VH1 Rock Doc 'DMC: My Adoption Journey' Takes Home a News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming at New York City Gala Held Last Night

VH1 Rock Doc 'DMC: My Adoption Journey' Takes Home a News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming at New York City Gala Held Last Night

An Encore Presentation of 'DMC: My Adoption Journey' Will Air On VH1, Saturday, September 29 at 10PM

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The critically acclaimed VH1 Rock Docs franchise picked up its first Emmy win last night as "DMC: My Adoption Journey" was awarded a News & Documentary Emmy for Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming. The other nominees in VH1's category were "I'm Mike Wallace: A 60 Minutes Tribute" (CBS); "Favela Rising" (Cinemax) and "Lomax The Songhunter" (PBS).

The 28th Annual News & Documentary Emmy(R) Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences last night at a black-tie ceremony at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York City. One thousand media industry executives, journalists, and producers attended the event which honors outstanding achievement in television journalism by individuals and programs, distributed via broadcast, cable and broadband.

"DMC: My Adoption Journey" premiered in February 2006 as the first documentary in the VH1 Rock Docs franchise. VH1 Rock Docs are high-end feature-length documentaries that each reveal an untold story in the history of rock and hip-hop music, combining never-before-seen footage with a unique and unconventional narrative approach. The documentaries tell some of the most unique stories of artists and music from a wide range of genres, styles, and musical perspectives. Since its launch, the VH1 Rock Docs brand has produced and aired such films as "Heavy: The Story of Metal," "The Drug Years," "Last Days of Left Eye," "Bling'd: Blood, Diamonds and Hip Hop," "The U.S. vs. John Lennon," "Monterey 40," "NY77: The Coolest Year In Hell" and the upcoming "Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who" among others.

Six years ago at the age of 35, hip-hop pioneer and co-founder of the multi-platinum legendary group Run-D.M.C., Darryl "DMC" McDaniels made a startling discovery: he was adopted. Suddenly everything he thought he knew about himself changed. This revelation occurred after the death of Jam Master Jay and while DMC was going through a deep depression. He began to question his purpose and place in life. DMC invited VH1 on his journey to track down this other family he never knew was out there. "DMC: MY ADOPTION JOURNEY" documented that search.

As DMC embarked on this courageous quest for his birth mother he had little information to go on. Given only what might be his biological mother's name DMC sought help in many places. The four month search created a roller coaster of emotions as DMC was faced with daily disappointments mixed with hope. All the while, his adoptive family struggled to understand his need to search for his roots. The end result provided closure for DMC and an important piece of clarity on life that he was looking for.

Log onto http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/vh1_rock_docs/99240/episode.jhtml for more information on "DMC: MY ADOPTION JOURNEY" and links to adoption resources.

DMC fans can track the latest news on DMC's videos, album and related activities via http://www.me-dmc.com/, his newly redesigned official fan club web site or, by joining DMC Mobile, by sending "DMC" to 22122.

"DMC: MY ADOPTION JOURNEY" is a production of VH1, directed and produced by Rick Sasson, edited/scored by Pierre Takal. Warren Cohen serves as Supervising Producer and Brad Abramson as Executive Producer. Michael Hirschorn and Shelly Tatro also serve as Executive Producers.

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 90 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital services including VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul and VSPOT, VH1's broadband channel. Connect with VH1 at www.VH1.com.

   *all times ET/PT    Contacts:   Lori Hornik/VH1                      Scott Acord/VH1   212-846-7131                         310-752-8075   lori.hornik@vh1staff.com             scott.acord@vh1staff.com    For more information on DMC please call:   Tracey Miller   Tracey Miller & Associates, Inc.   (609)383-2323, ext.11   tracey@tmapublicity.com  

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CONTACT: Lori Hornik, +1-212-846-7131, lori.hornik@vh1staff.com, or
Scott Acord, +1-310-752-8075, scott.acord@vh1staff.com, both of VH1; or Tracey
Miller of Tracey Miller & Associates, Inc., +1-609-383-2323, ext.11,
tracey@tmapublicity.com, for DMC

Web site: http://www.vh1.com/
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/vh1_rock_docs/99240/episode.jhtml

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