Southeast Emmy Awards

Southeast Emmy Award
Awarded for	Television
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Presented by	NATAS
First awarded	1975
Official website	http://www.southeastemmy.com/

Southeast Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The Atlanta, Georgia division was founded in 1975. In addition to granting the Southeast Emmy Awards, this division awards scholarships, honors industry veterans at the Gold and Silver Circle Celebration, conducts National Student Production Awards of Excellence, has a free research capability and a nationwide job bank. The chapter also participates in judging Emmy entries at the regional and national levels.

The academy is divided into the following boundaries and encompasses the states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina and Asheville, North Carolina. These territories are responsible for the submission of television broadcast materials for awards consideration.

Each year the membership of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Southeast Chapter elects eight new professionals to a 16-member rotating Board of Governors to represent the Southeast television community.

The Board of Governors is a working board that cooperates and innovates to promote and ensure the best interests of the membership.

The following Trustees serve on the Executive Committee and represent the chapter at the national level:

Evelyn Mims

Jeremy Campbell

Ioanna Dafermou - Alternate Trustee, (President, Board of Governors, NATAS Southeast)

The 2010 Southeast Emmy Awards were held on June 26, 2010 and broadcast live from Atlanta, Georgia. The event was held at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead and was hosted by television star Mike Pniewski.

The 2011 Southeast Emmy Awards were held on June 18, 2011 and broadcast live from Atlanta, Georgia. The event was held at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead and was hosted by Broadway producer Kenny Leon.

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