CBS News Wins Four Business Emmys

'60 Minutes' nabs three awards; 'Frontline,' 'NewsHour' among other winners

By Marisa Guthrie -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/7/2009 6:28:24 PM

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced winners of its 7th Annual Emmy Awards for Business & Financial News Reporting Dec. 7. CBS News won four, the most. PBS won 2 and BBC America and CFR.org each won one.

Three of CBS News' awards went to 60 Minutes pieces reported by Scott Pelley: "The Chairman," produced by Rebecca Peterson, Henry Schuster; "World of Trouble," produced by Michael Radutzky and Graham Messick; and "The Bottom," produced by Joel Bach and David Gelber.

The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric won for "Follow The Money," reported by Sharyl Attkisson and produced by Bill Piersol and Christopher Scholl.    

PBS' Frontline won the outstanding documentary Emmy for The Madoff Affair, while The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer took home the Emmy for coverage in a regular newscast for The Faces Behind the Numbers.

The Council on Foreign Relations web site (CFR.org) was recognized in the "new approaches to business & financial reporting" category for Crisis Guide: The Global Economy.