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THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES
ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF
rd
THE 33 ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS
Jack Whitaker Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
New York, NY – April 30, 2012 – The National Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences (NATAS) announced the winners of the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy® Awards
at a special ceremony tonight at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln
Center in New York City. Winners in 33 categories including Outstanding Live
Sports Special, Live Series, Sports Documentary, Studio Show, Promotional
Announcements, Play-by-Play Personality and Studio Analyst were honored.
The awards were presented by a distinguished group of sports figures and television
personalities including Cris Collinsworth (sports analyst for NBC’s “Sunday Night
Football”); Harold Reynolds (MLB Network studio analyst); Michele Tafoya
(sideline reporter, NBC’s “Sunday Night Football”); Al Leiter (studio analyst, MLB
Network); Mike Mayock (game analyst, NFL Network); Melissa Stark (reporter,
NFL Network); Shaquille O’Neal (studio analyst, “Inside the NBA on TNT”); Joe
Buck (sportscaster, FOX Sports); Curt Menefee (sportscaster and host, “FOX NFL
Sunday”); Tracy Wolfson (sportscaster, CBS Sports); Gary Danielson (commentator,
CBS Sports); Mary Carillo (correspondent, HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant
Gumbel”); Sage Steele (anchor, ESPN’s “SportsCenter”); Bob Papa (HBO Sports
Broadcaster); Ernie Johnson (host of “Inside the NBA on TNT”); Chris McKendry
(co-anchor, ESPN’s “SportsCenter”); and Steve Levy (journalist, ESPN’s
“SportsCenter”).
One of the highlights of the evening was the presentation of the Lifetime
Achievement Award to Jack Whitaker, sports commentator and essayist, by Jim
Nantz, play-by-play announcer of “The NFL on CBS,” NCAA college basketball and
golf on CBS.
“We are honored to be presenting Jack Whitaker with our Lifetime Achievement
Award,” said Malachy Wienges, Chairman, NATAS. “I had the pleasure of working
with Jack for eighteen years at CBS, and Jack is a sports icon and a class act.”
In addition, NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell was honored with the Chairman’s
Award representing the networks and their patriotic coverage of the historic 10 year
anniversary of September 11th last year.
The Sports Emmy® Award recipients were chosen by a Blue Ribbon Panel of
industry peers. The awards recognize outstanding achievement by individuals and
programs broadcast throughout the 2011 calendar year.
American Airlines is the official airline sponsor of the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy®
Awards. Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal is the exclusive magazine partner.
Definition 6 is the official post production facility of NATAS and Vermont Spirits is
one of the pre-show sponsors for the event.
For Official Sports Emmy Awards photography, visit: http://www.bryanbrown.com
A detailed listing of all awards is below as compiled by the independent accountancy
firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP. A list of winners for the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy
Awards is also available on the National Television Academy’s website at
www.emmyonline.tv.
About The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) 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 & Entertainment, Public &
Community Service, Technology & Engineering, and Business & Financial
Reporting. Primetime Emmy® Awards are given out by our sister organization, the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). Regional Emmy® Awards are given
in 19 regions across the United States. NATAS also presents the National Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences Global Media Awards™ which recognizes excellence in
the world-wide intersection of digital entertainment and technology. Beyond awards,
NATAS 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 For more information, please contact: Paul Pillitteri,
Director, Communication, ppillitteri@emmyonline.tv
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The 33rd Annual Emmy Awards for Sports
Nominations by Network Group
Network Group
Winners
NBC Sports Group (NBC, Versus, Golf Channel, nbcsports.com)
9
ESPN (ESPN, ESPN 2, ABC, ESPN 3D, espn.com)
6
Turner Sports (TNT, TBS, NBA TV, NBA.com, truTV)
5
FOX Sports Media Group (FOX, SPEED)
5
CBS (CBS, Showtime, CBSSports.com)
4
HBO Sports
3
MLB Network
3
NFL Network
2
PGA.com
1
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Nominations by Network
Network
Winners
NBC
8
FOX
4
TNT
4
ESPN
3
HBO Sports
3
MLB NETWORK
3
SHOWTIME
3
ESPN2
2
NFL NETWORK
2
CBSSPORTS.COM
1
ESPN 3D
1
NBA TV
1
PGA.COM
1
SPEED
1
VERSUS
1
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The 33rd Annual Emmy Awards for Sports
Outstanding LIVE SPORTS SPECIAL
The World Series
Executive Producers
Randy Freer, Ed Goren, David Hill, Doug Sellars, Eric Shanks
Coordinating Producer
Scott Ackerson
Senior Producer
Bill Brown
Producers
Don Bui, Larry Lancaster, Carol Langley, Pete Macheska
Senior Videotape Producer
Janice Casazza
Directors
Johnathan Evans, Bill Webb
Associate Producers
Andy Cavanaugh, Eric Mandia, Tyson Wocklish
Director of Production
Jacob Ullman
Operations Producers
Flavia Bowen, Scott Lembke, Jack Simmons
Associate Directors
Bryan Biederman, Eric Billigmeier, Tom Shaffery, Aaron Stojkov
FOX
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Outstanding LIVE SPORTS SERIES
NBC Sunday Night Football
Executive Producers
Sam Flood, Mark Lazarus
Producers
Dick Ebersol, Fred Gaudelli
Replay Producer
Kaare Numme
Segment Producers
Charles Dammeyer, Michele Froman, Ken Hirdt
Director
Drew Esocoff
Associate Producers
Ryan Billie, Erin Bollendorf, Drew Devine, Wade Junco, Andrew Macchio, Timothy Nelson, Vincent Rao,
Craig Rothberg, Julie Schwarz, Michael Seib
Senior Associate Director
Charlie Vanacore
Associate Directors
Brigette Boginis, Pierre Moossa
NBC
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Outstanding LIVE EVENT TURNAROUND
Inside the Headsets
SPEED
27th All-Star Race
NASCAR Media Group
Executive Producers
Jay Abraham, Paul Brooks, Steve Craddock, Jim Jorden, Hunter Nickell, Patti Wheeler, Frank Wilson
Senior Producers
Pat Berger, Jeff Hillegass, Steve Stum
Producers
Quinn Collins, Patti Ennis, Kevin Foley, Brian Goodwin, Kenan Holley, Sol Horner, Kevin Jackson, Rory Karpf,
Wes Konick, Brad Lockhart, Joel Maydak, Kevin McCabe, Autumn Read, Terrell Riley, Wayne Riley, Shawn Truax
Directors
Al Francesco, Jeff Lotierzo, Scott Perry
Associate Producers
Jason Allison, Jeff Barnhill, Brent Buntyn, Harry Cogan, Dave Colozzi, Doris Dalton, Gina Gupton, David Harrison,
Andrea Ihle, Craig Johnson, Wayne Morgan, Chris Pepperman, Ben Potts, Suzy Slater, Melissa Verille, Jeremy
Wallace, Chris Witmayer
Associate Directors
William Boyer, Jennifer Holmes, Reid O'Brien, Chris Rohlfs, David Rose, Katja Schwarz, Griffin Van Malssen,
Jamey Vancil, Glenn Vasko, Jeremy Wallace, Dawn Williams
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Outstanding PLAYOFF COVERAGE
NBC NFL Wildcard Saturday
Executive Producer
Dick Ebersol
Producers
Fred Gaudelli, Rob Hyland
Co-Producer
Tom Roy
Replay Producers
Matthew Marvin, Charlie Vanacore
Segment Producers
Charles Dammeyer, Israel DeHerrera, Ken Hirdt, Kaare Numme, Betsy Riley, Alex Stern
Sideline Producers
Rebecca Chatman, Michele Froman
Directors
Drew Esocoff, Artie Kempner
Associate Producers
Bryant Anderson, Ryan Billie, Erin Bollendorf, David Cook, Drew Devine, Wade Junco, Andrew Macchio, ,
Ryan Meyers Margaret Murphy, Timothy Nelson, Vincent Rao, Craig Rothberg, Julie Schwarz
Associate Directors
Brigette Boginis, Dick Ellis, Joshua Freedenberg, Pierre Moossa
NBC
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Outstanding EDITED SPORTS SPECIAL
Outside the Lines
ESPN2
Joplin: City of Hope
Executive Producers
Steve Anderson, John Skipper, Norby Williamson
Executive Editor
John A. Walsh
Director of News
Vince Doria
Senior Coordinating Producers
David Brofsky, Victor Vitarelli
Coordinating Producer
Valerie Gordon
Producer
Scott Harves
Associate Producers
Jim Bowen, Bryan Brousseau, Jay Fiedler, Robert Labay, Dan Lee, Chris Phillips, Robert Porter,
Cody Shimek, Terry Stewart
Outstanding SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
A Game of Honor
Showtime
CBS Sports
Executive Producers
Harold Bryant, Stephen Espinoza, Sean McManus
Producer
Stephen Karasik
Director
Pete Radovich, Jr.
Associate Producers
Anthony Cortese, Carrie Hubbard, Bryan Kosowski, Craig McKay, Stuart Millstein, Patrick Moreau,
Mia Pecina, Mark Young, Laurie Zelnick
Associate Directors
Shelby Campbell, Lindsey Felling, Gareth Hughes
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Outstanding EDITED SPORTS SERIES / Anthology
The Franchise
Showtime
A Season with the San Francisco Giants
MLB Productions
Executive Producers
Tim Brosnan, David Check, David Gavant, Mike Tollin, Christopher Tully
Coordinating Producer
Michael Sullivan
Producers
Craig Axelrod, Eric Barchie, Josh Oshinsky, Peter Panagoulias, Alfonso Pozzo, Paul Solga, Dave Solomon
Associate Producers
Ariel Agami, James Cole, Ilana Elberg, Danny Field, John Gardner, Santiago Gutierrez, Stephen Kaczmarczyk,
Jason Katz, Andrea Longueira, Ted Lowenfels, Mike Phillips, Tom Rome, Brian Schulz, Casey Warren
Outstanding STUDIO SHOW - WEEKLY
Inside the NBA on TNT
TNT
Executive Producer
Jeff Behnke
Coordinating Producers
Tim Kiely, Howard Zalkowitz
Producers
Chris Carmody, Scott Cockerill, Tom Heitz, Rodney Vaughn
Creative Producers
Craig Barry, Drew Watkins
Coordinating Director
Steve Fiorello
Directors
Lonnie Dale, Maceo Grant, Renardo Lowe
Associate Producers
Phil Barker, Bert Bondi, Shawn Gerchicoff, James Glenn, Tom Heitz, Alex Houvouras, Matt Kane, Craig Murray,
Kyle Wells, Mike Winslow, Brian Woodrum
Associate Directors
Tara August, John Beckett, Darrell Bernardo, Bill Callen, Hal Gaalema, Dave Olshaske, Billy Proctor,
Jeff Randolph, Joe Underhill
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Outstanding STUDIO SHOW - DAILY
MLB Tonight
MLB Network
Executive Producers
John Entz, Tony Petitti
Coordinating Producers
Marc Caiafa, Bruce Cornblatt, Mitch Green, Michael Konner, Chris Mallory, Bryan Meyers, Dave Patterson,
Michael Santini, Marc Weiner
Senior Producers
Ethan Kleinberg, Jed Tuminaro
Producers
Rich Ciancimino, Daniel Coldwell, Richard Isakow, Douglas Jaclin, Dan Komyati, Martin Montalto, Maleek Ndile,
Christopher Roenbeck, Jim Thornby, AJ Whitfield
Editorial Director
Elliott Kalb
Coordinating Director
Mark Deaver
Segment Producers
Sanford Appell, Patrick Armstrong, John Barnes, Andrew Brenner, Mark Capalbo, Micah Karg, Premier Maldonado,
Daniel Presser, Nate Purinton, Richard Savino, Nicholas Steger, Steve Tronzano, James Urban, Justin White
Directors
Lucas Altman, Richard Beczynski, Dave Hagen, Tom Healy, Michael Sheehan, Gregory Stern, Michael Torello
Highlight Producers
John Applegate, Michael Ardizzone, Andrew Batti, Martin Bauza, Steve Bichimer, Nick Buffum, Chase Butler, Josh
Chaplin, Matthew Ciancimino, Jack Cognetta, Brian Collins, Michael DeJong, Mike Dempsey, Scott Dempsey, Ryan
Dever, Cara Fitzsimmons, Rory Fugazy, Sean Gelman, Karl George, Michael Graham, Art Guglielmo, Bradley Harring,
Mark Hennig, Abiel Hernandez, Jesse Hutchinson, Josh Jagosz, Eric Janssen, Elizabeth Jerry, Kevin Jingeleski,
William Joel, Michael Kaplan, Christopher Kirk, Mark Kraus, Jordan Levinson, Kristin McCall, John McVey, Sean
Merriam, Brandon Meyer, Justin Misano, David Mory, James Nolan, Nick Novielli, Mathew Parlapiano, Thanasis
Petrakis, Mike Pielech, Ralph Ross, Lauren Ruderman, Chris Scalzo, Amelia Schimmel, Jack Schneider, Dave
Scordato, Alex Shapiro, Matt Small, Michael Stricoff, Ian Theodoridis, Nolan Ticer, Bobby Yan
Associate Producers
Marc Adelberg, Ashley Allen, Dan Amsinger, Elsa Anzano, Chris Arnowich, Carmine Arpaia, Andrew Baumhor, Bryce
Beloff, Michael Benjamin, Ron Bishow, Kelly Boring, Christopher Bracey, Daniel Bramlette, Eileen Bramswig, Anthony
Brucale, Chris Burns, Derek Callahan, James Cole, Dan Coleman, Chris Collins, Andrew Cooper-Leary, William Cope,
Keith Costas, Mike Dooley, Bryan Fennessey, Tony Ferraiolo, Matt Finkel, Natalie Finkelstein, Lorraine D. Fisher, Noel
Fogelman, Anthony Ford, Ben Friedfeld, Tim Fryer, Arnold Fucci, Sean Gelman, Barry Gilbert, James Glynn, Ken
Gold, Alan Goldstein, Annie Gottlieb, Mark Grillo, Noah Hatfield-Biondo, Daryl Hawkins, Adam Helfgott, Gina Hemphill,
Jeff Heyman, David Hinrichs, Matt Jacobson, Michael Jankolovits, Anthony Jimenez, David Koplik, Marissa Lombardi,
Thomas Loughran, Evan Lubell, Ann Madigan, Matt Marini, Moses Massena, Marc Matcham, David Matz, Jeremy
McCarthy, Herlentz Mesidor, John O'Malley, Steven Rodriguez, Brian Sales, James Serratore, Ryan Smith, Michael
Sober, Scott Sokol, Scott Spinelli, Kevin Stewart, Michael Treanor, Doug Weinstein, John Welch, Jonathon Wenk,
Michael Wolan, Brian Yu, Wes Zientek
Operations Producers
Mary Beck, C.J. Bottitta, E. Tab Butler, Andy Butters, Brad Cheney, Patti Fallick, Brent Fisher, Mark Haden, Mark
Henry, Robert McGlarry, Brian Perkins, Susan Stone, Karen Whritner
Associate Directors
Camp Childers, Nicholas Juliano, Keith Kielty, Michael Kim, Bruce Schein
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Outstanding SPORTS JOURNALISM
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
The College Bowl Game Money Trail
Executive Producer
Rick Bernstein
Coordinating Producer
Nick Dolin
Senior Producer
Kirby Bradley
Producer
Joe Perskie
Associate Producers
Stuart Ash, Nisreen Habbal, Brett Teal
Reporter
Bernard Goldberg
HBO
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Outstanding SHORT FEATURE
E: 60
ESPN2
Together
Executive Producer
Andy Tennant
Director of News
Vince Doria
Coordinating Producers
Michael Baltierra, Robbyn Footlick
Senior Producers
Ben Houser, Martin Khodabakhshian
Producer
Beein Gim
Associate Producers
Paul Carruthers, Barry Dycus, Carl Heinemann, Michael Loftus, Brad Milsap, Warren Wolcott
Reporter
Tom Rinaldi
AND
Outside the Lines
Time Out Of Mind
Executive Producer
Craig T. Lazarus
Director of News
Vince Doria
Senior Coordinating Producer
Victor Vitarelli
Coordinating Producers
Valerie Gordon, Tom McCollum
Producer
Miriam Greenfield
Associate Producers
Mike Bollacke, Josh Drake, Melissa Horton, Jason Sanchez, Jim Wedlake
Reporter
Tom Rinaldi
ESPN
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Outstanding LONG FEATURE
Outside the Lines
ESPN
The Man Behind the Red Bandanna
Director of News
Vince Doria
Senior Coordinating Producer
Victor Vitarelli
Coordinating Producer
Valerie Gordon
Senior Producer
Jose Morales
Producer
Drew Gallagher
Associate Producers
Glenn Banning, Mike Bollacke, Samson Chan, Gregg Hoerdemann, Tim Horgan, Chip Krell, Bobby Standridge
Reporter
Tom Rinaldi
Outstanding OPEN / TEASE
NBA on TNT
NBA Forever
Senior Producer
Craig Barry
Producer
Drew Watkins
Associate Producer
Mike Goldfarb
Editors
David Johnson, Eric Lund, Les Umberger, Chris Wolfe, Kobina Yankah
TNT
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Outstanding NEW APPROACHES SPORTS EVENT COVERAGE
PGA Championship LIVE on PGA.com
PGA.com
Turner Sports
Executive Producers
Craig Barry, Jeff Behnke, Matt Hong, Jonathan Kropp, Gary Treater
Senior Producers
Chris Carmody, Matt Kane, Matt Mosteller, Michael Potts
Producers
Jeff Gray, Lynne Lampinski, Pete Scott, Julia Steiner
Director
Maceo Grant
Outstanding NEW APPROACHES SPORTS PROGRAMMING
A Game of Honor
CBSSports.com
Executive Producers
Harold Bryant, Jason Kint, Sean McManus
Coordinating Producers
Stephen Karasik, Peter Radovich, Jr.
Producers
Shelby Campbell, Lindsey Felling, Carrie Hubbard, Gareth Hughes, Mia Pecina
Associate Producers
Vincent Accardi, Matthew Alago, Anthony Cortese, Jeffrey Gerttula, Quenna Gregorio, Adam London, Christopher
Mole, Patrick Moreau, Jim Nantz, Jeffrey Shook, Mark Young
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Outstanding Sports Personality - STUDIO HOST
Bob Costas
NBC / MLB Network
Outstanding Sports Personality - PLAY-BY-PLAY
Joe Buck
FOX
Outstanding Sports Personality - STUDIO ANALYST
Charles Barkley
TNT / NBA TV
Outstanding Sports Personality - SPORTS EVENT ANALYST
Cris Collinsworth
NBC
Outstanding Sports Personality - SPORTS REPORTER
Michele Tafoya
NBC
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Outstanding TECHNICAL TEAM REMOTE
MLB on FOX
FOX
AND
Winter X Games 15
ESPN3D
Outstanding TECHNICAL TEAM STUDIO
MLB Tonight
MLB Network
Outstanding CAMERA WORK
The 2011 Ironman World Championship
NBC
Ironman Productions
Camerapersons
Jim Bowen, Chris Chanda, David Finch, Matthew Franklin, David Blue Garcia, Kevin Garrison, Michael Graber,
Daryl Hackett, Peter R. Henning, Sean Kane, Craig Musberger, Scott Ogle, Greg Peterson, Robert Porter,
Scott Simper, Terry Stewart, Robert Stookey, Nick Villani, Wilson Waggoner, Sam Winslade, Ken Woo
Outstanding EDITING
24/7
HBO
Pacquiao-Marquez
Editors
Christopher Mole, Fernando Villegas, Christian Winters
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The Dick Schaap WRITING AWARD
24/7
HBO
Flyers-Rangers: Road to the NHL Winter Classic
Writer
Aaron Cohen
Outstanding MUSIC COMPOSITION / DIRECTION / LYRICS
Ed Sabol's Last Football Movie
Men of Mettle
NFL Network
NFL Films
Composer
David Robidoux
Arrangers
Scott Anderson, Steve Moseley, Paul Taylor
Outstanding Live Event AUDIO / SOUND
MLB on FOX
FOX
Audio Engineers
Mike Aiello, Jeff Amos, Joe Berkbigler, Frank Biondo, Dave Bratspis, Greg Briggs, Doug Bullard, Greg Calvin,
Joseph Carpenter, Greg Curry, Frederick M. Ferris, Pete Grenier, Maysum Haddad, John Hart,
David Paul Heffelfinger, Erika Higbee, Clayton Hughes, Russell Johnson, Buck Jordan, Paul Kelly, Bruce Kennedy,
Joe Kennedy, Jason Knapp, Anthony Lomastro, Dan Lovell, Mike Madio, Mike Mays, Sam Napper, Ross Neel,
Greg Pavis, Wes Pelland, Tom Phillips, Mike Pittam, Robert J. Qua, Jr., Roger Rashkow, Ron Riccezza,
Jamie Ryan, Dan Schipper, Bill Schnack, Bill Sherry, Eric Steinberg, Tom Sullivan, Dan Toma, Jeff Totten,
Chris Tveitbakk, Patrick Ward, Johnny Warner, Ben Warren, Dave Wolcott, John Zdon
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Outstanding Post Produced AUDIO / SOUND
Sound FX: All Access
NFL Network
NFL Films
Senior Audio Engineer
Jerry Mahler
Audio Engineers
Vince Caputo, Scott Carter, Paul Flinton, Steve Guercio, Frank Hamilton, Mike Kennedy, Jesse LeGrazie,
Terry Mader, Rich Markowitz, Shane McMartin, Steve Moseley, Willie O'Bryan, Geoff Pawlikowski, Paul Pizzica,
Mark Ricci, Ryan Stridde, Gary Winger
Outstanding GRAPHIC DESIGN
Sport Science
ESPN
Base Productions
Graphic Designers
John Brenkus, Erick J. Geisler, Zachary Hollifield, Jason Mergott
Graphic Artists
Rhett Blankenship, Cesar Bravo, Fadry Drew Chandra, Rif Dagher, Shannon Daniell-Segilola, Satsuki Decker,
John Dollins, Robert Geisler, Chris Knight, Sean A. Mathew, Mark Matta, Jeffrey Pate, Blayne Rabanal, Robert
Joseph Rossi, Brian Rumrill, Chase Steffens, Christel L. Thompson
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Outstanding PRODUCTION DESIGN / ART DIRECTION
NBC Sunday Night Football
NBC
Creative Directors
Fred Gaudelli, Rob Hyland, Sean Koriakin, Mark Levy, Greg Talmage, Charlie Vanacore
Senior Art Director
John Schleef
Art Directors
Samson Chan, Alex Fymat, John Tipton
Senior Production Designer
David Barton
Production Designers
Alp Altiner, Brett Blau, Ian Bonilla, Michael Briggs, Joanne Chiang DeHerrera, Adrian Davis, Israel DeHerrera,
Carlos Flores, Sean Ginn, Andrew Harvey, Dave Hwang, Louis Katz, Ryan Kirkwood, Kevin Lim, Billy Maloney,
Fred McGraw,Duy Nguyen, Sal Rangel, Robin Roepstorff, Tim Ryan, Richie Sandow, Matt Spencer, Renee Tymn,
Luis Vega, Doug Zider, Joan Zierler
The George Wensel TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
America's Cup Highlight Show
Versus
Live Line
Innovators
Sam Flood, Denis Harvey, Tim Heidmann, Stan Honey, Gary Lovejoy, Jim McGuffin, Ken Milnes, Mark Sheffield,
Alan Trimble, Richard Worth
Outstanding SPORTS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT- INSTITUTIONAL
NBA on TNT
Shaq 'Get Ready'
Producers
Craig Barry, Drew Watkins
Associate Producers
Zeus Morand, Shaquille O'Neal
TNT
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Outstanding SPORTS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT - EPISODIC
2011 Stanley Cup Final
NBC
No Words
Cosmo Street
Executive Producers
Bill Bergofin, Brian Jennings, John Miller
Senior Producers
Ryan Donovan, Casey Hall, Donny Khan, Brian Matthews
Producers
Steve Bell, Stacey Kay
Directors
Bruce Jacobson, Cliff Skeete
Associate Producers
Pat Bither, Joshua Dubin
Associate Directors
Evan Benedetto, Tripp Dixon, Jan Jaworski
AND
A Game of Honor
Showtime
CBS Sports
Executive Producers
Harold Bryant, Stephen Espinoza, Sean McManus
Producers
Derek Barbanti, Earl Fash, Stephen Karasik, Patrick Moreau
Director
Peter Radovich, Jr.
Associate Producers
Jesse Cook, Anthony Cortese, Carrie Hubbard, Mia Pecina, Chad Specter
Associate Directors
Shelby Campbell, Lindsey Felling, Gareth Hughes
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SUMMARY OF WINNERS BY NETWORK
NBC (8)
NBC Sunday Night Football .................................................... 2
The 2011 Ironman World Championship .............................. 1
2011 Stanley Cup Final ............................................................ 1
Cris Collinsworth ....................................................................... 1
Bob Costas ................................................................................. 1
NBC NFL Wildcard Saturday ................................................... 1
Michele Tafoya .......................................................................... 1
FOX (4)
MLB on FOX ................................................................................ 2
Joe Buck ..................................................................................... 1
The World Series ........................................................................ 1
TNT (4)
NBA on TNT ................................................................................. 2
Charles Barkley .......................................................................... 1
Inside the NBA on TNT ............................................................... 1
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SUMMARY OF WINNERS BY NETWORK
ESPN (3)
Outside the Lines ....................................................................... 2
Sport Science ............................................................................ 1
HBO (3)
24/7 .............................................................................................. 2
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel ............................................. 1
MLB NETWORK (3)
MLB Tonight ................................................................................. 2
Bob Costas .................................................................................. 1
SHOWTIME (3)
A Game of Honor ...................................................................... 2
The Franchise ............................................................................. 1
ESPN2 (2)
E: 60 .............................................................................................. 1
Outside the Lines ........................................................................ 1
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SUMMARY OF WINNERS BY NETWORK
NFL NETWORK (2)
Ed Sabol’s Last Football Movie ................................................ 1
Sound FX: All Access ................................................................. 1
CBSSPORTS.COM (1)
A Game of Honor ..................................................................... 1
ESPN 3D (1)
Winter X Games 15 .................................................................. 1
NBA TV (1)
Charles Barkley .......................................................................... 1
PGA.COM (1)
PGA Championship LIVE on PGA.com .................................. 1
SPEED (1)
Inside the Headsets .................................................................. 1
VERSUS (1)
America’s Cup Highlight Show ............................................... 1