CNN’S LOU DOBBS TO RECEIVE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT EMMY

New York, October 14, 2005--The National Television Academy announced today that veteran CNN anchor Lou Dobbs will receive an Emmy for Lifetime Achievement in Business and Financial Reporting. The presentation will be made at the Third Annual Emmy Awards for Business and Financial Reporting luncheon on Thursday, December 1 at the Bloomberg Corporate Headquarters in New York.

"We are delighted to present the Lifetime Achievement award to Lou Dobbs for his exceptional contribution to our understanding of American economic life" said Peter O. Price, President of the National Television Academy. "His reporting has been remarkable for many years, especially his contributions to our understanding of corporate outsourcing of jobs, the role of global trade, the importance of space exploration and the place of the American union movement in a changing economy."

Dobbs, a Harvard graduate in economics, was a founding member of CNN in 1980, and is the only original anchor remaining on the air today. He served as anchor of the prestigious business news program Lou Dobbs Moneyline, and was president of CNN/fn, which he helped launch in 1995. He was executive vice president of CNN until 1999. In that year he founded the company now Imaginova, which owns space.com and Orion. He returned to CNN in 2001 and currently serves as anchor and managing editor of Lou Dobbs Tonight.

Dobbs is the recipient of the George Foster Peabody award and many other honors, including an Emmy in 2004 for Lou Dobbs Tonight’s series on outsourcing, “Exporting America.” He is the author of the best selling book "Exporting America" and co-author of the book "Space." He also anchors a nationally syndicated financial news radio report, The Lou Dobbs Financial Report, and is a columnist for Money magazine and U.S. News and World Report.

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The National Television Academy is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime, Creative Craft, Public & Community Service, Technology & Engineering/Advanced Media and Business & Financial Reporting. Excellence in Primetime programming and international programming is recognized by its affiliate, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Local Emmys are given in 19 regions across the United States. Beyond awards, the National Academy has extensive educational programs including National Student Television and its Student Award of Excellence for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public. For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.tv.