At Saturday’s 2023 Chicago/Midwest Emmy® Awards, November 11, WGN-TV won thirteen Emmy® Awards.

2023 WGN-TV Emmy Winners:

Outstanding Achievement for News Special

  • Sanctuary of Sin: Larry Potash, Mike D’Angelo, Andrew Schroedter

Outstanding Achievement for Investigative Multiple Reports

  • Innocence Lost: Larry Potash, Mike D’Angelo, Andrew Schroedter

Outstanding Achievement for Hard News Report

  • Miracle on Mount Baldy: Ray Cortopassi, Joshua Montoya, Bradley Piper

Outstanding Achievement for Crimes News – Single Shift /No Production Time Limit

  • Children Under Fire: Andrew Schroedter, Ben Bradley, Vince Tagle

Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering – Health Medical News

  • Inside Highland Park Hospital: Katharin Czink, Dina Bair, Mike D’Angelo, Steve Scheuer

Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering – Sports News

  • Wendell Smith: Barrier Breaker:  Michael Lowe, Kevin Doellman

Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering – Weather News

  • The Master at Work: Tracking a Storm with Tom Skilling:  Mike Lowe, Kevin Doellman, Tom Skilling, Bill Synder

Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering – Military News

  • The Ghost Army: Michael Lowe, Barton Bishoff, Kevin Doellman, Chris Neale

Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering – Societal Concerns News

  • The Shadow Pandemic of Domestic Violence: Michael Lowe, Kevin Doellman

Outstanding Achievement for Magazine Single Program / Series

  • Backstory: Larry Potash, Mike D’Angelo

Outstanding Achievement for Diversity/Equity/Inclusion – Short and Long Form Content

  • Searching for Justice: Larry Potash, Mike D’Angelo

Outstanding Achievement for Program Promotion

  • WGN at 75 Stories:  Andrew Lennie, Debbie Brockman, Mike D’Angelo, CJ Dugan, Ethan Quinn

Outstanding Crafts Achievement for Graphics Arts/Motion Graphics/Art Direction/Set Design

  • WGN 75th Anniversary: Kristin Stone, Nicole Scimeca, Diana Brandonisio

WGN-TV is Chicago’s Very Own source for news and entertainment and is owned and operated by Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc.  WGN News programs more local news than any other Chicago TV station and can be seen on WGN-TV; the WGN+ TV streaming app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV; online at WGNTV.com/Live and the WGN News mobile app.  In-depth local weather coverage is available on all newscasts, WGNTV.com/Weather and the WGN Weather mobile app.  WGN Films, part of WGN-TV, presents compelling and in-depth cinematic journalism that goes beyond the headlines to explore the stories and issues that affect Chicago area communities.  WGN 9.2 is the Chicago affiliate for Nexstar Media Inc.’s 1950s – 1970s  classic TV network Antenna TV, WGN 9.3 is the Chicago affiliate for Grit, WGN 9.4 is the Chicago affiliate for Nexstar Media Inc.’s 1980s – 2000s retro TV network Rewind TV, and WGN 9.5 is the Chicago affiliate for TBD.  For more information on Chicago’s Very Own WGN-TV, go to WGNTV.com