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NBC SPORTS EARNS 24 SPORTS EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

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Sunday Night Football Nominated for Outstanding Live Sports Series; Up For 12th Win in 16 Years

SNF’s Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth Nominated in Respective Play-by-Play and Event Analyst Categories

Noah Eagle Earns Nomination after Opening Season of Big Ten Saturday Night

GOLF Channel’s Unredeemable Earns Three Nominations

Telemundo Earns Studio Show Nominations for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and SNF; Andrés Cantor and Miguel Gurwitz Earn On-Air Personality Nomination

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 9, 2024 – NBC Sports earned 24 Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2023, highlighted by nominations for its coverage of Sunday Night Football, the 149th Kentucky Derby, golf, and more.

The announcement was made today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The winners will be announced on Tuesday, May 21.

Highlights of NBC Sports’ nominations:

    • Sunday Night Football — primetime television’s No. 1 show for an unprecedented 13 consecutive seasons – earned six nominations, including for Outstanding Live Sports Series, which it has won 11 times in the past 15 years;

 

    • NBC Sports received a nomination in the Outstanding Playoff Coverage category for its presentations of the NFL Playoffs on NBC and Peacock;

 

    • NASCAR on NBC earned an Outstanding Technical Team Event nomination for the Chicago Street Race;

 

    • NBC Sports earned two nominations in the Outstanding Open/Tease category for Timeless on The 149th Kentucky Derby coverage and Heidi on SNF. In addition, SNF earned a nomination for The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award – Short Form for its opening teases throughout the season;

 

    • Mike Tirico was nominated for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play following his second season as the play-by-play voice of Sunday Night Football/ Tirico has won the Sports Emmy in the Host category for the past two years;

 

    • Cris Collinsworth, winner of 17 Sports Emmys, was nominated in the Outstanding Sports Personality – Event Analyst category for the 17th time in the past 18 years;

 

    • Noah Eagle, the voice of NBC Sports’ Big Ten Saturday Night games, was nominated for Outstanding Sports Personality – Emerging On-Air.

 

    • Kaylee Hartung, who worked two NFL playoff games for NBC Sports in addition to her role on Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football, was nominated for Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter;

 

    • Andrés Cantor (Telemundo), winner of four Sports Emmys, was nominated for Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish, along with Telemundo Deportes colleague Miguel Gurwitz.

 

NBC Sports earned a total of 24 nominations, including six nominations for SNF, three nominations for GOLF Channel, one nomination for NBCSports.com, and four nominations for Telemundo.

The complete list of NBC Sports nominations are as follows:

    • Outstanding Live Series: Sunday Night Football (NBC/Peacock)
    • Outstanding Playoff Coverage: NFL Playoffs on NBC (NBC/Peacock)
    • Outstanding Short Feature: Madden & Stingley (NBC/Peacock)
    • Outstanding Long Feature: Unredeemable (GOLF Channel)
    • Outstanding Open/Tease: The 149th Kentucky Derby: Timeless (NBC)
    • Outstanding Open/Tease: Sunday Night Football: Heidi (NBC/Peacock)
    • Outstanding Personality/Play-by-Play: Mike Tirico (NBC/Peacock)
    • Outstanding Personality/Sports Event Analyst: Cris Collinsworth (NBC/Peacock)
    • Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air: Noah Eagle (NBC/Peacock)
    • Outstanding Personality/Sideline Reporter: Kaylee Hartung (Prime Video/NBC/Peacock)
    • Outstanding Technical Team Event: NASCAR on NBC: Chicago Street Race (NBC)
    • Outstanding Camera Work – Long Form: Unredeemable (GOLF Channel)
    • Outstanding Editing – Short Form: The 149th Kentucky Derby: Timeless (NBC)
    • Outstanding Editing – Long Form: Unredeemable (GOLF Channel)
    • The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award – Short Form: Sunday Night Football (NBC/Peacock)
    • Outstanding Writing – Long Form: Chasing Gold: Farebersviller (NBC)
    • Outstanding Audio/Sound – Live Event: NASCAR on NBC (NBC/USA Network)
    • Outstanding Audio/Sound – Live Event: Sunday Night Football (NBC/Peacock)
    • Outstanding Public Service Content: Hometown Hopefuls (NBC/NBCSports.com)
    • Outstanding Public Service Content: Notre Dame Football: What Would You Fight For? (NBC)
    • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup (Telemundo)
    • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Sunday Night Football (Telemundo)
    • Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish: Andrés Cantor (Telemundo)
    • Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish: Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo)

 

A complete list of nominees is available at https://theemmys.tv/sports-45th-nominations/.

 

For more information about NBC Sports shows and properties, including press releases, photos, talent and executive bios and headshots, please visit https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/.

