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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 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 in 2017. Deportes came up with “Unidos Por Los Nuestros” (United For Each Other), where in two days in September, Azteca America, beIN Sports, ESPN, and 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 included, Ernie Johnson (Turner), and (CBS Sports), , (ESPN), Alexi Lalas (FOX Sports), reigning Champion (NASCAR), , and (MLB Network), Leigh Diffey (NBC's IndyCar Play-By-Play Announcer), former World Champion, Daniel Jacobs (HBO), (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.

Yangaroo, Inc. is the official provider of the Digital Media Distribution System Awards Management Solution (“DMDS”) for the submission, judging and voting of all categories for the 39th Annual Sports Emmy Awards.

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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United Airlines is the official airline of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. ### About The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a professional, non-profit 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, and Technology & Engineering. NATAS membership consists of over 16,000 broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the country. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including Regional 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 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, , ) 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, Benjamin Dieterich, Adam Llorens, Scott Martin, Dave McMahon 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 Segment Producers Kevin Brown, Stephen Greenberg, Ken Hirdt, Vincent Rao, Mike Ryan Sideline Producer Michele Froman Director Drew Esocoff 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, Ross Molloy, Peter Radovich, Jr. Coordinating Director Michael Arnold Associate Producers Thomas Boorstein, Tom Brewer, Adam Cohen, Josh Cohen, Ethan Cooperson, James Decker, Katie Keane, Brian Maher, Amy Salmanson, Tom Spencer 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, Rene Jermal, 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, Director Thom McCallum Associate Producers Alex Brewer, Mathew Furuta, Vincent Guglielmina, Oliver Horovitz, John Iaquinta, Ram Krishna Pokhrel, Thomas Shepard, Vladimir Weinstein

Outstanding Long Sports Documentary

Disgraced Showtime [Bat Bridge Entertainment] Executive Producers Stephen Espinoza, Pat Kondelis, Vinnie Malhotra, Julio Quintana, Marla Quintana, Jody Wingrove Supervising Producer 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, Jonathan Whyley 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, Rob Berman, 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, Andy Davenport, 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, Harper Johnson, Tony Johnson, Candace Jordan, Jason Kane, Latisia Keahey, Allen Kee, Eric Kimmel, Trent Knight, Rachel Kodner, Devin Kragh, Rob Labay, 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, Judi Weiss, Steve Widuch, Aiden Williams, Gene Wilson, Jackson Wright, Jeremy Wright, Carlton Young 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, , , , , Chris Collins, , Danny Field, , , , Anthony Jimenez, Micah Karg, Brian Kenny, Al Leiter, , Pedro Martinez, Dan O'Dowd, Carlos Pena, , Daniel Presser, Harold Reynolds, Bill Ripken, Steven Rodriguez, , Jason Roy, Richard Savino, Jim Serratore, , Joel Sherman, , Nick Steger, Ian Theodoridis, Stephen Tronzano, 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 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 Diamond, 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, Dennis Hirdt, 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, , 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, Corey Smith, Ryan 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, Kyle Liggon, 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, Frank Thomas 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, Anthony Masterson, Ty Mikan, Sarah Mikkelson, Tyler Mustin, Daisy Reynoso, Ryan Sheehy, David Sherman, Danielle Stocki, 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 Stage Managers Danita Davies, Karen Wilkens

