Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia Scores 27 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Nominations

Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, along with The Comcast Network, scored 27 Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominations at a ceremony 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 7th at the Sheraton Society Hill.

“The talent we have both in front of and behind the camera, are as passionate about their work as fans are about their teams, and that is evident by the number of nominations our networks received across a variety of categories,” says Brian Monihan, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia President.  “I am extremely proud of our staff and would like to thank NATAS for recognizing them with these nominations.”

The Comcast Network was nominated for excellence in the following category:
Human Interest Program/Special
“Maddie Loves The Phillies”
Kevin Donahue
Bill Pizzie
Maureen Quilter

Comcast SportsNet was nominated for excellence in the following categories:

Station Excellence
“Comcast SportsNet”

Sports – Daily Program or Sportscast
“SportsNite”
Mike Gatti
Rob Kuestner
Sean Kane
Andrew Greth
Danny Pommells
Mark Leonard
Jeff Wechsler

Education/Schools Program Feature or Segment
“Drawn to Water”
Brad Nau
Brian Dashefsky

Historical/Cultural Program Feature/Segment
“Pioneer of Gold”
Brad Nau
Ron Burke

Human Interest – News Feature
“The Ironman of the Big Apple”
Rob Rabena
Jerry Hines

Sports – News Single Story or Series
“Herb Douglas – More Than an Olympian”
Danny Pommells
Jay Passarella
Kevin Flatley

“Overcoming Obstacles”
Ryan Woldoff
Lisa Hillary
Brian Spielman

“The Healing Game”
Brad Nau
John Boruk

Sports – Program/Feature Segment
“Cowboy Monkey Rodeo Night”
Tom Kretschmer
Brian Dashefsky

“Still J-Rolling”
Kevin Feeney
Jay Passarella

“Workhorse”
Brad Nau

Sports – Program One-Time Special

“Brian Dawkins Retires”
Neil Hartman
Justin Krapf
Brian Spielman
Thomas Kretschmer

“CSN 15 Year Special”
Rob Kuestner
Jay Passarella
Rachel Appel-Vasquez
Brian Dashefsky
Justin Krapf
Chris Smith
Jerry Hines

Sports Interview/Discussion
“Barkley at 50”
Neil Hartman
Justin Krapf
Kevin Flatley

Sporting Event/Game Live/Unedited Program/Special/Series
“Flyers Hockey”
Shawn Oleksiak
Bryan Cooper
Carl Graber

Public/Current/Community Affairs Feature/Segment
“Miracle Field”
Brad Nau

Editor – Program
Justin Krapf

Editor – Short Form
Jeff Dougherty

On Camera Talent – Anchor – Sports
Amy Fadool

On Camera Talent – Reporter – Sports
John Boruk

On Camera Talent – Sports Analyst/Play by Play
Marc Zumoff

Photographer – Program
Brad Nau
Tom Kretschmer

Video Essay (Single Camera Only)
“No Ordinary Walk”
Brad Nau

Writer – Program
Brad Nau

Writer – News/Commentary/Short Form
John Boruk