Dan Rather and Jon Stewart to be honored at The 65th Annual New York Emmy® Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York City September 28, 2022 –
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences New York Chapter is pleased to announce that the 65th Annual New York Emmy® Awards Gala will take place on Saturday October 8th 2022 at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square.
Among the honorees will be Dan Rather, former anchor and managing editor of The CBS Evening News, who will receive the Governors’ Award in recognition of his extraordinary 70-year career in broadcast journalism. Jon Stewart, activist, Emmy Award winning host of The Daily Show and current host of The Problem with Jon Stewart on Apple TV+ will share the President’s Award with activist John Feal for their tireless efforts on behalf of 9/11 first responders.
Among the many nominees is the United States Military Academy, whose West Point Band will perform “Empire State of Mind”
“The New York Emmys will be awarded in-person for the first time in three years,” said N.J. Burkett, New York Chapter President and WABC-TV correspondent. “I am thrilled for our nominees and our honorees,” Burkett said. “Dan Rather has inspired two generations of young journalists, myself included. As with Murrow and Cronkite, his legacy will endure in the finest tradition of American journalism. I’ve been anticipating his acceptance speech for weeks.”
“Jon Stewart and John Feal and are authentic American heroes,” Burkett added. “It was Feal who rallied the heroes of 9/11 in a relentless quest to ensure lifetime medical benefits and compensation for the sacrifices they endured. When lawmakers failed to act, it was Jon Stewart who took up the cause.”
Stewart and Feal will become only the second honorees to receive the President’s Award after Dr. Anthony Fauci accepted the award in 2021.
For the first time, the New York Emmys will be awarded in two parts. The new Creative Arts Ceremony will take place from 3:30-5:00 PM, honoring many nominees who submitted in the Academy’s craft categories. A red carpet reception and dinner will follow before the second portion of the ceremony begins at 7:15 PM.
The New York Emmy® Awards will feature a distinguished lineup of well-known broadcast journalists and media personalities, opening the traditional sealed envelopes bearing the names of this year’s recipients in a record 180 categories.
Among those joining Burkett will be Marvin Scott, NY Chapter Awards Chair and Senior correspondent WPIX-TV, Rafael Bello, Anchor, WXTV Univision 41, Damaris Diaz, Reporter, WXTV Univision 41, Virginia Huie, Reporter, News 12 Long Island;
Faith Jessie, Anchor, Newsday, Dan Mannarino, Anchor, WPIX-11, Jessica Moore, Weekend Anchor, WCBS-TV; Natalie Pasquarella, Anchor, WNBC-TV, Allan Villafaña, Anchor, Noticiero 47 Telemundo News, Sarah Wallace, Reporter, WNBC-TV, Jacquie Walker, Anchor, WIVB-TV, Chris Wragge, Anchor, WCBS-TV and Tairy Ynoa, Meteorologist, Noticiero 47 Telemundo News.
The awards show will also be streaming live, in its entirety, online on the New York Emmy® Awards website www.nyemmys.org and on Facebook Live at @NYEmmyAwards beginning at 3:30 PM for the Creative Arts Ceremony and at 7:15 PM for the remainder of the show.
A link to the complete list of nominees, categories and the order in which they will be announced in both shows is available here https://www.nyemmys.org/the-2022-ny-emmy-awards/
Press coverage is encouraged. For additional information, please contact Mike Kostel, Executive Director, at mikekostel@nyemmys.org or 646-872-3650
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