The Vanderbilt News Service was awarded five Emmy Awards for its for innovative Internet TV and video projects at the 22nd Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards Jan. 26 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tenn.
The wins marked the university’s first-ever foray into the competition for television’s highest honor.
The awards went to:
Advanced Media Documentary: The 2007 Freedom Ride, produced by Emily Pearce and Pat Slattery.
Advanced Media Current Affairs: Rev. Lawson Returns, produced by Emily Pearce, Pat Slattery, and Joe Fisher.
Advanced Media Sports: More Than Just A Game, produced by Emily Pearce and Pat Slattery.
Advanced Media Writer/Producer: Emily Pearce.
Advanced Media Photographer: Pat Slattery
In addition, Pat Slattery was the sole person inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ Silver Circle, which recognizes outstanding lifetime achievement in television.
Media contact: Elizabeth Latt, (615) 322-NEWS
elizabeth.p.latt@vanderbilt.edu