 

–NBC SPORTS–

 

NBC SPORTS WINS 8 SPORTS EMMY AWARDS, LED BY XXIV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

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NBCUniversal’s Presentation of Beijing Olympics Delivers 4 Sports Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Live Sports Special

Mike Tirico Wins for Outstanding Studio Host For Second Consecutive Year

Telemundo’s Andrés Cantor Wins Fifth Sports Emmy for Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish

NEW YORK, NY – May 22, 2023 – NBC Sports tonight won eight Sports Emmy Awards for excellence in sports television production, highlighted by multiple honors for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games. The awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

NBCUniversal’s presentation of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games from Beijing in Feb. 2022 won four Sports Emmys, including for Outstanding Live Sports Special.

In addition:

 

  • Mike Tirico, for the second consecutive year, earned the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host, following a stretch in which he anchored the Beijing Olympics in primetime, horse racing’s Triple Crown, golf’s U.S. Open, and the Indianapolis 500.

 

  • Andrés Cantor (Telemundo) won his fifth Sports Emmy for Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish, punctuated by his work on the Copa Mundial de la FIFA Qatar 2022.

 

  • Telemundo Deportes’ Copa Mundial de la FIFA Qatar 2022 earned the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish.

 

  • Peacock earned a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Camera Work – Long Form for Meddling;

 

The complete list of NBC Sports winners is as follows:

 

  • Outstanding Live Sports Special: XXIV Olympic Winter Games (NBC)
  • Outstanding Personality/Studio Host: Mike Tirico (NBC/GOLF Channel)
  • Outstanding Technical Team Event: XXIV Olympic Winter Games (NBC)
  • Outstanding Camera Work – Long Form: Meddling (NBC/Peacock)
  • Outstanding Audio/Sound – Live Event: XXIV Olympic Winter Games (NBC/USA Network)
  • Outstanding Graphic Design – Event/Show: XXIV Olympic Winter Games & Paralympic Games (NBC/USA Network/CNBC/Peacock/Twitter/NBCOlympics.com)
  • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Copa Mundial de la FIFA Qatar 2022 (Telemundo/Peacock)
  • Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish: Andrés Cantor (Telemundo)

 

A complete list of winners is available at https://theemmys.tv/.

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NBC SPORTS EARNS 38 SPORTS EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

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XXIV Olympic Winter Games Earn 10 Nominations, Tied for Most of Any Program

Sunday Night Football Nominated for Outstanding Live Sports Series; Up For 12th Win in 15 Years

148th Kentucky Derby and 2022 Winter Olympic Games Nominated for Outstanding Live Sports Special

Peacock Earns Six Nominations, Including Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair (Outstanding Long Documentary) and Meddling (Outstanding Documentary Series)

Mike Tirico Nominated in Host and Play-by-Play Categories, Joined by SNF Colleagues Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark

 Telemundo’s Andrés Cantor, Rolando Cantú, and Miguel Gurwitz Earn Sports Personality Nominations

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 11, 2023 – NBC Sports earned 38 Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2022, highlighted by nominations for its coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Sunday Night Football, the 148th Kentucky Derby, golf, and more.

The announcement was made today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The winners will be announced on Monday, May 22.

Highlights of NBC Sports’ nominations:

    • The XXIV Olympic Winter Games from Beijing garnered 10 nominations, tied for the most of any program;

    • Sunday Night Football — primetime television’s No. 1 show — was nominated again for Outstanding Live Sports Series, which it has won 11 times in the past 14 years;

    • NBC Sports received two nominations in the Outstanding Live Sports Special category for its presentations of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and the 148th Kentucky Derby;

    • The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award nomination for the Rewiring the Olympics production element during the Beijing Olympics;

    • Peacock earned six nominations, including Outstanding Long Documentary for Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair and Outstanding Documentary Series and Outstanding Camera Work – Long Form for Meddling;

    • Mike Tirico was nominated for Outstanding Sports Personality – Host, after winning the Sports Emmy in the category last year, and Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play, following his first season as the play-by-play voice of Sunday Night Football;

    • Cris Collinsworth, winner of 17 Sports Emmys, including last year for his SNF commentary, was nominated in the Outstanding Sports Personality – Event Analyst category for the 16th time in the past 17 years;

    • Melissa Stark, in her first year as Sunday Night Football’s sideline reporter, was nominated for Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter;

    • Andrés Cantor (Telemundo), winner of three Sports Emmys, was nominated for Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish, along with Telemundo Deportes colleagues Rolando Cantú and Miguel Gurwitz.

 

NBC Sports earned a total of 38 nominations, including six nominations for Peacock, two nominations for GOLF Channel, one nomination for NBCOlympics.com, eight nominations for Telemundo, and two nominations for NBCLX.

