A documentary based on Richard Moore's book was nominated for an Emmy.

"Faces from the Flood," which aired on UNC-TV, was one of three documentaries up for an annual regional award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Science's Midsouth chapter in 2005.

Also nominated were "Thank You, Eddie Hart," a UNC-TV documentary about a woman who voluntarily tended the grave of a World War II soldier for decades, and "Lessons from the Lunch Counter," a WTVI documentary about the integration of Greensboro's restaurants.

The awards were presented at a banquet in Nashville on Jan. 22, 2005. "Eddie Hart" won.

Donna Campbell, who produced "Faces from the Flood," has been nominated for seven Emmy awards for documentaries on Ruth and Billy Graham, George Beverly Shea and North Carolina's public schools, among other work.

Progress Energy underwrote a documentary based on Richard Moore's book.

The electric utility was one of four sponsors of "Faces from the Flood," a 55-minute documentary about Hurricane Floyd that aired on UNC-TV in 2004. (It also bought copies of the book.)

The public television station hired independent producer Donna Campbell, who had already made two documentaries on the hurricane, to make a third in April of 2003, while the book was still being written.

Campbell worked with Treasurer Moore and co-author Jay Barnes, tracking down many of their key sources for second interviews on film. Moore is also featured for three minutes toward the end of the documentary.

UNC-TV spokesman Steve Volstad said that the sponsors were found by a separate department. Moore and Campbell both told Dome they were not aware who the sponsors were during filming.

Each of the sponsors — Progress, Lowe's Home Improvement, First Citizens Bank and the nonprofit Broyhill Foundation — contributed $15,000.

The show aired on May 20, 2004, and has been broadcast six times.