Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
TheAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences(ATAS), also colloquially known as theTelevision Academy,is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of thetelevision industry in the United States.It is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization founded in 1946, the organization presents thePrimetime Emmy Awards,an annual ceremony honoring achievement in U.S.primetimetelevision.
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| Founded | 1946 |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(6) |
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Area served | Television industry |
| Product | Primetime Emmy Award |
Key people | Frank Scherma (ChairmanandCEO) |
Revenue(2019) | $36,921,627[1] |
| Website | emmys |
History
editSyd Cassydconsidered television a tool for education and envisioned an organization that would act outside the "flash and glamor" of the industry and become an outlet for "serious discussion" and award the industry's "finest achievements".[2]Envisioning a television counterpart of theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,Cassyd founded the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1946 in conjunction with leaders of the early television industry who had gathered at a meeting he organized.[3]
Cassyd's academy in Los Angeles merged with a New York academy founded byEd Sullivanin 1955 to form theNational Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.The Los Angeles chapter broke away from NATAS in 1977, keeping the Primetime and Los Angeles Emmys.[4]
In 2014, alongside its Hall of Fame induction ceremony and announced plans to expand its headquarters, the organization announced that it had changed its public brand to the Television Academy, with a new logo designed bySiegel + Gale.The new branding was intended to downplay the organization's antiquated formal name in favor of a more straightforward identity, and features a separating line (typically used to separate the organization'swordmarkfrom a simplified image of the Emmy Award statuette) used to symbolize a screen, and also portrayed as a "portal".[5][6]
In 2016, producer Hayma Washington was elected chairman and CEO of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, becoming the first African-American to hold the position.[7]
Emmy Award
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In 1949, the Television Academy held the firstEmmy Awardsceremony, an annual event created to recognize excellence in U.S. television programming, although the initial event was restricted to programming from theLos Angelesarea. The name "Emmy" was derived from "Immy", a nickname for theimage orthiconcamera tube, which aided the progress of modern television. The word was feminized as "Emmy" to match the statuette, which depicted a winged woman holding an atom.
Sister organizations
editThe Emmy Awards are administered by three sister organizations that focus on various sectors of television programming: the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (primetime), theNational Academy of Television Arts and Sciences(daytime, sports, news and documentary), and theInternational Academy of Television Arts and Sciences(international). The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences also presents theLos Angeles Emmy Awards.
Publications and programs
editIn addition to recognizing outstanding programming through its Primetime Emmy Awards, the Television Academy publishes the award-winningemmymagazine and through theAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation,is responsible for theArchive of American Television,annual College Television Awards, Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship, acclaimed student internships and other educational outreach programs.
Current governance
edit- Frank Scherma (Chairman and CEO)
- Sharon Lieblein, CSA (Vice Chair)
- Rickey Minor(Second Vice Chair)
- Ann Leslie Uzdavinis (Treasurer)
- Allison Binder (Secretary)
- Casey Bloys (Chair's Appointee)
- George Cheeks (Chair's Appointee)
- Pearlena Igbokwe(Chair's Appointee)
- Gloria Calderón Kellett(Chair's Appointee)
- Lisa Nishimura(Chair's Appointee)
- Zack Van Amburg (Chair's Appointee)
- Eddie Bonin (Governors' Appointee)
- Debra Curtis (Governors' Appointee)
- Jill Dickerson (Governors' Appointee)
- Troy Underwood (Governors' Appointee)
- Cris Abrego(Chair,Television Academy Foundation)
Board of Governors
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Hall of Fame
editThe Television Academy Hall of Fame was founded by a former president of the ATAS, John H. Mitchell (1921–1988),[10]to honor individuals who have made extraordinary contributions toU.S. television.Inductions are not held every year.
See also
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References
edit- ^"Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – Nonprofit Explorer".9 May 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 9 July 2021.Retrieved1 July2021.
- ^"History".Television Academy.Archivedfrom the original on March 5, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 16,2017.
- ^"Syd Cassyd, 91; Envisioned TV Academy".The New York Times.February 11, 2000.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-08-15.RetrievedFebruary 10,2021.
Syd Cassyd, whose idea it was to found the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which gives the Emmy Awards, died on Friday at his home in Los Angeles.... Mr. Cassyd was working for a trade publication when he had the idea, and in 1946 he organized a meeting of influential figures in the world of television. He believed that television, then in its infancy, had the potential for enormous growth, so the purpose of the 1946 gathering was to talk about creating an organization like the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which had been giving the Academy Awards, known as Oscars, since 1927.
- ^"History".Emmys.com.Archivedfrom the original on 15 June 2022.Retrieved9 June2022.
- ^"How the Television Academy got its brand mojo back".Fast Co Design.24 March 2014.Archivedfrom the original on 13 April 2017.RetrievedJuly 10,2014.
- ^"Television Academy getting $40 million makeover".Deadline Hollywood.11 March 2014.Archivedfrom the original on 18 June 2014.RetrievedJuly 10,2014.
- ^"NAACP | NAACP Statement on Election of Hayma Washington to Television Academy".NAACP.November 21, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on January 19, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 16,2017.
- ^"Executive Committee".emmys.com.RetrievedApril 7,2023.
- ^"Board of Governors".emmys.com.Retrieved2023-04-07.
- ^"John H. Mitchell, 66, Former TV Executive".The New York Times.22 January 1988.Archivedfrom the original on 15 August 2021.Retrieved9 June2022.