ROOT SPORTS WINS TWO EMMY® AWARDS

June 18, 2015 Press

Seattle, WA – ROOT SPORTS  was awarded two Emmys at the 52nd Annual Awards Ceremony for the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) on Saturday evening, June 6.

The awards and nominations span a variety of categories, showcasing the extensiveness of ROOT SPORTS’ broadcast capabilities. The awards earned this year are as follows:

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

  • Mariners Baseball on ROOT SPORTS • Jon Bradford, Executive Producer • Sarah Hilsendeger, Production Manager • Liz Serrette, Operations Manager • Curtis Wilson, Senior Producer • Mark Engelbrekt, Senior Director • Mike Pike Parker, Producer • Doug Herbison, Director • Lacey Cameron, Director • Andy Urlacher, Audio Specialist • Steven Hurd, Production Associate • Stu Vitue, Editor • Carl Severson, Editor

Graphic Arts

  • Graphic Arts Compilation • Richard Ealom

This marks the fifth consecutive year ROOT SPORTS has taken home an Emmy in the “Live Sporting Events” category. This year, the winning program was the Seattle Mariners broadcast. The previous winners in this category for ROOT SPORTS include Big Sky Football, Portland Timbers, and College Football on FSN. This is also the second consecutive year ROOT SPORTS has been nominated in the “Graphic Arts” category, but the first year ROOT SPORTS has won the Emmy.

ROOT SPORTS earned seven nominations in six different categories this year including:

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

  • Mariners Baseball on ROOT SPORTS • Jon Bradford, Executive Producer • Sarah Hilsendeger, Production Manager • Liz Serrette, Operations Manager • Curtis Wilson, Senior Producer • Mark Engelbrekt, Senior Director • Mike Pike Parker, Producer • Doug Herbison, Director • Lacey Cameron, Director • Andy Urlacher, Audio Specialist • Steven Hurd, Production Associate • Stu Vitue, Editor • Carl Severson, Editor

  • Big Sky Football on ROOT SPORTS • Jon Bradford, Executive Producer • Liz Serrette, Operations Manager • Sarah Hilsendeger, Production Mananger • Ryan Schaber, Producer • Patrick Brown, Director • David Hammond, Lead Editor • Justin Dexter, Technical Manager

Sports – Feature/Segment

  • The Chicken Runs At Midnight • Brad Adam, Reporter • Marcus Teats, Editor

Sports – Program Series

  • Seahawks All Access • Seahawks Broadcasting • Brian O’Connell, Executive Producer • Dave Rees, Producer • Derrick Froyalde, Associate Producer

Director – Live or Recorded Live

  • Patrick Brown – Director • Patrick Brown

Graphic Arts

  • Graphic Arts Compilation • Richard Ealom

Promotion – Program – Single Spot

  • Opening Day – Seattle Mariners • Tom Anthony, Creative Director • Bill Roberts, Vice-President Content • Ben Huelsing, Producer • Jeff Meyer, Producer • Brian De Herrera-Schnering, Editor • Richard Ealom, On-Air Designer • Juliana Broste, Photographer

About ROOT SPORTS

ROOT SPORTS is the home of the Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC, Portland Timbers, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Big Sky Conference and Mountain West Conference. The network reaches 3.4 million households across five states, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, and delivers more than 350 live events each year – all of which are available in high definition.

ROOT SPORTS regional sports networks are operated by DIRECTV Sports Networks LLC in the Northwest, Pittsburgh and Rocky Mountain regions. The three networks combined reach 9 million households across 18 states and own exclusive programming and distribution partnerships with more than 20 teams and conferences. DIRECTV Sports Networks is a subsidiary of DIRECTV, the world’s most popular television service.