Principled Man Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 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. Hosts, analysts and reporters on “College GameDay” could win individual awards, such as outstanding host, studio analyst or emerging on-air talent. They could win for an individual feature, but they were not eligible to take home a trophy for a win by the show. That rule was meant to prevent front-facing talent from winning two awards for the same work (termed “double-dipping” in the NATAS rulebook). 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.” https://theathletic.com/5193316/2024/01/11/espn-emmys-fake-names-college-gameday/?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 How sad and desperate is that? It's like award-grubbing to no purpose -- it's not like there's anything riding on the total number. Chris Fowler or Kirk Herbstreit might as well have had fake Emmys minted by someone on Etsy if they wanted one on their mantel. Am I missing something here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 WTF is wrong with media culture? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 (edited) 1 hour ago, goose said: WTF is wrong with media culture? ESPN has been on the downward spiral for years. Once they downsized all their older and wiser reporters (RIP "The Sports Reporters"), the channel's fate was sealed. It is now a shit tabloid news channel. Edited January 13 by Principled Man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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