Comcast SportsNet Nominated for 31 Emmys
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Comcast SportsNet scored 31 Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominations at a ceremony last night hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards, which annually honor excellence in news, programming and individual achievement in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, will be presented September 22nd at the Philadelphia Hilton.
“I am very proud of our staff at Comcast SportsNet and The Comcast Network for producing outstanding work across a variety of categories, a true testament to the breath and quality of work created by both of our networks,” said Brian Monihan, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia President. “As a regional sports network, we are honored to once again be nominated for Overall Station Excellence and I wish all the nominees the best of luck at the Awards in September.”
Comcast SportsNet was nominated for excellence in the following categories:
Station Excellence
“Comcast SportsNet”
Sports – Daily Program or Sportscast
“Toyota SportsNite” – Michelle Murray, Rob Kuestner, Mike Mulhern, Rob Michel, Bill Markel, Pat Devlin, Lisa Hillary
Sporting Event/Game – Live/Unedited Program/Special/Series
“Phillies Baseball” – Shawn Oleksiak, Jeff Halikman, Ray Tipton, John Disangro
“Flyers Hockey” – Shawn Oleksiak, Bryan Cooper, Eric Grossman, Carl Graber
“Philadelphia International Cycling Championship” – Shawn Oleksiak, Scott Faccenda, Brian McLendon, Nick Marchetta
Arts/Entertainment Program Feature/Segment
“Legacy in Bronze” – Brad Nau
Health/Environmental/Science – Program Feature/Segment
“Killing the Pain” – John Boruk, Justin Krapf
Historic/Cultural Program Feature/Segment
“Bigger than Baseball” – Brad Nau
“A Promise From Pedro” – Brad Nau
“Living With the Dream” – Jerry Hines, Ron Burke, Jim Reuling
“Wilts Perfect Number” – Brad Nau
Human Interest – News Feature
“The Holy Ground” – Michael Parisano, Paul Aspan
Human Interest Program Feature/Segment
“The Remissionman” – Neal Slotkin, Tom Kretschmer
“Harvey… By the Numbers” – Brad Nau
Human Interest Program/Special
“2012 Shining Star Awards” – Kevin Donahue, Bill Pizzie, Cynthia Weiss, Maureen Quilter
Sports – News Single Story or Series
“Philadelphia Eagles Remember 9-11” – Paul Aspan, Brad Nau, Justin Krapf
Sports – Program Feature/Segment
“Remembering Richie” – Brad Nau
“The Boys of BP” – Brad Nau
“A Freshman Once Again” – Neal Slotkin
Sports – Program Series
“Blanton Phillies Focus” – Rob Kuestner, Jerry Hines, Ben Davis, Michael Parisano
Promotion – News and Program and PSA – Single Spot
“Phillies Aces” – Gena Krug, Matt Hess
Promotion – News and Program and PSA – Campaign
“The Online Coach for CSNPhilly.com” – Gena Krug, Cynthia Weiss, Kim Stewart
Editor – Program
Justin Krapf
Editor – Short Form
Jim Hartnett
On-Camera Talent – Anchor/Sports
John Boruk
On-Camera Talent – Reporter – Sports
John Boruk
On Camera Talent – Sports Analyst/Play- by-Play
Marc Zumoff
Jim Jackson
Video Essay (Single Camera Only)
Tom Kretschmer
Brad Nau
Writer – Program
Neal Slotkin