Outstanding Sports News Anthology

Real Sports with HBO

Executive Producers Rick Bernstein, Peter Nelson, Joe Perskie Senior Coordinating Producer Nick Dolin Coordinating Producer Tim Walker Supervising Producer Kirby Bradley Producers Lisa Bennett, Maggie Burbank, Chapman Downes, Josh Fine, Jordan Kronick, David Scott Director Richard Beczynski Associate Producers Ramon Arias, Stuart Ash, Evan Burgos, Valentina Caval, Brian Derr, Tres Driscoll, Max Gershberg, Nisreen Habbal, Naimah Jabali- Nash, Emmett Knowlton, Daniel Litke, Mindy MacInnes, Katie Melone, Beret Remak, Jake Rosenwasser, Jason Schmidt, 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, Timothy 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 Producers Simon Baumgart, Nancy Devaney, Dan Lindberg, John Minton III Associate Producers Jonathan Belinski, Alex Birnie, 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 Craig Barry, Matt Hong, Mark Johnson Coordinating Producers Randy Dickerson, Patrick Evans, Ela Govindasamy, Seth Miller, Andrea Waterhouse Senior Producers Michael Benzie, Chris Brown, Katy Sullivan Supervising Producers Troy Causey, Henry Hoyal, Matt Mosteller, Chris Pellani, Hania Poole, Tom Sahara Producers Shamika Brown-Upshaw, Ricky Chandler, Elliot Dane, Gabrielle Derenthal, Christy Edward, Zach Firestone, Sharon Fouse, Jeff Gray, Catherine Harris, Shai Harris, Joanna Lieberman, Steven Little, Nic Lloyd, Trent Loyd, Alex Mark, Summer McKesson, Sabrina Molu, Matt Newman, Joe Prato, Lee Shelton, Leo Steed, Jason Venson, Callie Wachman, Andrew Waters Associate Producers Callie Frank, 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 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. [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

Technical Supervisors Mark Alsmeyer, Kevin Callahan, Dave Carbray, Tim Caso, Peter Chalverus, Brad Cheney, Phil Cochran, Mike Davies, Karin Fasing, Rhonda Fontes, Enrique Gonzalez, Leroy Goodnight, Lindsey Grant, Tom Grigsby, Rich Hawley, David M. Hill, Brett Hodgson, Dave Jones, Jack Jones, Eric Lange, Michael Marble, Alex Meszaros, Lynn Mignani, Tony Mobilia, Maren Morales, Shobhit N.s., Wayne Nelson, Paul Niesen, Charlie Pak, Bill Papadopoulus, Ron Partilla, Raul Ramirez, Camille Redman, Chad Ross, Prumell Salva, Matt Stovcsik, Stacy Sunny, Clyde Taylor, Jason Tran, Alex Valle, Paulus Weemaes, Jamie Wolfe, Shawn Wolfe Senior Technical Directors Colby Bourgeois, John Howard Technical Directors Ed Collins, Bob Goosley, Derrell Harman, Tom Maslak Electronic Camera Persons Dan Belue, Jake Blau, Josh Bumgarner, Skip Clark, Tim Collins, Dylan Crow, Jeff Dickerson, Michael Dranes, Trent Dyer, Don Fenwick, Terry Ford, Chris Fuydal, Jim Fuydal, Dan Garbacz, David Geller, Rich Glandorf, James Hall, Nelson Hastings, Scott Hiles, Brad Hutton, Charlie Iacono, Tim Leboeuf, Tony Marshall, Dave Miller, Andy Mitchell, Bill Muncy, Ed Obergfell, Andrew Parr, Don Russell, John Sanza, Ed Schaber, Cody Slatten, Stan Sobolak, John South, Dalton Starling, Pat Stevens, Dave Stolen, David Svenson, Robert Winton, Steve Zajac Graphics Operators Drew Breese, Maggie Darst, Jason Dupell, Nell Entwistle, Mark Fissore, Ryan Graft, Brad Helms, Ryan Hensley, Nate Karamanski, AJ Mead, , Charles Smith, Mike Steavpack, Josh Stone, Scott Swim, Matt Tan, Jeremy Wilson Senior Audio Engineers Fred Aldous, Zachary Bayer, Kevin McCloskey, Matt Victory, Chip Weaver Audio Engineers Ben Altopp, Jeff Bratta, Linal Albertus Getchell III, Barbara Hanford, Anthony Lomastro, Dan Masters, Steve Onuska, Mark Williams, Doug Wilson Digital Replay Operators Michael Brandt, Dane Crawford, Paul Duda, Tom Ginocchi, Victor Gonzales, Lars Pacheco, Craig Thornberg, Scott Veals, Don Vermeulen, Wayne Weaver Senior Maintenance Engineers Lenny Batson, Ethan Bernstein, Mike Copeland, Mark Dennie, Denise Dunn, Glenn Emery, Mark Fairchild, Robert Frost, William Lawler, Jr., Mike Leon , Jeff Leonard, Rick Newman, Mike O'Dea, Robert Ormaas, Mike Ott, Kevin Raymond, Chris Stoddard, Dan Tighe, Bret Wohlgemuth Video Engineers Rob Albinson, Dale Becker, Savannah Brotherton, Greg Burbank, Jermaine Cameron, Caulder, Al Chestelson, Don Clagett, Nick Clark, Vance Ish Clissold, Brian Colucci, Keith D'Ornellas, Steve Dressman, Daniel Harrison, Patrick Hill, Willie Holmes, Mark LaCorte, Josh Larson, Chris Lobe, James Lucas, Gene Mikell, Stephen Miller, Brian Neher, Baltazar Nunez, Chris Ober, Brian Obert, Matt Oder, Matt Pascale, Matt Pascale, Reid Ritter, Sean Seavers, Ronnie Senko, Jeff Silverman, Mark Streepy, Shaun Thomas, Mike Vaughan, Jessica West Outstanding Technical Team Studio