The complete list of NBC Sports nominations are as follows:

    • Outstanding Live Sports Special: The 148th Kentucky Derby (NBC)
    • Outstanding Live Sports Special: XXIV Olympic Winter Games (NBC)
    • Outstanding Live Series: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
    • Outstanding Playoff Coverage: FedEx Cup Playoffs on NBC (NBC/GOLF Channel)
    • Outstanding Playoff Coverage: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
    • Outstanding Long Documentary: Woooooo! Becoming Rick Flair (Peacock/WWE)
    • Outstanding Documentary Series: Meddling (NBC/Peacock)
    • Outstanding Studio Show – Daily: The Rich Eisen Show (Peacock/The Roku Channel)
    • Outstanding Open/Tease: XXIV Olympic Winter Games: The Ride of Their Lives (NBC)
    • Outstanding Interactive Experience – Event Coverage: Fan Controlled Football (NBCLX/DAZN/Twitch/Fubo TV)
    • Outstanding Interactive Experience – Event Coverage: XXIV Olympic Winter Games
    • Outstanding Digital Innovation: Fan Controlled Football 2.0 (NBCLX/DAZN/Twitch/Fubo TV)
    • Outstanding Digital Innovation: XXIV Olympic Winter Games: The World’s First Immersive 8K Livestream (NBC)
    • Outstanding Personality/Studio Host: Rich Eisen (NFL Network/Peacock/The Roku Channel)
    • Outstanding Personality/Studio Host: Mike Tirico (NBC/GOLF Channel)
    • Outstanding Personality/Play-by-Play: Mike Tirico (NBC/GOLF Channel)
    • Outstanding Personality/Sports Event Analyst: Cris Collinsworth (NBC)
    • Outstanding Personality/Reporter: Melissa Stark (NBC)
    • Outstanding Technical Team Event: XXIV Olympic Winter Games (NBC)
    • Outstanding Technical Team Studio: XXIV Olympic Winter Games (NBC)
    • Outstanding Camera Work – Short Form: The 148th Kentucky Derby (NBC)
    • Outstanding Camera Work – Long Form: Meddling (NBC/Peacock)
    • Outstanding Editing – Short Form: XXIV Olympic Winter Games: Titans (NBC)
    • The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award – Short Form: The 150th Open: Teases (NBC)
    • Outstanding Audio/Sound – Live Event: NASCAR on NBC (NBC/USA Network)
    • Outstanding Audio/Sound – Live Event: XXIV Olympic Winter Games (NBC/USA Network)
    • Outstanding Graphic Design – Event/Show: XXIV Olympic Winter Games (NBC/USA Network/CNBC/Peacock/Twitter/NBCOlympics.com)
    • The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award: XXIV Olympic Winter Games: Rewiring the Olympics (NBC)
    • Outstanding Promotional Announcement: XXIV Olympic Winter Games: Jurassic (NBC)
    • Outstanding Public Service Content: Super Bowl LVII: Run With It (NBC)
    • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Copa Mundial de la FIFA Qatar 2022 (Telemundo)
    • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Debate Mundial (Telemundo)
    • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Hoy en La Copa (Telemundo)
    • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Sunday Night Football en Universo (Telemundo)
    • Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish: Hoy en La Copa: Raul Jimenez – El Milagro (Telemundo)
    • Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish: Andrés Cantor (Telemundo)
    • Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish: Rolando Cantú (Telemundo)
    • Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish: Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo)

 

 

A complete list of nominees is available at https://theemmys.tv/.

For more information about NBC Sports shows and properties, including press releases, photos, talent and executive bios and headshots, please visit https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/.

–NBC SPORTS–

NBC SPORTS EARNS 31 SPORTS EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

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Games of XXXII Olympiad Earn 10 Nominations

Sunday Night Football Nominated for Outstanding Live Sports Series; Up For 12th Win in 14 Years

Peacock Earns Five Nominations, Including The Dan Patrick Show and The Rich Eisen Show for Outstanding Studio Show – Daily

Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Al Michaels, Michele Tafoya, Peacock’s Rich Eisen and Telemundo’s Andrés Cantor, Miguel Gurwitz, and Ana Jurka Earn Sports Personality Nominations

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 6, 2022 – NBC Sports earned 31 Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2021, highlighted by nominations for its coverage of the Tokyo Olympics, NFL, NASCAR, and golf.

