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  THE NEW YORK CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF THE 55th ANNUAL NEW YORK EMMY® AWARDS
 
New York, NY, April 1, 2012MSG was the big winner tonight at the 55th Annual New York Emmy® Awards which took place at the Marriott Marquis’ Broadway Ballroom.
 
Following MSG with 14 Awards was WNBC-TV, which won 11 New York Emmy® Awards.
 
WNJU Telemundo 47’s Tormenta de Nieve 2011 took home the Emmy® for best “Evening Newscast (Under 35 Minutes)” for its January 7, 2011 broadcast.
 
WCBS-TV took home the Emmy® for best “Evening Newscast (Over 35 minutes)” for its Irene Aftermath.
 
The Governors’ Award, the New York Chapter’s highest honor, was presented to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg for his efforts to advance television in New York City and the successful “Made in NY” program. Presenting the award was Charlie Rose, Emmy® Award-winning journalist and co-anchor of CBS This Morning.
 
The numerical breakdown of winners, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, is as follows:
 
Total Number of Winning Entries
 
MSG
14
WCBS-TV
3
WNBC-TV
11
WNYW Fox 5
3
News 12 Connecticut
7
MSG Plus
2
WPIX-TV
6
News 12 Westchester
2
MSG Varsity
5
Newsday
2
WNJU Telemundo 47
5
SNY
2
WXTV Univision 41
5
WGRZ-TV
2
YES Network
5
Bard Entertainment
1
           (MLB Productions for YES Network – 1)
BronxNet
1
News 12 Long Island
4
CBSNewYork.com
1
News 12 New Jersey
4
EPIX
1
Thirteen/WNET
4
ESPN Deportes
1
(Thirteen/WNET & GetTheMath.org– 1 )
MySmallFactory.com
1
WABC-TV
4
NJN Public Television
1
CUNY-TV
3
NY1 News
1
NYC Life
3
WROC-TV
1
Plum Hamptons
3
WXXA Fox 23
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
Attached is the complete list of winners for the event. The New York Emmy® Awards will be broadcast on CUNY-TV, channel 75 on Sunday, April 8th at 9pm. Encore presentation will air Sunday, April 15th at 1pm. For additional information, visit www.nyemmys.org.
 
TheNew York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, founded in 1955, is the preeminent membership organization serving all media professionals in the television industry, offering career enhancing events and networking opportunities. NY NATAS fosters creativity and inspires artistic and technical excellence through the renowned Emmy® Award, the most prestigious honor and most coveted peer-recognition symbol of distinction in television.
 
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CONTACT:           Jacqueline Gonzalez, Executive Director
              The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, New York Chapter
               Phone: 212-459-3630, ext. 203  Email: jgonzalez@nyemmys.org