30th Sports Emmy Awards

Award ceremony for achievement in television programming

30th Sports Emmy Awards

Date| April 27, 2009
Location| Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City
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The 30th Sports Emmy Awards were presented on April 27, 2009 in the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. The nominees were announced on April 2.[1]

## Awards

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### Programs

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Outstanding Live Sports Special | Outstanding Live Sports Series

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* 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship, NBC
* NASCAR on FOX \- Daytona 500, FOX
* Super Bowl XLII, FOX
* Wimbledon Gentlemen's Final, NBC
* X Games XIV, ESPN

* NBC Sunday Night Football, NBC
* College Football on ESPN, ABC
* Monday Night Football, ESPN
* NASCAR on TNT, TNT
* NASCAR on FOX, FOX

Outstanding Live Event Turnaround  | Outstanding Edited Sports Special

* Games of the XXIX Olympiad, NBC
* 2008 Bassmaster Classic, ESPN2
* 2008 Tour de France, CBS
* 2008 World Series of Poker: Final Table, ESPN
* Inside the PGA Tour, Golf Channel
* The Deutsche Bank Championship, PGA Tour Productions

* Calzaghe-Jones 24/7, HBO
* 2008 Beijing Paralympics, NBC
* 2008 Ironman World Championship, NBC
* The Greatest Game Ever Played, ESPN
* Varsity Rivals, CBS

Outstanding Sports Documentary  | Outstanding Sports Series/Anthology

* Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football, HBO
* Big Ten Short Stories - Friends of Jaclyn Special Edition, Big Ten Network
* Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed, HBO
* Jose Canesco: Last Shot, A&E
* The Streak, ESPN2

* De La Hoya-Pacquiao 24/7, HBO
* America's Game: The Missing Rings, NFL Network
* Baseball's Golden Age, FSN
* HBO Boxing: Countdown Shows, HBO
* Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO
* Road to Redemption, ESPN
* Sport Science', FSN

Outstanding Studio Show, Weekly | Outstanding Studio Show, Daily

* Inside the NFL, CBS/Showtime
* College GameDay, ESPN
* Football Night in America, NBC
* FOX NFL Sunday, FOX
* Monday Night Countdown, ESPN
* Sunday Night Countdown, ESPN

* Inside the NBA, TNT
* Baseball Tonight, ESPN
* MLB Postseason Studio, TBS
* Outside the Lines First Report, ESPN
* Pardon the Interruption, ESPN

Outstanding Sports Journalism  | Outstanding Short Feature

* Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel \- Horse Slaughter: Running for Their Lives, HBO
* E:60 \- Gymnastics Abuse, ESPN
* Outside the Lines \- Concerns in Happy Valley, ESPN
* Outside the Lines \- O.J. Mayo's Inner Circle, ESPN
* Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel \- NFL Stadium Drinking, HBO

* 2008 NCAA Basketball on CBS - Jason Ray Feature, CBS
* E:60 \- The Power of One - Adam Bender, ESPN
* Outside the Lines \- John Challis, ESPN
* Outside the Lines \- Roller Derby Revival, ESPN
* Outside the Lines \- Touching Them All, ESPN

Outstanding Long Feature  | Outstanding Open/Tease

* Outside the Lines \- Richard Jensen, ESPN
* 2008 NCAA Basketball on CBS - Final Four - Zambia's Hope Feature, CBS
* Outside the Lines \- Kick for Nick, ESPN
* Outside the Lines \- Louis Mulkey, ESPN

* NFL on FOX \- Super Bowl XLII \- Perfection, FOX
* ESPN NASCAR \- Indianapolis 500, ABC
* Games of the XXIX Olympiad: The Clock of Their Lives, NBC
* NBA All-Star Game - Chris Rock All-Star Tease, TNT
* Saturday Night Football - Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys, NFL Network

Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage  | Outstanding New Approaches Sports Programming

* Games of the XXIX Olympiad \- Beyond the Broadcast, NBCOlympics.com/NBC Sports
* NASCAR.com Race Buddy, NASCAR.com
* NBA League Pass Broadband, NBA.com
* NBA.com - TNT OverTime 2008 All-Star Saturday, NBA.com
* NFL Sunday Ticket Experience, DIRECTV
* NFL.com LIVE: Thursday and Saturday Night Football, NFL.com

* Sport Science, FSN
* Amazing Sport Stories, FSN
* Ring Life, HBO.com/HBO Sports
* YouTube Baby, ESPN.com

Outstanding New Approaches - Sports Programming - Short Format  |

* No Love Lost, ESPN.com
* Anatomy of a Play, NFL Network/NFL.com
* Back on Topps, BackOnTopps.com/The Tornante Company/El Chopper Quatro
* Mayne Street, ESPN.com
* NFL Ultimate Audio on NFL.com, NFL Network/NFL.com
* Outside the Ropes, PGATour.com/PGA Tour Productions

### Personalities

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Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Host | Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play

