SMPD
Emmy Award Winners
(from left to right) Fox 11 TV News Anchor John
Beard, Host;
Lauralee Asch, SMPD Community Relations Unit, Producer;
SMPD Police Chief James T. Butts, Jr., Producer;
Tom Mitchell,
Producer. |
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The
Santa Monica Police Department-produced 30-minute video documentary,
“Every 15 Minutes-For My Friends,” was honored with an Emmy Award
in the Children/Youth Programming Category at the recently held 54th
Annual Los Angeles Emmy Award ceremonies. A one-hour edited version of
the event, hosted by comedian Paul Rodriguez, will be aired Saturday,
August 10, 2002 on KCBS TV (Channel 2).
Appearing
on stage to receive their coveted statuettes were the producers- SMPD
Chief James T. Butts,Jr., Lauralee Asch, of the SMPD Community
Relations Unit, and Tom Mitchell, who also wrote, directed and edited
the prize-winning entry.
John
Beard, Fox 11 TV anchor, who also was awarded an Emmy, narrated and
appeared in the video, which depicted the tragic effects of teenage
drinking and driving. Also
appearing in the documentary were St. Monica High School students,
their parents and teachers, Santa Monica police and fire personnel and
their equipment and UCLA / Santa Monica Hospital emergency room
medical professionals.
The
award-winning video has been airing on Santa Monica CityTV and has
also been used as an educational tool for all graduating seniors at
St. Monica, Santa Monica, Olympic and Crossroads high schools.
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