“ABC World News Tonight With David Muir” and CNN’s “The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper” were among the big winners on the first night of the 45th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, which took place on Wednesday at the Palladium Times Square in New York City. The first of two nights was dedicated to news categories; winners in the documentary categories will be announced on Thursday evening.
CNN’s Nada Bashir won the award for Outstanding Emerging Journalist, while Univision’s Pedro Ulteras won the award for Outstanding Journalist in Spanish Language Media.
Bashir was also one of the hosts of the shows, along with Jim Axelrod, Jamelle Bouie, Maria Antonieta Collins, Joe Fryer, Amna Nawaz, Rachel Scott and Del Walters.