SAN FRANCISCO – The 48^th Annual Northern California Area Emmy Award Nominations were announced earlier today, and for the second-consecutive year USF's Director of Creative Video, Katie Morgan has been nominated for her feature "The Rise: 45 Years of Greatness and Beyond."
 
"Being nominated for our second Emmy at USF is such an honor," said Morgan. "Especially when it highlights some of our greatest female pioneers. It's extremely important that we continue to pursue the mission of Title IX. It empowers young women and their ability to be effective in whatever they choose to do in the future. It's also an honor to be nominated alongside the WCC Network. Together, through thought-provoking storytelling, we have recognized student-athletes who have dedicated their lives to greatness on and off the field of play."
 
The Emmy award is presented for outstanding achievement in television by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).  San Francisco/Northern California is one of nineteen chapters awarding regional Emmy statuettes.  Northern California is composed of media companies and individuals from Visalia to the Oregon border and includes Hawaii and Reno, Nev.  Entries Aired during the 2018 calendar year.
 
"The Rise" made its Television Debut February 2018 on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. The University of San Francisco has been the home of many female pioneers, in the classroom, on the field of competition, and throughout the world. With the help of Title IX legislation, those women have grown a program, and in turn, become a driving force in the history of the Dons.
 
From some of the first women to suit up in the Green and Gold to USF's first female national champion, "The Rise," chronicles not only the decades since Title IX legislation was signed into law, but also hears from the visionaries at USF that saw the merits in a co-ed education, that also included sports.
 
From a look back on how women began to climb to how they are now able to soar to new heights, not only on the field of competition but in their every pursuit, USF recognizes those who have dedicated themselves to the cause. And USF is proud of all of those who have spent time to thrive – and rise – on the hilltop.
 
The one-hour long feature documentary produced, edited and directed by USF's Emmy-winning videographer Katie Morgan, also included editing from Rzhi Lin.  For Morgan, this is her fifth nomination, she's won four Emmy's including last year when she won an Emmy for "Behind the Mask: Joey's Journey."
 
The Emmy Gala returns SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco on Saturday, June 8, 2019. The black tie evening starts at 5:00 pm with hors d'oeuvres and no host bar. The program begins at 6:00 pm in the Robert N. Miner Auditorium with reserved seating.