CN8, The Comcast Network Garners Seven Emmy Awards for Excellence in Programming

CN8, The Comcast Network Garners Seven Emmy Awards for Excellence in Programming

Original Programs 'It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle,' 'Your Morning,' 'CN8 News,' 'Let's Cook,' and 'Talk Show TV,' along with Network Specials 'CN8 Ultimate Wedding' and 'Children's Miracle Network Celebration 2004' Receive Honors from National Television Academy

CN8 Achieves 33 Emmy Nominations for Compelling Regional Coverage of Politics, News, Sports, Entertainment and More

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- CN8, The Comcast Network, a division of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)(NASDAQ:CMCSK), and its team of award- winning journalists, producers, writers and editors received honors for their outstanding production of original programs and exclusive television specials, winning seven Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards from the National Television Academy. The prestigious awards were given out at a black-tie ceremony held this Saturday, September 17, in Philadelphia. CN8 original programs recognized by the Academy covered topics ranging from politics and news to entertainment and cooking. The shows included: "It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle," "Your Morning," "CN8 News," "Let's Cook," and "Talk Show TV." Broadcast specials, "CN8 Ultimate Wedding" and "Children's Miracle Network Celebration 2004," were also honored. In addition, CN8's Tim Hauenstein received an Emmy for Outstanding Editor/Promotion, and Larry Kane, "Dean of Philadelphia Broadcasting" and CN8 consultant was recognized by the Academy with the 2005 Board of Governors' Award.

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"Our Emmy awards this year demonstrate that we are reaching our goal to offer viewers relevant and compelling original programming, spanning topics of regional and national importance," said Jon Gorchow, vice president and general manager, CN8. "The honor truly belongs to the talents and hard work of our hosts and executive producers, and their dedicated teams of savvy writers and editors. These awards, along with an impressive 33 Emmy nominations, are the perfect exclamation point to a year of strategic expansion into the Pittsburgh and Richmond media markets and the launch of three new original programs."

Founded by Comcast Eastern Division President Michael Doyle, CN8 is one of the nation's leading regional cable networks with a reach that spans approximately 7.1 million homes across 11 television markets including: New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Richmond, Hartford-New Haven, Harrisburg, Providence, Springfield, and Salisbury. CN8 features a solid mix of news, talk, sports, and entertainment programming among its 21 original series and more than 75 hours per week of original programming - more than any non-news network.

About CN8, The Comcast Network

CN8, The Comcast Network is owned and operated by Comcast Cable Communications, Inc., a division of Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA; CMCSK). CN8 (http://www.cn8.tv/) has quickly become one of the nation's largest and most honored regional 24-hour diversified television networks - serving 7.1 million cable homes on the East Coast. The network provides quality, locally produced programming in four main areas: live, interactive television; regional news; entertainment, and coverage of high school, college and professional sports. CN8 has been nominated for 241 regional Emmy Awards.

Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards CN8 received in 2005 include:

Outstanding Talk Program/Series "It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle" Lynn Doyle, Host/Executive Producer Tess Kelly, Co-Executive Producer Janet Tegley, Senior Producer Renee Towell, Senior Producer Stephanie Miller, Producer

Outstanding Morning Newscast "Your Morning" Peggy Giordano, Director, News & Programming

Outstanding Talk Program/One Time Only Special "CN8 & VIP Magazine's Ultimate Wedding" Traci Benjamin, Producer Craig Schulz, Producer Nicole Fox, Reporter Andrea Gibbs, Executive Producer Peggy Giordano, Director, News & Programming

Outstanding Community Outreach Program "Children's Miracle Network Celebration 2004" John Gorchow, VP & General Manager Melissa Kennedy, Senior Director, Marketing Patrick McManus, Executive Producer Connie Colla, Host/Producer Maureen Mason, Producer

Outstanding Host/Magazine and Specials Paul Dillon, Host "Let's Cook"

Outstanding Magazine Format Broadcast "Talk Show TV: Episode 4" Chad Shusman, Executive Producer Jonathan Jensen, Executive Producer Andrew Sternthal, Producer Seth Hallen, Producer Jon Gorchow, VP & General Manager

Outstanding Editor/Promotion Tim Hauenstein

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