NEW YORK -- ABC and the people who create its daytime fare walked away Tuesday with 11 Emmy Awards for special programming and craft achievements to lead CBS, which picked up six, and NBC, which collected only one.
Syndicated shows received seven.
The special awards preceded general awards for daytime television which will be presented Friday. Honors for prime-time programming will be distributed in Los Angeles in September.
Winners in Tuesday's presentation ceremony were, by category:
Outstanding variety series: 'The Regis Philbin Show,' E.V. DiMassa Jr. and Feed Tatshore, producers. NBC.
Outstanding host in a variety series: Merv Griffin, 'The Merv Griffin Show.' Syndicated.
Outstanding informational-instructional programming in the short form: 'In the News,' Joel Heller, executive producer and Walter Lister, producer. CBS.
Outstanding performer in children's programming: Bob Keeshan, 'Captain Kangaroo Show.' CBS.
Outstanding individual direction in children's programming: Arthur Allan Seidelman, 'She Drinks a Little.' ABC After School Special.
Outstanding writing for children's programming: Paul W. Cooper, 'She Drinks a Little.' ABC After School Special.
Outstanding music composition or direction in children's programming' Eliot Lawrence, composer-director, 'The Unforgiveable Secret.' ABC After School Special.
Outstanding cinematography in children's programming: Tom Hurwitz, 'Horsemen of Inner Mongolia.' 'The Big Blue Marble.' Syndicated.
Outstanding film editing in children's programming: Peter Hammer and Allen Kirkpatrick, 'Horsemen of Inner Mongolia.' 'The Big Blue Marble.' Syndicated.
Outstanding achievement in technical excellence for a daytime drama series: 'All My Children.' ABC.
Outstanding achievement in design excellence for a daytime drama series: 'General Hospital.' ABC.
Special classification of outstanding program achievement for programs so unique they fit in no other category: 'FYI,' Yanna Kroyt-Brandt, executive producer, and Mary Ann Donahue, co-producer. ABC.
Special classification of outstanding individual achievement - writing: Elaine Meryl Brown, Betty Cornfeld, Mary Ann Donahue, Joe Gustaitis and Robin Westen for 'FYI.' ABC.
Bernard N. Eismann, 'The Body Human: The Loving Process -- Women.' CBS.
Special classification of outstanding individual achievement - directing: Alfred R. Kelman, 'The Body Human: The Loving Process - Women.' CBS.
Outstanding achievement in religious programming -- series: 'Insight,' Ellwood Kieser, executive producer, Mike Rhodes and Terry Sweeny, producers. Syndicated.
Outstanding individual achievement in any area of creative technical crafts -- technical direction electronic camerawork: Sanford Bell and Hal Classon, technical directors of remote from Ket Falls State Park, Danbury, Conn., for 'The Guiding Light.' CBS.
Lawrence Hammond, Nicholas Hutak and Thomas Woods, electronic camera, remote from Switzerland for 'All My Children.' ABC.
Outstanding achievement in any area of creative technical crafts - art direction, scenic design, set decoration: Bob Keene and Griff Lambert, art directors, 'The Richard Simmons Show.' Syndicated.
Outstanding achievement in any area of creative technical crafts - lighting direction: Everett Melosh, remote from Gallery Basement for 'One Life to Live.' ABC.
Outstanding achievement in any area of creative technical crafts - costume design: Nancy Simmons, 'The Richard Simmons Show.'
Outstanding individual achievement in children's programming - audio: Steve J. Palacek, tape sound recordist, 'An Orchestra is a Team Too!' CBS.
Outstanding individual achievement in children's programming - make-up and hair design: Judi Cooper Sealy, hair designer, 'My Mother Was Never a Kid.' ABC After School Special.
Outstanding individual achievement in children's programming - graphic design: Ray Falllta and Michael J. Smollin, graphic designers, opening animation for 'The Great Space Coaster.' Syndicated.
