For the second year in a row, “FOX Fort Wayne News, First at Ten” has been nominated for an Emmy in the category “Evening Newscast, Markets 41+” by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), Lower Great Lakes Chapter.
NATAS announced the nominations during a live Webcast Thursday night. The nominations represent work done by broadcasters across Indiana and Northern Ohio in 2010.
A complete list of the nominees can be seen on the NATAS Lower Great Lakes Chapter Web site. http://www.nataslgl.org/awards_emmy_nominees_2011.php
The Emmy nomination is the second honor for FOX Fort Wayne News in the span of a week. “FOX Fort Wayne News, First at Ten” also received a First Place award for Best Newscast, outside Indianapolis, from Indiana’s Society of Professional Journalists.
For comments and questions, please contact Jim Blue, News Director, WFFT, FOX Fort Wayne. Direct — (260) 407-5230 or email jblue@wfft.com
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