THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY PRESENTS THE 28th ANNUAL SPORTS Emmy® AWARDS
Don Ohlmeyer Honored At New York City Ceremony With Lifetime Achievement Award
New York, NY – April 30, 2007 – Winners of the 28th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards were announced tonight by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at a special ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Prominent sports broadcasters, athletes and executives attended the star-studded ceremony.
The awards were presented by a distinguished group of sports figures and television personalities including: veteran sportscaster Bob Costas (host of NBC’s Olympics coverage and HBO’s “CostasNow”); former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Cris Collinsworth (sports analyst for NBC’s NFL coverage and HBO’s “Inside the NFL”); veteran sports broadcaster and HBO boxing commentator Jim Lampley; sports commentator Mary Carillo (HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel”); champion heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko, (HBO); sports announcer Joe Buck (FOX Sports NFL and MLB); lead game analyst Tim McCarver (MLB on FOX); champion NASCAR driver and lead analyst for NASCAR on FOX Darrell Waltrip; champion crew chief and FOX race analyst Jeff Hammond; Jim Nantz, lead play-by-play announcer, NFL on CBS and play-by-play broadcaster for college basketball and golf on CBS; play-by-play announcer Dick Enberg (CBS); studio host Ernie Johnson, (TNT’s “Inside the NBA”); play-by-play announcer Chip Carey, (TNT);play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico, (ESPN’s “Monday Night Football”); ESPN sideline reporter Suzy Kolber (“Monday Night Football”) and former New York Knicks guard and ESPN’s NBA analyst Mark Jackson.
Winners in 30 categories including outstanding live sports special, sports documentary, studio show, play-by-play personality, and studio analyst were honored. This year, three Emmy® Awards for outstanding sports content – event coverage, long-form and general interest – delivered via broadband, including the Internet, cell phones, personal media players and other devices were also presented.
One of the highlights of the evening was the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Don Ohlmeyer, legendary television producer/director/executive and winner of 16 Emmy® Awards. Ohlmeyer has enjoyed one of the most varied careers in the history of television. He has served as Executive Producer, Producer, Director and Writer for entertainment and sports programming since 1967, and served as President, NBC West Coast, overseeing the activities of all the company's entertainment-related businesses, including NBC Entertainment, NBC Studios and NBC Enterprises, 1993-2000.
American Airlines and Thomson Grass Valley are official sponsors of the 28th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards. Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal is the exclusive magazine partner.
The Sports Emmy® Award recipients were chosen by a Blue Ribbon Panel of their peers from over 700 entries in 30 categories. The awards recognize outstanding achievement by individuals and programs broadcast throughout the 2006 calendar year.
A breakdown of the Awards by broadcast and cable entities as tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, New York, follows
NBC |
9 |
HBO |
3 |
Fox Sports Net |
1 |
ABC |
4 |
Beingstanley.com |
1 |
NASCAR Images |
1 |
ESPN |
4 |
CBS |
1 |
NFL Network |
1 |
TNT |
4 |
ESPN.com |
1 |
Race2Replace.com |
1 |
FOX |
3 |
ESPN2 |
1 |
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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 Entertainment, Daytime Creative Arts and Entertainment, Public & Community Service, Technology & Engineering, and Business & Financial Reporting. Beginning in 2006, The National Television Academy began recognizing programming produced for the Internet, cellphones, and portable media players with its new Broadband Emmy® Award for Outstanding Achievement in Content for Broadband and Portable Delivery. Excellence in Primetime programming and international programming is recognized by its affiliate, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Regional Emmy®s are given in 20 regions across the United States. Beyond awards, the National Television Academy has extensive educational programs including National Student Television and its Student Award for 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.
