News 12 Networks Honored with a Record 73 New York Emmy Nominations

News 12 Networks Honored with a Record 73 New York Emmy Nominations

News 12 Networks Leads All The Local News Channels With NY NATAS Nominations

WOODBURY, N.Y., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has honored News 12 Networks with a total of 73 New York Emmy(R) Award nominations. News 12 Long Island received 29 nominations. News 12 Connecticut took 25 nominations. News 12 New Jersey was honored with 12 nominations. News 12 Westchester had 4 nominations. News 12 Hudson Valley, News 12 the Bronx, and News 12 Interactive each took home one nomination. The award nominations were announced this week at the studios of CUNY-TV in New York City. The 2008 Emmy(R) Awards will be presented on Sunday, April 6, 2008 at The Marriott Marquee in New York City.

"All of us at News 12 Networks are thrilled and grateful to the Academy for making us the most nominated news organization in the New York market," said Patrick Dolan, President of News 12 Networks. "It's a tremendous honor, and proof that no one is more focused on providing the quality local journalism that our communities deserve."

News 12 Networks received the following New York Emmy(R) award
nominations:
Daytime Newscast:
News 12 Hudson Valley -- Hudson Valley Daytime (Janine Rose, Carol
Corrado, Lisa Salvadorini, Steve Saslow, Nicole Best)

Hard News: Single Story:
News 12 New Jersey -- Trooper Crash Investigation (John Klekamp,
Kristopher Schoenleber)
News 12 Connecticut -- Serial Killer Caught (David Springer, Frank
Bruce, Melissa LaPointe)

Hard News: Series:
News 12 Connecticut -- DNA: Link to Justice (David Springer, Frank
Bruce, Melissa LaPointe)

General Assignment:
News 12 Long Island -- Topless Car Wash (Virginia Huie, Jeremy Tannor)
News 12 Long Island -- Video Hit and Run (George Sells, Andrew Singh)

Spot News Story:
News 12 Connecticut -- Darien Burglar (Dave Grunebaum, Bob Cook, Rob
Gwin)
News 12 Connecticut -- Dig Out (Dave Grunebaum, Matthew Cyr)

Investigative: Single Story:
News 12 the Bronx -- The Yard Blues: A Reality of Drugs & Prostitution
(Erica Ferrari, Camilo Pombo, Margarita Kuyenov)

Feature News/Single Story:
News 12 Long Island -- Decade of Determination (Elizabeth Hashagen,
Brian Jingeleski)
News 12 Long Island -- Wheels to Water (Elizabeth Hashagen, Brian
Jingeleski)
News 12 Connecticut -- Blues Patrol (David Springer, Christopher Wood)
News 12 Connecticut -- My Name is Wyatt (Courtney Kane, Frank Bruce)
News 12 Connecticut -- Relay for Life (Courtney Kane, Frank Bruce, Jim
Mennino)

Feature News/Series:
News 12 Long Island -- Long Island Love Stories (Virginia Huie, Brian
Endres, Dave Garden, Peter Shapiro, David Abrams)
News 12 Westchester -- The Wounds of War (Suzanne Colucci, Eric Leeds,
Frank Merola, Justin Barbo)

Journalistic Enterprise:
News 12 Long Island -- Elizabeth Hashagen Composite - (Elizabeth
Hashagen, Brian Jingeleski)

Arts News:
News 12 Long Island -- Hempstead Chorale (Holli Haerr, Andrew Singh,
James Luning, Valerie Gildea)
News 12 Long Island -- Jess' Film (Shoshana Rubin, Brian Endres)
News 12 New Jersey -- On the Scene: Portrait of Justice (John Bathke,
John Capriotti, Richard O'Brien)
News 12 Connecticut -- Bitter Fruit (Frank Bruce)

Entertainment News:
News 12 Long Island -- Best of Long Island Composite (Elizabeth
Hashagen, Brian Jingeleski, Keith Feldman)
News 12 New Jersey -- On the Scene: Punchlines & Purpose (John Bathke,
Bjorn Kils, Richard O'Brien)

Historical/Cultural: News
News 12 Westchester -- The Hudson's Hidden Treasure (Grace Noon, Bart
Dellarmi)
News 12 Connecticut -- Everett After (David Springer, Mark Sogofsky,
Heather D. Holmes)

Education:
News 12 Long Island - Nicaragua: A Journey of Hope (Danielle Campbell,
Keith Feldman, Brian Endres)

Teen:
News 12 Long Island -- Project Guard (Elizabeth Hashagen, Brian
Jingeleski)

Environment:
News 12 Long Island -- Getting Down to Earth 4/16 (Elizabeth Hashagen,
Brian Jingeleski, David Garden, Annette D'Ambrosi)

Environment program:
News 12 Long Island -- Getting Down to Earth 4/21 (Elizabeth Hashagen,
Brian Jingeleski, David Garden, Annette D'Ambrosi)

Health/Science News:
News 12 Long Island -- Walk for Autism (Shoshana Rubin, Keith Feldman)
News 12 New Jersey -- The Body Brokers (Walt Kane, William Schlosser,
Anthony Cocco)
News 12 Connecticut -- Amy's World (Courtney Kane, Mark Sogofsky,
Rachel Reese)
News 12 Connecticut -- Living with Cancer (Stephanie Simao, Frank
Bruce)

Health/Science program feature/segment:
News 12 Long Island -- A Deadly Blow (Debi Gade, Andrew Singh, Crystal
Von Urff)
News 12 Long Island -- Breast Cancer: A Sister's Story (Shari Einhorn,
Vincent Shields)

