Jane Pauley, Alex Gibney Set for News & Documentary Emmy Honors

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has selected Emmy-winning journalist, anchor and author Jane Pauley and Academy Award-winning documentarian, director and producer Alex Gibney as the Lifetime Achievement honorees at the 45th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards.

Pauley will be honored for her career in news broadcasting at the News ceremony on Wednesday, September 25. Gibney will be honored for his contributions to the field of documentary filmmaking at the Documentary ceremony on Thursday, September 26.

Adam Sharp, president and CEO of NATAS, said: “We are honored to pay tribute to these two revered icons of our industry. Jane Pauley and Alex Gibney continue to reach viewers while at the same time opening doors for those coming behind them. This honor is not only about impressive longevity in a competitive space, but also the broad and sweeping impact each has had on the business, their audiences, and the greater community. NATAS is proud to celebrate their enduring dedication to television excellence.”

Pauley said: “I am so grateful for this recognition. It is the honor of a lifetime. My career has been a shared experience made possible by partnerships with the best in journalism and collaborations with its most inventive minds. Change and opportunity have been the constants. My career has not been a steady ascent but a winding path leading to my crowning achievement as host of ‘CBS News Sunday Morning.’”

Gibney said: “I am grateful, humbled and deeply honored by this award. While it has my name on it, it is also a powerful recognition of the work of my collaborators over the years, including my producers, cinematographers and, most especially, editors. It reminds me of that great two-word poem, invented on the spot, at a speech at Harvard, by Muhammed Ali: ‘Me, We.’”