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Katie Kerbstat'07 an Team Win Emmy Award

In “The White Helmets,” Scott Pelley reports on Syria’s local volunteer search and rescue teams that pull life out of bombed out buildings. They’re officially called the Syrian Civil Defense, but are better known by the white helmets they wear. You can find the 60 Minutes story here.
 
Additionally, the team was nominated for the categories: Best Story in a Newsmagazine, Outstanding Writing, Outstanding Research, and Outstanding Editing: News for “The White Helmets.” The team won Outstanding Editing: News, but the award went to the editor. Katie and her team were also nominated for Outstanding Edited Interview for their story, “The King.”