Friday, Aug. 9, 2019

Continuing our annual tradition, SHOOT sought out Dr. John Leverence, sr. VP of awards at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, to get an entertainment industry perspective on the spots nominated this year for the primetime Emmy Award, which are: Apple’s “Behind the Mac--Make...

Monday, Sep. 17, 2018

In 38 years of managing the Emmy Awards — more than half its 70-year history — John Leverence has faced everything from the demands of a changing TV industry to ticket nightmares to a statuette guilty of causing bodily harm.

As the TV academy's senior vice president for awards, he's seen...

Friday, Aug. 10, 2018

Our annual tradition continues with SHOOT sounding out John Leverence, sr. VP of awards at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, to get an entertainment industry POV  on the spots nominated this year for the primetime Emmy which are: Procter & Gamble’s “The Talk” directed by...

Friday, Aug. 18, 2017

Our annual tradition continues with SHOOT sounding out John Leverence, sr. VP of awards at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, to get an entertainment industry perspective on the commercials nominated for the primetime Emmy which this year are: two Ad Council PSAs in the “Love...

Friday, Aug. 19, 2016

Our annual tradition continues with SHOOT sounding out John Leverence, sr. VP of awards at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, to get an entertainment industry perspective on the field of commercials nominated for the primetime Emmy which this year consists of: Ad Council’s “...

Friday, Aug. 7, 2015

At next month’s Creative Arts Emmy ceremony in Los Angeles, the winner of the primetime commercial Emmy Award will be announced and honored. This time around, six spots are in the running for TV’s highest honor. Normally there are five nominated spots but a tie in...

Thursday, Jul. 31, 2014

SHOOT continues its annual tradition of sounding out John Leverence, sr. VP of awards at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, for an entertainment industry perspective on the field of commercials nominated for the primetime Emmy which this year consists of: Apple’s “...

Friday, Aug. 16, 2013

With the winner of the primetime commercial Emmy Award scheduled to be announced and honored during the Creative Arts ceremony next month in Los Angeles, SHOOT continues its annual tradition of sounding out John Leverence, sr. VP of awards at the Academy...

Friday, Aug. 14, 2009

As this week's lead story tracks the blurred, if not at times outright erased lines between advertising and entertainment, appropriately John Leverence, senior VP, awards for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS), sees a parallel between two of this year's primetime Emmy-nominated...

Friday, Aug. 17, 2007

In what has become an annual SHOOT tradition, John Leverence, senior VP, awards, for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, offers an entertainment industry perspective on the year's crop of primetime Emmy-nominated commercials: American Express' "Animals" from...

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