ledies22 Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 36 minutes ago, 13th&Jackson said: ESPN is a joke: ESPN used fake names to secure Emmys for ‘College GameDay’ stars the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), the organization that administers the Emmys, uncovered a scheme that the network used to acquire more than 30 of the coveted statuettes for on-air talent ineligible to receive them. Since at least 2010, ESPN inserted fake names in Emmy entries, then took the awards won by some of those imaginary individuals, had them re-engraved and gave them to on-air personalities. The nexus of the scheme was “College GameDay,” the show that Fitting helped turn into a cultural phenomenon and a revenue machine. From 2008-18, it nabbed eight Emmys for outstanding weekly studio show. But on-air talent was, until 2023, prohibited by NATAS guidelines from being included in a credit list in that category. ESPN circumvented the rule by inserting fake names into the credit list it submitted to NATAS for “College GameDay.” The Athletic reviewed the credit lists for the years the show won: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. In each one of those seven years, names similar to the names of on-air personalities – and with identical initials – were listed all under the title of “associate producers.” Kirk Henry (Kirk Herbstreit), Lee Clark (Lee Corso), Dirk Howard (Desmond Howard), and Tim Richard (Tom Rinaldi) appeared in all seven years. Steven Ponder (Sam Ponder) and Gene Wilson (Gene Wojciechowski) appeared in five from 2014-18. Chris Fulton (Chris Fowler) appeared in 2010, 2011, 2014 and 2015. Shelley Saunders (Shelley Smith) appeared in the 2010 credit list. https://theathletic.com/5193316/2024/01/11/espn-emmys-fake-names-college-gameday/ has been a joke for quite some time now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 Speaking of ESPN... https://www.theroot.com/stephen-a-smith-came-for-jason-whitlock-here-s-why-he-1851158886 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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