NATAS Announces 2016 National Student Production Award Winners

On Tuesday, October 4th, 2016, winners of the inaugural ceremony of The National Student Production Awards were announced in Washington D.C. by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) in 23 programming and craft categories to student recipients from across the country. The event was held before a studio audience of television professionals and live streamed through TNDV.com from The Newseum's Knight TV Studios located between the U.S. Capitol and the White House on historic Pennsylvania Ave. A full list of winners can be found at: http://emmyonline.com/student_production_awards_2016_winners

"The National Academy takes great pride in honoring all of these amazing students and expect great and extraordinary things from this promising new media savvy generation." said, Chuck Dages, Chairman, NATAS

Over 200 young professionals, culled from 19 regional chapters of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, were successfully narrowed down from a record breaking 1,500 entries, by judges selected from industry professionals to university professors, to advance to the national competition.

NATAS Education Chair, Danielle Mannion, remarked, "We are very grateful to the hundreds of industry professionals who judged and critiqued these exceptional student productions. The high level of creativity and production value demonstrated in the work produced by the 2016 National Student Production Award recipients is impressive! It is clear that the future of the television industry will be exciting and innovative with these young leaders paving the way!"

Nominees were announced with pre-recorded messages from industry elite such as Alex Trebek, The hosts of "The Real," Daphne Oz ("The Chew"), The hosts of "The Talk," and Mario Lopez ("Extra"), Jennifer Duck (Producer/Anderson Cooper 360), Eric Notarnicola (Writer/Comedy Central), and more. The winners were presented with a NATAS certificate and a crystal pillar award, emblazoned with the world famous EMMY® Logo for their school, by NATAS President, Bob Mauro. THE FEED included special notes of encouragement from key members of the Daytime Community.

."John F KENNEDY once said that our 'Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.' The future of science, music, engineering, animation, and technology, all of which are required to insure the future of the television arts and entertainment," said Mr. Mauro (President, NATAS). Adding, "Today NATAS pays homage to nominees and winners alike for what they have already accomplished and in anticipation of the great things they will accomplish in the future,"

NATAS would like to thank and acknowledge their sponsors, Warner Chappell Production Music, Nic Duggar, owner of TNDV, and The Newseum and Newseum Institute

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