Comcast SportsNet Lands 15 Mid-Atlantic Emmys, Most in Network History

The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded Comcast SportsNet with 15 Emmy Awards, the most in station history. The Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards annually honors excellence in news, programming and individual achievement in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

“SportsNite,” Comcast SportsNet’s signature news program, was awarded an Emmy for best sportscast for the 13th time in the station’s history.  The network’s 15 year anniversary retrospective, “CSN 15 Year Special,” was also honored with an Emmy.

“The Mid-Atlantic Emmy awards Comcast SportsNet received this year speak volumes about this network’s talented staff,” said Brian Monihan, President of Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia “Comcast SportsNet produces countless hours of original programming each year, and the award-winning quality of this programming is a direct result of the hard-working and gifted employees that I am thrilled to work with each and every day.”

COMCAST SPORTSNET WAS AWARDED EMMYS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

SPORTS- DAILY PROGRAM OR SPORTSCAST “SportsNite”
Michael Gatti, Rob Kuestner, Sean Kane, Andrew Greth, Danny Pommells, Mark Leonard, and Jeffrey Wechsler

SPORTS- PROGRAM ONE-TIME SPECIAL “CSN 15 Year Special”
Rob Kuestner, Jay Passarella, Rachel Appel-Vazquez, Brian Dashefsky, Justin Krapf, Christopher Smith, and Jeremiah Hines

ON-CAMERA TALENT – ANCHOR- SPORTS
Amy Fadool

ON-CAMERA TALENT- SPORTS ANALYST/PLAY-BY-PLAY
Marc Zumoff

WRITER- NEWS/COMMENTARY/SHORT FORM
John Boruk

SPORTS – INTERVIEW/DISCUSSION
“Barkley At 50” Neil Hartman, Justin Krapf, and Kevin Flatley

HUMAN INTEREST – NEWS FEATURE
“The Ironman Of The Big Apple” Rob Rabena and Jerry Hines

EDUCATION/SCHOOLS PROGRAM FEATURE OR SEGMENT
“Drawn To Water” Brad Nau and Brian Dashefsky

HISTORIC/CULTURAL PROGRAM FEATURE/SEGMENT
“Pioneer Of Gold” Brad Nau and Ron Burke

SPORTS- PROGRAM FEATURE/SEGMENT
“Workhorse” Brad Nau

PUBLIC/CURRENT/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FEATURE/SEGMENT
“Miracle Field” Brad Nau

PHOTOGRAPHER- PROGRAM
Brad Nau

VIDEO ESSAY (SINGLE CAMERA ONLY)
“No Ordinary Walk”, Brad Nau

WRITER- PROGRAM
Brad Nau

EDITOR- PROGRAM
Justin Krapf