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]