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THE WINNER IS:
* MLB on FOX: Post Season FOX
Executive Producers
Ed Goren, David Hill
Senior Producer
Bill Brown
Coordinating Producer
Scott Ackerson
Producers
Jeff Gowen, Gary Lang, Carol Langley, Pete Macheska
Directors
Bob Levy, Jim Lynch, Rich Russo, Bill Webb
Operations Producers
Jim Bernard, Jack Simmons, Jacob Ullman
Associate Producers
Bryan Biederman, Kevin Dresser, Steve Horn, Yvonne Wagoner
Associate Directors
Eric Billigmeier, Janice Casazza, Judy Hoang, Cathie Hunt, Larry Lancaster, Stephanie Medina, Aaron Stojkov
THE WINNER IS:
* NASCAR on TNT & NBC TNT / NBC
Executive Producer
Jeff Behnke, Dick Ebersol, David Neal
Coordinating Producer
Sam Flood
Producers
Scott Cockerill, Carlos DeMolina, Rich O'Connor, Jeff Randolph, Jamie Shiftan, Mike Wells
Associate Directors
C.J. Bottitta, Matt Kane, Jeremy Levin
Producer
Craig Barry
Associate Producers
Tom Ginocchi, Patrick Perrin
Creative Producers
Whit Albohm, Matt Arden, Craig Barry, Vincent Costello, Matt Mosteller, Pam Surbaugh, Drew Watkins
THE WINNER IS:
* Beyond the Wheel NASCAR Images / SPEED
Executive Producers
Jay Abraham, Robert Ecker, Jim Jorden, Hunter Nickell
Coordinating Producers
William Boyer, Jeff Hillegass, Ryan McGee, Reid O'Brien, Scott Perry
Producers
Kevin Foley, Kevin Jackson, Scott Leatherman, Ed Mabe, Joel Maydak, Wayne Riley, Shawn Truax
Directors
Al Francesco, Kevin Mooney
Associate Producers
Nora Driscoll, Jeff Lotierzo, Chris Rohfl, Katja Schwarz, Karen Thompson, Glenn Vasko
Assistant Director
Pat Berger
Assistant Managing Editor
Brent Buntyn
Assistant Directors
Harry Cogan, Dave Colozzi
THE WINNER IS:
* 2006 Ford Ironman World Championship NBC
Ironman Productions
Executive Producers
Dick Ebersol, David Neal, Ben Fertic
Producers
Peter Henning, Billy Matthews, Phil Parrish
Coordinating Producers
Sam Flood, Jon Miller, Jeffrey Cokin, Diana Bertsch
Senior Associate Producers
Eric Begley, Summer Zemel
Associate Producers
David Beld, Karen Doane, Cathy Driscoll, Chris Gurr, Jimmy Hadder, David Karabinas, Russ McCarroll, Alan Schneider, Terry Stewart, Al Trautwig, Frank Walters
THE WINNER IS:
* One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stu Ungar ESPN
Red Line Films
Executive Producers
Ron Semiao, Dan Weinberg
Producer
Al Szymanski
Director
Peter Franchella
Associate Producers
Gary Arnold, Jill Durso, Jonathan Fierro, Elliott Fisher, Pete Iannuccilli, Gary Scarpulla
THE WINNER IS:
* Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
Executive Producers
Rick Bernstein, Ross Greenburg
Senior Producer
Kirby Bradley
Director
Jeff Winn
Operations Producers
Kenneth Clausen, Steven Kalifowitz
Segment Producers
Andrew Bennett, Lisa Bennett, Chapman Downes, Ezra Edelman, Beein Gim, Amani Martin, Joe Perskie, Michael Sullivan, Tim Walker
Associate Producers
Ultan Byrne, Lenny Davidowitz, Lauren Gafney, Pierre Kahn, Naomi Marcus, Dan Marks, Leah Williams
THE WINNER IS:
* Sunday NFL Countdown ESPN
Executive Producers
Steve Anderson, John Skipper, Norby Williamson
Executive Editor
John A. Walsh
Managing Editors
Bob Eaton, Mark Gross
Director of News
Vince Doria
Senior Coordinating Producers
Stephanie Druley, Bob Rauscher
Coordinating Producer
Mike Cambareri
Coordinating Director
Michael Feinberg
Producer
Greg Jewell
Bureau Producers
Michael Flasch, Michele Froman, Eric Lundsten, Jim Witalka
Coordinating Producer - Features
Bill Friedman
Feature Producers
Lisa Fenn, Tom McCollum, Matthew Doyle, Drew Gallagher, Ben Hobbs, Lydelle King, Jonathan Punko, Denny Wolfe
Associate Producers
Russell Baxter, Christopher Bloxom, Zachary Budman, Aisha Chaney, Sean Cooney, Paula D'Ambrosio, , Mark Eiseman, Ira Fritz, , Matt Garrett, , Gary Horton, John Minton, Ryan Schiavo, Dave Stevens
Associate Director
Brian Jaskelewics
THE WINNER IS:
* Inside the NBA – Playoffs TNT
Executive Producer
Jeff Behnke
Senior Producers
Tim Kiely, Howard Zalkowitz
Producer
Chris Carmody
Director
Steve Fiorello
Associate Producers
Phil Barker, Lori Brooks, Maceo Grant, Alex Houvouras, Matt Kane, Steve Lee, Paul Monusky, Matt Mosteller, Krista Saponara, Don Slouffman, Alan Springer, Keenan Thomas, Alvin Whitney, Mike Winslow, John Allen, John O’Connor
