News 12 Long Island Honored with 30 New York Emmy Award Nominations

WOODBURY, N.Y. - Feb. 12, 2015 - PRLog -- WOODBURY, N.Y., February 12, 2015 – Yesterday the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences today honored News 12 Long Island with 30 New York Emmy® Award nominations.  The award nominations were announced at the studios of CUNY-TV in New York City.

"We’re proud of these 30 nominations and the talented people who achieved them,” said Patrick Dolan, News Director, News 12 Long Island. “Every day we bring Long Islanders the information they need to know and we do that with enthusiasm, passion, and pride.  To be recognized for those efforts with these prestigious awards is truly an honor.”

The 2015 Emmy® Awards will be presented on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at The Marriott Marquee Times Square in New York City.  The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, founded in 1955, is the preeminent membership organization serving the television industry. NY NATAS encourages the pursuit of excellence and promotes the highest standards of quality in television by conferring the industry’s classic and most-coveted peer-recognition symbol of distinction – the Emmy®.

News 12 Networks, which is comprised of seven individual local 24-hour news channels across Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, received a total of 84 New York State Emmy® Award nominations this year.

News 12 Long Island New York Emmy® Award Nominations:

Arts: News: Violin Maker

Children/Youth (2): Heart of a Champion and Love for Luke

Entertainment: Rockettes

Environment: News/Feature: What’s In the Water

Environment: Program/Special: What’s In the Water Town Hall

Feature News Report: Light Feature (3): Iron Inspiration and Isle Toy Shopping and Washing the Wall

Graphics: Animation: Jessica Lee Composite

Historical/Cultural: Program Feature/Segment (2): LI Hidden Past Series and Sound & Soul

Human Interest: News: Ride for Life

Military (3): Sgt. York and Operation Gratitude and Fallen Heroes Memorial Day 2014 Special

On-Camera Talent: Reporter – Feature/Human Interest: Jamie Stuart

On-Camera Talent: Reporter – Live: Doug Geed

On-Camera Talent: Reporter – Sports: Kevin Maher

Photography: News:  Dave Rahner

Photographer: Sports: Sean Arena

Politics/Government: Eyes of the Law

Public/Current/Community Affairs: Series: Unprotected

Public/Current/Community Affairs: Feature/Segment: Blue Wall Bullies?

Societal Concerns: Program Feature/Segment: Eyes of the Law: Who’s Watching You?

Sports: Single News Story (2): The Old Time Game and He Shoots & Scores!

Teen (2): Distracted Teens Crackdown and Losing Wrestler

Writer - News: Virginia Huie


News 12 Long Island

News 12 Long Island is the exclusive 24-hour local news service dedicated to covering the counties of Nassau and Suffolk, available exclusively on the Long Island Cablevision systems.  News 12 Long Island was the first local 24-hour cable television news channel of its kind to launch in the United States in 1986.  Today News 12 Long Island is part of News 12 Networks which is the largest and most watched regional news network.  The network includes seven individual local 24-hour news channels, five traffic and weather channels, the award winning news12.com, and News 12 Interactive, channel 612 on Optimum TV.   News 12 Networks is owned and operated by Cablevision Systems Corporation.