Newsday receives record 25 New York Emmy nominations
Newsday's headquarters in Melville is seen Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. Credit: Steve Pfost
Newsday received a record 25 nominations Thursday in the 60th annual New York Emmy Awards competition, the most for any newspaper in the region.
Staff members were nominated for video/multimedia packages in the categories of: Investigative Report; Feature News; Education/Schools; Crime; Historical/Cultural; Human Interest; Religion; Societal Concerns; Sports; Interview/Discussion; Interactivity; Audio; Program Editing; Sports Editing; and Photography.
“These nominations are a testament to the creativity and dedication of our video team,” said Debby Krenek, co-publisher of Newsday. “We are enormously honored to receive this recognition.”
News 12 Long Island received 21 nominations. News 12 Networks, including New Jersey, Westchester and Connecticut, received a total of 64 nominations.
Last year, Newsday received 20 nominations and won 7 Emmys.
The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominations of work submitted by dozens of news organizations at the studios of CUNY-TV.
Winners will be announced at a black-tie gala May 6 at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Manhattan’s Times Square.
Newsday Investigates: Girl was absent, late in half the school days in months before death ... University says hazing victim responsible for own injuries ... Crossing the Island in one day on public transportation ... Let's Go: Catskill Mountain Railroad
Newsday Investigates: Girl was absent, late in half the school days in months before death ... University says hazing victim responsible for own injuries ... Crossing the Island in one day on public transportation ... Let's Go: Catskill Mountain Railroad
