Comcast SportsNet Garners 15 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award Nominations

Comcast SportsNet Garners 15 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award Nominations

Winners To Be Announced September 15

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast SportsNet, the leader in sports coverage, news and analysis in the Philadelphia region, was honored with 15 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award Nominations. The awards recognize excellence in news, programming and individual achievement in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The nominations were announced last evening at a reception hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Television Academy. Comcast SportsNet has been awarded 56 Emmys since the network launched in 1997.

"I am very proud of our staff at Comcast SportsNet for producing high quality, entertaining and insightful programming that is enjoyed by our viewers and recognized by our peers," said Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia President Stephanie Smith. "We are thrilled to be nominated for Station Excellence for the second year in a row. It reflects the impact that sports has on the lives of people throughout this region."

Comcast SportsNet's nightly news program "SportsNite" was also nominated for an Emmy for the eighth year in a row.

Comcast SportsNet was nominated for excellence in the following categories:

   Station Excellence       "Comcast SportsNet"    Sports - Regularly Scheduled Daily or Weekly Program       "SportsNite"    Anchor - Sports       Neil Hartman    Reporter - Sports       John Boruk       Lance Crawford       Derrick Gunn    Sports Analyst /Play-by-Play       Marc Zumoff    Photographer - News       Brad Nau    Writer - News       Neal Slotkin    Sports - Program Feature or Segment       "Coffee, Mud and Balls"    Sports - News Single Story or Series       "Fight To Survive"    Sports - One Time Special       "Reggie's Calling"       "Season of the Fan"    Magazine Program or Special       "'net Impact:  Premier Show"    Promotion - News & Program - Single Spot       "76 Reasons to Watch the 76ers on Comcast SportsNet"   

The Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards, which annually honor excellence in news, programming and individual achievement in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, will be presented September 15 at the Philadelphia Marriott in ceremonies that mark the 25th Anniversary of the regional awards program.

About Comcast SportsNet

Comcast SportsNet operates 11 sports networks that cover more than 2,400 live sporting events annually and deliver comprehensive sports news and analysis to 38 million cable and satellite homes. Comcast SportsNet's networks are: Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet West, Comcast SportsNet Northwest (launching Oct. 2007), SportsNet New York, FSN Bay Area, FSN New England, The Mtn. - MountainWest Sports Network, CSS, and Comcast Local Detroit. These networks provide live game coverage of 17 professional teams: the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks and Washington Capitals; the NBA's Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings and Washington Wizards; and MLB's Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants; as well as college, minor league and other sports. For more information see http://www.comcastsportsnet.com/ . Comcast SportsNet is operated by Comcast Corporation.

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Source: Comcast SportsNet

CONTACT: Maureen C. Quilter of Comcast SportsNet, +1-215-952-5944

Web site: http://www.comcastsportsnet.com/

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