The announcement was made today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Highlights of NBC Sports’ nominations:

  • The Games of the XXXII Olympiad from Tokyo, Japan, garnered the second-most nominations of any program with 10;

 

  • Sunday Night Football — primetime television’s No. 1 show — was nominated again for Outstanding Live Sports Series, which it has won 11 times in the past 13 years;

 

  • NBC Sports received two nominations in the Outstanding Live Sports Special category for its presentations of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and Super Bowl LVI;

 

  • The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award nomination for the Friends & Family production element during the Tokyo Olympics;

 

  • Mike Tirico was nominated in the Outstanding Sports Personality – Host category for the third consecutive year;

 

  • Cris Collinsworth, winner of 16 Sports Emmys throughout his career, was nominated in the Outstanding Sports Personality – Analyst category for the fourth consecutive year;

 

  • Michele Tafoya, a four-time winner of the Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter Emmy, was nominated for the 10th time in the 10-year history of the category;

 

  • Andrés Cantor (Telemundo), winner of three Sports Emmys, was nominated for Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish, along with Telemundo Deportes colleagues Miguel Gurwitz and Ana Jurka.

 

NBC Sports earned a total of 31 nominations, including five nominations for Peacock, one nomination for GOLF Channel and six nominations for Telemundo.

The complete list of NBC Sports nominations are as follows:

  • Outstanding Live Sports Special: Games of the XXXII Olympiad (NBC)
  • Outstanding Live Sports Special: Super Bowl LVI (NBC/Peacock)
  • Outstanding Live Sports Series: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
  • Outstanding Edited Sports Event Coverage: Road To The Super Bowl (NBC)
  • Outstanding Documentary Series – Serialized: Golden: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts (Peacock)
  • Outstanding Studio Show – Daily: The Dan Patrick Show (Peacock)
  • Outstanding Studio Show – Daily: The Rich Eisen Show (Peacock)
  • Outstanding Studio Show – Limited Run: Golf Central Live From The PGA Championship (GOLF Channel)
  • Outstanding Interactive Experience – Event Coverage: Games of the XXXII Olympiad (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Mike Tirico (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Rich Eisen (Peacock/NBCSN/NFL Network/DirecTV/B/R Live)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Al Michaels (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst: Cris Collinsworth (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter: Michele Tafoya (NBC)
  • Outstanding Technical Team Event: Games of the XXXII Olympiad (NBC)
  • Outstanding Technical Team Studio: Games of the XXXII Olympiad (NBC)
  • Outstanding Technical Team Studio: Super Bowl LVI Pregame Show (NBC)
  • Outstanding Camera Work – Short Form: Games of the XXXII Olympiad: A Vision as One/The Best of U.S. (NBC)
  • Outstanding Editing – Short Form: Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Titans (NBC)
  • The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award – Short Form: The 149th Open Teases (NBC)
  • Outstanding Audio/Sound – Live Event: NASCAR on NBC (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Graphic Design – Event/Show: Games of the XXXII Olympiad (NBC/USA Network/CNBC/MSNBC/NBCSN)
  • The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award: Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Friends & Family (NBC)
  • Outstanding Promotional Announcement: Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Imagine (NBC)
  • Outstanding Public Service Announcement/Campaign: #WeThe15 (NBC/Twitter/Facebook/YouTube)
  • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Games of the XXXII Olympiad (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Sunday Night Football (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish: Nos Vemos en el Podio (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish: Andrés Cantor (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish: Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish: Ana Jurka (Telemundo)

 

A complete list of nominees is available at https://theemmys.tv/.

For more information about NBC Sports shows and properties, including press releases, photos, talent and executive bios and headshots, please visit https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/.

 

–NBC SPORTS–

NBC SPORTS GROUP GARNERS 25 SPORTS EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

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Nominations Across Coverage of the NFL, Kentucky Derby, NHL, NASCAR, Notre Dame, Tokyo Olympics, Golf and Premier League

Sunday Night Football Nominated for Outstanding Live Sports Series, Up For 11th Win in 13 Years

Mike Tirico, Mike “Doc” Emrick, Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya, and Telemundo’s Andrés Cantor and Ana Jurka Earn Talent Nominations

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 21, 2021 – NBC Sports Group earned 25 Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2020, highlighted by recognition for its coverage of the NFL, Kentucky Derby, NHL, NASCAR, Notre Dame, Golf, Tokyo Olympics, and Premier League.

