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Ed
Sharpe of Glendale Arizona wins Rocky Mountain Emmy(R) Award for
Breaking News/ Continuing Coverage
Photo: Jennifer Jones KPHO and President of the Rocky Mountain NATAS Chapter and Ed Sharpe of CouryGraph Productions/ Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV with 2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy(R) Award for the production of "The Laura Graff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver" .(Photo by Bette Sharpe)
The National Television Academy Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter awarded the statuette. The chapter covers Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and parts of California and Wyoming. The Emmy® Statuettes represents the highest honor bestowed in the Television Industry, making them the most coveted awards in broadcasting. The presentation on the evening of October 6th was the 30th annual event for the organization. It was held at the plush Renaissance Hotel and Resort's Conference Center located near the University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale Arizona. Sharpe said, "There's more people involved in making "The Laura Graff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver" and other news segments than you see on the surface. It's not just me!" Sharpe added,
"Many people have taken time to teach me videography,
editing, writing, ethics in journalism and appreciated are the people
that were great sounding boards to discuss ideas with... fantastic were
family members that put up with me working all hours to get the job
done... lets not forget the patient subjects as well we had for
interviews when we started out our careers. Indeed! these are all
the people who won this Emmy(R) Award as well." Glendale Police Chief Steven Conrad stated: "I would like to congratulate Ed on his latest Emmy! Ed is committed to providing our community with information about the efforts of public safety. This is video is a great example of a great police-media relationship." Officer Matt Barnett, Glendale Police Department PIO, who narrated the Hit and Run segment congratulated Ed Sharpe " ...I have worked with him many times in the past and Mr Sharpe is a pleasure to work with and is asset to the local journalistic community." In addition to the award ceremonies, attendees were treated to a tour of Glendale 11, the City of Glendale Arizona cable channel's new world class HD studios and control room in the process of installation. This beautiful new media center is adjoining the plush Glendale Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center located near the University of Phoenix stadium located in he new Glendale Sports area.
In
addition to the award ceremonies attendees were treated to a tour of
Glendale 11 , the City of Glendale Arizona Cable channel,
new world class HD studios and control room that are being installed in
part of the media center. About the Video: Title: The Laura Graff Hit
and Run Accident - Search For The Driver
Photo: Glendale Police Department PIO -Officer Matt Barnett shown in a screen from the call for information put out over Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV. We are still looking for the SUV responsible for the Hit and Run accident involving Laura Graff and her motorcycle which took plaice on the evening of September 23, 2006 at 7:00 pm.
What the Video was about:
• Description On the evening of September 23, 2006 at 7:00 pm, Glendale firefighters responded to a car and motorcycle crash involving Laura Graff, a 24-year-old Glendale woman.
She was riding her motorcycle at 59th Avenue and Mercer Lane in Glendale Arizona. They found Graff barely clinging to life from the severe injuries caused by hit and run driver. The driver of the vehicle that hit Laura fled the scene. This footage was the first reporting of the event and a call for witnesses to help locate this driver. This driver remains unidentified. Unlike a traditional television newscast, this production with it's call for information narrated by Glendale Police PIO Matt Barnett, still remains online shadowing the perpetrator... someday they will be identified. Laura Graff survived and is undergoing therapy to overcome the effects of her injuries. You may also see the ceremony whereas she awarded the fire fighters, ambulance drivers and hospital trauma personal for helping save her life in an article at http://www.glendaledailyplanet.com/ .
About The National Television Academy The National Television Academy is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime, Creative Craft, Public & Community Service, Technology & Engineering/Advanced Media and Business & Financial Reporting. Excellence in Prime Time programming and international programming is recognized by its affiliate, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Local Emmys are given in 19 regions across the United States. Beyond awards, the National Academy has extensive educational programs including National Student Television and its Student Award of Excellence for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public. For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.org.
About CouryGraph Productions / Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV in Glendale, AZ
Glendale Daily Planet, the parent organization of KKAT-IPTV was started in 2004 as the first community journalism news site in Glendale and perhaps all of Arizona... Serving The Metro West Side of the Valley of the Sun, Glendale Daily Planet has witnessed, participated in and recorded the further rejuvenation of the downtown core, the meteoric rise of the 'Glendale Sports Empire' and the restoration of historic sections of the town.
Sharpe is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE), Independent Feature Project (IFP) (IFP/PHX), Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation (SMECC) member of the national Media Communications Association-International Association (MCAI) and other associations.
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Arizona Internet Broadcaster Receives 5 Emmy® Nominations.
Photo: Jennifer Jones KPHO and President of the Rocky Mountain NATAS Chapter Presents Ed Sharpe of CouryGraph Productions/ Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV With 5 Emmy® Nominations! (Photo by Bette Sharpe)
Glendale Arizona Internet Broadcaster Receives 5 Emmy® Nominations.
Four separate 2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy® Nominations Parties were held simultaneously in Phoenix, Tucson, Salt Lake City and Albuquerque on Tuesday,.
The Phoenix Emmy® nomination party was held at the Friday's Front Row Sports Grill at 401 E. Jefferson Street Tuesday, August 28th from 6pm - 8pm The Nominations were announced at 7pm.
The
2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy®
Awards will be held at the brand new Renaissance Hotel and Resort in
Glendale on Saturday, October 6th - more details to come. Be sure to
keep an eye on http://www.rockymountainemmy.org .
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CouryGraph Emmy® Nominations
72 – ADVANCED MEDIA – ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT
73 – ADVANCED MEDIA – BREAKING NEWS-CONTINUING COVERAGE
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About Glendale Daily
Planet / KKAT-IPTV And CouryGraph Productions
Glendale Daily
Planet, the parent organization of KKAT-IPTV was started in 2004 as
the first community journalism news site in Glendale and perhaps all
of Arizona... Serving The Metro West Side of the Valley of the Sun,
Glendale Daily Planet has witnessed, participated in and recorded the
further rejuvenation of the downtown core, the meteoric rise of the
'Glendale Sports Empire' and the restoration of historic sections of
the town.
One aspect Sharpe is most proud of is the ability to have a continuous 24/7 stream of archived footage in the player but yet, when a special event arises, have the ability to go live interrupting the pre-programmed content to cover the event. With the advent of higher speed EVDO radio cards and compact portable satellite terminals the options are limitless.
Residents can
now catch stories of interest on their schedule, taking advantage of
the on-demand character of Internet media. No more waiting for 5 or
10pm and no need to program the TiVo. Important stories remain
available, a mouse click away, for years in the online archives..
In addition to his work With KKAT-IPTV, CouryGraph Productions and the Glendale Daily Planet, Ed Sharpe is the webmaster for MCA-I Chapter 44 in Phoenix Arizona and a member of the national Media Communications Association-International Association. Sharpe also is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE), Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation (SMECC) and other associations.
The work of Ed Sharpe from CouryGraph Productions and other
participative community journalists and engineering staff may be
viewed, 24-hours a day, seven days a week at http://www.glendaledailyplanet.com/
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