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* Bob Costas, NBC/HBO
* Bryant Gumbel, HBO
* Chris Berman, ESPN
* Ernie Johnson, Jr., TNT/TBS
* James Brown, CBS/Showtime

* Jim Nantz, CBS
* Al Michaels, NBC
* Dan Hicks, NBC
* Joe Buck, FOX
* Mike Emrick, NBC

Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Analyst | Outstanding Sports Personality, Sports Event Analyst

* Terry Bradshaw, FOX
* Tom Jackson, ESPN
* Cris Collinsworth, NBC/Showtime/CBS/HBO
* John Kruk, ESPN
* Steve Mariucci, NFL Network

* Cris Collinsworth, NFL Network/NBC
* Doug Collins, TNT
* John Madden, NBC
* Johnny Miller, NBC
* Ron Jaworski, ESPN
* Tim McCarver, FOX

### Technical

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Outstanding Technical Team Remote  | Outstanding Technical Team Studio

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* Games of the XXIX Olympiad, NBC
* Red Bull Air Race World Series, FSN
* 2008 Winter X Games, ESPN/ABC
* ESPN Monday Night Football, ESPN
* ESPN NASCAR, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
* NASCAR on FOX, FOX

* ESPN NASCAR, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
* Games of the XXIX Olympiad, NBC
* MLB Postseason, TBS
* Sport Science, FSN
* Sunday NFL Countdown, ESPN

Outstanding Camera Work  | Outstanding Editing

* Games of the XXIX Olympiad \- The Clock of Their Lives, NBC
* 2008 Masters Tournament, ESPN
* 2008 NCAA Basketball on CBS - Final Four - Zambia's Hope, CBS
* Amazing Sports Stories, FSN
* Calzaghe-Jones 24/7, HBO
* Quest for the Cup, VOOM

* Calzaghe-Jones 24/7, HBO
* Amazing Sports Stories - Joe Jenette: The Fighter Who Refused to Quit, FSN
* Games of the XXIX Olympiad \- Olympic Profiles, NBC
* Games of the XXIX Olympiad \- Remember the Titans, NBC
* NBA on TNT, TNT
* The Wimbledon Championships, ESPN

The Dick Schaap Writing Award  | Outstanding Music Composition/Direction/Lyrics

* NBA on TNT, TNT
* Baseball's Golden Age, FSN
* British Open, TNT
* De La Hoya-Pacquiao 24/7, HBO
* FOX NFL Sunday \- Super Bowl XLII \- Perfection, FOX
* NFL Films Presents: Lost in Confetti, NFL Network

* NFL on CBS, CBS
* 2008 Masters Tournament \- Open, ESPN
* E:60 \- Homeless Hoops, ESPN
* ESPN Sunday Night Baseball - Final Game at Yankee Stadium - Opening Tease, ESPN
* Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys, HBO
* NFL on CBS \- AFC Championship Game Tease, CBS

Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound  | Outstanding Post Produced Audio/Sound

* NFL on FOX, FOX
* ESPN NASCAR, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
* Games of the XXIX Olympiad, NBC
* MLB on FOX, FOX
* NASCAR on FOX, FOX

* Calzaghe-Jones 24/7, HBO
* Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys, HBO
* MLB '08: An Epic Season - Wireless, ESPN
* Road to the Super Bowl, FOX

Outstanding Graphic Design  | Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction

* Sport Science, FSN
* E:60 \- 2008 Season, ESPN
* Games of the XXIX Olympiad, NBC
* MLB on FOX, FOX
* NBA on ABC \- 2008 NBA Finals, ABC/ESPN
* Super Bowl XLII/FOX NFL Sunday, FOX

* NFL on CBS \- AFC Championship Game Tease, CBS
* Amazing Sports Stories, FSN
* 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, ABC/ESPN
* Sport Science, FSN
* The Seacret Game, ESPN Classic

The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award  | Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement - Institutional

* Virtual Playbook/Augmented Reality, ESPN
* ESPN Axis, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNews
* ESPN NASCAR, ABC/ESPN2
* Games of the XXIX Olympiad \- NBC's Three Screens Olympics (Beijing & at Home), NBC

* MLB All-Star Game 2008 - Raftors, FOX
* 2008 Fantasy Football - Blues, NFL Network
* ESPN Monday Night Football - Is it Monday Yet? - Alarm Clocks, Customers, Cubicles, ESPN
* NBA Playoffs on TNT \- Terrence Howard Tease, TNT
* This is SportsCenter - More Hips, Conditioning Coach, Explosive Speed, ESPN

Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement - Episodic  |

* 2009 Winter Classic, NBC/NHL
* NASCAR on FOX 2008 \- Engine City, FOX
* 2008 NFL Training Camp - In Rhythm, NFL Network/NFL.com
* ESPN Monday Night Football - Is it Monday Yet? - Customers, Cubicles, Class, ESPN
* NBC Sunday Night Football - Kick-Off Weekend - Manning Brothers, NBC

## References

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1. ^ "30th Sports Emmy Awards nominees". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2009-04-02. Archived from the original on 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-04-02.

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