Sports Emmys tonight: ESPN leads way with 30 nominations; Ted Turner to receive Lifetime Achievement

Off to New York this morning to attend tonight’s Sports Emmy Awards at the Lincoln Center.

I’m not a big award guy. After serving as a judge for a few writing contests, I got a first-hand look at how arbitrary the process can be for these kinds of things.

Rather, I make my annual trek because it is a great one-stop shop to see everyone in the business. Looking forward to spending time with former DePaul legend and current HBO Sports PR guru Ray Stallone in the media room.

I also hope to meet Ted Turner, this year’s winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award. I will have a Q/A with Turner on my site tomorrow.

As for the awards, I know it means a lot for the winners to walk out of the room with a Sports Emmy. Here are the categories and nominees for the higher profile awards and here is a link for the complete list.

Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play

Marv Albert TNT/tbs/TruTV/CBS

Mike Breen ABC/ESPN

Joe Buck FOX

Bob Costas MLB Network

Mike Emrick NBC/NBCSN

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Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst

Cris Collinsworth NBC

Gary Danielson CBS

Kirk Herbstreit ESPN

Tim McCarver FOX

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Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Analyst

Cris Collinsworth Showtime

Al Leiter MLB Network

Rick Neuheisel PAC-12 Network

Harold Reynolds MLB Network/FOX

Michael Strahan FOX

Tom Verducci tbs/MLB Network

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Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter

Pierre McGuire NBC/NBCSN

Ken Rosenthal FOX

Lisa Salters ESPN

Michele Tafoya NBC

Tom Verducci MLB Network

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Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly

College Gameday ESPN
Football

FOX NFL Sunday FOX

Inside the NBA on TNT TNT

Monday Night Countdown ESPN

NFL GameDay Morning NFL Network

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Outstanding Studio Show – Daily

Inside The NBA on TNT: Playoffs TNT

MLB Tonight MLB Network

Olbermann ESPN2

Pardon the Interruption ESPN
[Rydholm Projects]

SportsCenter ESPN

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Outstanding Live Sports Series

ESPN College Football ABC / ESPN

ESPN Monday Night Football ESPN

HBO Boxing HBO

SEC on CBS CBS

Sunday Night Football NBC

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Outstanding Playoff Coverage

American League Championship Series FOX
Red Sox vs. Tigers

MLB Postseason on tbs tbs

NBA Playoffs on TNT TNT

NFC Championship FOX
Falcons vs. 49ers

NFC Wild Card FOX
Seahawks vs. Redskins

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Outstanding Live Sports Special

2013 NBA Finals ABC / ESPN
Heat vs. Spurs

The Championships, Wimbledon ABC/ESPN

The 55th Annual Daytona 500 FOX

The 109th World Series FOX

Red Sox vs. Cardinals

The 34th America’s Cup NBCSN

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Outstanding Sports Documentary

First: The Official Film of the London Olympic Games NBC

LT: The Life and Times Showtime
[CBS Sports/NFL Films]

The Doctor NBA TV

UFC Presents Ronda Rousey: Breaking Ground FS1
[A. Smith & Co.]

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Outstanding Sports Documentary Series

24/7 HBO
Red Wings – Maple Leafs: Road to the Winter Classic

30 for 30 ESPN

A Football Life NFL Network
[NFL Films]

Casualties of the Gridiron CasualtiesoftheGridiron.com
[Conde Nast Entertainment]

The Journey Big Ten Network
Big Ten Basketball 2013

MLS Insider NBCSN

Nine for IX ESPN

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Outstanding Sports News Anthology

60 Minutes Sports Showtime
[CBS News]

E: 60 ESPN2

NFL Films Presents NFL Network
[NFL Films]

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO

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Outstanding Sports Journalism

60 Minutes Sports Showtime
The Fall of Lance Armstrong [CBS News]

E: 60 ESPN2
Children of the Ring

In Play with Jimmy Roberts Golf Channel
Valentino Dixon

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
Putin’s Olympics: Cronyism and Corruption in Russia

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Outstanding Short Feature

E: 60 ESPN2
Shear Will

Ironman World Championship NBC
Peace, Love, Grace [Texas Crew Productions]

SportsCenter ESPN
Richie Parker: Drive

Sunday NFL Countdown ESPN
O.J. Brigance: Heart of the Ravens

The Super Bowl Today CBS
Chuck Pagano: A Season of Family

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Outstanding Long Feature

30 for 30 Shorts grantland.com
The Irrelevant Giant [ESPN Films]

30 for 30 Shorts grantland.com
Cutthroat [ESPN Films]

60 Minutes Sports Showtime
Great Falls [CBS News]

SportsCenter ESPN
The Lady Jags: Losing to Win

SportsCenter ESPN
Carry On

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The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award

24/7 HBO
Red Wings – Maple Leafs: Road to the Winter Classic

E: 60 ESPN2
The Ballad of Bushwacker

ESPN Grand Slam Tennis ABC / ESPN
Wimbledon & US Open

Football Night In America NBC
Redskins Name Commentary

NFL Films Presents NFL Network
Yours Truly, Dr. Z [NFL Films]