Sports Lifetime Achievement Award

	Sports Lifetime Achievement Award The Sports Lifetime Achievement Award is a special award given away each year at the Sports Emmy Awards. It was first given away in 1989. It is always announced days before the nominations are. List of recipients 1989: Jim McKay 1990: Lindsey Nelson 1991: Curt Gowdy 1992: Chris Schenkel 1993: Pat Summerall 1994: Howard Cosell 1995: Vin Scully 1996: Frank Gifford 1997: Jim Simpson 1998: Keith Jackson 1999: Jack Buck 2000: Dick Enberg 2001: Herb Granath 2002: Roone Arledge 2003: Ed Sabol and Steve Sabol 2004: Chet Simmons 2005: Bud Greenspan 2006: Don Ohlmeyer 2007: Frank Chirkinian 2008: Dick Ebersol 2009: John Madden 2010: Al Michaels 2011: Jack Whitaker 2012: ''Not awarded'' 2013: Ted Turner 2014: George Bodenheimer 2015: Verne Lundquist 2016: Brent Musburger 2017: Barry Frank 2018: ''Not awarded'' 2019: Dick Vitale 2020: Lesley Visser Lesley Candace Visser (born September 11, 1953) is an American sportscaster, television and radio person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sports Emmy Awards The Sports Emmy Awards, or Sports Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Sports Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American sports television programming, including sports-related series, live coverage of sporting events, and best sports announcers. The awards ceremony, presenting Emmys from the previous calendar year, is usually held on a Spring Monday night, sometime in the last two weeks in April or the first week in May. The Sports Emmy Awards are all given away at one ceremony, unlike the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards, which hold a "Creative Arts" ceremony in which Emmys are given to behind-the-scenes personnel. History The first Emmy for "Best Sports Coverage" was handed out at the second annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony in 1950, where KTLA, a local television station i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	26th Sports Emmy Awards The 26th Sports Emmy Awards honoring American sports coverage in 2004 were presented on May 2, 2005 at Frederick P. Rose Hall in the Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City. The nominees were announced on March 9. Nominations ''Winners are in bold Outstanding Live Sports Special * 2004 Major League Baseball season#Postseason, Major League Baseball: Division Series (ESPN) * 2004 Masters Tournament (CBS Sports, CBS) * Super Bowl XXXVIII (CBS Sports, CBS) * 2004 Wimbledon Championships (NBC Sports, NBC) * 2004 World Series (FOX Sports, FOX) Outstanding Live Sports Series * ''ESPN Sunday Night Football'' (ESPN) * ''IndyCar Series, INDY Racing League'' (ABC Sports, ABC/ESPN) * ''MLB on Fox'' (FOX Sports, FOX) * ''Monday Night Football'' (ABC Sports, ABC) Outstanding Live Event Turnaround * The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (NBC Sports, NBC) * Great Outdoor Games (ESPN) * Special Edition Game of the Week: Sounds of the Game (Baltimore Ravens, Ravens v. New York Jets, Jets) (NFL Network/N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Al Michaels Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American television sportscaster currently working as the play-by-play announcer for ''Thursday Night Football'' on Prime Video and in an emeritus role for NBC Sports. He has worked on network sports television since 1971, with his most recent work being with NBC Sports after nearly three decades (1976–2006) with ABC Sports. Michaels is known for his many years calling play-by-play of National Football League games, including ''ABC Monday Night Football'' from 1986 to 2005 and ''NBC Sunday Night Football'' from 2006 to 2021. He is also known for famous calls in other sports, including the Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the earthquake-interrupted Game 3 of the 1989 World Series. Early life and education Michaels was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, to Jay Leonard Michaels and Lila Roginsky/Ross. He grew up as a Brooklyn Dodgers fan. In 1958, Michaels' family moved to Los Angeles, the same yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	32nd Sports Emmy Awards The 32nd Sports Emmy Awards were presented on May 2, 2011 at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Awards Programs Personalities Technical ReferencesNBC, HBO lead Sports Emmy wins - Variety {{EmmyAwardsbyYear 032 Sports Emmy Awards Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Madden (American Football) John Earl Madden (April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021) was an American football coach and sports commentator in the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, who he led to eight playoff appearances, seven division titles, seven AFL / AFC Championship Game appearances, and the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XI. Never having a losing season, Madden holds the highest winning percentage among NFL head coaches who coached 100 games. After retiring from coaching, Madden was a color commentator for NFL telecasts from 1979 to 2008, which earned him 16 Sports Emmy Awards. Madden appeared on all four major American television networks, providing commentary for games broadcast by CBS, Fox, ABC, and NBC. He also lent his name, expertise, and commentary to the ''Madden NFL'' video game series (1988–present), which became the best-selling football video game franchise of all time. Madden was inducted into the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	31st Sports Emmy Awards The 31st Sports Emmy Awards were presented on April 26, 2010 