Associate Directors
Bert Bondi, C.J. Bottitta, Monica Campbell
Creative Producers
Craig Barry
THE WINNER IS:
* Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
Uninsured
Executive Producers
Rick Bernstein, Ross Greenburg
Senior Producer
Kirby Bradley
Producer
Michael Sullivan
Associate Producers
Ultan Byrne, Naomi Marcus
Reporter
Bryant Gumbel
THE WINNER IS:
* NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament CBS
Jason McElwain
Executive Producer
Tony Petitti
Senior Producer
Eric Mann
Coordinating Producer
Harold Bryant
Producer
Sarah Rinaldi
Associate Producers
Fred McGraw, Ken Woo
THE WINNER IS:
* SportsCenter ESPN
Travis Roy
Senior Coordinating Producer
Craig T. Lazarus
Coordinating Producers
Glenn Jacobs, Robbyn Footlick, Andy Tennant
Feature Producer
Lisa Fenn
Associate Producers
Aaron Frutman, Tim Horgan, Tom Racicot
Reporter
Tom Rinaldi
THE WINNERS ARE:
* Indianapolis 500 ABC
Tease
Executive Producers
John Skipper, Norby Williamson, Jed Drake, Mike Pearl, Bob Toms
Senior Coordinating Producer
Rich Feinberg
Coordinating Producer
Jill Frederickson
Producers
Shawn Murphy, Chris Pfeiffer
Editor
Chris Reinhart
* NBA Finals ABC
Basketball Hall of Fame
Executive Producers
John Skipper, Norby Williamson, Jed Drake, Bob Toms
Senior Coordinating Producer
Tim Corrigan
Coordinating Producer
Patricia Lowry
Producers
Matt Brady, Alen Petkovic, Mark Teitleman
THE WINNER IS:
* Race 2 Replace Race2Replace.com
Discovery Communications
Executive Producers
Christo Doyle, Robin Sestero
Producers
Mike Kane, Shannon Marek
Field Producer
Rob Davis
Art Director
Dale Graham
THE WINNER IS:
* The Real Frozen Tundra - Barrow, Alaska ESPN.com
Executive Producers
Kevin Jackson, John Papanek
Coordinating Editor
Jay Lovinger
Coordinating Producer
Mike Colangelo
Producer / Director
Nik Kleinberg
Associate Producers
Paul Desjarlais, John Tipton, Morgan Worth
THE WINNER IS:
* Being Stanley Beingstanley.com
Catman & Mary Productions
Director
Gregor Clark
Animation Director
Sebastian Conley
THE WINNER IS:
* Ernie Johnson TNT
THE WINNER IS:
* Al Michaels ABC / NBC
THE WINNER IS:
* Cris Collinsworth HBO / NBC
THE WINNER IS:
* Cris Collinsworth NFL Network
THE WINNER IS:
* Sunday Night Football NBC
THE WINNERS ARE:
* Fox NFL Sunday: Road Show FOX
AND
* MansionPoker.net Poker Dome Challenge Fox Sports Net
THE WINNER IS:
* Jeep World of Adventure Sports NBC
Camerapersons
Brett Lowell, Josh Lowell
THE WINNER IS:
* NBA on TNT TNT
Editor
Brett Langefels, Matt Lucas-Valci
THE WINNER IS:
* One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stu Ungar ESPN
Red Line Films
Writer
Al Szymanski
THE WINNER IS:
* The XX Olympic Winter Games NBC
The Stories of Torino
Composers
Jeffery Fayman, Yoav Goren
THE WINNER IS:
* NASCAR on FOX FOX
Sound / Audio
Fred Aldous, Ben Altopp, Eric Anderson, Tim Denmark, Barbara Hanford, Denis Ryan, Allen Slansky, Doug Wilson
THE WINNER IS:
* Timeless ESPN2
2006 Season Red Line Films
Sound / Audio
Gary Arnold
THE WINNER IS:
* The XX Olympic Winter Games NBC
Graphic Designers
David Barton, Juan Beltre, Sue Bennett, Mark Bernardo, John Berry, Matt Celli, Victoria Coleman, Sharon Eagan, Bruce Fallini, Edward Goldberg, Borys Jarymovych, Mark Levy, Robert McCleary, Stacy Merrill, Erica Neiges, Philip Paully, Darlene Ruess, John Schleef, Dana Stefenson, Mike Trinker, Neil Wright, Doug Zider
THE WINNER IS:
* NBA Finals ABC
Tease / Open
Art Directors
Bob Toms, Tim Corrigan, Mark Teitleman, Alen Petkovic
Art Designers
Renato Grgic, Kristijan Petrovic, Hrvoje Bolkovac, Igor Mijolejevic
THE WINNER IS:
* The XX Olympic Winter Games NBC
The High Definition Games
Innovators
Chip Adams, Matthew Adams, Terry Adams, Robert Dixon, James Eady, Dick Ebersol, Errol J. Foremaster, Ron Gnidziejko, Edward Goldberg, Frank Grillo, Bucky Gunts, Chris Jorgensen, Robert Kiraly, William Lorenz, David Mazza, Isidoro Moreno, David Neal, Philip Paully, Thomas Saylor, George Spence, Mark Stokl
NBC (9)
ABC (4)
ESPN (4)
TNT (4)
FOX (3)
HBO (3)
Beingstanley.com (1)
CBS (1)
ESPN.com (1)
ESPN2 (1)
Fox Sports Net (1)
NASCAR Images (1)
NFL Network (1)
Race2Replace.com (1)