The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees for the 29th Annual Sports Emmy Awards at the IMG World Congress of Sports at the St. Regis Hotel in Monarch Bay/Dana Point, California. At the 29th Annual Sports Emmy Awards, winners in 30 categories including outstanding live sports special, sports documentary, studio show, play-by-play personality and studio analyst will be honored. The Awards will be given out at the prestigious Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center located in the Time Warner Center on April 28th, 2008 in New York City. Many of the leading sports broadcasters, personalities and television professionals will be presenters at the event. American Airlines and Thomson Grass Valley are the official sponsors of the 29th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal is the exclusive magazine partner. The list NASACR related shows nominated Outstanding Live Sports Special: NASCAR on FOX: Daytona 500, FOX Outstanding Live Sports Series: NASCAR on FOX, FOX Outstanding Live Event Turnaround: Quest for the Cup, NASCAR Images Outstanding Sports Documentary: Dale, NASCAR Images Outstanding Studio Show Daily: NASCAR Now, ESPN2 Outstanding Open / Tease: Indianapolis 500, ABC Outstanding Technical Team Remote: ESPN NASCAR, ABC / ESPN / ESPN2 & NASCAR on FOX, FOX Outstanding Technical Team Studio: NASCAR on FOX, FOX Outstanding Music Composition / Direction / Lyrics: Dale, NASCAR Images Outstanding Live Event Audio / Sound: NASCAR on FOX, FOX Outstanding Graphic Design: ESPN NASCAR, ABC / ESPN / ESPN2 The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award: ESPN NASCAR, Draft Track ABC / ESPN / ESPN2.(emmyonline.org)(3-14-2008)
