Dan Rather, John Quinones, David Martin among this year’s NATAS Gold Circle inductees The hottest must-reads Sign up for more diverse newsletters from our brands
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has selected broadcast journalist icon Dan Rather, as well as veteran network correspondents John Quiñones and David Martin, to be inducted into its annual Gold Circle Honor Society. NATAS’s 2023 Gold and Silver Circle inductees will be honored at the 44th Annual News and Documentary Emmys in New York on September 27 and 28.
Those inducted into the Gold and Silver circles are “exceptional professionals who have provided distinguished service within the television industry for 50 or 25 years, respectively, setting the standard for achievement, mentorship, leadership and professional appreciation,” the organization said in a statement. ” “They represent the best and brightest in the industry.”
“This year’s Gold and Silver Honor winners are recognized for their phenomenal and continued contributions to our television industry,” said Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS. “His consistent excellence of art has enabled audiences to become better informed about the issues of the day, even as the character of the news cycle has evolved very clearly over the course of his career. We celebrate the courage of these professionals and salute the important story they bring to our screens.
This year’s class is as follows:
Gold Circle – 2023 News Inspirational
David Martin, National Security Correspondent, CBS News
John Quinones, ABC News correspondent, “20/20,” “Nightline” and “Good Morning America,” ABC News
Dan Rather, Anchor, Journalist, Founder, News & Guts
Silver Circle – 2023 News Inspirational
Steve Fastook, Senior Vice President of Operations, CNBC
Kim Godwin, President, ABC News
Rand Morrison, Executive Producer, CBS News Sunday Morning, CBS News
Steve Osunsamy, senior national correspondent, ABC News
Otto Padron, President and CEO, Meruelo Media
Thomas Snowden, editor, NBC News
Gold Circle – 2023 Documentary Inductees
John Alpert, Documentarian, journalist, co-founder of DCTV
Keiko Suneo, Documentarian, journalist, co-founder of DCTV
Silver Circle – 2023 Documentary Inspirational:
Daniel H. Birman, Documentarian, Birman Productions
Lois Vossen, Executive Producer, Independent Lens
Chris White, executive producer, American Documentary
CNN leads this year’s News and Documentary Emmy nominations, with 45 in total — including seven nominations for “Anderson Cooper 360.” Meanwhile, “Vice News Tonight,” which was canceled this spring, received 28 nominations — giving Vice News a total of 30 nominations, which is good enough for second place among outlets.
The 44th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards received more than 2,300 submissions from the calendar year 2022, and nominations were judged by a group of more than 1,000 people from the television and streaming/digital media news and documentary communities. This year’s News & Doc Emmys will take place on Wednesday, September 27 (News Categories) and Thursday, September 28 (Doc Categories) at the Palladium in Times Square, New York. View the full list of nominees here.