Politics/Government:
News 12 Long Island -- Carolyn McCarthy -- A Decade in D.C. (Colleen
McVey, Andrew Singh, James Luning)

Religion:
News 12 Long Island -- Birth of the God Squad (Carol Silva, Andrew
Singh, Crystal Von Urff)

Societal Concerns: Program Feature/Segment:
News 12 Long Island -- No Greater Love -- Family Tributes to Long
Island's Fallen Soldiers (Virginia Huie, Brian Endres)
News 12 Long Island -- Rolling Thunder (Lauren Sivan, David Garden,
Marc Racenstein)

Societal Concerns: Program/Special:
News 12 Long Island -- Last Letters Home -- a Memorial Day 2007 Special
(Virginia Huie, Brian Endres, James Luning, David Garden)

Sports coverage: Single Story:
News 12 Connecticut -- Bassick Pride (Damian Andrew, Mark Sogofsky)
News 12 Connecticut -- Longest Day of Golf (David Springer, Christopher
Wood, Bob Cook)

Sports Coverage: Series:
News 12 New Jersey -- Devils 25th Anniversary (George Falkowski,
Charles Werneke, Anthony Cocco)

Sports Coverage: Sportscast:
News 12 New Jersey -- Joey Wahler: Best Sportscast (Joey Wahler)

On-Camera Talent: Reporter-Specialty Assignment:
News 12 Long Island -- Elizabeth Hashagen ' Best of Long Island'
(Elizabeth Hashagen)

On-Camera Talent: Reporter -- Features:
News 12 New Jersey -- George Falkowski Composite (George Falkowski)
News 12 Connecticut -- David Springer Composite (David Springer)

On-Camera Talent: Reporter -- Live:
News 12 New Jersey -- Alice Gainer Composite 'Trench Collapse Rescue'
(Alice Gainer)
News 12 New Jersey -- Tony Caputo (Tony Caputo)

On-Camera Talent: Reporter -- Sports:
News 12 New Jersey -- Bryan Denovellis Composite (Bryan Denovellis)
News 12 New Jersey -- Kurt Siegelin Composite (Kurt Siegelin)
News 12 Connecticut -- Damian Andrew 'Bassick Pride' (Damian Andrew)

On-Camera Talent: Commentator/Editorialist:
News 12 Long Island -- Bob Wolff's Point of View (Bob Wolff)
News 12 Connecticut -- Heather Kovar 'Lack of Letters' (Heather Kovar)

On-Camera Talent: Anchor -- Weather:
News 12 Westchester -- Brysen VanEck Composite (Brysen VanEck)
News 12 Connecticut -- Paul Piorek Composite (Paul Piorek)

On-Camera Talent: Anchor -- Sports:
News 12 New Jersey -- Joey Wahler Composite (Joey Wahler)

Writer: News:
News 12 Long Island -- Scott Feldman Composite (Scott Feldman)
News 12 Long Island -- Virginia Huie Composite (Virginia Huie)
News 12 Connecticut -- Courtney Kane Composite (Courtney Kane)
News 12 Connecticut -- David Springer Composite (David Springer)

Photographer: News:
News 12 Long Island -- Brian Endres Composite (Brian Endres)
News 12 Long Island -- Brian Jingeleski 'Decade of Determination'
(Brian Jingeleski)
News 12 Connecticut -- Frank Bruce Composite (Frank Bruce)
News 12 Connecticut -- Joselito Rivera Composite (Joselito Rivera)

Photographer: Sports:
News 12 Connecticut -- Mark Sogofsky 'Bassick Pride' (Mark Sogofsky)

Editor: News:
News 12 Long Island -- Brian Jingeleski ' Decade of Determination'
(Brian Jingeleski)
News 12 Long Island -- Brian Jingeleski Composite (Brian Jingeleski)
News 12 Connecticut -- Christopher Wood Composite (Christopher Wood)
News 12 Connecticut -- Frank Bruce Composite (Frank Bruce)

Editor: Sports:
News 12 Connecticut -- Mark Sogofsky 'Bassick Pride' (Mark Sogofsky)

Technical Achievement:
News 12 Westchester -- The Empire State Games Opening Ceremony

Advanced Media:
News 12 Interactive -- Island Vote 2006 (David Kirschner)

The New York Emmy(R) Awards recognize outstanding achievements in television, originally broadcast or cablecast in New York or Northern New Jersey. The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, founded in 1955, is the preeminent membership organization serving the television industry. NY NATAS fosters creativity and inspires excellence through the renowned EMMY(R) Award, the most prestigious honor and most coveted peer-recognition symbol of distinction in television.

News 12 Networks is proud to be a cable exclusive service that is not provided to satellite or phone company TV lineups. The Network currently reaches nearly 3.8 million households in the New York market. News 12 Networks is the country's first, largest, and most watched 24-hour local television news network. The Network is made up of 7 individual local news channels serving the areas of Long Island, New Jersey, Southwestern Connecticut, Westchester County, the Hudson Valley, Brooklyn, and the Bronx.

News 12 Networks is owned and operated by Cablevision Systems Corporation. Cablevision is one of the nation's leading entertainment and telecommunications companies. Its cable television operations serve more than 3 million households located in the New York metropolitan area. Cablevision owns a controlling interest and operates Madison Square Garden and its sports teams including the Knicks and Rangers. The company also operates New York's famed Radio City Music Hall and owns and operates Clearview Cinemas in the New York metropolitan area.

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Source: News 12 Networks

CONTACT: Deborah Koller-Feeney of News 12 Networks, +1-516-393-1946

Web site:

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