FOX Sports South and SportSouth received 12 Emmy nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Southeast Chapter.
The 2012 NATAS Southeast Regional Emmy Awards, which will be presented June 9 in Atlanta, recognize television excellence in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Asheville, N.C.
In 2011, FOX Sports South and SportSouth received 19 Emmy nominations and recorded eight wins. Here are the nominees:
News and Program Specialty Excellence – Sports Program Feature / Segment
ACC All Access – John Wilkerson, Nicole Muracco, Hannah Cerrone, Keith Wetzler
News and Program Specialty Excellence – Sports Regularly Scheduled
The NEW College Football Show – Steven Toth, Scott Sharrer, Ford Heiner, Keith Wetzler
News and Program Specialty Excellence – Program Series
Under the Lights: Making of a Braves Broadcast – Keith Wetzler, Zach Whipple, Steve Becker
News and Program Specialty Excellence – Sports-One Time Special
At Home with Jason Heyward – Keith Wetzler, Marcus Kluttz, Steve Becker, Jason Heyward
News and Program Specialty Excellence – Sporting Event/Game-Live/Unedited
MLB - Astros at Braves – Hammond Reynolds, Rohan Backfisch, Jay Hoover, Garry Lehman
SEC Football - East Carolina vs. South Carolina – Hammond Reynolds, Craig Ritchie, Jay Hoover, Mike Miller
Programming Excellence – Interview / Discussion
In My Own Words: Fredi Gonzalez – Keith Wetzler, Zach Whipple, Steve Becker, Fredi Gonzalez
In My Own Words: Gene Chizik "Journey to a Championship" – Marcus Kluttz, Steve Becker, Ray Goodrich, Gene Chizik
Crafts Achievement Excellence – Interactivity
SEC Gridiron LIVE – Kristina Akra, Christina Atkins, Bill Cochran, Keith Wetzler
Crafts Achievement Excellence – Graphics/Animation
Jon Johnson
Crafts Achievement Excellence – On-Camera Talent – Sports Play-by-Play / Sports Analyst
James Bates
Tommy Bowden
"To receive 12 Emmy nominations across 10 categories is a tremendous honor and recognition of our goal to achieve excellence in a variety of areas, including live event production, original programming production, on-air presentation and graphic design,'' said Jeff Genthner, senior vice president and general manager of FOX Sports South and SportSouth. "We are grateful to the Southeast Chapter of NATAS for recognizing our efforts and applaud the other nominees on being recognized for excellence in television production and programming.''
