interview: Long Form<\/strong>
\u201cEric Dane Speaks\u201d
ABC News [ABC News Studios]<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding War or Violent Conflict Coverage<\/strong>
\u201cKids Under Fire\u201d
Fault Lines
<\/em>Al Jazeera International USA<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Science & Tech Coverage<\/strong>
\u201cScam City\u201d
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
<\/em>Muck Media [National Geographic<\/em>]<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Climate, Environment or Weather Coverage<\/strong>
\u201cShark Hunters\u201d
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
<\/em>Muck Media [National Geographic<\/em>]<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Health or Medical Coverage<\/strong>
\u201cThe Tranq Dope Underground\u201d
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
<\/em>Muck Media [National Geographic<\/em>]<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage<\/strong>
\u201cUnderground Street Racing\u201d
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
<\/em>Muck Media [National Geographic<\/em>]<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage<\/strong>
\u201cThe Zombie Debts Making Wall Street Rich\u201d
Bloomberg Investigates
<\/em>Bloomberg Originals<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Social Issue Coverage<\/strong>
\u201cBlack Market Love\u201d
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
<\/em>Muck Media [National Geographic<\/em>]<\/p>\n

\t\u201cCrackdown: Deported Under Trump\u201d
Fault Lines
<\/em>Al Jazeera International USA<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding True Crime Coverage<\/strong>
Wicked Game: Devil in the Desert
<\/em>ABC News Studios<\/p>\n

\tTechnical Excellence: News<\/strong>
Live from the Southern California Fires
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir
<\/em>ABC News \t<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Emerging News Journalist<\/strong>
Hanako Montgomery
CNN Worldwide<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Journalist in Spanish Language<\/strong>
Victor Valles Mata
TelevisaUnivision<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding News Program in Spanish<\/strong>
\u201cJorge Ramos: Asi Veo las Cosas\u201d
I\u2019m Back
<\/em>Tres Alebrijes LLC<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Breaking News Story in Spanish<\/strong>
\u201cCobertura de los Incendios en Los \u00c1ngeles\u201d
Noticias Telemundo con Julio Vaqueiro
<\/em>Noticias Telemundo<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Investigative News Coverage in Spanish<\/strong>
\u201cSobreviviendo al CECOT\u201d
ProPublica<\/em> | The Texas Tribune<\/em> | Alianza Rebelde<\/em>
Investiga | Cazadores de Fake News]<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Feature News Story in Spanish<\/strong>
\u201cEstatus: Venezolano\u201d
ProPublica<\/em> | FRONTLINE FEATURES [ProPublica | FRONTLINE]<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Writing: News<\/strong>
\u201cKids Under Fire\u201d
Fault Lines
<\/em>Al Jazeera International USA<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Research: News<\/strong>
\u201cBrides for Sale\u201d
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
<\/em>Muck Media [National Geographic<\/em>]<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Direction: News<\/strong>
\u201cBlack Market Love\u201d
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
<\/em>Muck Media [National Geographic<\/em>]<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Video Journalism: News<\/strong>
\u201cFilmed In Gaza\u201d
NBC News<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Editing: News<\/strong>
Filmed In Gaza
NBC News<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Graphic Design: News<\/strong>
Johnny Harris
Newpress<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Cold Open or Title Sequence: News<\/strong>
\u201cHow New Magnets Could Power the Future\u201d
Bloomberg Primer
Bloomberg Originals<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Promotional Announcement: News<\/strong>
\u201cThe Substance and Soul of the South\u201d
AJC [Jam Entertainment]<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Regional News Story: Breaking\/Spot News<\/strong>
Hurricane Francine Live Rescue
WDSU \t<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Regional News Story: Investigative<\/strong>
\u201cInspecting the Inspectors\u201d
KMOV-TV<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ABC News and National Geographic are among the top winners at night one of the 2026 News & Documentary Emmy\u00a0Awards\u00a0on Wednesday. ABC World News Tonight with David Muir took home the award for outstanding live news program, while CNN Worldwide\u2019s The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper won the award for outstanding recorded news program. Overall, ABC received eight awards, Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller via National Geographic\/Muck Media won seven Emmys and CNN took home four. Amber Ruffin hosted the ceremony held at the Jazz at Lincoln Center\u2019s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. ABC\u2019s Debra OConnell was also on hand to present the lifetime achievement honors to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[190,2,1536,85,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards","category-hollywood","category-news-and-documentary-emmy-awards","category-tv","category-tv-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}