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Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

COMCAST SPORTSNET NOMINATED FOR 24 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EMMY AWARDS

Home of “Authentic Bay Area Sports” Earns 24 Nominations in 11 Categories

Nominations Include “Station Excellence” and “News Excellence” for SportsNet Central

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 1, 2013) – The San Francisco/Northern California Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has recognized Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and Comcast SportsNet California with a combined 24 Emmy Award nominations in 11 categories.  The nominations were announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

The 42nd Annual Northern California Area Emmy Awards will be presented on Saturday, June 15 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.

Comcast SportsNet’s Emmy Award nominations are:

Station Excellence

“ComcastSportsNetBay Area A Year of Excellence,” ComcastSportsNetBay Area

TED GRIGGS, Executive Producer

 

News Excellence

“SportsNet Central Compilation,” ComcastSportsNetBay Area

CHRIS OLIVERE, News Director

 

Sporting Event/Game-Live/Unedited-Program/Special

“Giants Baseball,” ComcastSportsNetBay Area

DAVID KOPPETT, Executive Producer; JEFF KUIPER, Producer; DEVON FOX,

JOSEPH T. WASHINGTON II, Coordinating Producers; DANIEL PETERSON,

Associate Producer; JAMES P. LYNCH, Director; DAVE FLEMMING,

DUANE KUIPER, JON MILLER, AMY U. GUTIERREZ, Talent

 

“A’s Baseball: The AL West “Walk-Off” Champ,” Comcast SportsNet California

DAVID KOPPETT, Executive Producer; D’AULAIRE LOUWERSE, Producer;

DEVON FOX, JOSEPH T. WASHINGTON II, Coordinating Producers; TOM

ADZA, Director; MIKE ROSENTHAL, AD; GLEN A. KUIPER, Talent;

RAYMOND E. FOSSE, Analyst; SEAN S. DAY, Tease Producer/Editor

 

On-Camera Talent-Sports/Play by Play/Analyst

“San Francisco Giants Baseball,” ComcastSportsNetBay Area

DUANE KUIPER, Play-By-Play; MIKE KRUKOW, Analyst;

AMY U. GUTIERREZ, Sideline Reporter

 

“San Jose Sharks,” Comcast SportsNet California

RANDY HAHN, Play-By-Play; DREW REMENDA, Analyst; BRODIE BRAZIL, Reporter

 

“Oakland A’s,” Comcast SportsNet California

GLEN A. KUIPER, Play-By-Play; RAYMOND E. FOSSE, Analyst

 

“GoldenState Warriors,” ComcastSportsNetBay Area

BOB FITZGERALD, Play-By-Play

 

On-Camera Talent-Sports-Anchor/Reporter

“Brazil Composite,” ComcastSportsNetBay Area

BRODIE BRAZIL, Sports Anchor/Reporter

 

Documentary

“The Town Game,” Comcast SportsNet California

MATT ABRAMS, Producer; KEITH MANGLONA, STEVEN UHALDE,

Photographers; ERIC RABINOWITZ, Editor

 

Sports-One-Time Special

“2012: A Year to Remember,” ComcastSportsNetBay Area

DAVE BERNSTEIN, Executive Producer; CHRIS ALVAREZ, ALEXA MAREMAA,

Producers; RYAN BUCKLEY, Associate Producer; CAMERON KIM, Editor

 

“The Final Cut: 2012 Oakland Athletics,” Comcast SportsNet California

ALEXA MAREMAA, Producer; KATE LONGWORTH, Reporter;

STEVEN UHALDE, Videographer; SEAN S. DAY, Editor

 

“Forgotten Dynasty,” Comcast SportsNet California

DAVID KOPPETT, Executive Producer/Writer; SEAN MADDISON, Producer;

CASEY PRATT, Segment Producer; STEVEN UHALDE, Photographer

 

Sports-Program Feature/Segment

“Isaiah Thomas “Hometown” (Part 4),” Comcast SportsNet California/Sacramento Kings

JEFF ANDERSON, Producer/Editor; DAVID PREVATT, FRANK M. PREVATT,

Directors of Photography

 

“Buster Posey MVP Package,” ComcastSportsNetBay Area

CAMERON KIM, Editor

 

“Orlando Ward: The Ultimate Highs,” ComcastSportsNetBay Area

SCOTT REISS, Producer/Reporter; PAUL DEL PIZZO, Videographer

 

“Love, Honor and Basketball: Remembering Jim Capoot,” ComcastSportsNetBay Area

MICHELLE BOWKER, ALEXEI GOPNIK-LEWINSKI, Producers;

STEVEN UHALDE, Photographer; ERIC RABINOWITZ, Video Editor

 

“All A’s: “Coming Home”,” Comcast SportsNet California

ALEXA MAREMAA, Producer; KATE LONGWORTH, Host/Reporter

 

Sports-Daily or Weekly Program/Series

“Inside the Clubhouse: Orange October: NLCS,” ComcastSportsNetBay Area/SFG Productions

CHRISTOPHER GARGANO, PAUL HODGES III, THOMAS MCDONALD,

Executive Producers; MATTHEW MCKEE, Producer/Video Editor;

TORIN SIMPSON, Senior Editor; BLAKE WILBERDING, Video Editor

 

“Inside the Clubhouse: The Next Chapter,” ComcastSportsNetBay Area/SFG Productions

CHRISTOPHER GARGANO, PAUL HODGES III, THOMAS MCDONALD,

Executive Producers; MATTHEW MCKEE, Producer/Video Editor;

TORIN SIMPSON, Senior Editor; BLAKE WILBERDING, Video Editor

 

“Inside the Clubhouse: Will the Thrill Part 3,” ComcastSportsNetBay Area/SFG Productions

CHRISTOPHER GARGANO, PAUL HODGES III, THOMAS MCDONALD,

Executive Producers; MATTHEW MCKEE, Producer/Video Editor;

TORIN SIMPSON, Senior Editor; BLAKE WILBERDING, Video Editor

 

Director-Live or Live-to-Tape

“Thomas Adza, Directing Composite,” ComcastSportsNetBay Area

TOM ADZA, Director

 

Commercial-Single Spot or Campaign

“The Pledge of the Kings Guard,” Comcast SportsNet California/Sacramento Kings

CRAIG E. AMAZEEN, Producer/Writer; CHRIS MURRAY, Producer/Editor

 

“PG&E Positive Energy,” ComcastSportsNetBay Area/SFG Productions

CHRISTOPHER GARGANO, PAUL HODGES III, THOMAS MCDONALD,

Executive Producers; MATTHEW MCKEE, Producer/Video Editor;

TORIN SIMPSON, Senior Editor; BLAKE WILBERDING, Video Editor

 

NBC Sports Regional Networks, part of the NBC Sports Group, consists of 13 local networks that deliver more than 2,400 sporting events annually, along with breaking news and comprehensive analysis, to more than 50 million cable and satellite homes. The NBC Sports Regional Networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Houston, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, CSS and SNY. NBC Sports Regional Networks also manages NECN (New England Cable News), the nation’s largest regional news network, and The Comcast Network, based in Philadelphia and Washington, which delivers community-oriented programming. For more information, see ComcastSportsNet.com.

 

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