The announcement was made today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Highlights of NBC Sports Group’s nominations:

    • Sunday Night Football – primetime television’s No. 1 show – was nominated again for Outstanding Live Sports Series, which it has won 10 times in the past 12 years;
    • The 146th Kentucky Derby earned a pair of nominations in Outstanding Live Sports Special and Outstanding Camera Work;
    • NBC received two nominations in the Outstanding Playoff Coverage category for its presentations of Sunday Night Football and the NASCAR Playoffs;
    • NBC earned a nomination in the Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly category for Football Night in America;
    • Notre Dame Football coverage on NBC garnered a nomination in The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award for HDR LUTs;
    • Mike Tirico (NBC) was nominated in the Outstanding Sports Personality – Host category for the third consecutive year;
    • Mike “Doc” Emrick (NBC), who has won the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play in seven consecutive years and eight of the last 10, was nominated once again in the category along with Al Michaels (NBC), an eight-time Sports Emmy winner;
    • Cris Collinsworth (NBC), winner of 16 Sports Emmys throughout his career, was nominated for the Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst category;
    • Michele Tafoya (NBC), a three-time winner of the Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter Emmy, was nominated for the 10th time in the 10-year history of the category;
    • Andrés Cantor (Telemundo), winner of three Sports Emmys, and Ana Jurka were nominated for Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish.

 

NBC Sports Group earns a total of 25 nominations, including two nominations for GOLF Channel, three for Peacock, one for Olympic Channel, and four nominations for Telemundo.

The complete list of NBC Sports Group nominations are as follows:

    • Outstanding Live Sports Special: 146th Kentucky Derby (NBC)
    • Outstanding Live Sports Series: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
    • Outstanding Playoff Coverage: NASCAR Playoffs on NBC (NBC/NBCSN)
    • Outstanding Playoff Coverage: Sunday Night Football: Playoffs (NBC/Peacock)
    • Outstanding Edited Sports Event Coverage: NHL on NBC – WIRED: Stadium Series – Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche (NBCSN)
    • Outstanding Long Sports Documentary: Yellow Brick Road (GOLF Channel)
    • Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly: Football Night in America (NBC)
    • Outstanding Studio Show – Daily: The Dan Patrick Show (Peacock/DirecTV)
    • Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Mike Tirico (NBC/NBCSN/GOLF Channel)
    • Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Rich Eisen (NFL Network/Peacock/NBCSN/DirecTV/B/R Live)
    • Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Mike “Doc” Emrick (NBC/NBCSN)
    • Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Al Michaels (NBC)
    • Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst: Cris Collinsworth (NBC)
    • Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter: Michele Tafoya (NBC)
    • Outstanding Camera Work – Short Form: The 146th Kentucky Derby – The Adjustment (NBC)
    • Outstanding Music Direction: Yellow Brick Road (GOLF Channel)
    • Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound: NASCAR on NBC (NBC/NBCSN)
    • Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
    • The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award: Notre Dame Football – NBC HDR LUTs (NBC)
    • Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – #StrongerTogether (Olympic Channel/NBCSN)
    • Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – “Summer”, “Light of Mine”, “Even More” (NBC)
    • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: La Liga Premier Extra (Telemundo)
    • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: La Liga Premier Tercer Tiempo (Telemundo)
    • Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish: Andrés Cantor (Telemundo)
    • Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish: Ana Jurka (Telemundo)

 

A complete list of nominees is available at www.emmyonline.org.

For more information about NBC Sports Group shows and properties, including press releases, photos, talent and executive bios and headshots, please visit https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/.

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–

MIKE “DOC” EMRICK, GOLF CHANNEL, AND NASCAR ON NBC WIN SPORTS EMMYS FOR NBC SPORTS GROUP

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Mike “Doc” Emrick Wins Record-Setting 7th Consecutive Sports Emmy for Play-by-Play

GOLF Channel Wins Outstanding Short Feature for NCAA Golf Championships – Life Without Katie: The Jason Enloe Story

NASCAR on NBC Wins Sports Emmy for Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound

NEW YORK, NY – August 12, 2020 – NBC Sports Group last night won three Sports Emmy Awards for excellence in sports television production, highlighted by Mike “Doc” Emrick’s record-setting win for play-by-play, and honors for GOLF Channel and NASCAR on NBC. The awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in a virtual ceremony.

Emrick’s Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play marks his record-setting seventh consecutive win in the category and is his eighth play-by-play win in the last 10 years.

GOLF Channel’s NCAA Golf Championships – Life Without Katie: The Jason Enloe Story took home the award for Outstanding Short Feature, while NASCAR on NBC was honored for Outstanding Live Event Audio/Studio.

Following are NBC Sports Group’s Sports Emmy winners:

    • Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Mike Emrick (NBC/NBCSN)
    • Outstanding Short Feature: NCAA Golf Championships – Life Without Katie: The Jason Enloe Story (GOLF Channel)
    • Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound: NASCAR on NBC (NBC/NBCSN)

 

A complete list of winners will be made available at www.emmyonline.org.

