JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three stories, two special projects and two reporters from News4JAX received recognition as nominees for the 2025 Suncoast Chapter Emmy Awards.
The Suncoast Emmy Awards honor the best television produced in Florida; Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles and New Orleans, Louisiana; Mobile, Alabama; Thomasville, Georgia; and Puerto Rico.
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News4JAX is proud to announce the following regional Emmy nominees:
Diversity/Equity/Inclusion - News (no production time limit)
The Woman President Nixon Tried to Silence
- Joy Purdy – Reporter
- Ciara Earrey – Photographer
Military - News (no production time limit)
Invisible Legacy
- Ciara Earrey – Photographer
- Aleesia Hatcher – Reporter
Sports Story - News (no production time limit)
Florida Coaches Continue Fight for Better Pay
- Justin Barney – Reporter
Public Affairs Program - Series
Positively JAX
- DeVaughn Murphy – Producer
- Terri Cope-Walton – General Manager
- Jennifer Waugh – Host
- Melanie Lawson – Host
- Emily Hassan – Graphic Designer
Historical/Cultural - Long Form Content (longer than 10 minutes)
Tracing the Roots: The Story of Juneteenth
- DeVaughn Murphy – Videographer
- Cierra Richardson – Producer
- Jenese Harris – Talent
- Aaron Farrar – Talent
- Kendra Mazeke – Producer
- Will Sandidge – Photographer
- Darrin Hooper – Editor
- Tarik Minor – Talent
- Earl Bersamin – Graphic Designer
- Jonathan Lundy – Associate Producer
- Robert Brown – News Director
Talent - Sports
Jamal St. Cyr: Bringing the Game to Life
- Jamal St. Cyr – Anchor
Reporter - Daily News
John Asebes
- John Asebes – Reporter
We would also like to congratulate News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando, which is also owned by parent company Graham Media Group. WKMG received four nominations, including three separate nominations for reporter Mike DeForest.