THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR THE 42nd ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS

Broadcast Live on Pop and Hosted by

Betty White Honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award

Burbank, CA – April 26, 2015 – The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) tonight announced the winners of the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards in a sold-out gala for over 1,200 attendees held at Stage 16 of the historic Warner Bros. Studios Lot in Burbank, CA. The awards presentation was broadcast live on Pop at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.

“What an eclectic mix of the magnificent bounty that is ,” said Bob Mauro, President, NATAS. “So many stars lighting up the red carpet at the iconic Warner Bros. Studio Lot in addition to the indefatigable, unparalleled as our Lifetime Achievement Award honoree. This is a terrific showcase of the power of Daytime Television that will be remembered for years to come!”

Tonight’s telecast was hosted by Tyra Banks and included an over-flowing lineup of television talent including , Harvey, , , , Nancy O’Dell, Shemar Moore and . Also presenting are cast members from the four daytime soaps, including Daniel Goddard, Justin Hartley and Melissa Claire Egan of “The Young and The Restless,” and Ryan Paevey of “,” , and Guy Wilson of “” and , Karla Mosley and of “The Bold and the Beautiful.”

In addition, there were special appearances by Mario Lopez, , Leeza Gibbons, Chrissy Teigen, , Kevin Frazier, Vicki Lawrence, Eileen

1 Davidson and Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, , Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood, all of “.”

The 42nd Annual Daytime recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast during the 2014 calendar year.

The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards is a presentation of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in cooperation with the Television Academy (ATAS).

A breakdown of the awards by network, as compiled by the independent accounting firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP, follows.

Off The Wall Gifts is the producer of the official Daytime Emmy® Awards Talent Lounge and Gift Bag. Yangaroo, Inc, is the official online entry and judging portal for The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. FX Group is the publisher of the Emmy® Almanac 2015, the official program of the 42nd Annual Daytime® Awards.

A full list of all winners in all categories can be downloaded from our website at www.emmyonline.tv.

A breakdown of Daytime Emmy® Award winners by broadcast, cable and other entities follows.

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, , Daytime Entertainment, Daytime Creative Arts & Entertainment, Public & Community Service, and Technology & Engineering. NATAS membership consists of over 14,000 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 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy® Award Winners

NETWORK TOTALS

CBS ……….……………………………...……... 7

SYNDICATED …………...…………………... 5

ABC ……………………………….…………... 4

NBC ……………………………….…………... 2

Food Network ..….……….……….……...…... 1

Telemundo ..….……….………….……...…... 1

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The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy® Award Winners

MULTIPLE WINNERS BY PROGRAM

General Hospital ……………………….……... 3

The Young and the Restless …………………... 3

The Bold and the Beautiful ……….…………... 2

Days of Our Lives ……………………………… 2

5 Cat # INDEX OF CATEGORIES Page #

PROGRAMS

DRAMA 1. Drama Series ...... 7 8. Culinary Program ...... 7 9 ...... 7 13. Morning Program ...... 8 14. Morning Program in Spanish ...... 9 15. Informative ...... 10 16. Talk Show Entertainment ...... 10 18. Entertainment News Program ...... 11

PERFORMERS

DRAMA 26. Lead Actress in a Drama Series ...... 11 27. Lead Actor in a Drama Series ...... 11 28. Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ...... 12 29. Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ...... 12 30. Younger Actress in a Drama Series ...... 12 31. Younger Actor in a Drama Series ...... 12

PERFORMERS NON‐DRAMA 38. Game Show Host ...... 12 40. Informative Talk Show Host ...... 12 41. Entertainment Talk Show Host ...... 13

CRAFTS

DRAMA 42. Drama Series Writing Team ...... 13 43. Drama Series Directing Team ...... 13

6 Outstanding Drama series

Days of Our Lives NBC Executive Producer Co‐Executive Producers Lisa De Cazotte, Greg Meng Senior Coordinating Producer Janet Spellman‐Drucker Coordinating Producer Randy Dugan Producer

