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NBC4 “Today in LA” meteorologist Shanna Mendiola holds her Emmy for Environment News Story on Saturday, July 27 at the 71st Los Angeles Area Emmys. CONTRIBUTED
LOS ANGELES — A Filipina American meteorologist took home an Emmy at the 71st Los Angeles Area Emmys for her coverage on plastic in the ocean. Shanna Mendiola, the meteorologist for NBC4 Southern California’s weekday morning newscast “Today in LA,” received the Environment News Story award for a two-part report on “Plastic and Our Oceans.” She won alongside Andres Fernando Pruna, who served as the cameraman, editor, and producer for the report.The report investigates why 88% of the world’s oceans have plastic debris and why the problem is escalating.
“Sadly, you don’t have to go very far to find trash on our washing up on Southern California beaches, or even see it in the water. Cities are making small changes like banning plastic straws and bags, but it’s not enough. I hope the story my producer and photographer, Andres Pruna, and I put together educates the public about the issue and gets more people talking about how we can work together to make a change,” Mendiola told the Asian Journal in an email.
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