News Emmys to Schieffer, Burns, Russert

CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer, PBS documentarian Ken Burns and former NBC News Washington Bureau Chief and host of Meet The Press Tim Russert will receive Lifetime Achievement honors at the 29th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, to be held on Sept. 22 at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, in New York City.

"Bob Schieffer has given CBS News more than 30 years of high quality reporting and anchoring and has won the admiration of both his fellow professionals and the American public," said Bill Small, chairman of the News and Documentary Awards. "He is a role model for any aspiring journalist.

"As for Ken Burns, he has for many years set the standard for the very best in long form documentaries in a wide range of subject matter, from the Civil War to baseball to Mark Twain to jazz. It is a record of the highest quality in documentary production and without question many of the very best broadcasts on PBS bear his skilled production touch."

"I am especially pleased that we are paying tribute to Tim Russert," said Peter Price, president-CEO of NATAS. "Tim was the supreme example of a dedicated newsman, admired by his host of friends at NBC and elsewhere for his work ethic, his dedication to first class journalism, and his love of family. He was truly special."

In addition to the Lifetime Achievement Award, Emmy Awards to be given out that evening, there be will be Emmy Awards presented in 33 categories  including Breaking News, Investigative Reporting, Outstanding Interview, and Best Documentary, among others.

Sponsors for the 29th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards include Grass Valley and Television Week.