–NBC Sports Group–

NBC SPORTS GROUP GARNERS 24 SPORTS EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

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Nominations Across Coverage of the NFL, NHL, Kentucky Derby, NASCAR, Premier League, 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Golf and Tour de France

Sunday Night Football Nominated for Outstanding Live Sports Series, Up For 11th Win in 12 Years

Mike Tirico, Mike “Doc” Emrick, Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya, Kenny Albert and Telemundo’s Andrés Cantor Earn Talent Nominations

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 26, 2020 – NBC Sports Group earned 24 Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2019, highlighted by recognition for its coverage of the NFL, NHL, Kentucky Derby, NASCAR, Premier League, FIFA Women’s World Cup, golf, and Tour de France.

The announcement was made today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Highlights of NBC Sports Group’s nominations:

  • Sunday Night Football – primetime television’s No. 1 show – was nominated again for Outstanding Live Sports Series, which it has won 10 times in the past 11 years;
  • NBC received two nominations in the Outstanding Live Sports Special category for its presentations of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final and the 145th Kentucky Derby;
  • NBC earned a nomination in the Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly category for Football Night in America, and a nomination for Outstanding Studio Show – Daily for NHL Live;
  • Tour de France coverage on NBC and NBCSN garnered nominations for its Outstanding Technical Team Remote, and The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award for augmented reality;
  • NBC and NBCSN earned a nomination in the Outstanding Editing – Long Form category for its production of the documentary Drive Like Andretti about the life of motorsports icon Mario Andretti;
  • Mike Tirico (NBC) was nominated in the Outstanding Sports Personality – Host category for the second consecutive year;
  • Mike “Doc” Emrick (NBC), who has won the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play in six consecutive years and seven of the last nine, was nominated once again in the category along with Al Michaels (NBC) and Kenny Albert (NBC/NBCSN);
  • Cris Collinsworth, winner of 16 Sports Emmys throughout his career, was nominated for the Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst category;
  • Michele Tafoya (NBC), the only three-time winner of the Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter Emmy, was nominated for the ninth time in the nine-year history of the category;
  • Andrés Cantor (Telemundo), winner of three Sports Emmys, was nominated for Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish.

 

NBC Sports Group earns a total of 24 nominations, including three nominations for GOLF Channel and two nominations for Telemundo.

The complete list of NBC Sports Group nominations are as follows:

  • Outstanding Live Sports Special: 2019 Stanley Cup Final (NBC)
  • Outstanding Live Sports Special: 145th Kentucky Derby (NBC)
  • Outstanding Live Sports Series: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
  • Outstanding Edited Sports Event Coverage: Ironman World Championship (NBC)
  • Outstanding Short Sports Documentary: Golf Films: Chi Chi and Devo (GOLF Channel)
  • Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly: Football Night in America (NBC)
  • Outstanding Studio Show – Daily: NHL Live (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Studio Show – Daily: The Dan Patrick Show (NBCSN/B/R Live/DirecTV)
  • Outstanding Short Feature: NCAA Golf Championships – Life Without Katie: The Jason Enloe Story (GOLF Channel)
  • Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage: Premier League (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Mike Tirico (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Mike “Doc” Emrick (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Al Michaels (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Kenny Albert (NBC/NBCSN/FOX/FS1/MSG)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst: Cris Collinsworth (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter: Michele Tafoya (NBC)
  • Outstanding Technical Team Remote: Tour de France (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Editing – Long Form: Drive Like Andretti (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound: NASCAR on NBC (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Live Graphic Design: NHL on NBC (NBC/NBCSN)
  • The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award: Tour de France – Augmented Reality (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Hoy en la Copa Mundial Femenina de la FIFA (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish: Golf Central: Dylan Reales: El Loco del Palo (GOLF Channel)
  • Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish: Andrés Cantor (Telemundo)

A complete list of nominees is available at www.emmyonline.org.

For more information about NBC Sports Group shows and properties, including press releases, photos, talent and executive bios and headshots, please visit https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/.

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–

NBC SPORTS GROUP GARNERS 38 SPORTS EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

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NBCUniversal’s Coverage of XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang Leads All Programs With 12 Nominations

Sunday Night Football Nominated for Outstanding Live Sports Series, Up for 10th Win in 11 Years

GOLF Channel Earns Record Seven Nominations

Telemundo Earns Record Seven Nominations for its Spanish-language Coverage, Headlined by the 2018 FIFA World Cup

2018 TOUR Championship and 150th Belmont Stakes Earn Outstanding Live Sports Nominations

Mike “Doc” Emrick, Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya, Andres Cantor, and Miguel Gurwitz Earn Outstanding Sports Personality Nominations

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 3, 2019 – NBC Sports Group earned 38 Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2018, highlighted by 12 nominations for its coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang, South Korea – the most of any single program this year.

The announcement was made today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Winners will be announced by the Academy on Monday, May 20, at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.

