The 2010 Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Award nominations were announced Tuesday night at simultaneous events in Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. And this year, Pittsburgh stations made a better showing. That's what happens when local stations actually enter the competition.

For years, Pittsburgh stations have had varying reactions to the Emmys -- ignoring, embracing, boycotting. But this year, representatives of KDKA, WPXI and WTAE said each entered as an organization; due to financial constraints, WQED did not enter as an organization, but employees entered on their own.

Pittsburgh outlets saw their nomination haul increase from a total of 25 nominations last year to 44 for 2010.

As usual, WQED had the most nominations with 16, but not by much. KDKA came in second with 14 nods, WPXI had eight and WTAE scored six.

In some categories, Pittsburgh outlets were no-shows -- feature news report, serious feature, human interest, politics/government -- but that's not surprising, as those are reporting categories where Pittsburgh stations too rarely venture.

The 28th regional Emmys, honoring work from stations and individuals in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, will be held Sept. 25 at Loews Philadelphia Hotel.

Local nominees include:

Newscast -- Evening

"Channel 4 Action News At 5:00 p.m.," WTAE, Alexandra Bongiorno, news director; Thomas West, producer; Andrew Stockey, anchor; Wendy Bell, anchor.

"Channel 11 News at Five, Feb. 8, 2010," WPXI, Michael Goldrick, news director; Tricia Drzal, producer.

Newscast -- Morning

"Channel 11 Morning News, Feb. 6, 2010," WPXI, Michael Goldrick, news director.

General Assignment Report -- Within 24 Hours

"Tower Rescue," KDKA, Ross Guidotti, reporter; Scott Danka, photographer.

General Assignment Report -- No Time Limit

"Help for Haiti," KDKA, Andy Sheehan, reporter; David Colabine, photographer.

Team Coverage

"Venango Trooper Shooting," WPXI, Michael Goldrick, news director.

Spot News

"Shooting at LA Fitness," KDKA, Anne Linaberger, assistant news director.

"G-20 Protests," WPXI-TV, Corrie Harding, news director; Vince Sims, reporter; John Infanti, producer.

Continuing Coverage -- No Time Limit

"Police Officers Shot," KDKA, Anne Linaberger, assistant news director.

"3 Police Officers Murdered," WTAE, Alexandra Bongiorno, news director.

"Pittsburgh Police Shootings," WPXI, Michael Goldrick, news director.

Investigative Report -- Single Story or Series

"Katrina Mystery," WTAE, Alexandra Bongiorno, news director; Jim Parsons, reporter; Mike Lazorko, editor; Kendall Cross, photographer.

Feature News Report -- Series

"Private Collectors," KDKA, Dave Crawley, reporter; Dave Forstate, photographer.

Business/Consumer -- News Feature or Series

"Top 5 Scams," KDKA, David Highfield, reporter.

Environment/Science -- News Single Story or Series

"Air We Breathe," WTAE, Jim Parson, reporter; Kendall Cross, photographer; Mike Lazorko, editor.

Health -- News Single Story or Series

"Vaccine Mismanagement," KDKA, David Highfield, reporter.

Sports -- News Single Story or Series

"The Road to Gold," WPXI, Gordon Loesch, reporter.

Sports -- Program Feature/Segment

"Hat Tricks for Humanity," WQED Multimedia, David Solomon, writer/producer; Paul Ruggieri, photographer/editor.

Sports -- Program One-Time Special

"11 on the Ice -- Stanley Cup Champions," WPXI, Alby Oxen--reiter, reporter; Tim Holomon, photographer.

Entertainment -- Program Feature/Segment

"OnQ: From Darkness to "Light," WQED Multimedia, Iris Samson, producer.

Children/Youth/Teen (19 and under) -- Program or Special

"Science Mission 101," WQED Multimedia, Darryl Ford Williams, vice president of production; Mike Lee, host; Joe Lewis, producer; Mark Fallone, director; Paul Ruggieri, photographer; Frank Caloiero, editor.

Environment/Science -- Program Feature/Segment

"The Down Side of Litter," WQED Multimedia, Pierina Morelli, producer/photographer/editor.

Environment/Science -- Program/Special

"Green Homes of Pittsburgh," WQED Multimedia, Nathalie Berry, producer; Tonia Caruso, reporter/producer; Paul Ruggieri, photographer/editor.

Health Program Feature or Segment

"OnQ: The Gift of Life." WQED Multimedia, Tonia Caruso, producer/reporter.

Health Program or Special

"Losing Lambert: A Journey Through Survival & Hope," WQED Multimedia, David Solomon, writer/producer; Paul Ruggieri, photographer/editor.

Historic/Cultural Program Feature/Segment

"OnQ: The Johnstown Flood," WQED Multimedia, Iris Samson, producer.

Human Interest Program Feature/Segment

"Miracle," WTAE, Wendy Bell, reporter; Rodney Johnson, editor; Andrew Cunningham, photographer.

Documentary

"Out in the Silence," Qwaves Documentaries, Dean Hamer, co-director/producer; Joe Wilson, co-director/producer.

"The Valley That Changed The World," WQED Multimedia, Iris Samson, producer; Pierina Morelli, producer, photographer, editor.

"Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries," WQED Multimedia/Real As Steel Media Ventures LLC, Jeff Sewald, producer/writer/director.

Special Event Coverage -- Live (other than News or Sports)

"Stanley Cup Victory Parade," KDKA, Anne Linaberger, assistant news director; Cathy Noschese, executive producer.

Promotion -- News and Program and PSA -- Single Spot

"The Stories of 2009," KDKA, Tina Veon, creative services director; Andy Kelemen, creative services editor.

Promotion -- News and Program Image

"Your Home," KDKA, Tina Veon, creative services director; Greg Loscar, promotions manager.

"The Legacy of Mister Rogers," WQED Multimedia; Rosemary Martinelli, executive director of marketing and communications/producer.

Station Excellence

WQED Multimedia, Deborah Acklin, executive vice president and chief operating officer.

KDKA-TV, Chris Pike, vice president and general manager.

News Excellence

KDKA-TV, Anne Linberger, assistant news director; Coleen Marren, news director.

WPXI-TV, Michael Goldrick, news director.

Community Service

"Losing Lambert & The Teen Suicide Seminars," WQED Multimedia; David Solomon, writer/producer; Paul Ruggieri, photographer/editor; Annette Waldron, education programs manager.

Musical Composition/ Arrangement

Scott Anderson, WQED Multimedia/Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Bricolage.

Editor -- Short Form

Andy Kelemen, WQED Multimedia.

On-Camera Talent -- reporter -- Features/Human Interest

Wendy Bell, WTAE.

Dave Crawley, KDKA.

David Highfield, KDKA.

Writer -- Program

David Solomon, WQED Multimedia.

A full list of nominations can be found in the Tuned In Journal blog at post-gazette.com/tv.

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