Awards to be Bestowed on April 14

(New York, NY – Thursday, February 22, 2018)
 
CUNY TV – is honored to receive 15 nominations – a record for the station – for the 2018 New York Emmy® Awards in categories featuring the station’s signature series  Arts in the City, Asian American Life, Nueva York, Science & U!, Study With the Best, and Theater Talk (the latter a co-production with Theater Talk Productions).

The 61th Annual New York Emmy Awards will be presented at a Black Tie Gala on Saturday, April 14 2018 at The Marriott Marquis ~ Times Square.

Announcement of the 61th Annual New York Emmy nominations was hosted by Denise Rover, President, New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NY NATAS), at CUNY TV’s Himan Brown studios on the morning of February 22.

Below are complete shows and segments from CUNY TV’s nominations.

Arts: Program Feature/Segment
Arts in the City: Dance Photographer -- Jordan Matter     
youtu.be/DB3845D33hA?t=5m12s

Nueva York: Betty Garces - AfroColombian Opera Singer  
youtu.be/TqUt6ehXu1E?t=8m55s

Arts: Program/Special 
Arts in the City: August 2017       
youtu.be/_1idQxOYbuE

Entertainment: Program Feature/Segment
Arts in the City: Books on the subway    
youtu.be/DB3845D33hA?t=31s

Education/Schools: Program Feature/Segment
Study With the Best: Hip Hop Science Teacher  
youtu.be/rNnLGTrvI3I?t=10m23s

Environment: Program Feature/Segment
Science & U! - The Lowline       
youtu.be/-OwVx4qxz1U?t=14m46s

Nueva York: Sure We Can
youtu.be/bLPi2x5xin8?t=10m7s

Health/Science: Program Feature/Segment
Science & U! - EpiBone  
youtu.be/NuWVPUnQBtk?t=41s

Historical/Cultural: Program/Special
Asian American Life “Day of Remembrance 75th Anniversary” Japanese American Internment  
youtu.be/mLSlPSQZ0Qo

Military: Program Feature/Segment
Nueva York: Self therapy of a Hispanic Veteran
youtu.be/bLPi2x5xin8?t=2m19s

Politics/Government: Program Feature/Segment
Nueva York: D.C. Women's March  
youtu.be/TqUt6ehXu1E?t=2m27s

Interview/Discussion
Theater Talk: Creating Dear Evan Hansen  
youtu.be/583tkh4srmI

CRAFTS:
Audio: Post-Production
Tyrik Washington
“The Conscience of America: Birmingham's Fight For Civil Rights” (Black America special)
youtu.be/Ayb1ribo7WI

Craft Specialty: Musical Composition/Arrangement
Tyrik Washington
“Mondo!” (Nueva York segment)   
youtu.be/edA7wY8oqPg?t=2m31s

Editor: Program
Wei Lu
“Sex Trafficking”  (Asian American Life segment)
youtu.be/zHdKNCpD7Ro?t=1m27s


And Congratulations to our CUNY colleagues at www.cuny.edu for their nomination:
Promotion: Program Promo – Single Spot
CUNY: The American Dream Machine-Instagram Contest Promo
youtu.be/o-omL43UITM


CUNY TV is broadcast in the New York metropolitan area on digital Ch. 25.3, and cablecast in the five boroughs of New York City on Ch. 75 (Spectrum and Cablevision/Optimum Brooklyn), Ch. 77 (RCN Cable) and Ch. 30 (Verizon FiOS). The station reaches 7.3 million households in the metro area, and its original programming is archived for a global audience at www.cuny.tv. Executive Director is Gail R. Yancosek.