Ed Sharpe of Glendale Arizona Wins Rocky Mountain Emmy(R) Award for Breaking News/ Continuing Coverage
Glendale, AZ, October 15, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Ed Sharpe of CouryGraph Productions / Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV in Glendale, AZ was awarded a 2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy(R) Award for the production of "The Laura Graff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver" .
The National Television Academy Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter awarded the statuette. The chapter covers Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and parts of California and Wyoming.
The Emmy® Statuettes represents the highest honor bestowed in the Television Industry, making them the most coveted awards in broadcasting.
The presentation on the evening of October 6th was the 30th annual event for the organization. It was held at the plush Renaissance Hotel and Resort's Conference Center located near the University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale Arizona.
Sharpe said, "There's more people involved in making "The Laura Graff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver" and other news segments than you see on the surface. It's not just me."
Sharpe added, "Many people have taken time to teach me videography, editing, writing, ethics in journalism and appreciated are the people that were great sounding boards to discuss ideas with... fantastic were family members that put up with me working all hours to get the job done... lets not forget the patient subjects as well we had for interviews when we started out our careers. Indeed, these are all the people who won this Emmy(R) Award as well."
Glendale Police Chief Steven Conrad stated: "I would like to congratulate Ed on his latest Emmy. Ed is committed to providing our community with information about the efforts of public safety. This is video is a great example of a great police-media relationship."
Officer Matt Barnett, Glendale Police Department PIO, who narrated the Hit and Run segment congratulated Ed Sharpe " ...I have worked with him many times in the past and Mr Sharpe is a pleasure to work with and is an asset to the local journalistic community."
The presentation was on the evening of October 6th at the 30th annual event held at the plush Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center located near the University of Phoenix stadium.
About the Video:
Title: The Laura Graff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver
• Category: 73 Breaking News / Continuing Coverage
• Item URL: http://www.glendaledailyplanet.com/media/Barnett%20police%20motorcycle-3.wmv
They are still looking for the SUV responsible for the Hit and Run accident involving Laura Graff and her motorcycle which took place on the evening of September 23, 2006 at 7:00 pm.
• Description On the evening of September 23, 2006 at 7:00 pm, Glendale firefighters responded to a car and motorcycle crash involving Laura Graff, a 24-year-old Glendale woman.
She was riding her motorcycle at 59th Avenue and Mercer Lane in Glendale Arizona. They found Graff barely clinging to life from the severe injuries caused by hit and run driver. The driver of the vehicle that hit Laura fled the scene. This footage was the first reporting of the event and a call for witnesses to help locate this driver. This driver remains unidentified.
Unlike a traditional television newscast, this production with its call for information narrated by Glendale Police PIO Matt Barnett, still remains online shadowing the perpetrator... someday they will be identified. Laura Graff survived and is undergoing therapy to overcome the effects of her injuries. You may also see the ceremony whereas she awarded the fire fighters, ambulance drivers and hospital trauma personal for helping save her life in an article at http://www.glendaledailyplanet.com/ .
The National Television Academy is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry.
Glendale Daily Planet, the parent organization of KKAT-IPTV was started in 2004 as the first community journalism news site in Glendale and perhaps all of Arizona... Serving The Metro West Side of the Valley of the Sun, Glendale Daily Planet has witnessed, participated in and recorded the further rejuvenation of the downtown core, the meteoric rise of the 'Glendale Sports Empire' and the restoration of historic sections of the town.
One aspect Sharpe is most proud of is the ability to have a continuous 24/7 stream of archived footage in the player but yet, when a special event arises, have the ability to go live interrupting the pre-programmed content to cover the event. With the advent of higher speed EVDO radio cards and compact portable satellite terminals the options are limitless.
Sharpe is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE), Independent Feature Project (IFP) (IFP/PHX), Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation (SMECC) member of the national Media Communications Association-International Association (MCAI) and other associations.
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The National Television Academy Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter awarded the statuette. The chapter covers Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and parts of California and Wyoming.
The Emmy® Statuettes represents the highest honor bestowed in the Television Industry, making them the most coveted awards in broadcasting.
The presentation on the evening of October 6th was the 30th annual event for the organization. It was held at the plush Renaissance Hotel and Resort's Conference Center located near the University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale Arizona.
Sharpe said, "There's more people involved in making "The Laura Graff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver" and other news segments than you see on the surface. It's not just me."
Sharpe added, "Many people have taken time to teach me videography, editing, writing, ethics in journalism and appreciated are the people that were great sounding boards to discuss ideas with... fantastic were family members that put up with me working all hours to get the job done... lets not forget the patient subjects as well we had for interviews when we started out our careers. Indeed, these are all the people who won this Emmy(R) Award as well."
Glendale Police Chief Steven Conrad stated: "I would like to congratulate Ed on his latest Emmy. Ed is committed to providing our community with information about the efforts of public safety. This is video is a great example of a great police-media relationship."
Officer Matt Barnett, Glendale Police Department PIO, who narrated the Hit and Run segment congratulated Ed Sharpe " ...I have worked with him many times in the past and Mr Sharpe is a pleasure to work with and is an asset to the local journalistic community."
The presentation was on the evening of October 6th at the 30th annual event held at the plush Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center located near the University of Phoenix stadium.
About the Video:
Title: The Laura Graff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver
• Category: 73 Breaking News / Continuing Coverage
• Item URL: http://www.glendaledailyplanet.com/media/Barnett%20police%20motorcycle-3.wmv
They are still looking for the SUV responsible for the Hit and Run accident involving Laura Graff and her motorcycle which took place on the evening of September 23, 2006 at 7:00 pm.
• Description On the evening of September 23, 2006 at 7:00 pm, Glendale firefighters responded to a car and motorcycle crash involving Laura Graff, a 24-year-old Glendale woman.
She was riding her motorcycle at 59th Avenue and Mercer Lane in Glendale Arizona. They found Graff barely clinging to life from the severe injuries caused by hit and run driver. The driver of the vehicle that hit Laura fled the scene. This footage was the first reporting of the event and a call for witnesses to help locate this driver. This driver remains unidentified.
Unlike a traditional television newscast, this production with its call for information narrated by Glendale Police PIO Matt Barnett, still remains online shadowing the perpetrator... someday they will be identified. Laura Graff survived and is undergoing therapy to overcome the effects of her injuries. You may also see the ceremony whereas she awarded the fire fighters, ambulance drivers and hospital trauma personal for helping save her life in an article at http://www.glendaledailyplanet.com/ .
The National Television Academy is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry.
Glendale Daily Planet, the parent organization of KKAT-IPTV was started in 2004 as the first community journalism news site in Glendale and perhaps all of Arizona... Serving The Metro West Side of the Valley of the Sun, Glendale Daily Planet has witnessed, participated in and recorded the further rejuvenation of the downtown core, the meteoric rise of the 'Glendale Sports Empire' and the restoration of historic sections of the town.
One aspect Sharpe is most proud of is the ability to have a continuous 24/7 stream of archived footage in the player but yet, when a special event arises, have the ability to go live interrupting the pre-programmed content to cover the event. With the advent of higher speed EVDO radio cards and compact portable satellite terminals the options are limitless.
Sharpe is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE), Independent Feature Project (IFP) (IFP/PHX), Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation (SMECC) member of the national Media Communications Association-International Association (MCAI) and other associations.
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