FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY ANNOUNCES
THE WINNERS OF THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE EMMY AWARDS
Aspen Institute Honored
By National Academy For Dedication to Fostering Leadership on Issues of
Global Concern
Walter Isaacson, President and CEO of the Aspen Institute,
Accepted the Honor
New York, October
23, 2003 – The National Television Academy announced the winners
of this year’s Public and Community Service Emmy Awards on Thursday,
October 23rd at a luncheon held at the Essex House in New
York City. Over 100 broadcasters and public service organization representatives
from across the U.S. gathered for the award ceremony.
The
awards honor television professionals for programming that advances
the common good. The Community Service Emmy is presented to a local
television station or cable company for a program or series that provides
an example of outstanding service to its community. In addition, two
awards for Outstanding Public Service Announcement, one national and
one local, are also presented each year.
There were ten Community Service Emmy Award
finalists, five National PSA finalists, and five Local PSA finalists.
Each finalist was presented with a commemorative plaque. Emmy statues
were presented to the three winners.
The results, tabulated by the independent
accountancy firm Lutz and Carr LLP, follow:
Community Service Emmy Award winner: PBS/Banyan
Communications, St. Charles, MO – “No
Greater Love”
Designed to bring together dramatic human stories
with a powerful call to action in the hope of broadening the public’s
understanding and acceptance of organ donation and transplant.
National PSA Emmy
Award winner: Public Interest Productions & MTV – “MTV
Fight For Your Rights: Protect Yourself – Excuses: Roller Coaster,
Shark”
Spots using smart comedy as a way to get the safe-sex
message to a youth culture who have been exposed to the message their
whole lives.
Local PSA Emmy Award
winner: Various stations, Houston, TX – United
Way of the Texas Gulf Coast – “One Houston United”
A campaign organized by the United Way of the Texas
Gulf Coast to raise money to assist private citizens who suffered losses
due to the devastating flood.
“The Public and Community
Service Emmy Award ceremony is one of our most rewarding events as it
highlights the television industry’s organizations, and their employees,
who have dedicated their time and effort to community service,” said
Peter Price, President of NTA. “The National Television Academy applauds
the honorees and hopes this event will serve as a catalyst to motivate
others to get involved in serving their communities.”
Panels of civic leaders and
community service professionals from around the country chose the finalists.
The eligibility period for submissions was the 2002 calendar year. Winners
for the awards were chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges composed
of community leaders, clergy, educators, businesspeople and artists.
During the
ceremony, the National Television Academy paid special tribute to the
Aspen Institute for its dedication to fostering enlightened leadership
on issues of global concern. Walter Isaacson, President and CEO of the
Aspen Institute, accepted the commemorative crystal column presented
by NTA President Peter Price. The Aspen Institute is an international
non-profit educational and public policy forum headquartered in Washington,
DC, with campuses in Aspen, Colorado and on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
The Institute holds seminars and sponsors policy studies that seek to
foster dialogue on a variety of global issues.
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The Aspen Institute is an international non-profit organization
founded in 1950. Its mission is to foster enlightened leadership, the
appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue
on contemporary issues. Through seminars, policy programs, conferences
and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international
partners seek to promote the pursuit of common ground and deeper understanding
in a nonpartisan and non-ideological setting. The Institute is headquartered
in Washington, DC, and has campuses in Aspen, Colorado, and
on the Wye River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Its international network includes partner Aspen Institutes
in Berlin, Rome, Lyon and Tokyo, and leadership programs in Africa. To learn
more about the Institute or to sign up for one of its seminars, visit
www.aspeninstitute.org.
The National Television Academy, whose total dedication is excellence, is a professional
service organization for all aspects of the Television, Cable and Satellite
industries. Its symbol of excellence, the Emmy, is awarded in six major
national categories including Sports, News/Documentary, Daytime, Technology/Engineering, and International (through
its International Academy). Local Emmys
are given in nineteen regions across the United
States. Beyond awards, the Academy
has extensive educational projects, scholarships, publications, and
major activities of impact to both industry professionals and the viewing
public itself. For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.org.
