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Vanguard’s "OxyContin Express" Nominated for an Emmy!

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Congratulations to Vanguard on another Emmy nomination! “The OxyContin Express,” last season's investigation into Florida pain clinics has been nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy in the category of Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form. Correspondent Mariana van Zeller, producers Darren Foster and Cerissa Tanner and editor Benita Sills have also been honored with a Peabody Award and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' “Television with a Conscience” award. The winner will be announced on September 27. Watch a trailer for “The OxyContin Express”: added by: shana

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Now that CNN has covered OxyContin, how do we move the story forward?

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

This morning I woke to a bunch of messages regarding a report on prescription drug addiction in Florida on CNN's Campbell Brown. With an average of eleven people a day dying of overdoses from prescription drugs in Florida, this story deserves all the attention it can get. When we reported on Broward County's pill mills four months ago in “The OxyContin Express” we were amazed at how little attention this huge national story was getting. As journalists for Vanguard, we are constantly asking ourselves the same questions on every story we pitch, “Has this been done before, and

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[LAST CALL FOR QUESTIONS] Vanguard’s Mariana Van Zeller interviewed…by YOU!

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| 1 Comment

Today is the last call for questions for Mariana, Darren Foster, and Cerissa Tanner — the team behind “The OxyContin Express.” Ask them anything about the episode, Vanguard, or how they got into journalism. The floor is yours, so make it good! Here’s how it will work: 1. Watch “The OxyContin Express” – embedded above 2.

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[LAST CALL FOR QUESTIONS] Vanguard’s Mariana Van Zeller interviewed…by YOU!

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Vanguard Season Preview

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Vanguard correspondent Adam Yamaguchi previews the upcoming season of Vanguard and takes a look back at some of the best Vanguard stories. The new season premieres Oct. 14 at 10/9c with “The OxyContin Express”, a powerful one-hour documentary on prescription drug abuse.

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