FRONTLINE Wins Four Writers Guild Awards!

February 20, 2012

Last night FRONTLINE swept the Writers Guild Awards documentary and news categories, with awards going to:

+ Michael Kirk and Mike Wiser for Top Secret America (Documentary – Current Events)

+ Marcela Gaviria and Martin Smith for WikiSecrets (Documentary – Other Than Current Events)

+ John Maggio and Martin Smith for Educating Sergeant Pantzke (News – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin or Breaking Report)

+ Thomas Jennings for Doctor Hotspot (News – Analysis, Feature or Commentary)

You can watch all of the winning films by clicking on the links above, or you can catch a rebroadcast of Educating Sergeant Pantzke tomorrow night on most PBS stations (check local listings).

Congrats to all the winners!

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