at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Awards Programs Personalities Technical References * * {{EmmyAwardsbyYear 031 Sports Emmy Awards Sports Emmy Awards Sports Emmy The Sports Emmy Awards, or Sports Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Sports ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dick Ebersol Duncan "Dick" Ebersol (; born July 28, 1947) is an American television executive and a senior adviser for NBC Universal Sports & Olympics. He had previously been the chairman of NBC Sports, producing large-scale television events such as the Olympic Games and National Football League broadcasts. Early life Ebersol was born in Torrington, Connecticut, the son of Mary (née Duncan) and Charles Roberts Ebersol, a former chairman of the American Cancer Society. He and Josiah Bunting III are half-brothers. In 1967, aged 20, Ebersol began his long history with the Olympics when he temporarily dropped out of Yale University to join Roone Arledge and ABC Sports as television's first-ever Olympic researcher. Career Move to NBC In 1974, he joined NBC as Director of Weekend Late Night Programming. In 1975, at the suggestion of Paramount Pictures executive Barry Diller, Ebersol and NBC president Herbert Schlosser approached Lorne Michaels for help in creating a show to fill the Saturd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	30th Sports Emmy Awards The 30th Sports Emmy Awards were presented on April 27, 2009 in the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. The nominees were announced on April 2. Awards Programs Personalities Technical References {{EmmyAwardsbyYear 030 Sports Emmy Awards Sports Emmy Awards Sports Emmy The Sports Emmy Awards, or Sports Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Sports ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Frank Chirkinian Frank Chirkinian (June 3, 1926 – March 4, 2011) was an Armenian-American television sports producer and director. He is most notable for his work on golf coverage, though he also directed coverage of the Winter Olympics, the United States Open Tennis Championships, college and professional American football, auto racing and the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. He died at his Florida home after suffering from lung cancer. Shortly before his death, Chirkinian was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame; he was inducted posthumously. Early life Chirkinian was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Golf coverage Chirkinian was known as the 'father of televised golf' for the impact he had on golf broadcasting. He came to the attention of CBS after he impressed with his direction of the 1958 PGA Championship. Recruited by the network, who had no one with expertise in the relatively new field of golf broadcasting, he went on to be executive producer of CBS's golf coverage from 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	29th Sports Emmy Awards The 29th Sports Emmy Awards honoring American sports coverage in 2007 was presented on April 28, 2008 at Frederick P. Rose Hall in the Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City. The nominees were announced on March 13. Awards Programs Personalities Technical ;Sports Lifetime Achievement Award ''Frank Chirkinian'', Golf producer References {{EmmyAwardsbyYear 029 Sports Emmy Awards The Sports Emmy Awards, or Sports Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Sports ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Don Ohlmeyer Donald Winfred Ohlmeyer Jr. (February 3, 1945September 10, 2017) was an American television producer and president of the NBC network's west coast division. He received notoriety for firing Norm Macdonald from ''Saturday Night Live'' in early 1998, a move that is widely believed to have been motivated by Macdonald's refusal to stop making jokes at the expense of Ohlmeyer's friend, O.J. Simpson. Ohlmeyer also directed the Olympics and other live sporting events while working for ABC and ESPN. He was a professor of television communications at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Early life Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Ohlmeyer grew up in the Chicago area and attended Glenbrook North High School. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1967. Career ABC Sports Ohlmeyer began his career with ABC Sports. A disciple of Roone Arledge, he worked on '' Wide World of Sports'', was the first hired producer of ''Monday Night Football'', brought '' Superstars'' to tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	28th Sports Emmy Awards The 28th Sports Emmy Awards honoring American sports coverage in 2006 were presented on April 30, 2007 at Frederick P. Rose Hall in the Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City. The nominees were announced on March 22. Nominations ''Winners are in bold ;Outstanding Live Sports Special 131st Preakness Stakes - NBC 2006 FIFA World Cup - ABC * 2006 Major League Baseball postseason - Fox Sports * NFL Wild Card Playoff: Pittsburgh vs. Indianapolis - CBS * 2006 Masters Tournament - CBS ;Outstanding Live Sports Series ''ESPN College Football'' ''ESPN Major League Baseball'' ''Monday Night Football'' ''HBO Boxing'' ''NASCAR on TNT''/''NASCAR on NBC'' ; Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly '' College Gameday'' ''Inside the NFL'' '' NBA Nation'' ''Sunday NFL Countdown'' ''The NFL Today'' ; Outstanding Studio Show - Daily ''Baseball Tonight'' ''Inside the NBA'' ''Olympic Ice'' ''Outside the Lines'' ''Pardon the Interruption'' ;Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Host Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]