The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/05/07

DeKalb COUNTY: Emmy for funeral coverage

DeKalb County's government access television station won a prestigious award for its coverage of the Coretta Scott King funeral in 2006.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences gave DeKalb County TV an Emmy at its Southeast chapter awards program last month (the Southeastern Emmys cover Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Asheville, N.C.). The station was honored for its 67th edition of "Inside DeKalb," a 30-minute newsmagazine show.

DCTV won in the category for special events coverage (other than news or sports). The program, which aired in February 2006, competed against New Birth Missionary Baptist Church's coverage of the same funeral, a segment by TV station WSB on the lighting of the Macy's "Great Tree" and Georgia Public Broadcasting's coverage of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame awards. The award names director Diamond Miller Lewis and Mike Hesterley, E. Kirk Glass and AvivA Hoffmann.

DCTV airs county government meetings and informational programs on Channel 23 of Comcast Cable.