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The Mtn. Receives Nine Emmy Award Nominations

CENTENNIAL, Colo. - The Mtn. – MountainWest Sports Network has received nine Emmy Award nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Heartland Chapter.
 
The Heartland Chapter, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary, was formed in 1986 after an intense effort to meet the high eligibility standards of the Academy's national board and serves the television industry in these markets/DMAs: Denver, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wichita/Hutchinson, Omaha, Colorado Springs/Pueblo, Lincoln/Hastings-Kearney, Topeka, Grand Junction/Montrose, Cheyenne/Scottsbluff and North Platte.
 
The Mtn.’s 2010-11 Heartland Chapter Emmy Award nominations by category are:
 
News Feature - Sports
 
“Meet the Smithsons”
Garrison Schott, Editor; Sammy Linebaugh, Talent
 
Program Series - Sports
 
“Season Pass: Colorado State Men’s Basketball – Episode 1”
Steve Hurlbut, Executive Producer; Frank Martin, Producer; Adrian Cruz, Editor; Garrison Schott, Editor
 
Sporting Event/Game – Live/Unedited
 
“Utah vs. SDSU Football”
Steve Hurlbut, Executive Producer; Brian Mitchell, Senior Coordinating Producer; Gavin Bodell, Producer; Kevin Cedergren, Associate Producer
 
Interview/Discussion Program/Segment
 
“All 22”
Chris Dellecese, Producer; Brett Brown, Associate Producer; Marius Payton, Host; Beau Morgan, Analyst; Kelly Stouffer, Analyst
 
Magazine Program Feature/Segment
 
“Frogs for the Cure”
Jeff McLain, Editor; Joana Canals, Reporter
 
Sports Promotion
 
“CU vs. CSU Mascots”
Sean Murray, Producer/Writer; Mike Gray, Producer
 
Program – Image
 
“Network Image”
Sean Murray, Producer/Writer; Mike Gray, Producer
 
Short Form Editor
 
“Mike Gray Composite”
Mike Gray, Editor
 
Program Graphics
 
“Programming Graphics”
Steve Symkoviak, Creative Director; Jason Abell, Senior Designer/Animator; Bryan Davis, Designer
 
“On behalf of network, I congratulate all of the nominees on their accomplishments and thank the Heartland Chapter for bestowing this recognition on The Mtn.,” said Steve Hurlbut, vice president of production and programming for The Mtn.  “It takes the dedication of our entire team to achieve the results that garnered these nominations and we’re proud to deliver quality programming choices to Mountain West Conference fans on a daily basis.”
 
Founded in 1947, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and the Emmy Award stand for the best in the television industry. As the only non-profit organization dedicated to recognizing outstanding achievement, raising industry standards and improving the quality of television, the NATAS and its 19 chapters across the country recognize excellence in television with the coveted Emmy Award for News, Sports, Daytime, Public Service and Technology
 
Heartland Chapter Emmy winners will be announced on Saturday, July 23.
 
For more information, visit www.emmyonline.org.