Palm Springs, Calif. — NBC-affiliate KMIR6 is celebrating its Emmy victory. The station won six Emmy Awards handed out by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Pacific Southwest Chapter, in the following categories:

Team Coverage
• Inmates Escape, Jaffa King, KMIR

Journalistic Enterprise
• Teens and Prescription Drugs: The Epidemic KMIR

Historic/Cultural – Single Story or Series
• Inside a Hollywood Scandal: The Cheryl Crane Story, Brandon Behle, Elizabeth Cook, KMIR

Editor - Sports
• Bad Girls Boxing, Brandon Behle, Elizabeth Cook, KMIR

On-Camera Talent – Program Host/Moderator
• Manny the Movie Guy, Manuel DelaRosa, KMIR

Newscast Evening – Southwest
• KMIR 6 News at 5, Brandon Behle, Elizabeth Cook, Jared Sanchez Chudnofsky, KMIR

The 2010 Emmy Awards ceremony was held on June 26 at the Hard Rock Café in San Diego. KMIR6 competed against stations in markets including Las Vegas, San Diego, Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria and Santa Barbara. 

“I think our news team’s record speaks for itself. This is a sensational way to top off a tremendous year of positive change for our station,” said Vice President and General Manager Lyle Schulze.

Last year the station received four Emmy Awards, including Sports Editor and Historic/Cultural - Single Story or Series.

KMIR6 (KMIR-TV), along with the local My Network TV Affiliate for the Palm Springs market KPSE My13, are owned by Journal Broadcast Group.

About Journal Broadcast Group
Journal Broadcast Group owns and operates 33 radio stations and 13 television stations in 12 states and operates an additional television station under a local marketing agreement. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it is the broadcast business of Journal Communications Inc., a diversified media company with operations in publishing, radio and television broadcasting, interactive media and printing services.