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The Young and the Restless CBS Executive Producer Jill Farren Phelps Supervising Producers John Fisher, Tony Morina Coordinating Producer Matthew J. Olsen Producer Mary O'Leary

Outstanding Culinary Program

Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics Food Network Executive Producer Rachel Purnell Supervising Producer Olivia Ball Line Producers Luke Boyle, Carl Green

Outstanding Game Show

Jeopardy! SYNDICATED Executive Producer Harry Friedman Supervising Producers Lisa Broffman, Rocky Schmidt Senior Producer Deb Dittmann Coordinating Producer Bob Sofia Producers Brett Schneider, Maggie Speak Editorial Producer Billy Wisse 7

Outstanding Morning Program

CBS Sunday Morning CBS Executive Producer Rand Morrison Senior Producers Gavin Boyle, Amy Rosner, Jason Sacca Producers Sari Aviv, Jon Carras, John D'Amelio, Kate D’Arcy, Patricia Finnegan, Ed Forgotson, Alan Golds, Peter Goodman, John Goodwin, Mark Hudspeth, Nathan James, Jay Kernis, Young Kim, Sara Kugel, Anthony Laudato, Kay M. Lim, Robbyn McFadden, Amol Mhatre, Meggie Miao, David Morgan, Reid Orvedahl, Ramon Parkins, Mary Raffalli, David Rothman, Bernard Rozenberg, Ayesha Siddiqi, Douglas Smith, Patty Smith, Dustin Stephens, Mary Lou Teel, Amy Wall, Amiel Weisfogel Producer/Editors Lauren Barnello, David Bhagat, Chad Cardin, Joseph Frandino, Ed Givnish, Shilpi Gupta, Remington Korper, Mike Levine, Maria Nicoletti, George Pozderec, Carol A Ross, David Small Producers Visual Arts John Molloy, Jessica Frank Editorial Producer Cathy L. Lewis Producer/Director Nora Gerard Producer/Writer Tom Harris Field Producers Henry Bautista, Mike Hernandez Planning Producer Robin Sanders Producer Visual Arts Bob Pook Anchor Correspondents , , , , Anthony Mason, , , , , Contributing Correspondent David Turecamo Contributing Commentators , David Pogue, Faith Salie, Film Critic David Edelstein

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Outstanding Morning Program in Spanish/ Programa Matutino Sobresaliente en Español

Un Nuevo Día Telemundo Senior Executive Producers Alina Falcón, Maria López‐Alvarez Executive Producer Maria García‐Márquez Supervisor Producer Aidé Devis Supervisor Line Producer Sylmarie Vazquez‐Pérez Line Producers Trenzado Lourdes, Jorge Torres‐Sojo Creative Producer Magda Rodríguez Producers Alex Aguiar, Fernando Almanzar, Carlos Alzate, Lina Bidot, Alejandro Cacho, Christine Catrillón, María Cepeda, Liza Cereso, Sheila Colón, Johan Gonzalez, Manuela Guardia, Francisco Haro, Andrea Jaime, Marcelo Maselli, Moraima Pérez, Angel Román, Manfredo Schmidt, Patricia Sena, Paloma Veloz Producer/Writer Javier Soto‐George Writer Eugenia Betancur Director Jose Corzo Hosts Ana María Canseco, Rashel Díaz, Adamari López, Daniel Sarcos, Diego Schoening Co‐Host James Tahhan Correspondents Verónica Albornoz, Francisco Cáceres, Azucena Cierco, María Del Carmen Gonzalez, Karina Monroy, Camilo Montoya, Mario Perea

