Oct. 10, 2012

Longhorn Network has been nominated 25 times in 19 different categories for the 10th Annual Lone Star Chapter Regional Emmy® Awards.

Award winners will be announced at an award ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Nominated for the prestigious "Station Excellence" award, LHN also received nominations in such diverse categories as arts/entertainment, historical/cultural, as well as sports-related and educational program offerings.

This year's nominees were selected by hundreds of peer judges from eight regional National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences chapters.

"All of us at Longhorn Network are pleased and honored to be nominated for 25 Lone Star Emmys in 19 categories. It is especially meaningful to be recognized by peers, and to be selected for nominations in our inaugural year of operation," said Stephanie Druley, Vice President of Production, Longhorn Network.

Below is a list of nominations for Longhorn Network. A full list of all 2012 nominees can be found at www.lonestaremmy.org.

Longhorn Network 2012 Lone Star Chapter Regional Emmy® Awards Nominations

Station Excellence
Longhorn Network
Stephanie Druley, Vice President Production; Lindsay Gagnon, Operations Producer; Patricia Lowry, Coordinating Producer; Tom McCollum, Coordinating Producer; Ben Hobbs, Producer; Andrea Wall, Producer; Joe Disney, Producer; Ken Menard, Producer; Lorenzo Lamadrid, Supervising Director; Johnathan Williams, Operations Producer; Joe Baker, Director, Remote Production Operations; Stacie McCollum, Director, Programming; Dave Brown, Vice President, Programming; Robert Bridges, Associate Director Engineering; Manuel Samaniego, Director

Arts/Entertainment--program/special
Sessions From The Cactus Café
Stephanie Druley, Vice President, Production; Donald Colantonio, Executive Producer; Matt Munoz, Manager; Chip Rives, Producer; Sean Schiavolin, Director; Rebecca McInroy, Producer

Historical/Cultural--News single story/series/feature
Bonfire Essay
Jarred Schiff, Producer

Sports--program feature/segment
Acho Family
Michael Holmes, Producer

Alex Silver Profile
Michael Holmes, Producer

Laurel McCaig
Gregory Fonseca, Producer

Sports--regularly scheduled daily or weekly program
Longhorn Extra: Longhorn Extra
Stephanie Druley, Vice President, Production; Tom McCollum, Coordinating Producer; Joe Disney, Producer; Andrea Wall, Producer; Ben Hobbs, Producer; Michael Holmes, Associate Producer; Lorenzo Lamadrid, Supervising Director; Manuel Samaniego, Director; John Duff, Director; Courtney Cox, Associate Director; Gregory Fonseca, Associate Producer; Jerod Couch, Associate Producer; Andres Alvarez, Associate Producer; Jarred Schiff, Associate Producer; Zach Paul, Associate Producer; Jeff Hall, Associate Producer; Alex Romich, Associate Producer; Katie Bridges, Associate Producer; Andre; Williams, Associate Producer; Christina Ramirez, Assignment Editor; Mike Waggoner, Field Producer; Justin Ray, Associate Producer; Brooke Miller, Associate Producer

Texas Football All Access
Stephanie Druley, Vice President, Production; Tom McCollum, Coordinating Producer; Ben Hobbs, Producer; Gregory Fonseca, Producer; Jarred Schiff, Associate Producer; Alex Romich, Associate Producer; Katherine Bridges, Associate Producer

Texas GameDay
Stephanie Druley, Vice President, Production; Tom McCollum, Coordinating Producer; Joe Disney, Producer; Lorenzo Lamadrid, Supervising Director; Brittany Horine, Production Coordinator; Joe Baker, Director, Remote Production Operations; Lindsay Gagnon, Operations Producer; Ben Hobbs, Producer; Michael Holmes, Associate Producer; Brooke Miller, Associate Producer; Manuel Samaniego, Director; Gregory Fonseca, Associate Producer; Jerod Couch, Associate Producer; Andres Alvarez, Associate Producer; Jeff Hall , Associate Producer; Alex Romich , Associate Producer; Katie Bridges, Associate Producer; Andrea Williams, Associate Producer; Christina Ramirez, Assignment Editor; Lowell Galindo, Host; Michael Waggoner, Field Producer; John Duff, Associate Director; Jarred Schiff, Associate Producer

Sporting Event/Game--Life/Unedited--programs/specials/series
Texas Spring Football
Stephanie Druley, Vice President, Production; Patricia Lowry, Coordinating Producer; Ken Menard, Producer; Lorenzo Lamadrid, Supervising Director; Michael Holmes, Producer And Editor; Luke Dillon, Associate Producer; Kyle Brown, Associate Director

Texas Heritage--program feature/segment
Texas vs. Texas A&M Rivalry
Michael Holmes, Producer

Texas Heritage--program feature/special
Texas Traditions
Ben Hobbs, Producer

Informational/Instructional--program/special/feature/segment
The Wylie Workouts
Joe Disney, Producer; Alex Romich, Production Assistant

Interview/Discussion--Feature/Segment
Longhorn Legends Basketball
Michael Waggoner, Producer; Zachariah Paul, Producer

Interview/Discussion--Program/special/series
Longhorn Legends Football
Joe Disney, Producer; Gregory Fonseca, Producer

Promotion-program-campaign
Longhorn Network Launch Campaign
Jill Husak, Associate Director, Marketing; Jeff Gonyo, Sr. Director, Marketing

Promotion-Program-Sports
Longhorn Network Tease
Stephanie Druley, Vice President, Production; Tom McCollum, Coordinating Producer; Tim Horgan, Producer

Director-Live or Live-To-Tape/Newscast
Patricia Lowry Director Compilation Reel
Patricia Lowry, Director

Graphic Arts--Graphics/Animation
Longhorn Network Graphics & Animation Reel
Scott Paull, Designer II; Joseph McIntosh, Graphics System Developer II

On-Camera Talent--reporter--sports analyst/play by play
Texas Men's Basketball
Jeff Van Gundy, Analyst

Texas Women's Basketball
Andrea Monaco, Play by Play
Rebecca Lobo, Analyst

Photographer--sports
Texas All Access Photography
Ben Hobbs, Producer; Steve Denny, Photographer; Chris Phillips, Photographer

Technical Achievement
Texas Relays Show 6
Joe Baker, Director, Remote Production Operations; Lindsay Gagnon, Operations Producer; Brittany Horine, Production Coordinator; Patricia Lowry, Coordinating Producer; Spencer Chmiel, Senior Operations Coordinator; Ralph Mole', Director; Tannis Nelson, Senior Operations Coordinator; Brette Stoneberg, Operations Coordinator

Texas Rowing
Joe Baker, Director, Remote Production Operations; Johnathan Williams, Operations Producer; Patricia Lowry, Director; Brittany Horine, Production Coordinator; Lorenzo Lamadrid, Supervising Director; Spencer Chmiel, Senior Operations Coordinator; Tannis Nelson, Senior Operations Coordinator; Brette Stoneberg, Operations Coordinator

Writer-Program (non-news)/commentary/editorial
Tom Rinaldi
Tom Rinaldi