UC Berkeley Journalism alums were nominated for multiple 2025 News & Documentary Emmy Awards announced by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on May 1. Winners will be announced at two ceremonies, on June 25 and 26, in New York City.
Nominees include:
Jeffrey Plunkett (’05), showrunner and an executive producer of “Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller,” with a whopping 29 nominations.
Lauren Capps (’12), producer on “The Sing Sing Chronicles”, a four-part docuseries by NBC News Studios and Trilogy Films nominated for Best Documentary.
Bret Sigler (’03) and Singeli Agnew (’07) for Outstanding Editing – Documentary for “Citizen Nation.”
Serginho Roosblad (’18) and Marian Carrasquero (’19) for Outstanding Investigative News Coverage – Long Form and Outstanding Research – News for “Documenting Police Use of Force” for the AP and PBS Frontline.
Alexis Bloom (’01) for Outstanding Research – Documentary for “The Bibi Files.“
Emily Taguchi (’06) for Outstanding Light Feature Story: Long Form for “The Playing Field: The Battle Over Transgender Athletes,” The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper & CNN FlashDocs.
“The Grab” for Outstanding Investigative Documentary: associate producers JoeBill Muñoz, Mallory Newman (’19) and Emma Schwartz (’19), Yinuo Shi (’21) – additional associate producer/archival producer, and production assistants Christian Collins (’20), Buddy Terry (’23), Myah Overstreet (’23) and Talia Mindich (’20).
Jon Else
Beloved Emeritus Professor and mentor Jon Else (director of the documentary program from 1997 to 2014) will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 46th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards.