THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 39th ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS
Barry Frank Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
NATAS Chairman’s Award Bestowed Honoring Response to Disaster Relief Effort
New York, NY – May 8, 2018 – The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), announced the winners of the 39th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards at a special ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.
“Tonight we celebrate the sports broadcasting industry, some of the most exciting, skillful, and entertaining television anywhere,” said Chuck Dages, Chairman, NATAS. “In addition to celebrating the outstanding work by this evening’s nominees, we are pleased to honor Barry Frank for his long and prolific career and present him with the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award.”
In addition, the Chairman’s Award was bestowed upon an alliance of Sports industry networks led by Univison Deportes that raised funds to support the American Red Cross relief efforts after a string of natural disasters hit Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and Mexico in 2017. Univision Deportes came up with “Unidos Por Los Nuestros” (United For Each Other), where in two days in September, Azteca America, beIN Sports, ESPN, and FOX Sports came together with Univision Deportes to bring shows and Liga MX games across all platforms, on every one of these networks; a first for the sports media industry. Talent from across the networks, alongside some of their producers, came to the Univision Deportes studios to partake in the effort.
Some of the presenters at the 39th Sports Emmy Awards included, Ernie Johnson (Turner), Gary Danielson and Brad Nessler (CBS Sports), Rece Davis, (ESPN), Alexi Lalas (FOX Sports), reigning Daytona 500 Champion Austin Dillon (NASCAR), Harold Reynolds, Al Leiter and Tom Verducci (MLB Network), Leigh Diffey (NBC's IndyCar Play-By-Play Announcer), former World Middleweight Champion, Daniel Jacobs (HBO), Melissa Stark (NFL Network), and Brian Custer (SHOWTIME).
Winners were announced in 40 categories including Outstanding Live Sports Special, Live Sports Series and Playoff Coverage, three Documentary categories, Outstanding New Media, Outstanding Play-by-Play Announcer and Studio Host, among others. The awards recognize outstanding achievement by individuals and programs broadcast throughout the 2017 calendar year.
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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 39th Annual Sports Emmy Awards is also available on the National Television Academy’s website at www.emmyonline.tv.
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The 39th Annual Sports Emmy Award by Network
Network Winners
CBS 8
FOX 6
ESPN 5
NBC 4
FS1 3
MLB Network 3
ESPN2 2
HBO 2
ABC 1
ESPN Deportes 1
ESPNews 1
Golf Channel 1
NBCSN 1
NCAA.com 1
NFL Network 1
Showtime 1
SI.com 1
Telemundo 1
Twitch TV 1
Univision 1
Univision Deportes 1
Verizon 1
WatchESPN 1
YouTube 1
The 39th Annual Sports Emmy Award by Network Group
Network Group Winners
ESPN (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPNews, 10 WatchESPN, ABC)
CBS 8
FOX Sports Media Group (FOX, FS1) 6
NBC Sports Group (NBC, NBCSN, Golf Channel, Telemundo) 6
MLB Network 3
HBO Sports 2
NFL Network 1
Showtime Sports 1
SI.com (SI.com, LifeVR) 1
Turner Sports (NCAA.com) 1
Twitch TV 1
Univision (Univision, Univision Deportes) 1
Verizon 1
YouTube 1
The 39th Annual Sports Emmy Award by Multiple Winners
Program Winners Network
AFC Championship 5 CBS
The 118th Army-Navy Game 3 CBS
College GameDay 3 ESPN
NASCAR on FOX 3 FOX/FS1
E:60 2 ESPN2
OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SPECIAL
The 118th Army-Navy Game CBS
Executive Producer Harold Bryant Senior Coordinating Producer Stephen Karasik Coordinating Producer Craig Silver Producer Peter Radovich, Jr. Coordinating Director Steve Milton Associate Producers Kalil Cage, James Decker, Adam Llorens, Scott Martin Associate Directors David Anerella, Adrienne Ford, Susan Jacobs, Jason Melnick, Brian Seeling
OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SERIES
Sunday Night Football NBC
Executive Producers Sam Flood, Fred Gaudelli, Mark Lazarus Director Drew Esocoff Segment Producers Kevin Brown, Stephen Greenberg, Ken Hirdt, Vincent Rao, Mike Ryan Sideline Producer Michele Froman Replay Director Charlie Vanacore Associate Producers Ryan Burke, Kylie Callura, Michael Eisenstein, Marc Farzetta, Andy Freeland, Alex Haubenstock, David Jannetty, Wade Junco, Michael Morrell, Adrian Satchell, Michael Seib, Kevin Soldani, Tricia Surber, Joshua Veltrie, Alex Wolochuk, Thomas Wrede Associate Directors Brigette Boginis, Dick Ellis, Timothy Nelson Stage Manager Melissa Horton
OUTSTANDING PLAYOFF COVERAGE
AFC Championship CBS Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New England Patriots
Executive Producers David Berson, Harold Bryant, Sean McManus Senior Coordinating Producer Stephen Karasik Coordinating Producer James C. Rikhoff Producers Ryan Galvin, Peter Radovich, Jr. Coordinating Director Michael Arnold Associate Producers Adam Cohen, James Decker, Katie Keane, Brian Maher, Amy Salmanson Associate Directors David Anerella, Christopher Burns, Susan Jacobs, Bryan Kosowski, Eric Spitzer, Joshua Weingardt
OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS EVENT COVERAGE
Ironman World Championship NBC [Texas Crew Productions]
Executive Producers Eric Begley, Sam Flood, David Karabinas, Andrew Messick, Christopher Stadler Coordinating Producers Diana Bertsch, Billy Matthews Producers Brad Bernstein, Rick Cikowski, Christos Pathiakis, Chip Rives, Terry Stewart Field Producers Rob Davis, Eban Hathaway, Justin Sprague, Deborah Stewart, Alex Upegui Associate Producers Jenna Amber, Kyle Casey, Jeffrey Cokin, Nick Holmes, Robert O'Neil, David Rehm, Jose Suarez, Al Trautwig
OUTSTANDING SHORT SPORTS DOCUMENTARY SC Featured ESPNews A Mountain to Climb Executive Producers Craig Bengtson, Libby Geist, Rob King, Craig T. Lazarus, Mike McQuade, Connor Schell, Mike Shiffman, Victor Vitarelli Coordinating Producer José Morales Producers Kristen Lappas, Tom Rinaldi Director Thom McCallum Associate Producers Alex Brewer, Mathew Furuta, Vincent Guglielmina, Oliver Horovitz, John Iaquinta, Ram Krishna Pokhrel, Thomas Shepard
OUTSTANDING LONG SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
Disgraced Showtime [Bat Bridge Entertainment] Executive Producers Stephen Espinoza, Pat Kondelis, Vinnie Malhotra, Julio Quintana, Marla Quintana Supervising Produer Lauren Barker Producers Joshua Shepherd, Lynsey Tamsen Jones, Matthew Wallis Director Pat Kondelis
OUTSTANDING SERIALIZED SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
Hard Knocks HBO Training Camp With The Tampa Bay Buccaneers [NFL Films]
Executive Producers Rick Bernstein, Marty Callner, Patrick Kelleher, Ross Ketover, Peter Nelson, Brian Rolapp, Maryann Turcke Coordinating Producer Ken Rodgers Senior Producers Paul Camarata, Dave Harmon Segment Producers Jeff Cameron, Dave Douglas, Garrett Fittizzi, Peter Frank, Ryan Kelly, Steve Lucatuorto, Nick Mascolo, Eric Monaco, Terrell Riley, Margaret Ruffing Morris, Adam Ryan, Greg Smith, Chip Swain, Chris Weaver, Jason Weber, John Weiss, Michael Ward Wimmer, Joe Zucco Directors Matt Dissinger, Shannon Furman Associate Producers Courtland Bragg, Will Bretz, Darrell Campbell, Carolyn Corzine, Lisa DiMaulo, James Duell, Aaron Eaton, Nicole Giberson, Whitley Harris, Tom Huffine, Becky Lambert, Emily Leitner, Kevin Lutz, John Marsh, Rebecca McWilliams, Helen Modesett, Matthew Montoya, Alexandra Nolen, Eric Reed, Gerry Reimel, Damon Reynolds, Glenn Schulz, Patrick Shannon, David Stiles, Cameron Widerman, Simon Williams, Chris Willis, Josh Wolman Associate Directors Julia Harmon, Patrick Harris, Tim Rumpff
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - WEEKLY
College GameDay ESPN
Executive Producers Robert Braunlich, Chris Calcinari, Stephanie Druley, Lee Fitting, Mark Gross, Jodi Markley, Jamie Reynolds, Connor Schell Coordinating Producers Drew Gallagher, Julie McGlone, Victor Vitarelli Supervising Producers Lydelle King, Mike Lake, Lindsey Lloyd, Ben Webber Producers Chris Fallica, Jim Gaiero, Aaron Katzman Feature Producers Danny Arruda, John Bartmon, Jon Fish, Ryan McGee, Michael O’Connor, Meghan Robinson, Aimee Stokes, Lauren Stowell Senior Coordinating Director Scott Favalora Coordinating Director Lorenzo Lamadrid Directors Dave Fortin, Rodney Perez Associate Producers Anthony Abrahams, Joe Andreasen, Andy Armas, Dave Barnes, Ryan Bastek, Adam Bauer, Josh Bender, Robert Berman, Tori Bilas, Barbara Blake, Chris Boler, Ben Branch, Alex Brewer, Thomas Brushway, Shea Byram, Joe Canali, Brittany Cavanaugh, Adam Cheh, Christina Clancy, Lee Clark, Jay Clarke, Scott Clarke, Jake Daigle, Parker Daigle, Darius Dancer, Phil Davis, Paul Dryden, Dean Ellington, Phil Ellsworth, Justin Endres, Logan Endres, Gabby Evans, Jenny Evans, Joe Faraoni, Luther Fisher, Doug Fitzsimmons, Randy French, Doug Gentile, Alex Gilbert, Gerry Glass, Adam Graef, Emma Griffin, Adam Grigely, Stephen Hall, Mike Hally, Pat Hally, Chad Hanna, Robert Hennessy, Kirk Henry, Jajuan Holloway, Tim Horgan, Melissa Horton, Dirk Howard, Chandon Hudgins, Michael Jefferson, Harper Johnson, Tony Johnson, Candace Jordan, Jason Kane, Latisia Keahey, Allen Kee, Eric Kimmel, Trent Knight, Rachel Kodner, Devin Kragh, Reva Labbe, Jason Levin, Juli Lewis, Nick Lindner, Dave Lynch, Mike Martin, Matt McCormick, Brie Michaels, DJ Montroni, Cameron Moon, Jason Morris, Alex Muniz-Torres, Dayna Navatta, Drew Odle, Scott O’Leary, Mike Pacheco, Ray Palagy, Rob Parker, Amanda Paschal, Eric Peterson, Steven Ponder, Daniel Reifert, Tim Richard, Jason Rickel, Michael Roberts, Gabby Robuccio, Sandy Rosenbush, Steve Ryczko, Stevie Sahutske, Jon Scott, Krista Seymour, Cameron Sheckels, Dave Smith, Josh Smith, Eddie Stachulski, Robert Stanley, Bobby Stephens, Lisa Stokes, John Stull, Malcolm Thomas, Martin Thomas, Emily Turner, Dominick Vargas, Bill Verberkmoes, Marty Vidhina, Ken Wagner, Steve Widuch, Aiden Williams, Gene Wilson, Jackson Wright, Jeremy Wright, Carlton Young
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Operations Producers Andy Davenport, Judi Weiss Associate Directors Jeff Dorsey, Justin Klumpp Stage Managers Mike Ruhlman, Randy Thompson
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW - DAILY
MLB Tonight MLB Network
Executive Producers Robert McGlarry, Dave Patterson Senior Coordinating Producers Josh Bernstein, Marc Caifa, Bruce Cornblatt, Chris Pfeiffer, Mike Santini Coordinating Producers Mike Baker, Rich Ciancimino, Daniel Coldwell, William Cope, Will Folger, Mitch Green, Douglas Jaclin, Fred King, Ethan Kleinberg, Chris Mallory, Bryan Meyers, Martin Montalto, Neal Slotkin, Jed Tuminaro, Marc Weiner, Todd Werwa Senior Producers Andrew Brenner, Mark Capalbo, Elliott Kalb, Dan Komyati, Chris Roenbeck, Shannon Valine Producers Greg Amsinger, Sanford Appell, Patrick Armstrong, Scott Braun, Eric Byrnes, Sean Casey, Fran Charles, Chris Collins, Ryan Dempster, Danny Field, Robert Flores, Cliff Floyd, Jon Heyman, Anthony Jimenez, Micah Karg, Brian Kenny, Al Leiter, Mike Lowell, Pedro Martinez, Dan O'Dowd, Carlos Pena, Dan Plesac, Daniel Presser, Harold Reynolds, Bill Ripken, Steven Rodriguez, Ken Rosenthal, Jason Roy, Richard Savino, Jim Serratore, Paul Severino, Joel Sherman, John Smoltz, Nick Steger, Ian Theodoridis, James Urban, Luke Uttaro, Tom Verducci, Justin White Segment Producers Marc Adelberg, Ashley Allen, Erik Altano, Chris Arnowich, Andrew Batti, Michael Benjamin, Christopher Bracey, Nicholas Buffam, Josh Chaplin, Matthew Ciancimino, Kevin Cooper, Ilana Elberg, Tony Ferraiolo, Ben Friedfeld, Arnold Fucci, Ryan Gilbert, James Glynn, Mark Grillo, Adam Helfgott, Nick Hesketh, William Vincent Joel, Nigel Jones, David Koplik, Jordan Levinson, Evan Lubell, Premier Maldonado, Matt Marini, Moses Massena, Kristin McCall, Jeremy McCarthy, John McVey, Herlentz Mesidor, Elsa Mimmo, Brian Murphy, Nick Novielli, Nate Purinton, Chris Scalzo, Dave Scordato, Scott Sokol, Paul Solga, Michael Treanor, Jon Wenk, Michael Wolan, Brian Yu Coordinating Directors Mark Deaver, Mike J. Martin Directors Lucas Altman, Rick Beczynski, Stephen Blazo, Ron Gilmer, Dave Hagen, Tom Healy, Keith Kielty, Michael Kim, Susan King, Jason Lobb, Tom Meberg, Lisa Smith, Greg Stern, Mike Torello
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Senior Associate Producers Matthew Baker, Keith Costas, Alan Goldstein, James Murphy, Andrew Reich Associate Producers Amir Abed, Andrew Adams, Brianna Adams, Rachel Allen, Hera Andre-Bergmann, Matt Appel, Patricia Armstrong, Jacob Bader, Jonathan Baron, Andrew Baumhor, David Blattman, Ryan Boepple, Ryan Bonelli, Christopher Bonetti, James Boyle, Jacob Branchaud, Dimitri Browne, James Broyd, Alex Buford, Steve Cameron, Dominic Campana, Daniel Cason, Kayla Chadwick, Nicholas Ciocchi, Gigi Clark, Tommy Cody, Andy Cooper-Leary, Haley Costello, Daniel Cronin, John Daly, Justin Damiano, Brian Damon, Justin D'Angelo, Frank Dapolito, Amanda Day, Alex De Chaves, Michael Dello Stritto, Shawn Desmond, Rob Dickerson, Mike Dooley, Bobby Dougherty, Ryan Drum, Steve Dugan, Jeffrey Dunlap, Clayton Dyer, Jon Fazio, Matthew Filippi, Matthew Flamm, Brynn Foley, Jennifer Folger, Timothy Fryer, Rory Fugazy, Steven Giue, Benji Goldsmith, Jon Gonnelli, Patrick Guthrie, Javier Gutierrez, Brandt Hale, Ian Harmand, Coale Henderson, Mark Hennig, Alexander Hill, Aaron Hodgins Davis, Ryan Hrnciar, Jesse Hutchinson, Alexander Hyacinthe, Seth Ivry, Brendan Jones, Aidan Kahn, Joshua Kallen, Stephanie Kane, William Kelly, Michael Kerner, Jordan King, Jon Kreitler, Daniel Krieg, Jonathan Kudzmas, Casey Kulik, Jake Lapin, Jake Lasofsky, David Lauterbach, Billy Lee, Brian Lewis, JD Lindberg, Alexandra Linde, James Lipscomb, Tom Loughran, Zach Lupica, Rose Marques, Kyle Marr, Emily Mastrobuoni, Marc Matcham, David Matz, Anthony Mazzone, Mike McCurry, Madelyn McDonald, Brandon McKinney, Jennifer McQuillan, Jeremy Meyer, Andrew Miller, Patrick Minton, JD Mousley, Brandon Moye, Michael Napolitano, Eric Nehs, Michael Nobile, Jim Nolan, Craig Nordquist, Robert O'Brien, Matthew Oelbaum, John O'Malley, John Oricchio, Matthew Orso, Daniel Paesano, Chad Patterson, Peter Petrosino, Brian Power, Ryan Powers, Alexa Ramos, Anthony Reda, Molly Rich, Tom Rome, Adam Rosenbloom, Eric Rossi, Benjamin Roth, Benjamin Rubin, Dewanda Sabbs, Gabriela Santos, Amelia Schimmel, Tim Schulze, Brian Schwartz, Matthew Searle, Jason Seekamp, Tim Shanahan, Alex Shapiro, Marc Siciliano, John Silk, Lee Sinins, Ryan Smith, Corey Smith, Taylor Smith, Kirsten Sobecki, Eric Sole, Scott Spinelli, Kevin Stewart, Ryan Sullivan, James Sussan, Ryan Szabo, Calvin Theobald, Carley Thomas, Josh Toolajian, Zachary Tornabene, Lindsey Treanor, Sarah Tucci, Ryan Upperman, David Van Moffaert, Christina Ventura, Abby Walsh, Robert Wass, John Welch, Brendan Werner, Sam Wild, Katy Williams, Rachel Wynn, Bobby Yan Operations Producers Karen Ganjamie, David Maybrown, Caron Scott, Anna Marie Scotti Associate Directors Camp Childers, Joelle Ciampaglia, John Dubon, Bryan Fennessey, Kerry Jackson, Nick Juliano, Margaret Murphy, Daniel Petriw, Brian Sales, Michael Sober Stage Managers Scott Ahrens, Todd Bivona, Rashad Milton, Ryan White
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – LIMITED RUN
MLB on FOX: The Postseason FOX/FS1
Executive Producers Kent Camera, John Entz, Eric Shanks Senior Coordinating Producer Bardia Shah-Rais Coordinating Producer Judy H. Boyd Senior Producers Jon Kaplan, Pete Macheska Producers Royce Dickerson, Carol Langley, PT Navarro, Scott Riddell, Aaron Stojkov Feature Producers Erin Hoskins, Etienne Materre, Rick Thomas Highlight Producer Travis Almeida Coordinating Director Geordie Wimmer Senior Director David Faller Directors Matt Gangl, John Moore Senior Associate Producers Chris Contreras, Tom Fitzpatrick, Amada Materre, Stephen Monte, Tamer Tartir Associate Producers Jason Dovitz, Bassel Elgharib, Matt Engelberg, Omar Garibay, Adam Greenberg, Mark Howell, Craig Jacobson, Jacob Jaffe, Ryan Little, Stephanie Lopez, Mark Mason, Anthony Masterson, Ty Mikan, Sarah Mikkelson, Tyler Mustin, Ryan Sheehy, David Sherman, Danielle Stocki, Tom Wells, Tyler Wong Operations Producers Scott Lembke, Dustin Myers, Chris Stolte Senior Associate Director Larry Lancaster Associate Directors Flavia Bowen, Mark Maxham
OUTSTANDING SPORTS NEWS ANTHOLOGY
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
Executive Producers Rick Bernstein, Peter Nelson, Joe Perskie Senior Coordinating Producer Nick Dolin Coordinating Producer Tim Walker Director Ric Becker Supervising Producer Kirby Bradley Producers Lisa Bennett, Maggie Burbank, Chapman Downes, Josh Fine, Jordan Kronick, David Scott Associate Producers Stuart Ash, Evan Burgos, Valentina Caval, Max Gershberg, Nisreen Habbal, Naimah Jabali-Nash, Emmett Knowlton, Daniel Litke, Mindy MacInnes, Katie Melone, Beret Remak, Jake Rosenwasser, Lydia Zamacona
OUTSTANDING SPORTS JOURNALISM
E: 60 ESPN2 The Dictator's Team
Executive Producers Craig T. Lazarus, Andy Tennant Senior Coordinating Producer Dwayne Bray Coordinating Producers Michael Baltierra, Chris Buckle, Tim Hays, Carolyn Hong, Ben Houser Supervising Producers Rayna Banks, Vin Cannamela, Mike Johns, Heather Lombardo Feature Producer Greg Amante Associate Producers Ahmad Ajouz, Hussain Al-Qatari, Logan Cascia, Brian Henderson, Tim Horgan, Tonya Malinowski, Naseer Mehdawi, Bill Roach, Hwaida Saad, Tim Spero Reporter Steve Fainaru
OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURE College GameDay WatchESPN Melvin Keihn
Executive Producers Stephanie Druley, Lee Fitting, Rob King, Craig T. Lazarus, Connor Schell, Victor Vitarelli Coordinating Producer Drew Gallagher Supervising Producers Jim Gaiero, Lydelle King, Ben Webber Producers Jason Johnson, David Pierpont, Gene Wojciechowski Associate Producers Alex Brewer, Krys Kline
OUTSTANDING LONG FEATURE
E: 60 ESPN2 Fight On
Executive Producers Craig T. Lazarus, Andy Tennant Senior Coordinating Producer Dwayne Bray Coordinating Producers Michael Baltierra, Tim Hays, Carolyn Hong, Ben Houser Supervising Producers Rayna Banks, Vin Cannamela, Heather Lombardo Feature Producer Simon Baumgart, Nancy Devaney, Dan Lindberg, John Minton III Associate Producers Jonathan Belinski, Alex Bernie, Taylor Chien, Josh Smith, Chris Tuminello Reporter Shelley Smith Editors John Iaquinta, Dave Lynch, Matt McCormick
OUTSTANDING OPEN/TEASE AFC Championship CBS Teasing John Malkovich
Executive Producers David Berson, Harold Bryant, Sean McManus Senior Coordinating Producers Tyler Hale, Stephen Karasik Producers Debra Gelman, Drew Kaliski, James C. Rikhoff Director Peter Radovich, Jr. Associate Producers David Anthony, Andrew Benestante, Aaron Cohen, James Decker, Laurie J. Zelnick, Billy Scafuri, Andy Solomon, Joyce Tsang, Helmut Vonlichten, Timothy Wildgoose
OUTSTANDING TRANS-MEDIA SPORTS COVERAGE
2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament NCAA.com NCAA March Madness Live
Executive Producers Matt Hong, Mark Johnson Coordinating Producers Randy Dickerson, Patrick Evans, Ela Govindasamy, Seth Miller, Andrea Waterhouse Senior Producer Michael Benzie Supervising Producers Troy Causey, Henry Hoyal, Chris Pellani, Hania Poole Producers Shamika Brown-Upshaw, Ricky Chandler, Gabrielle Derenthal, Christy Edward, Zach Firestone, Sharon Fouse, Jeff Gray, Shai Harris, Joanna Lieberman, Steven Little, Nic Lloyd, Trent Loyd, Alex Mark, Summer McKesson, Sabrina Molu, Matt Newman, Joe Prato, Leo Steed, Jason Venson, Callie Wachman Associate Producers Beth Maiman, Eric Vander Voort
OUTSTANDING DIGITAL INNOVATION Capturing Everest SI.com/LifeVR 360-Degree VR [Endemol Shine Beyond]
Executive Producers Courtney Andresen, Todd Barrish, Gavin Farrell, Mike Franz, Chris Hercik, William Lai, Garrett Madison, Ian Orefice, Josh Oshinsky, Bonnie Pan, Lauren Selig, Christian Stone, Mia Tramz Coordinating Producer Michael Erlinger Producers Ben Eagle, Matthew Forrest, Julia Hirt, Ryan Hunt, Peter Martin Director Corey Petrick Associate Producers Michaela Holland, Samantha Wessel
OUTSTANDING SOCIAL TV EXPERIENCE 100,000 Cameras FOX Ohio State vs. Michigan [NASCAR Productions]
Executive Producers Judy Boyd, Charlie Dixon, John Entz, Tally Hair, Steven Herbst, Eric Shanks, Mark Silverman, Gabe Spitzer, Steve Stum, William Wanger Coordinating Producers Bill Friedman, Julia Utke Senior Producers Michael Bucklin, Solomon Horner, Mike Thompson Supervising Producer Carl Hansen Producers Scott Dowless, Matthew Dunkin, Jason Jacobson, Sammy Lopez, Charles McDonald, Tyler Moorehead, Wayne Morgan, Benjamin Potts, Jeff Schafer, Kristen Scott, Allison Smith Coordinating Directors Harry Cogan, Jeff Lotierzo Director Jeffrey Cvitkovic Associate Producers Paul Cavanaugh, Dave Colozzi, Zack Cook, Lauren Downey, Morgan Giannone, Vivian Hill, Jon Housholder, Andrèa Ihle, Denise Katz, Andre Labous, Justin Long, Jordan Maleh, Stephanie May, Brett Ramker, Katja Schwarz-Payne, Alex Sherron, Stacey Thompson, Melissa Verille Senior Associate Directors Kate Davis, William Ihle, Jeremy Wallace
OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY - STUDIO HOST
Bob Ley ESPN
OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY - PLAY-BY-PLAY
Mike “Doc” Emrick NBC/NBCSN
OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY - STUDIO ANALYST
Harold Reynolds MLB Network
OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY - SPORTS EVENT ANALYST
Kirk Herbstreit ESPN/ABC
OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY - SPORTS REPORTER
Tom Verducci MLB Network/FOX
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM REMOTE NASCAR on FOX FOX/FS1
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL TEAM STUDIO College GameDay ESPN
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Super Bowl LII NFL Network
OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK The 143rd Kentucky Derby NBC
Cinematographers Eric Girgash, Aaron Mendez, Harris Mendheim, Taylor Morrison
OUTSTANDING EDITING - SHORT FORM AFC Championship CBS Teasing John Malkovich
Editor Anthony J. Cortese, Alan Medic
OUTSTANDING EDITING - LONG FORM Golf Central Golf Channel Feeling and Reality: The Billy Hurley Story [May Fifth Productions]
Editor Jantzen Gianfrancesco
THE DICK SCHAAP OUTSTANDING WRITING AWARD AFC Championship CBS Teasing John Malkovich
Writers Aaron Cohen, John Malkovich, Peter Radovich, Jr., Billy Scafuri
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION The 118th Army-Navy Game CBS The More Things Change,”The Letter"
Music Director Peter Radovich, Jr. Composer Helmut Vonlichten
OUTSTANDING LIVE EVENT AUDIO/SOUND NASCAR on FOX FOX/FS1
Senior Audio Engineers Fred Aldous, Kevin McCloskey Audio Engineers Ben Altopp, Zachary Bayer, Jeff Bratta, Linal Getchell, Tom Grisby, Barbara Hanford, Josh Larson, Anthony LoMastro, Dan Masters, Alex Meszaros, Bill Muncy, Steve Onuska, Mathew Victory, Chip Weaver, Mark Williams, Doug Wilson
OUTSTANDING POST-PRODUCED AUDIO/SOUND
The 118th Army-Navy Game CBS The More Things Change
Senior Audio Engineer Dan O’Sullivan
OUTSTANDING LIVE GRAPHIC DESIGN League of Legends YouTube/Twitch TV [Riot Games]
Senior Graphic Designers Thiago Gutierrez, Ariel Horn, David Levy, Jerry O'Flaherty, Eric Perez, Justin Restaino Graphic Designers George Ahlmeyer, Andrew Benninghoff, Dustin D'Addato, Matt Dickey, Jose Martinez, Dave Stewart, Emily Stone, Viranda Tantula, Grant Werle
OUTSTANDING POST-PRODUCED GRAPHIC DESIGN
Dear Basketball Verizon [Glen KeanProductions/GranityStudios/ Believe Entertainment Group]
Senior Graphic Designer Glen Keane Graphic Designer Max Keane
