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. 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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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 Sports Emmy ® Awards - Facebook Sports Emmy ® Awards Twitter NATAS Press Contact: Paul G. Pillitteri, SVP, Communications- [email protected] NATAS PR LA /Social Media Contacts: B. Harlan Boll - [email protected] 626-296-3757 Lisa England - [email protected] 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