The 61st Annual New York Emmy Award nominations were announced Feb. 22, and local Albany television stations received 13 nominations. WRGB-TV, the CBS station owned by the conservative Sinclair Broadcast Group, led locals with five nominations. WTEN, the ABC affiliate, received five. Spectrum News Albany got two, and public television station WMHT-TV and NBC affiliate WNYT each received one nomination. Here's the local list of nominations:
Daytime Newscast: Medium Markets
Public Demands Answers in Wake of Officer-Involved Shooting. August 16, 2017.
(WRGB-TV). Chris Gegg, News Director

Evening Newscast: Medium Markets
Monster March Storm. March 14, 2017.
(WRGB-TV). Chris Gegg, News Director
News10 ABC 7PM After the Storm. March 15, 2017.
(WTEN). David Rush, Producer

Feature News Report: Light Feature
The Dancing Farmer. January 17, 2017.
(WRGB-TV). Cody Holyoke, Reporter; Nick Inco, Photojournalist; Mark Zwinak, Photojournalist

Arts: News
The Egg: Anchor to the Albany Skyline. November 24, 2016.
(Spectrum News Albany). Michael Allen, Writer/Photographer/Editor

Entertainment: News
Trekking in Ticonderoga. September 28, 2016.
(WTEN). Trishna Begam, Reporter

Teen
Covergirl's First Coverboy. January 25, 2017.
(News10.com). Noel McLaren, Writer

Health/Science: News
Vivitrol: Heroin's Antidote. September 21, 2016.
(WTEN). Trishna Begam, Reporter

Politics/Government
Waste Watchers: Senate Committee Meetings. February 3, 2017.
(WNYT). Asa Stackel, Reporter; Kathy Barrans, Producer; Justin Wambach, Photographer
Governor Mario Cuomo: Poetry and Prose. October 3, 2016.
(WMHT-TV). Matt Ryan, Producer/Host; Brian Flynn, Videographer/Editor; Zeke Kubisch, Graphics

Societal Concerns: News
911 Fatal Flaw. February 2, 2017.
(WRGB-TV). Liz Bishop, Reporter/Producer

Talent: Reporter - Political
Greg Floyd. January 23, 2017.
(WRGB-TV).

Photographer: News
Steven Kameka. June 5, 2017.
(Spectrum News Albany).
Writer: News
John Gray. October 19, 2016.
(WTEN).