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.

Richard Moore set up a limited liability corporation for his book.

The state treasurer, who is running for the Democratic nomination for governor, created the Bonnie and Floyd Project LLC in 2002 to receive profits from the book "Faces from the Flood," which he wrote with co-author Jay Barnes.

Barnes said that he did not know why the LLC was set up. Moore said it was to allow the royalties to be redistributed to charity, specifically the Salvation Army and the American Red Cross.

He said someone who had published a book before recommended starting an LLC, but he could not remember who. He was also not sure why it was set up in Washington, D.C., and not North Carolina, but he said it was not to avoid paying taxes.

"I don't really remember how or why it got set up that way," Moore told Dome. "There aren't any taxes to pay, since there hasn't been any profit yet."

Gene Chianelli, a corporate tax attorney for Manning Fulton, said that out-of-state corporations used to be set up to reduce taxes, but that loophole was shut down several years ago.

"State departments of revenue starting saying, 'No, you can't do that,'" he said.

State Treasurer Richard Moore praised Progress Energy and other North Carolina utilities during his appearance on the "Faces from the Flood" documentary.

As head of Crime Control and Public Safety, Moore worked closely with electric companies to plan ahead and respond to hurricanes and other natural disasters.

As state treasurer, however, he does not have much interaction with the utilities.

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.

A Greenville librarian said "Faces from the Flood" is a good book.

Willie Nelms, director of libraries in Pitt County, said its six copies of Treasurer Richard Moore's book have been checked out 44 times since 2004, close to the library's average.

The library received copies from Progress Energy, but it reserves the right not to shelve donations.

"They could be put into our Friends of the Library book sale, or if they're in bad condition, they might get discarded," he said. "We don't accept any books with stipulations attached."

Nelms said it's "a good addition" to the library. One copy was put in the local history collection and can't be checked out.

"It's a useful book," he said. "We were impacted very heavily by Hurricane Floyd. This book is on a topic that's of a lot of interest here." 

Progress Energy bought 1,520 copies of "Faces from the Flood."

The utility company paid $29,970 in 2003 to purchase Treasurer Richard Moore's book on Hurricane Floyd and give it to public libraries and schools in the affected areas.

The company got a 45 percent discount from the $29.95 list price and paid $3.50 each for postage and handling.

Each copy came with a bookplate that noted that it was "a gift from the employees of Progress Energy."

The purchase accounted for two-thirds of the clothbound sales of the book so far. As of July 31, 755 other copies were sold in that format, and 1,330 copies were sold in paperback.

Vice President Gene Upchurch said the company wanted to preserve the history of the flood and commemorate the rebuilding efforts.

"As a result of our donation, we received hundreds of thank-you notes from librarians around the state," he wrote Dome.

Richard Moore has not yet made any money on his book deal.

Although national politicians often get million-dollar advances from publishers, the state treasurer and Democratic gubernatorial candidate has not yet received any royalties for his 2004 book "Faces from the Flood."

The book, a collection of oral histories of North Carolinians' experiences during Hurricane Floyd, was published through the University of North Carolina Press in Chapel Hill.

Moore's co-author Jay Barnes received a $5,000 advance on royalties to defray the cost of research. Moore and Barnes also paid $588 for an index.

As of May 30, the two were just $8.49 short of earning back the advance. That means any sales from then on will start earning royalties for the two authors.

Moore said he will donate his share of the proceeds to the Salvation Army and the American Red Cross.

"I was never under any illusion that this would be a big seller," he said.