Local TV reporter wins Emmy

Piece was shot in Frankfort

By Lauren Hallow Published:

A Frankfort native and Western Hills High School graduate won an Emmy Saturday for his work as a reporter for a local TV news station.

Sean Moody, a reporter for Lexington’s WKYT, was awarded an Emmy Saturday at the Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards, held at the Belterra Casino in Florence, Ind.

“It’s kind of validating I guess, because I’m a rookie – this is my first gig,” said Moody, who’s only been at WKYT for about two years. “It’s neat to see some tangible feedback.”

Moody shares the award with WKYT photographer John Wilson. The two won the Emmy for their piece titled, “Bring Bowe Home,” which was shot last summer in Frankfort.

The story centered around Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only known POW in Afghanistan, and the effort to bring him home. A group of veterans – many of whom were from the Task Force Omega organization, which works to bring POWs home – gathered at the Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial last year to bring awareness to Bergdahl’s fight to return home and to honor POWs from previous wars.

According to http://bringbowehomewod.com, Bergdahl, of Hailey, Idaho, was captured in June 2009 by a Taliban-allied Afghan insurgent group, and has been held prisoner ever since.

Moody said the interaction among other veterans and POWs made for a “perfect” story. Particularly inspiring was former World War II POW Joseph Milliner, of Louisville.

“It was gold,” Moody said. “Looking at him, as a POW of his day, coming to support a current POW – it was just a neat story.”

Moody said it was Wilson’s idea to do the segment after he received an email about Bergdahl and the local effort to bring him home. The two came to Frankfort on their day off to work on the story.

As a Frankfort native, Moody said it was an honor to do an award-winning piece on something in his hometown.

“It’s neat to be able to work in this industry in your home area,” Moody said. “I enjoy being this close to Frankfort.”

Editor's note: In a previous version, Moody was incorrectly identified as an anchor for WKYT. The mistake has been corrected and we regret the error.

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  • First off to "KIDS2LAMBS" Thank You so Much. You Reply to this "PIECE" Is Perfect and appreciated so much, as I feel I have EARNED the right to speak as an "OFFICIAL - REPRESENTATIVE" Of "All" the Bowe Bergdahl Websites and support groups. I am Earl "LeeBird" Hayes, from Hamilton, Ohio and the Founder of the Facebook group: "CAPTURED IN AFGHANISTAN - BRING BOWE BERGDAHL HOME". This is the 2nd Group ever formed, after the ORIGINAL GROUP on Facebook: "BRING BOWE BERGDAHL HOME: Started right after Bowe's capture in 2009 by Bowe's Friends and Family. I have to agree with your statement "KIDS2LAMBS" about these 2 people getting AWARDS for relatively nothing. What about ALL THE OTHER FANTASTIC AND WONDERFUL PEOPLE who have been on the job and in the mission for Bowe awareness for over 3 years??? Where is the EMMY'S for all of these GREAT AND HARD WORKING AND VERY LOYAL SUPPORTERS who have been in the mission since just about 'DAY 1"??? I could RATTLE off over 3 Dozen names of People that YOU ALL now owe Emmy's to. REALLY? REALLY? REALLY? REALLY??? >> Sean Moody, a reporter for Lexington’s WKYT, was awarded an Emmy Saturday at the Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards, held at the Belterra Casino in Florence, Ind. << REALLY? REALLY? REALLY? REALLY??? These guy's Just Learn about Bowe's Situation, do a Little Paper...'AND GET EMMY'S"??????????? I think they need to RETURN THESE AND DO SOME OF THE REAL WORK, THAT WAS DONE LONG BEFORE THESE 2 GOT THEIR UN- EARNED AWARDS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have they done anything since...."EXCEPT SMILE FOR THE CAMERA'S SAYING......'HEY, LOOKIE AT ME. I HAVE AWARDS"? You Have Not earned the right to carry and be awarded anything even Close to what you are Pictured Holding. I would AWARD ALL GROUPS IN SUPPORT OF BOWE BERGDAHL.....NOT GIVE EMMY'S TO THESE 2 WHO, 2 YEARS AGO, NEVER HEARD OF P.O.W. SGT. BOWE BERGDAHL ??????????

  • I hate to rain on someones parade and I'm sure these guys deserve that award but I think it's time to give credit where credit is really due! These guys do one piece about Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and get an "Emmy" come on now. What about the people that have worked so hard on bringing awareness to Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl way before these two guys came into the picture. Where were these two guys at over 2 1/2 years ago when Earl "DJ LeeBird" Hayes from Hamilton, OH started a Facebook group called "Captured In Afghanistan - Bring Bowe Bergdahl Home" which when he started it was only the second group of it's kind, the first group was "Bring Bowe Bergdahl". Earl "DJ LeeBird" Hayes started "Captured In Afghanistan - Bring Bowe Bergdahl Home" "to help to make the Public aware of the fact “WE HAVE A CAPTURED WAR HERO AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW". This group page is dedicated to and just for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, his family, his situation and is not a military group. This page is Sgt.Bowe Bergdahl's sanctuary on the internet. In addition to this group page, Earl "DJ LeeBird" Hayes is the co-founder of AmericanHeartsRadio.com which is the only internet radio station that is dedicated to Sgt. Bowe Bergdal and his family and was launched July 4, 2012. AmericanHeartsRadio.com was even the only internet radio station to have a live call-ins for the 2nd Annual Day of United Prayer for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on June 30, 2012. Earl and AmericanHeartsRadio.com have even joined forces with Harmony Booking, which is in Jacksonville, FL, to bring more awareness to "our nation's only POW in Afghanistan, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The things I have already mentioned doesn't even scratch the surface as to what Earl "DJ LeeBird" Hayes has done to bring awareness to our ONLY POW in Afghanistan, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Like I said at the beginning, I don't mean to put a damper on your parade but credit needs to be given where credit is due in my opinion. It's pretty sad when someone devotes so much time and effort to a cause and doesn't get any recognition at all. It really hurts when someone does a piece and probably never even heard of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl or his situation until they decide to do the piece and ends up getting all the recognition. That's not right in my opinion. Do some research and you may agree with me. Here's where you can get some more information: http://www.facebook.com/groups/EarlHayesAdmin http://www.effortsfromagratefulnation.com/ http://www.americanheartsradio.com http://www.harmonybooking.com