College GameDay ESPN

Technical Supervisors Ryan Bastek, Jayne Bonn, Robert Braunlich, Shea Byram, Chris Calcinari, Andy Davenport, Jeff Dorsey, Paul Dryden, Justin Endres, Luther Fisher, Tom Gianakos, Joe Guarnieri, Rand Joseph, Devin Kragh, Mike Martin , Rodney Perez, Rich Rappi, Danny Reifert, Judi Weiss, Steve Widuch, Carlton Young Technical Director Dean Ellington Electronic Camera Persons Joe Andreasen, Dave Barnes, Josh Bender, Jay Clarke, Randi French, Mike Hally, Pat Hally, Robert Hennessey, Brie Michaels, DJ Montroni, Mike Pacheco, Cameron Sheckels, David Smith, Edward Stachulski Graphics Operators Paul Davis, Adam Grigley Lighting Director Doug Gentile Senior Audio Engineer Eric Kimmel Audio Engineers Chris Boler, Tony Johnson, Jason Levin, Steve Ryczsko Audio Assistants Darius Dancer, Lucas Endres, Gerry Glass, Jason Kane, Robert Stanley, John Stull, Malcolm Thomas, Martin Thomas, Will Vantwoud, Bill Verberkmoes, Marty Vidhina, Jeremy Wright Digital Replay Operators Chad Hanna, Ken Wagner Video Engineers Ben Branch, Jake Daigle, Michael Roberts AND

