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Local 5 receives 6 nominations for 2024 Upper Midwest Emmy Awards

The 2024 Upper Midwest Emmy Gala is Saturday, Oct. 19 in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Credit: WOI-TV

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Local 5 has been nominated for six 2024 Upper Midwest Emmy Awards for news and features coverage the past year.

The 2024 Upper Midwest Emmy Gala is Saturday, Oct. 19 in Prior Lake, Minnesota. 

Below is a list of the station's nominees:

Newscast — Daytime (Markets 1-75)

"Tragedy in Perry, Iowa"

  • Simon Daniels, Producer
  • Kate Boles, Producer
  • Mark Albers, Producer
  • Phil Lemen, Director

Children/Youth/Teen — News

"Willy's Big Day"

  • Chenue Her, Reporter
  • Don Schmith, Photographer

Diversity/Equity/Inclusion — News

"Missing in Meskwaki"

  • Laryssa Leone, Reporter
  • Don Schmith, Photographer

Video Essayist

"Bob's Last Dance at Chuck's"

  • Don Schmith, Video Essayist

"Laying Unclaimed Veterans to Rest"

  • Don Schmith, Video Essayist

Multimedia Journalist — Single Shift

"Chenue Her MMJ"

  • Chenue Her, Multimedia Journalist

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