Seattle, WA – ROOT SPORTS was awarded two Emmys at the 52nd Annual Awards Ceremony for the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) on Saturday evening, June 6.
The awards and nominations span a variety of categories, showcasing the extensiveness of ROOT SPORTS’ broadcast capabilities. The awards earned this year are as follows:
Sporting Event/Game – Live/Unedited – Program/Special
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Mariners Baseball on ROOT SPORTS • Jon Bradford, Executive Producer • Sarah Hilsendeger, Production Manager • Liz Serrette, Operations Manager • Curtis Wilson, Senior Producer • Mark Engelbrekt, Senior Director • Mike Pike Parker, Producer • Doug Herbison, Director • Lacey Cameron, Director • Andy Urlacher, Audio Specialist • Steven Hurd, Production Associate • Stu Vitue, Editor • Carl Severson, Editor
Graphic Arts
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Graphic Arts Compilation • Richard Ealom
This marks the fifth consecutive year ROOT SPORTS has taken home an Emmy in the “Live Sporting Events” category. This year, the winning program was the Seattle Mariners broadcast. The previous winners in this category for ROOT SPORTS include Big Sky Football, Portland Timbers, and College Football on FSN. This is also the second consecutive year ROOT SPORTS has been nominated in the “Graphic Arts” category, but the first year ROOT SPORTS has won the Emmy.
ROOT SPORTS earned seven nominations in six different categories this year including:
Sporting Event/Game – Live/Unedited – Program/Special
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Mariners Baseball on ROOT SPORTS • Jon Bradford, Executive Producer • Sarah Hilsendeger, Production Manager • Liz Serrette, Operations Manager • Curtis Wilson, Senior Producer • Mark Engelbrekt, Senior Director • Mike Pike Parker, Producer • Doug Herbison, Director • Lacey Cameron, Director • Andy Urlacher, Audio Specialist • Steven Hurd, Production Associate • Stu Vitue, Editor • Carl Severson, Editor
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Big Sky Football on ROOT SPORTS • Jon Bradford, Executive Producer • Liz Serrette, Operations Manager • Sarah Hilsendeger, Production Mananger • Ryan Schaber, Producer • Patrick Brown, Director • David Hammond, Lead Editor • Justin Dexter, Technical Manager
Sports – Feature/Segment
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The Chicken Runs At Midnight • Brad Adam, Reporter • Marcus Teats, Editor
Sports – Program Series
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Seahawks All Access • Seahawks Broadcasting • Brian O’Connell, Executive Producer • Dave Rees, Producer • Derrick Froyalde, Associate Producer
Director – Live or Recorded Live
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Patrick Brown – Director • Patrick Brown
Graphic Arts
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Graphic Arts Compilation • Richard Ealom
Promotion – Program – Single Spot
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Opening Day – Seattle Mariners • Tom Anthony, Creative Director • Bill Roberts, Vice-President Content • Ben Huelsing, Producer • Jeff Meyer, Producer • Brian De Herrera-Schnering, Editor • Richard Ealom, On-Air Designer • Juliana Broste, Photographer