HBO Sports Wins Three Sports Emmy Awards

Another Sports Emmy Award press release for you. This one comes from HBO Sports which was honored for its innovative 24/7 series, one for boxing, the other for the NHL. And HBO also received one of the more prestigious awards, Outstanding Sports Journalism for its feature “The College Bowl Game Money Trail” which was aired on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel last year.

Here is HBO Sports’ press release for you.

Winners were revealed last night at the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy® Awards in New York City.

HBO collected three Sports Emmys Awards.

The wins marked the 15th time that Real Sports has been honored with the award for “Outstanding Sports Journalism” and the two trophies for the  “24/7” franchise brings to 16 the number of Sports Emmys won by the series since its inception in 2007. “24/7” is the most honored sports series on television during that span.

OUTSTANDING SPORTS JOURNALISM –

  • REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL – The College Bowl Game Money Trail (Bernard Goldberg)           

OUTSTANDING EDITING –

  • 24/7 PACQUIAO/MARQUEZ

THE DICK SCHAAP WRITING AWARD

  • 24/7 FLYERS/RANGERS: ROAD TO THE NHL WINTER CLASSIC

We’re done. Two more Sports Emmy press releases and we’re finished in the category.

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Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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