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CBS NEWS WINS SIX EMMY AWARDS – THE MOST FOR A BROADCAST NETWORK

 

60 Minutes” Receives Five, More than any other Broadcast News Program

CBS This Morning” Is the Only Broadcast Network Morning Show to Win

48 Hours” Wins

CBS News took six awards at the 40th News & Documentary Emmys last night, more than any other broadcast network. 60 MINUTES received more than any other broadcast news program with five statuettes, while CBS THIS MORNING was the only network morning show to be honored. CBS THIS MORNING and 48 HOURS took home the Emmy for their collaboration on the CBS News special “39 Days,” a primetime documentary about the student activist movement that followed the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.

For the full list of winners, click here

The CBS News winners are:

48 HOURS and CBS THIS MORNING

39 Days

Outstanding News Special

60 MINUTES

Legacy of Lynching

Outstanding Feature Story in a Newsmagazine

 

 

War Crime

Continuing Coverage of a Story in a Newsmagazine

 

Best Story in a Newsmagazine

 

Outstanding Writing

 

 

The Students of Stoneman

Douglas

Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newsmagazine

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