THE 59TH ANNUAL NEW YORK EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING! MSG Network Gets the Most Nominations with 68 New York, NY – Tuesday, February 9, 2016. The 59th Annual New York Emmy® Award nominations took place this morning at the studios of CUNY-TV. Hosting the announcement was Denise Rover, President, NY NATAS. Presenting the nominees were Emmy® Award- winner N.J. Burkett, Correspondent, WABC-TV; Emmy® Award-winner Marvin Scott, Senior Correspondent and Anchor/Host, PIX11 News Close Up, WPIX-TV; Emmy® Award-winner Elizabeth Hashagen, Anchor, News 12 Long Island; and Emmy® Award-winner Tamsen Fadal, Anchor, PIX11 News at 5pm, 6pm and 10pm, and Host, Backstage on Broadway, WPIX-TV. Total Number of Nominated Entries MSG Network 68 WRGB 5 WPIX 49 Brooklyn Free Speech 4 WNBC 43 Time Warner Cable News, Rochester 4 WXTV Univision 41 34 News 12 The Bronx 3 News 12 Westchester 31 Time Warner Cable News, Albany 3 News 12 Long Island 27 WJLP 3 News 12 Connecticut 24 WSTM 3 SNY 23 WSYR NewsChannel 9 3 Newsday 20 WTEN 3 YES Network 18 NYDailyNews.com 2 WNJU Telemundo 47 16 PIX11.com 2 WABC 13 SNY.TV 2 WCBS 13 WLNY 2 NYC Life 12 WNYW FOX5/My9 2 WNYW FOX5 12 www.Yankees.com 2 BRIC TV 9 ABC7NY.com 1 Thirteen/WNET 9 FunnyorDieNY.com 1 FiOS1 News 8 NBCNewYork.com 1 CUNY-TV 7 Small Factory Productions 1 MSG.com 7 The Public Access Television Corporation 1 MSG+ 7 Vox Media/Eater.com 1 News 12 New Jersey 6 WENY 1 NY1 News 6 WGRZ 1 NY1 Noticias 6 WKBW.com 1 WLIW 6 WNET 1 WXXI Public Broadcasting 6 WRNN 1 NJ.com 5 WROC 1 NJTV 5 www.CUNY.edu 1 WIVB 5 WXXA 1 WNBC/LXTV 5 The 59th Annual New York Emmy® Awards will be presented at a Black Tie Gala on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at The Marriott® Marquis ~ Times Square. Please visit our website www.nyemmys.org for additional information. The full list of nominees follows. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York, founded in 1955, is the preeminent membership organization serving media professionals by offering career enhancing events and networking opportunities. NY NATAS fosters creativity and inspires artistic and technical excellence through the renowned Emmy® Award, the coveted peer-recognition symbol of distinction in television. NY NATAS continues to evolve, playing a vital role in recognizing outstanding content in our changing industry. As distribution platforms have expanded, NY NATAS honors television the art form regardless of the delivery platform. #### CONTACT: Lauren Loverde, Awards Director The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York Chapter Phone: 212-459-3630. Email: [email protected] The 2016 New York Emmy® Awards Nominees MORNING NEWSCAST: LARGER MARKETS (1-49) Blizzard of 2015: The Storm that Shut the City Down. January 27, 2015. (WPIX). Amy Waldman, News Director; Monica Morales, Reporter. CBS2 News this Morning - The Crash of Delta Flight 1086. March 6, 2015. (WCBS). Chris Wragge, News Anchor; Eric Berlin, Producer; Alex Denis, Reporter. Metro North Nightmare. February 4, 2015. (WCBS). Chris Wragge, News Anchor; Eric Berlin, Producer; Alex Denis, Reporter. Primera Edicion. May 20, 2015. (WNJU Telemundo 47). Ninoska Arriaga, Executive