Super Bowl LII NFL Network

Technical Supervisors Adam Acone, Brad Boim, Addison Coston, Bruce Goldfeder, Greg Goldman, Steve Joyal , Sean Kelley, Drew Kelsey , Matt Kwok, Jessica Lee, Patrick Lee, Wade Marshall, Christine Mills, John Nash, Jim Naughton, Eric Peters, Jon Raidel, Kevin Reilly , Scott Sellz, Bruce Shapiro , Dave Shaw , Michael Spiteri , Elizabeth Tuura, Nick Vartanian, AJ Wainwright , Mike Wemple Technical Directors Tina Barranco , Nate Bergquist, Kris Castro , Eliza Espinosa , Emily Goodwin, Robert Goosley , Dana Villa Electronic Camera Persons Rick Beattie, Ryan Fredericks, Chuck Goslin, Katie Jackan, Tyler Richter, Chris Trudeau, Steve Antus, Will Baker, Bruce Beck, PJ Bennett, Ryan Bennett, Anne Bergstrom, Joe Bohman, Josh Bumgarner, Allison Casey, Rob Clark, Scott Coleman, Sean Cooney, Don Cornelli, Thomas Crscenzo, Kyle Dagman, John Densmore, Dan Dettman, Alex DiCicco, Chris Dougherty, Tim Dufour, Lewis Estes, Ed Field, Devry Foss, John Goebel, Brent Gulsvig, John Hanson Jr., Joe Harewicz, Neil Hennen, Dave Hodgson, Brad Jacobsen, Eric Jernall, David Johns, Jameson Johnson, Callie Jones, Jason Kay, Kenton Kipp, Billy Kwok , Tom Landsmann, Daihan Lee, Richie Leible, Scott Lindell, Benjamin McHie, Brian O'Rourke, Christopher Palmquist, David Paulson, Dustin Paulson, Ron Prociew, Phil Renaud, Anthony Robles, Frank Scacciaferro, Ryan Schuster, Jacob Smauder, Pat Stevens, Josh Udvig, Alex Walker, Dan Wasserman, Mitch Waters, Steve Webster, Jud Williams, John Wood Graphics Operators Danny Cheng, Denise DeMonte, Michele Hampton , David Ibarra , Wayne Luna, Maria Lynch, Melanie Molinari, Dawn Pattillo, Jessica Shamblen, Jason Sparich, Jackie Stolhand, Esperanza Valentine, Nick Zacharczuk Lighting Directors Bradford Bettencourt, Jeff Gregson, David Robinson, Garry Schweiger, Ted Wells, Andy York Audio Engineers Mark Butler, Brian Canali, Chris Carroll, Sarah Chilson, Jeff Cohen , Berti Levy, Jamie McCombs, Kevin O'Brien, Corry Parrott, Mark Raymond, Matt Rosetti , Peteris Saltans , Mark Thomason, Randy Wine Audio Assistants Mitch Griffin, Jason Griffith, Dale Paulson, Stephan Ahonen, Ali Bavugamenshi, Bernie Beaudry , Nolan Betterman, Bob Charlap, Tres Getchell, Rug LaMastro, Timothy Lewis, Brian Lucas, Max Muehlen, Dave Nardelli , Tracy Paulson, Justin Ranes, Mark Raymond, Tony Rhone, Andy Rostron, Jose Sanchez, Justin Schwartzbauer, Samuel Tavares, Chris Tveitbakk, Omer Vaughn , Aaron Young Digital Replay Operators Kathryn Ballard, Marc Clair , Gary Clairmont, Alex Clysdale, Christina Gonzales , Myles Grissom , Eric Holloway, Justin Jemerson , Daniel Lamatsch, Sean Mcdaniels, Jim Mooney, Josh Neil, Jessie Olsen, Mike Pelkey , Daisy Ramos, Jonathan Rosas, Chuck Ulmer, Brad Walker , Shane Wasserman, Mike Wilson Video Engineers Duncan Richards, Brian Ristine, Lorey Andres , John Bagtatlyan, Christopher Barrett, Phil Barrett, Andrew Bennett, Brent Boyens, Michael Brown, Bruno Brunelle, Matthew Caron, Tom Carroll, Dominik Cubranich, Steve DiGiacomo, Nicholas Dill, Scott Frissora, Aron Garrison , Steve Gaughen, Michael Graybill, Charley Haggarty, Nicholas Hambarian , Albert Hutagalung, Tom Lynch, Anthony Magdziak , Gary Metz, Bill Millhench, Chris Monroe, Jim Naughton , Kevin Norris, Ken Pruitt, Brian Reardon, Tommy Ruth, Abby Schneider, Julien Schneider, Robert Smith , Peter Stendal, Katy Symanovich, Todd Tagaloa, Rhett VanBurskirk, Scott Widder, Dan Williams

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 Editors 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, David M. Hill, Kevin McCloskey Audio Engineers Ben Altopp, Zachary Bayer, Jeff Bratta, Linal Albertus Getchell III, 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 Keane Productions/Granity Studios/ 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 ESPN Front Row Cam Innovators Weston Beaumont, Terry Brady, Chris Byrne, Patrick Campbell, Nolan Lynch, Cody Miles, Shane Monsees, Phil Orlins, 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, Claudina Mercado, Peter O'Stella, Amanda Seibert, 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 Joel Bengoa, David Cabeza, Mauro Dall'agnese, Florencia Demartini, Noelbys Gonzalez, 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, Jason Levine, Bryan Martínez, Marco Perea, Efrain Romero, Paola Varela, Ricardo Vázquez

Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish

Futbol Picante ESPN Deportes

Executive Producers Armando Benítez, Rodolfo Martínez 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 , Luis Zuñiga Directors Federico Bobadilla , Edgar Guzman, Bruno Rodríguez 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 Talent in Spanish

Andrés Cantor Telemundo