Enquirer photojournalists bring home Emmys

Two Enquirer photojournalists brought home regional Emmy awards Saturday night for a video they shot and produced together.

Carrie Cochran and Glenn Hartong represented the Enquirer as the only newspaper to be nominated for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' 50th annual Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards.

Cochran and Hartong's video "A perfect day" won the Societal Concerns category. The video tells the story of John Arthur, an ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease) patient, and Jim Obergefell, of Over-the-Rhine, partners for more than 20 years. The two got married on a medical plane in Maryland following the Supreme Court ruling that allows for official recognition of gay marriage. Arthur died months later.

The award, presented Saturday night at a ceremony in Columbus, marks the Enquirer's fifth Emmy in four years.

The competition had more than 50 categories of nominations, and the Enquirer was represented in three categories.

Another of Cochran's videos, "Not afraid to fail," won an Emmy Saturday. The sports feature follows Charles McDonald as he tells his story of racing bicycles after becoming an amputee.

Cochran, who also won an Emmy last year, was represented a third time Saturday. Her video "Believing in Hope: A 7-year-old girl lives with her mother's depression" was nominated in the category of Health/Science/Environment but did not win.

This is Hartong's first Emmy.

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) is a nonprofit organization headquartered in New York City. The Ohio Valley Chapter is one of 19 chapters and serves markets throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia.