In summary
The Emmy nomination goes to SoCal Matters, a weekday video series that brings Greater Los Angeles residents statewide perspective with a local focus.
CalMatters’ collaboration with PBS SoCal is nominated for a Los Angeles Area Emmy award.
The informational series award nomination is for SoCal Matters, a weekday video series that just marked a one-year milestone. So far 135 two-minute video segments have totaled 4.5 hours of TV.
The partnership series brings CalMatters’ expertise on statewide quality of life issues to the local level for PBS SoCal viewers.
“Our partnership with PBS SoCal helps us bring California insights to uniquely serve Los Angeles residents on critical local and state issues,” said CalMatters Editor-in-Chief Kristen Go.
Production of the show is led by Robert Meeks, CalMatters’ director of video strategy. He was previously senior director of video for news, business and politics at the Los Angeles Times.
The specific SoCal Matters videos that merited the nomination are: a look at a bill to pilot better voting access for eligible inmates, why maternity wards are closing in Southern California, and a look at CHP policy on using less-lethal rounds at UCLA to break up protests.
Watch SoCal Matters every weekday on YouTube and on PBS SoCal (at 5:58 p.m.) and PBS SoCal Plus (at 5:28 p.m., 5:58 p.m. and 10:58 p.m.). Los Angeles Emmy winners will be announced July 26 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
The LA Emmy nomination follows two Northern California Emmy nominations and back-to-back wins for collaborations with CBS-TV.