OUTSTANDING STUDIO OR PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION
AFC Championship CBS Teasing John Malkovich
Creative Director Peter Radovich, Jr. Production Designers David Anthony, Andrew Benestante, Laurie J. Zelnick
THE GEORGE WENSEL TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Sunday Night Baseball ESPN Front Row Cam
Innovators Weston Beaumont, Chris Byrne, Patrick Campbell, Nolan Lynch, Cody Miles, Shane Monsees, Vince Pace, Stephen Raymond
OUTSTANDING SPORTS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT NASCAR on FOX FOX Daytona 500-Daytona Day
Executive Producers John Entz, Robert Gottlieb, Eric Shanks Senior Coordinating Producer Bill Battin Coordinating Producers Cory Berger, Tim Case, Keith Hritz Senior Producer Claudina Mercado Supervising Producer Jeff Scruton Producers Julien LeMaitre, Peter O'Stella, Lissa Weiss Coordinating Director Blake Danforth Director Joseph Kahn Associate Producers Mic Brooling, Chancler Haynes, Dave Hussey, Alexa Levy, Nancy MacDonald, Mike Mikulec, Grant Miller Associate Director Matt Wise Creative Directors Dave Arnold, Evan Mathis
OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE IN SPANISH FIFA World Cup Qualifier Univision/Univision Deportes Mexico vs. USA
Executive Producers Juan Ignacio Ceballos, Eric Conrad, Miguel Ángel García, Marco Liceaga, Olek Loewenstein, Edgar Martinez, Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Martha Soto Coordinating Producers Edwin Colon, Walter Larrosa, Alejandro Lodeiro Producers Armando Álvarez, Andres Baez, Joel Bengoa, David Cabeza, Mauro Dall'Agnese, Florencia Demartini, Isaac Huerta, Palemon Martin Alvarado, Rodrigo Adan Rangel Lopez, Ulises Rivera Ochoa, William Scandella, Daniel Totani, Leonardo Valero Directors Dacio Alonso, Hector Ayora, Francisco Caballero, Mario Gallor, Eugenio Marin, Hector Novoa, Yamil Ochoa, Johan Rincon, Hector Vargas Associate Producers Nomar Cabrera, Adrian Cervantes, Maria Luisa Espinosa, Fabian Galvis, Bryan Martínez, Marco Perea, Paola Varela, Ricardo Vázquez
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW IN SPANISH Futbol Picante ESPN Deportes
Executive Producer Rodolfo Martínez Senior Coordinating Producer Armando Benítez Coordinating Producer Yoyotzin Zuñiga Producers Xavier Cabello, Manuel Cerdeira, Selene Feria, Vicente Navarro, Leticia Pulido, Daniel Ramírez, Carlos Ramos, Pedro Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Velázquez Coordinating Directors Antonio Aguilar, Luis Zuñiga Directors Federico Bobadilla, Edgar Guzman, Bruno Rodríguez
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Associate Producers Luis Arriaga, Carlos Barrón, Mario Bedolla, Javier Briseño, Carlos Cárdenas, José Ángel Castillo, Sergio Domínguez, Óscar Gómez, Fabián Hernández, Fernando Hiort, Alejandro Lugo, Rodrigo Márquez, Francisco Martín, Emiliano Méndez, Juan Carlos Montiel, Rodrigo Munguía, Mario Palafox, Joshua Ramos, Gerardo Sandoval, Omar Wong Associate Directors Arturo Barajas, Álvaro Carmona, Juan Carlos Cruz, Gerardo Escutia, Alejandro Espinoza, Israel Flores, Josafat González, José Luis Granados, Juan José Hermida, Diego Hernández, Luis Alfonso Hernández, Sergio Islas, Eduardo Lezama, José Luis Mondragón, Marco Antonio Mugica, Moisés Muñoz, Christian Nava, Ángel Núñez, Lorena Ortiz, Georgina Ríos, Javier Sáenz, Jesús Soto
OUTSTANDING ON-AIR SPORTS TALENT IN SPANISH
Andrés Cantor Telemundo