(Woodbury, New York, March 31, 2003) – The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has honored News 12 Networks with a total of ten New York Emmy Awards. News 12 Long Island took home seven Emmys, News 12 New Jersey was awarded two, and News 12 Westchester had one to its credit. The 46th Annual Emmy awards were presented Sunday, March 30, 2003 at The Regent Ballroom in New York City.
"We're thrilled to have been honored once again with a significant number of Emmy victories in the very competitive N.Y. market", said Patrick Dolan, President of News 12 Networks. "We have a lot of talented people. They work hard every day, and all of them are focused on delivering top quality neighborhood coverage that is not available anywhere else. That's 'as local as local news gets.'"
News 12 Long Island received the following New York Emmy awards (7):
Religious Programming: The East End: Houses of Worship, Doug Geed, Reporter/Producer, Michael DelGiudice, Photographer/Editor, Gregory Inserillo, Editor; Writer: News: Inside the Fire Academy, Lea Tyrrell, Writer; Writer: Non-News: Long Island's Lighthouses, Cynthia Younker, Writer; Camera: News: Inside the Academy, Michael DelGiudice; Camera: Documentary and Entertainment: Long Island's Lighthouses, Michael DelGiudice, Photographer; Editor: News Spot or Single News Feature: Inside the Academy, Michael DelGiudice and Gregory Inserillo, Editors; Editor: Short Form: As Local as Local News Gets, Cynthia Younker.
News 12 New Jersey received the following New York Emmy awards (2):
Single Hard News Story: Police Dog Shooting, Walt Kane, Reporter/Producer, Bill Schlosser, Producer; On-Camera Achievement (News): Health Science Reporting: Janine Strafaci Composite, Janine Strafaci, Talent.
News 12 Westchester received the following New York Emmy award (1):
Educational Programming: series, segments: In the Greenhouse -Falling Leaves, Bob Yedowitz, Host Marc Blumenthal, Photographer.
The New York Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievements in television, originally broadcast or cablecast in New York or Northern New Jersey.
News 12 Long Island is part of News 12 Networks, the country's first, largest, and most watched 24-hour local television news network. The Network is made up of 5 individual local news channels serving the areas of Long Island, New Jersey, Southwestern Connecticut, Westchester County, and the Bronx. News 12 Networks is a cable exclusive service, reaching approximately 3.3 million households in the New York market. News 12 Networks is owned and operated by
Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc, a division of Cablevision Systems Corporation. Cablevision is one of the nation's leading entertainment and telecommunications companies. Its cable television operations serve 3 million households located in the New York metropolitan area. Cablevision owns a controlling interest and operates Madison Square Garden and its sports teams including the Knicks and Rangers. The company also operates New York's famed Radio City Music Hall and owns and operates Clearview Cinemas in the New York metropolitan area.