Highlights of NBC Sports Group’s nominations:

  • NBC Sports Group’s 38 nominations are the second most it has ever received in a Winter Olympic year;
  • NBC Sports Group’s coverage of PyeongChang 2018 receives 12 nominations, the most for any single program;
  • Sunday Night Football – primetime television’s No. 1 show – is nominated again for Outstanding Live Sports Series, which it has won nine times in the past 10 years;
  • GOLF Channel earns seven nominations, a record for the network;
  • Telemundo earns a record seven nominations, headlined by its Spanish-language coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup;
  • Mike “Doc” Emrick, who has won the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play in five consecutive years, and six of the last eight, is nominated once again in the category;
  • Mike Tirico is nominated for Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host for his work on the PyeongChang Olympics, Football Night In America, Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup horse racing, and golf coverage;
  • Cris Collinsworth, who has won 16 Sports Emmys, is nominated for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play;
  • Michele Tafoya, a two-time winner of the Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter Emmy, was nominated for the eighth time in the eight-year history of the category;
  • Andres Cantor, winner of three Sports Emmys, and Miguel Gurwitz were nominated for Outstanding On-Air Talent in Spanish.

 

NBC Sports Group earns a total of 38 nominations, including a record seven nominations for both GOLF Channel and Telemundo, as well as the first ever nomination for The Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

The complete list of NBC Sports Group nominations are as follows:

  • Outstanding Live Sports Special: 2018 TOUR Championship – PGA TOUR (NBC/GOLF Channel)
  • Outstanding Live Sports Special: The 150th Belmont Stakes (NBC)
  • Outstanding Live Sports Series: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
  • Outstanding Live Sports Series: Golf Channel on NBC (NBC/GOLF Channel)
  • Outstanding Short Sports Documentary: 27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon (GOLF Channel Films)
  • Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly: Football Night In America (NBC)
  • Outstanding Studio Show – Daily: The Dan Patrick Show (NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Open/Tease: XXIII Olympic Winter Games: Always Start with the Dreams (NBC)
  • Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (NBC/NBCSN/CNBC/USA/NBCOlympics.com)
  • Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage: Premier League (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Social TV Experience: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Mike Tirico (NBC/GOLF Channel)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Mike Emrick (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst: Cris Collinsworth (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter: Michele Tafoya (NBC)
  • Outstanding Technical Team Remote: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (NBC/ NBCSN/CNBC/USA)
  • Outstanding Technical Team Studio: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (NBC/ NBCSN/CNBC/USA)
  • Outstanding Camera Work: XXIII Olympic Winter Games: Always Start with the Dreams (NBC)
  • Outstanding Editing – Short Form: Morning Drive: Parscription: The Gary Smith Story (GOLF Channel)
  • Outstanding Editing – Long Form: Birthright: Becoming Toby Dawson (The Olympic Channel)
  • Outstanding Editing – Long Form: Golf Central: Meet Don Byers (GOLF Channel)
  • The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award: XXIII Olympic Winter Games: Always Start with the Dreams (NBC)
  • The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award: XXIII Olympic Winter Games: Mexico City 1968 (NBC)
  • The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award: Golf Central: Meet Don Byers (GOLF Channel)
  • Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (NBC)
  • Outstanding Live Graphic Design: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (NBC/NBCSN/CNBC/USA/MSNBC)
  • Outstanding Post-Produced Graphic Design: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
  • Outstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (NBC)
  • The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award: Notre Dame Football: Single Stream HDR With Atmos (NBC)
  • The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award: Tour de France: Raptor Smartglasses (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement: XXIII Olympic Winter Games: Best of U.S. (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement: 2018 Copa Mundial de la FIFA (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish: 2018 Copa Mundial de la FIFA (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish: Copa Libertadores 2018 Final – River Plate vs. Boca Juniors (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Debate Mundial (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Hoy en La Copa (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding On-Air Talent in Spanish: Andrés Cantor (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding On-Air Talent in Spanish: Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo)

 

A complete list of nominees is available at www.emmyonline.org.

 

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–

ESPN Deportes Wins Sports Emmy for Outstanding Studio Show

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En una velada que reconoció lo mejor de los medios deportivos, ESPN lideró con 10 premios Sport Emmy entregados por la National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences [Academia Nacional de Artes y Ciencias de Televisión] en su 39o año. Fútbol Picante, por ESPN Deportes, ganó en la categoría de programa de estudio en español el premio Sport Emmy, el cuarto premio de la cadena en esa categoría en cinco años.

