(CHICAGO) – FOX Sports Net Chicago earned two regional
Emmy Awards, including one for its coverage of Chicago Cubs
baseball and another for individual excellence, at the 42nd
Annual Chicago Midwest Emmy Awards ceremonies held this
past weekend at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago, IL.
“It’s always gratifying to receive these special honors
from our peers in the industry,” said James J. Corno, FOX
Sports Net Chicago’s Senior Vice President/General Manager.
“These awards represent the hard work and dedication not
only by the recipients, but of our entire network.”
The Chicago/Midwest Emmys awarded to FOX Sports Net Chicago
are as follows:
Outstanding Achievement for Sports Programs – Live
or Unedited Coverage of Sporting Events
Chicago Cubs Baseball – FOX Sports Net Chicago Team
Individual Excellence Craft Achievement Off Camera:
Writing – PSAs/Promos
Jay Elliott – composite
Fox Sports Net is a service of National Sports Partners.
Equally owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. and Fox Entertainment
Group, Fox Sports Net now reaches more than 70 million homes
nationwide. Rainbow Sports, a division of Cablevision’s
Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc., has dedicated itself to “Home
Team” fans for more than 20 years. Rainbow Sports incorporates
all of Rainbow Media’s sports assets, including: its 50
percent ownership of Fox Sports Net and Fox Sports National
Advertising; majority ownership of Madison Square Garden
Properties; and the ownership and management of Fox Sports
Net regional networks in six of the nation’s largest markets
– Chicago, New England, Florida, New York, Ohio and San
Francisco.
Contact:
Jeff Nuich
312-396-9800