WTAE received the most Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy nominations of any Pittsburgh television outlet, pitting its anchors and reporters against one another in several categories.

WTAE had 14 nods, WQED received 11, KDKA had four, Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh had three and WPXI had two. Comcast's CN8, which is carried on Pittsburgh cable systems, received 28 nominations, but the channel originates from Philadelphia.

As stations, WPXI and WPGH do not enter the regional Emmys, although individual employees sometimes do.

Perhaps the most intriguing showdown is between the 6 p.m. newscasts on KDKA and WTAE, both nominees in the single news broadcast category.

In the individual achievement categories, WTAE's Wendy Bell is up against WTAE's Michelle Wright for best news anchor; Bell faces off with WTAE's Jim Parsons in the reporter/informational category; three WQED employees -- David Solomon, Pierina Morelli and Tonia Caruso -- vie for the best writer/programming Emmy.

Also noteworthy: WTAE's "Battleground Pennsylvania: A Town Hall Meeting," moderated by the late ABC news anchor Peter Jennings, was nominated for best talk program, one-time-only special for the work of news director Bob Longo, assistant news director Matthew Hilk, executive producer Roberta Petterson, producer Debbi Casini Klein.

Nominations are for reports broadcast predominantly in 2004 (the eligibility period was April 1, 2004, to March 31, 2005). Winners will be announced at a ceremony Sept. 17 in Philadelphia.

Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominations comprise entries from Pennsylvania (except Erie); southern New Jersey; Delaware; Steubenville, Ohio; and Wheeling, W. Va.

Other local nominees include:

Morning newscast: "Action News This Morning," WTAE, news director Bob Longo.

Sports newscast: "KDKA-TV Sports at 6," KDKA, sports director Bob Pompeani.

Spot news, single report, same day: "Flood Rescue -- Ivan's Impact," WPXI, reporter Gordon Loesch, photographer Mike Dreweski; "Flood -- Breaking News," WPXI, Loesch, Dreweski.

Spot news, extended coverage: "Manhunt," WTAE, executive producer Timothy Wells, producer Maria Dravecky, reporter Jake Ploeger, reporter Jon Greiner, anchor Michelle Wright.

News feature, informational: "Airfare Secrets," WTAE, reporter Wendy Bell, photographer Ralph Bell, editor Michael Lazorko.

News feature, entertainment or human interest: "Music in the Darkness," KDKA, reporter Bob Allen, photographer L. David Colabine.

Sports news, feature or series: "Big Ben," KDKA, reporter Dave Crawley, photographer Dave Forstate.

Health and science news, single report: "Dying to Breathe," WTAE, reporter Jim Parsons, photographer Kendall Cross, Lazorko.

Service news, feature or series: "Hill District Trash," Wendy Bell, photographer Eric Hinnebusch, Lazorko; "Turning the Tables on Telemarketers," WTAE, Parsons, Lazorko.

Investigative journalism, newscast or programming: "Lousy Loans," WTAE, Parsons, Lazorko.

Health and science program: "On Q: Obesity: It's Gaining on Us," WQED, supervising producer David Solomon, photographer/editor Frank Caloiero, executive producer Jocelyn Hough.

Magazine format: "On Q Magazine: A Tale of Two Cities," WQED, Hough, Solomon, producer Alicia Schisler, managing editor Michael Bartley, Avid editing manager Amy Grove.

Program feature, informational: "On Q: I'm Just Joe," WQED, Bartley, photographer/editor Paul F. Ruggieri.

Youth programming: "Teens On Q," WQED, executive producer Karen Farmer White, supervising producer Marlene Gary Hogan, producer Gina Catanzarite, associate producer Laura Seliy, editor Frank Caloiero.

Cultural program: "It's the Neighborhoods ...," WQED, producer Rick Sebak, editor Kevin Conrad.

Sports program, one time only special: "A Day in the Life: Justin King," FSN Pittsburgh, executive producer Paul Kosuth, general manager Steve Tello.

Live sports coverage, one time only special: "WPIAL AA Football Championships," FSN Pittsburgh, Kosuth, producer Roger Lenhart, director Mat Williams, director Todd Harbaugh.

Sports series: "In My Own Words," FSN Pittsburgh, Kosuth, Tello.

Public affairs, series: "On Q: Back to Prosperity," WQED, Bartley, Solomon, producer Renee Vid Colborn, Ruggieri, Caloiero.

Community outreach program: "On Q: PNC Grow up Great," WQED, Hough, Solomon, Catanzarite, Bartley, producer/reporter Tonia Caruso; "Teens On Q," WQED, White, Hogan, Catanzarite, Seliy, Caloiero.