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NBC SPORTS GROUP GARNERS 41 SPORTS EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

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NBCUniversal’s Coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics Leads All Programs With 14 Nominations

NBC Sports Group Earns 11 Nominations For NFL Coverage

Sunday Night Football Nominated for Outstanding Live Sports Series, Up For 8th Win in 9 Years

Golf Channel Garners Record 5 Nominations; Telemundo & Universo Earn 6 Nominations in Spanish-language Categories

10 NBCUniversal Announcers Nominated – Tops Among Media Companies

Bob Costas, Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Mike “Doc” Emrick, Mike Tirico, David Feherty, Dan Patrick, Michele Tafoya, Andres Cantor and Sammy Sadovnik Earn Talent Nominations

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 30, 2017 – NBC Sports Group earned 41 Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2016, highlighted by 14 nominations for its coverage of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio – the most of any single program this year – and 11 nominations for its NFL coverage.

 

The announcement was made today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Winners will be announced by the Academy on Tuesday, May 9, at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.

 

Highlights of NBC Sports Group’s nominations:

 

  • NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics received 14 nominations, the most for any single program;

 

  • Games of the XXXI Olympiad was nominated for Outstanding Live Sports Special;

 

  • Sunday Night Football – primetime television’s No. 1 show – was nominated again for Outstanding Live Sports Series, which it has won seven times in the past eight years;

 

  • Golf Channel earned a network-record five Sports Emmy nominations;

 

  • Telemundo and Universo earned six nominations in the Spanish-language categories;

 

  • 10 members of NBCUniversal’s on-air sports team were nominated – the most of any media company;

 

  • 27-time Emmy Award-winner Bob Costas (NBC) received two nominations, including Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host;

 

  • David Feherty (Golf Channel/NBC), Dan Patrick (NBC/NBCSN) and Mike Tirico (Golf Channel/NBC) received nominations for Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host;

 

  • Mike “Doc” Emrick (NBC/NBCSN), a four-time Emmy Award-winner for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play, and Al Michaels (NBC), a seven-time Emmy Award-winner, received nominations in the category;

 

  • Cris Collinsworth (NBC), who has 16 Sports Emmys, was nominated for Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst;

 

  • Michele Tafoya (NBC), a two-time winner of the Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter Emmy, was nominated for the sixth time in the six-year history of the category;

 

  • Andres Cantor (Telemundo/NBC Universo) and Sammy Sadovnik (Telemundo/NBC Universo) were nominated for Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish.

 

All of NBC Sports Group’s national television networks – NBC (28), NBCSN (7), and Golf Channel (5), as well as Spanish-language networks Telemundo (6) and NBCUniverso (3) – received nominations. NBCOlympics.com also received one nomination.

 

The complete list of NBC Sports Group nominations are as follows:

  • Outstanding Live Sports Special: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
  • Outstanding Live Sports Series: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
  • Outstanding Playoff Coverage: NFL Playoffs (NBC)
  • Outstanding Edited Sports Coverage: Road To Rio: The 2016 Paralympic Team Trials (NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly: Football Night in America (NBC)
  • Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly: Feherty (Golf Channel)
  • Outstanding Studio Show – Limited Run: Golf Central, Live From The Players (Golf Channel)
  • Outstanding Short Feature: Golf Central (Golf Channel)
  • Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBCOlympics.com)
  • Outstanding Digital Innovation: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
  • Outstanding Social TV Experience: #NASCARThrowback (NBC)
  • Outstanding Social TV Experience: 142nd Kentucky Derby (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Bob Costas (MLB Network/NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: David Feherty (Golf Channel/NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Dan Patrick (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Mike Tirico (Golf Channel/NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Mike “Doc” Emrick (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play: Al Michaels (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst: Cris Collinsworth (NBC/NFL Network)
  • Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter: Michele Tafoya (NBC)
  • Outstanding Technical Team Remote: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
  • Outstanding Technical Team Studio: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
  • Outstanding Technical Team Studio: Premier League Live (NBC/NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Camera Work: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
  • Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
  • Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
  • Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound: NASCAR on NBC (NBC)
  • Outstanding Live Graphic Design: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
  • Outstanding Studio Design/Art Direction: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
  • Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction: Sunday Night Football (NBC)
  • Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction: Thursday Night Football (NBC/NFL Network)
  • The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBC)
  • Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement: Stanley Cup Playoffs (NBCSN)
  • Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish: Rumbo Al Mundial (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Telemundo/NBC Universo)
  • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Titulares Telemundo (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish: Titulares Y Más (Telemundo)
  • Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish: Andrés Cantor (Telemundo/NBC Universo)
  • Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish: Sammy Sadovnik (Telemundo/NBC Universo)

 

A complete list of nominees is available at www.emmyonline.org.

 

For more information about NBC Sports Group shows and properties, including press releases, photos, talent and executive bios and headshots, please visit NBCSportsGroupPressBox.com

 

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–