News 12 Connecticut Wins Seven New York Emmy® Awards

April 2, 2012 - PRLog -- News 12 Connecticut was honored by The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with seven New York Emmy® Awards. The awards were presented last night at the 55th Annual New York Emmy® Awards Ceremony at The Marriott Marquis Times Square in New York City.  

"News 12 Connecticut has consistently delivered quality journalism for 30 years, and it is extremely gratifying to be recognized by the Academy again this year with these prestigious awards," said Tom Appleby, News 12 Connecticut News Director. "We congratulate our News 12 Connecticut award winners who continue to work hard to provide our viewers with news that's as local as local news gets."

We congratulate the following News 12 Connecticut New York Emmy® Award Winners:
- HISTORICAL/CULTURAL: NEWS – A Sheriff’s Story: Francis M. Pike Remembered.(Mark Repasky, Mark Sogofsky, Dan Wills)
- ENTERTAINMENT NEWS – King Solomon. (Gillian Neff, Mark Sogofsky, Christopher Wood)
- PUBLIC/CURRENT/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS: SINGLE STORY/SERIES – Imagine. (Kristi Olds, Christopher Wood)
- SPORTS COVERAGE: SINGLE STORY – Notorious. (Mark Sudol, Matthew Cyr, Dan Wills)
- ON-CAMERA TALENT: REPORTER-GENERAL ASSIGNMENT – Matt Kozar. (Matt Kozar)
- WRITER: SHORT FORM/COMMENTARY/EDITORIAL – Mark Repaksy. (Mark Repasky)
- EDITOR: NEWS – Christopher Wood, Editor Composite.  (Christopher Wood)

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 encourages the pursuit of excellence and promotes the highest standards of quality in television by conferring the industry’s classic and most coveted peer-recognition symbol of distinction – the Emmy®.

About News 12 Connecticut:
News 12 Connecticut is the exclusive 24-hour local news channel dedicated to covering the Southwestern Connecticut area, and the cable-exclusive service is available on Cablevision cable systems in the area. News 12 Connecticut is a part of News 12 Networks, the country’s first, largest, and most watched regional news network.  News 12 launched on Long Island in 1986, and today the network of 7 individual local 24-hour news channels remains a cable-exclusive service in the New York tri-state area; serving New Jersey, Long Island, Westchester, Hudson Valley (Rockland and Orange Counties), the Bronx, and Brooklyn in addition to Connecticut.  News 12 Networks also includes five traffic and weather channels, providing constantly updated information in those two key subject areas, throughout the same coverage footprint.  In addition to the 12 cable channels, News 12 also features the award winning news12.com, the premiere destination for local  news on the web; and News 12 Interactive, channel 612 on iO TV, providing local news on-demand to Cablevision subscribers.   News 12 Networks is owned and operated by Cablevision Systems Corporation.

About Cablevision:
Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation's leading media and telecommunications companies. In addition to delivering its Optimum-branded cable, Internet, and voice offerings throughout the New York area, the company owns and operates cable systems serving homes in four Western states.  Cablevision’s local media properties include News 12 Networks, MSG Varsity and Newsday Media Group.  Cablevision also owns and operates Clearview Cinemas.  Additional information about Cablevision is available on the Web at www.cablevision.com.