WRAL’s Gravley Named N.C. Sportscaster Of Year
Jeff Gravley, sports anchor of WRAL Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (DMA 25), has been named North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. 2014 was a great […]
Texas Honoring TV Pioneer Emilio Nicolas Sr.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jodie Foster is up for a pair of awards for directing comedy and drama on television. The Directors Guild of America announced TV nominees Wednesday for […]
The Golden Globes’ night of underdogs included wins for Amazon’s comedy about a transgender woman, a rookie Latina actress (Gina Rodriguez) who just learned Sunday that her show had been picked up for a second season, a new Showtime series about a marriage undermined by a torrid affair and the television remake of the movie Fargo. In all, three Globes went to streaming services, three to basic cable networks, three to premium cable networks, one to public broadcasting and one to the tiny CW broadcast network. ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox were shut out.
Exclusives
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Comedy star Amy Poehler has been named 2015 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The group said Tuesday Poehler’s comedy “fits so […]
The year kicks off with the 72nd Golden Globes on NBC on Jan. 11 with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reprising their roles as hosts.
KPNX Phoenix; WFTS Tampa, Fla.; WLTX Columbia, S.C.; and WTSP Tampa, Fla., as well as WNET New York will be honored at the June 20, 2015, ceremony honoring “accurate and fair reporting about important issues that are powerfully told.”
NEW YORK (AP) — Along with its triumphs, the world of TV had its share of setbacks in 2014. Here’s a sample: – “How I Met Your Mother” Concludes: This […]
Enberg has been calling Major League Baseball games in Southern California for nearly 20 seasons, split by stints as one of the most recognizable voices on NBC and CBS. Enberg said the call from Baseball’s Hall of Fame “took me to my knees. Baseball is part of my DNA…. That was certainly an ‘Oh my!’ moment.”
The Golden Globes were announced Thursday morning and HBO programs and actors were responsible for 15 nominations, with two-thirds of them in the movie or miniseries category. Showtime, meanwhile, has supplanted HBO in critical eyes as the home of more highly regarded regular series. Eight of Showtime’s nine nominations were for programs or actors in series
Once again, Screen Actors Guild voters have proved their loyalty to actors they’ve nominated time and again. At least SAG voters acknowledged Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black, after ignoring it last time around. SAG also heaped love on Netflix’s other big show, House of Cards, giving it first-time noms in the drama field and in the best actress category for Robin Wright, as well as a nom for star Kevin Spacey for the second year running.
GAB Hall Of Fame Adds WAGA’s Ken Cook
NEW YORK (AP) — “Mad Men” stars Christina Hendricks and John Slattery will be presenting a special award at the International Emmys Gala to the show’s creator and executive producer […]
The Broadcasters Foundation of American has NAB President Gordon Smith and the trade group he heads to be honored at its black-tie fundraising gala in New York on March 16. “Gordon’s accomplishments for broadcasters are widely recognized,” says BFA Chairman Phil Lombardo. “But perhaps many are not aware of Gordon’s tireless efforts” on behalf of the BFA.
Wiley Rein attorney Kathleen Kirby will receive the group’s annual First Amendment Leadership Award in the broadcast and digital industries. Nexstar CEO Perry Sook will also be presented with a First Amendment Award.
WCVB Sets The Right Tone With Murrow Promo
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — TV’s “New Girl,” “Parenthood” and “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” have been recognized for supporting green initiatives by the Environmental Media Association. The organization presented its Environmental […]
Neil Patrick Harris has been selected to host the 87th annual Oscars. The Academy Awards will air live on ABC on Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
NEW YORK (AP) — Britain picked up a leading six International Emmy nominations Monday, including best actor and actress nods for Stephen Dillane and Olivia Colman for their roles as […]
CBS won five in television and three in radio, and NBC won two awards in television. Univision won for best network television website.
Tartikoff Awards For Blue, Leno, Sarandos
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, Jay Leno, Entertainment Tonight alum Linda Bell Blue and producer Jonathan Murray are among the industry notables set to receive the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards on Jan. 21 at the NATPE confab in Miami Beach.
PBS and CBS were the big winners Tuesday evening as the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences unveiled its 35th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The pubcaster walked away with a leading 11 trophies, followed by the Eye with 10.
The award and $5,000 cash prize from RTDNA is in recognition of the show’s Lethal Medicine report on tainted steroid injections from a now defunct pharmacy that caused a meningitis outbreak deemed responsible for 64 deaths and hundreds of illnesses.
WKYC Wins A TVB EMMA Award
The Excellence in Local Media Marketing Solutions Award recognizes television stations and advertisers for outstanding collaborative multiplatform marketing campaigns.
MeTV & MBC To Honor Rich ‘Svengoolie’ Koz
Emmys Owe TV Newcomers A Better Chance
The primetime Emmys, bestowed for 66 years, are meant to celebrate excellence in television. But in Emmy’s eyes, excellence too often takes the form of stamina, not the burst of inspiration that may have launched a series and its characters many seasons earlier and since settled into routine. Too often, Emmy celebrates not excellence, but an excellently maintained status quo.
IBC Innovation Awards Shortlist
NEW YORK (AP) — Al Roker didn’t have this honor in his forecast. Mayor Bill de Blasio surprised the beloved “Today Show” weatherman on his 60th birthday Wednesday and declared […]
