The Television Academy and executive producer Bob Bain announced the first group of presenters for the 2021 Creative Arts Emmy® Awards, hosted over two consecutive days on Saturday, Sept. 11, and Sunday, Sept. 12.
The presenters reflect the most dynamic talent and storytellers across the television industry and represent some of the year’s most distinctive and acclaimed programs.
Presenters include:
Debbie Allen (Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square), Alex Borstein (Family Guy; The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Yvette Nicole Brown (A Black Lady Sketch Show), Carl Clemons-Hopkins (Hacks), Tony Goldwyn (The Hot Zone: Anthrax), Bear Grylls (Running Wild With Bear Grylls), Brendan Hunt (Ted Lasso), Paris Jackson (American Horror Stories), Daniel Dae Kim (The Hot Zone: Anthrax), Thomas Lennon (Reno 911!), Marlee Matlin (CODA), Folake Olowofoyeku (Bob Hearts Abishola), Angelica Ross (American Horror Story), RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Roselyn Sánchez (Fantasy Island) and J.B. Smoove (Maplewood Murders).
The 2021 Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be presented during three ceremonies the weekend of Sept. 11 and 12 at L.A. LIVE: Saturday at 5PM and Sunday at 1PM and 5PM. An edited presentation will be broadcast on Saturday, Sept. 18, (8PM ET/PT) on FXX. All three shows will be produced by Bob Bain Productions.
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More