KTVU FOX 2 News Director Amber Eikel has been named senior vice president and general manager of the FOX-owned duopoly, KCPQ and KZJO in Seattle.

Eikel has been at the helm of FOX owned stations KTVU and KICU in Oakland since 2017. Her final day in the Bay Area office is Friday.

FOX Corporation said Wednesday she assumed her new role immediately, succeeding Sheila Oliver who left Seattle to be GM of FOX’s WFLD in Chicago.

Staffers inside KTVU said the announcement came as a surprise. No official announcement has been made about a replacement.

Before becoming news director, Eikel served as assistant news director. She previously was an executive producer at KIRO (CBS) in Seattle.

This year NATAS awarded two recipients for the 2023 Governors Service Medallion Award. Devin Fehely, CBS Bay Area KPIX and Susan A. Bradley, Susan A. Bradley Photography.

Susan A. Bradley is an active NATAS member and Governor. Susan set a precedent as the first student Governor for the San Francisco/Northern California NATAS chapter. Because of her continual contribution as a photographer for the chapter Susan was nominated for the 2023 Governors Service Medallion .

Susan started her photography training as a Black & White film photographer in the Laney College Professional Photography Program in 2010. Completing all of the introduction classes in professional photography, Susan was recognized as an acclaimed Black & White Photographer. She has exhibited locally in numerous exhibitions with her Black & White photography.

Continuing in the advanced Professional Photography Program at Laney, Susan started her photography career working as a still and video photographer. She has completed all of the required photography courses for her AS degree at Laney College. Susan has also contributed to the Laney College Photography program as a senior photographer and Instructional Assistant under the mentorship and instruction of Michael Moya of MOYAfotografx. Susan started shooting the NATAS Gala and the Gold & Silver Circle awards in 2017 as one of Michael’s leading photographers. As active Governor Susan is now the current Director of Photography for these annual award events. 

Introduced to DSLR video, Susan started her training in the Laney College Media department under the guidance and instruction of Steve Shlisky. Susan has completed nearly all of the Media courses as well. She also assists Steve in his Documentary and Beginning Video Production Classes. Susan also films the live Laney Theatre Productions and photographs the rehearsals for use in their social media promotions and actor’s portfolios. Her work includes Macbeth; Disbelief; Art is Useless When You are Being Mauled by a Bear, Diedre the Queer Queen. Susan has developed her skills as an editor and camera person in both still and video mediums in both analog and digital formats. With a full schedule as a student, teaching assistant and professional photographer, Susan still finds time to contribute her photography services to the NATAS organization. Her dedication and commitment have been recognized by the chapter with the 2023 NATAS Governors Service Medallion! Says Susan “I am so honored to receive this along with outstanding Governor Devin Fehely. I couldn’t have done this without Mike and Steve!”

“Susan is not only a fast learner, able to grasp concepts about video production, but able to distill them to others. I have seen her gain such confidence in her skill sets that I trust her to work one-on-one with my production students,” Steve Shlisky. Susan continues as mentee of Michael Moya, past Governor, and Steve Shlisky past President, Chair of the Activities and Programs Committee, and Treasure as her mentors. Congratulations Susan with this Award of Excellence!

Link to Devin Fehely Service Medallion article. 

Memories were made when 342 Emmy® statues were handed out to 244 people in recognition of hard work, creativity and television excellence! It was one for the record books.

A sold-out crowd of 600 people packed the Hilton San Francisco Union Square Grand Ballroom on June 3, for the 52nd Annual Northern California Area Emmy® Awards 2022-2023.

It was thrilling to see the smiling faces, hear the personal stories and share the stage with talented professionals.

Highlights this year included a giant replica Emmy® statue, a 360 camera for fun photos, a comedian, and celebratory glasses of sparkling wine. Make sure to check out the photos from the event taken by our five photographers here as well as the livestream broadcast recording.

It was truly a night of excitement, laughter and comradery among colleagues, markets and our Chapter’s region. Thank you to everyone who attended and congratulations to all of the Emmy®️ recipients!

Among them, Victor Nieto, KCRA 3, Sacramento, took home six awards. Johnathon Bartell and Rory Ward of ABC 10 KXTV, Jason Marks of KCRA 3, and Samuel Potter of Frist Light Media all received five. Also with five, topping the Spanish contest, Andea Igliozzi, KUVS Univision 19 followed by Christian Vázquez-Garcia, also from Univision 19, with four. The full list can be found here.

While the Emmy® is awarded to individuals, there is competition among stations. Sacramento outdid the San Francisco stations this year with 15 for KCRA 3/Estrella TV, and 12 for ABC 10 KXTV. The Spanish contest was split with seven each for KUVS Univision 19, Sacramento and Telemundo Area de la Bahia KSTS in San Jose. I can’t wait to see what stations are going to come out on top next year!