Producer. Primera Edicion - Romeo Santos. April 27, 2015. (WNJU Telemundo 47). Ninoska Arriaga, Executive Producer. Today in New York: Snow Shutdown 2015. January 27, 2015. (WNBC). Susan Sullivan, News Director; Elisabeth Alter, Director; Jen Maxfield, Harry Cicma, Reporters; Lauren Scala, Traffic Reporter; Tammy Chan, Traffic Producer. DAYTIME NEWSCAST: LARGER MARKETS (1-49) 5/7/15 Oil Tank Explosion. May 7, 2015. (News 12 Westchester). Janine Rose, News Director. Bronx Snow Storm Coverage. March 5, 2015. (News 12 The Bronx). Berta Castaner, News Director. Death on Tracks, Shot in the Street. May 13, 2015. (WCBS). Chris Wragge, News Anchor. Sandy: 2 Years Later. October 29, 2014. (News 12 New Jersey). Randal Stanley, News Director. DAYTIME NEWSCAST: MEDIUM MARKETS (50-99) Dr. Neulander: Guilty. April 2, 2015. (WSTM). Matt Mulcahy, Anchor. NCAA Investigation. March 6, 2015. (WSTM). Matt Mulcahy, Anchor. EVENING NEWSCAST: LARGER MARKETS (1-49) Eric Garner Decision Protests – 11PM. December 3, 2014. (WXTV Univision 41). Alexa Rodriguez, Producer. Eric Garner Protests New York City – 6PM. December 3, 2014. (WXTV Univision 41). Amalfy Cantillo, Producer. News 4 New York at 11PM: East Village Explosion. March 26, 2015. (WNBC). Susan Sullivan, News Director; Chuck Scarborough, Sibila Vargas, Anchors; Ida Siegal, Live Reporter; Keith Brockmeyer, Producer. News 4 New York at 5PM: After the Storm. January 27, 2015. (WNBC). Susan Sullivan, News Director; Mike Aquilia, Producer; Hilary Robyn Weissman, Content Producer; Kari Patey, Assistant News Director; Sibila Vargas, Anchor. Noticiero 47 Telemundo-Tormenta de Nieve. January 26, 2015. (WNJU Telemundo 47). Endy Rodriguez, Executive Producer. Noticiero 47 Telemundo-Tormenta de Nieve. January 27, 2015. (WNJU Telemundo 47). Endy Rodriguez, Executive Producer. EVENING NEWSCAST: MEDIUM MARKETS (50-99) Corruption Crackdown. January 22, 2015. (WRGB). WRGB Staff; Cody Holyoke, Anchor; Kenny Mahoney, Videographer. Escaped Prisoner Caught. June 28, 2015. (WRGB). WRGB Staff. News 4 at 5, November Storm. November 19, 2014. (WIVB). Scott Levy, News Director. GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORT 2 The 2016 New York Emmy® Awards Nominees Bridge Blastin' Party. January 23, 2015. (Time Warner Cable News, Albany). Katie Eastman, Reporter/Editor; Steve Kameka, Photographer. Good Luck to the Theatre. January 15, 2015. (WNBC). Michael DelGiudice, Photographer/Editor; Andrew Siff, Reporter. Handicap Patient Dilemma. March 1, 2015. (News 12 Long Island). Jackie Lukas, Reporter. On Thin Ice. February 12, 2015. (News 12 Connecticut). Mark Sogofsky, Photographer. BREAKING NEWS Deadly Derailment. May 12, 2015. (WNBC). Susan Sullivan, News Director; Chuck Scarborough, Sibila Vargas, Anchors; Nick Evansky, Location Technology; Robert Sancho, Content Desk Editor; Michelle Kim, Digital News Producer; Janet Paist, Producer. Gas Explosion at a New York City High School. August 20, 2015. (WXTV Univision 41). Esperanza Ceballos, Reporter. Jay Dow, Correspondent: Assignment Ferguson - Grand Jury Decision. November 24, 2014. (WPIX). Jay Dow, Correspondent; Kenton Young, Director of Photography. North Brunswick Warehouse Fire. July 22, 2015. (WPIX). Amy