# Los Angeles Emmy Awards

The Los Angeles Emmy Awards are presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) in recognition of excellence in the local programming of the Greater Los Angeles area. They are the only regional Emmys presented directly by the ATAS; all the other regional Emmys across the country are given out by each regional chapter of the ATAS' sister organization, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).
The Los Angeles Emmy Award is the successor to the first three Emmy Award ceremonies held from 1949 to 1951 when the Emmy primarily only honored shows that were produced or aired in the Los Angeles area.
The ATAS also gives out the Los Angeles Area Governors Award, which is presented for outstanding consistent achievement over a period of years, or in recognition of an outstanding, single notable contribution.

## Board of governors

The Los Angeles academy is composed of individuals who hold prominent positions in and about the entertainment field. Their job is to help oversee the business and artistic affairs of the academy as well as the awards broadcast. They serve as an active board within the academy.
| Member | Community Involvement |
| Mark Adler | Music |
| Lynda Kahn | Title Design |
| Lowell Peterson, A.S.C. | Cinematographer |
| Conrad Bachmann | Performer |
| Geoff Katz | Interactive Media |
| Michael R. Polis | Children's Programming |
| Stuart Bass, A.C.E. | Picture Editor |
| Steve Kent | Producer |
| Eric Poticha | Television Executive |
| Daniel H. Birman | Nonfiction Programming |
| Peter Kwong | Performer |
| Betsey Potter | Costume Design & Supervision |
| Jonathon Braun, A.C.E. | Picture Editor |
| Sharon Lieblein, CSA | Casting Director |
| Van Broughton Ramsey | Costume Design & Supervision |
| Nancy Carr | Public Relations |
| Sharon Liggins | Public Relations |
| Frank Scherma | Commercials |
| Shaun Cashman | Animation |
| Sheila Manning | Commercials |
| Lori Schwartz | Interactive Media |
| Tommy Cole | Makeup/Hairstylists |
| David Michaels | Daytime Programming |
| Brian Sheesley | Animation |
| Shari Cookson | Nonfiction Programming |
| Lee Miller | Director |
| Mark Scott Spatny | Special Visual Effects |
| Judy Crown | Makeup/Hairstylists |
| John Moffitt | Director |
| Robert Swartz | Television Executive |
| Marlin Davis | Production Executive |
| Anthony Molinari | Stunts |
| Greg Taylor | Los Angeles Director |
| Kelly DeLap-Evans | Children's Programming |
| Dorenda Moore | Stunts |
| Jon Teschner | Title Design |
| Kirk Ellis | Writer |
| Frank Morrone, C.A.S. | Sound |
| Mark Teschner, CSA | Casting Director |
| Edward Fassl | Sound Editor |
| Peter W. Moyer | Special Visual Effects |
| Steve Venezia, C.A.S. | Sound |
| Lucia Gervino | Production Executive |
| Margaret Nagle | Writer |
| Mitch Waldow | Los Angeles Director |
| Tim Gibbons | Producer |
| Chris Newman | Professional Representative |
| Mark Watters | Music |
| Eileen Horta | Sound Editor |
| John D. O’Brien | Electronic Production |
| James Robert Yarnell | Art Director/Set Decorator |
| Dwight C. Jackson | Art Director/Set Decorator |
| Matthew J. Olsen | Daytime Programming |
| Kenneth D. Zunder, A.S.C. | Cinematographer |
| Stephen A. Jones | Electronic Production |
| Anne Damborg Pedersen | Professional Representative |

## Board members

Board members are elected and unlike the Board of Governors, their function is to attend business meetings and handle the everyday administration of the academy.
| Member | Office |
| John Shaffner | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
| Nancy Bradley Wiard | Vice Chair |
| Stacey Luchs Struber | Second Vice Chair |
| Marcelino Ford-Livene | Secretary |
| Kevin Hamburger | Treasurer |
| Joetta Di Bella | Los Angeles Area Vice Chair |
| Jerry Petry | Academy Foundation Chairman |
| Tim Gibbons | Governors' Appointee |
| Sharon Chazin Lieblein | Governors' Appointee |
| John Moffitt | Governors' Appointee |
| Eric Poticha | Governors' Appointee |
| Thomas W. Sarnoff | Ex Officio Member |
| Leo Chaloukian, C.A.S. | Ex Officio Member |
| Dick Askin | Chair’s Appointee |
| Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | Chair’s Appointee |
| Albert Cheng | Chair’s Appointee |
| John Landgraf | Chair’s Appointee |
| Benito Martinez | Chair’s Appointee |
| Millicent Shelton | Chair’s Appointee |