9 Outstanding Talk Show / Informative

Steve Harvey SYNDICATED Executive Producers Alex Duda, , Rushion McDonald Co‐Executive Producer Jason Kurtz Senior Supervising Producer Kareen Gunning Senior Consulting Producer Chris Lamson Supervising Producers Kevin Boyer, Kevin Burke, Kim Gagne, Nicole Petreshock Senior Producers Tracey La'Stell Slates, Sushupti Yalamanchili Producers Michelle Barnard, Kevin Hurley, Leah Kaplan‐Kohn, Melinda Leonas, Julie Maddox, Jaime Mui, Suzie Munson, Brooke Turner, Nancy Vaden Segment Producers Trizonna McClendon, Austin Mills, Nik Robinson Field Producers Ali Galante, Jock Hedblade, Anneke Mills Line Producer Jonna Walsh

Outstanding Talk Show / Entertainment

The Ellen DeGeneres Show SYNDICATED Executive Producers Ellen DeGeneres, Mary Connelly, Ed Glavin, Andy Lassner Co‐Executive Producers Melissa Geiger Schrift, Kevin A. Leman II, Jonathan Norman, Derek Westervelt Supervising Producer Kara Hogan Leonardo Coordinating Producer Ross Williams Senior Producers Corey Palent, Ellen Rocamora, Matthew Wright, Andrew Zenor Producers Lori Blackman, Jamie Brunton, Alissa Cote, Christopher Cucci, Jason Gelles, Claudia Gharibian, Tracy Gold, Travis Helwig, Suzanne Luna, Liz Patrick, Aaron Pinkston, Lauren Pomerantz, Korey Provencher, Amy Rhodes, Gil Rief, Hilary Robe, Troy Thomas, Adam Yenser Line Producer Nicole Collins

10 Outstanding Entertainment News Program

Entertainment Tonight CBS Executive Producer Brad Bessey Senior Producers Liz Applegate, Chris Clark, Eliza Cost, Leslie Kawaguchi, Erik Photenhauer, Ray Slaboda, Bonnie Tiegel Senior Supervising Producers Bridgette Jones, Mylin Watkins Supervising Producers Ron Glines, Carolyn Greenspan‐Rosen, John Kosinski, Whitney Nevill‐Wallace, Steve Noble, Amy Purnell, Dan Schanks, Joe Siyam, Jama Suchomel Coordinating Producers Jen Antonelli, Michael De Lazzer, Ben Wallace Segment Producers Elise Backus, Tracie De La Rosa, Kevin Gershan, Becky Levitt, Bruce MacCallum, Haig Mackey, Escobar Romeo Co‐Hosts Kevin Frazier, Nancy O'Dell Correspondents Brooke Anderson, Nischelle Turner

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

MAURA WEST, as Ava Jerome General Hospital ABC

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

ANTHONY GEARY, as Luke Spencer General Hospital ABC

11 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

AMELIA HEINLE, as The Young and the Restless CBS

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

CHAD DUELL, as Michael Corinthos General Hospital ABC

Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

HUNTER KING, as The Young and the Restless CBS

Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series

FREDDIE SMITH, as Sonny Kiriakis Days of Our Lives NBC

Outstanding Game Show Host

CRAIG FERGUSON, Host Celebrity Name Game SYNDICATED

Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host

MARIO BATALI, CARLA HALL, CLINTON KELLY, DAPHNE OZ, MICHAEL SYMON, Hosts The Chew ABC

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Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host

KELLY RIPA, MICHAEL STRAHAN, Hosts Live! with Kelly and Michael SYNDICATED

Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team

The Bold and the Beautiful CBS Bradley Bell Co‐Head Writer Michael Minnis Writers Rex M. Best, Shannon Bradley, Adam Dusevoir, Tracey Ann Kelly, Patrick Mulcahey, Jack F. Smith, Michele Val Jean

Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team

The Bold and the Beautiful CBS Directors Jennifer Howard, Deveney Kelly, Cynthia J. Popp, , Michael Stich Associate Directors Clyde Kaplan, Jennifer Scott Christenson, Catherine Sedwick, Steve Wacker Stage Managers Doug Hayden, Lisa Winther‐Huston, Laura Yale Production Associates Robin Harvey, Lori Staffier

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