Waldman, News Director; Monica Morales, Reporter. Plane Skids Off the Runway. March 5, 2015. (WNBC). Susan Sullivan, News Director; Chuck Scarborough, Sibila Vargas, Anchors; David Hiller, Videographer; Mike Aquilia, Producer; Enez Paganuzzi, Planning Manager. The Eric Garner Grand Jury Decision. December 3, 2014. (WPIX). Amy Waldman, News Director; Mario Diaz, Reporter; Jay Dow, Correspondent. Train Tragedy in Valhalla. February 3, 2015. (WNBC). Susan Sullivan, News Director; Kari Patey, Assistant News Director; Keith Brockmeyer, Producer; Sibila Vargas, Anchor; Michelle Kim, Digital News Producer. Warehouse Blaze. July 22, 2015. (News 12 New Jersey). Jeremy Settle, Assistant News Director. SPOT NEWS Eric Garner Midtown Manhattan Grand Jury Roving Protest. December 4, 2014. (WPIX). Jay Dow, Correspondent. Flames on the Sidewalk. November 13, 2014. (WXTV Univision 41). Esperanza Ceballos, Reporter. Prison Break: Friendship Search. June 20, 2015. (WIVB). Scott Levy, News Director. Prisoners on the Run. June 27, 2015. (WNBC). Susan Sullivan, News Director; Chris Glorioso, Reporter; Justin Laub, Photojournalist. The Murder of Kenneth White. December 18, 2014. (WRGB). WRGB Staff; Cody Holyoke, Anchor/Reporter; Kenny Mahoney, Videographer. CONTINUING COVERAGE Heroin: Too Close to Home. May 12, 2015. (WSYR NewsChannel 9). Tammy Palmer, Christie Casciano, Reporters; John Estabrook, William Goldschmidt, Photographers; Tim Taylor, Graphics/Marketing. K2 Boulevard. July 20, 2015. (WPIX). Mary Murphy, Reporter/Producer. Railroaded. February 13, 2015. (WPIX). Christie Duffy, Reporter. Return Home New Jersey. October 21, 2014. (WCBS). Jessica Schneider, Reporter; Sandra Buckley, Producer. Salvadorian Beaten. December 9, 2014. (WXTV Univision 41). Rolman Vergara, Reporter. Tale of Two Districts. February 1, 2015. (News 12 Westchester). Tara Rosenblum, Reporter. 3 The 2016 New York Emmy® Awards Nominees INVESTIGATIVE REPORT Bus Driver Wars. August 11, 2015. (WXTV Univision 41). Yisel Tejeda-Toribio, Reporter. Deadly Ambulance Drivers. March 19, 2015. (WABC). Jim Hoffer, Reporter/Producer; Daniela Royes, Producer; Bryan White, Photographer. Gateway to a Green Card. March 14, 2015. (WNBC). Evan Stulberger, Investigative Producer; Melissa Russo, Government Affairs Reporter; Fred Mamoun, Executive Producer. Un-hinged Principal. February 9, 2015. (WABC). Jim Hoffer, Reporter/Producer; Daniela Royes, Producer; Bryan White, Photographer. When an Apology is not Enough. December 16, 2014. (WXTV Univision 41). Jorge Viera, Reporter. FEATURE NEWS REPORT: LIGHT FEATURE All Aboard! December 12, 2014. (WRGB). Cody Holyoke, Reporter. Batman Visits Pediatric Hospital. March 17, 2015. (WXTV Univision 41). Alex Roland, Reporter. FiOS1 News Piping to Perfection. March 17, 2015. (FiOS1 News). Marc Weiner, News Director. Pining for Potter. October 15, 2014. (News 12 Long Island). Jamie Stuart, Reporter. The East End: Darkside. October 25, 2014. (News 12 Long Island). Valerie Gildea, Editor. The Last Christmas Story. December 22, 2014. (News 12 Connecticut). Aaron Cipollina, Photographer. FEATURE NEWS REPORT: LIGHT SERIES Alta Velocidad. July 9, 2015. (WNJU Telemundo 47). Freddy Leon, Producer.