THE NATIONAL ACADEMY
Founded in 1957, The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) 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. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime Entertainment, Daytime Creative Arts & Entertainment, Public & Community Service, and Technology & Engineering. NATAS membership consists of broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the country. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including Regional Student Television and its Student Award for Excellence for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public. For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.tv
In alphabetical order, the 19 chapters of NATAS are: Boston/New England, Chicago/Midwest, Heartland, Lone Star, Lower Great Lakes, Michigan, Mid-America, Mid-Atlantic, Nashville/Midsouth, Natlonal Capital/Chesapeake Bay, New York, Northwest, Ohio Valley, Pacific Southwest, Rocky Mountain Southwest, San Francisco/Northern California, Southeast, Suncoast, and Upper Midwest.
THE NASHVILLE/MIDSOUTH CHAPTER
The Nashville/Midsouth Region, founded in 1984, encompasses the States of North Carolina (except Asheville) and Tennessee, and the television market of Huntsville, Alabama. In addition to granting the Midsouth Regional Emmy® Awards, the chapter awards scholarships, honors quarter-century industry veterans with the Silver Circle, conducts Regional Student Television Awards of Excellence for high schools, has a free, nationwide Job Bank, provides member discounts, and participates in judging Emmy entries at the regional and national levels.
MIDSOUTH REGION BOUNDARIES
The Nashville/Midsouth Region encompasses the States of North Carolina (except Asheville)
and Tennessee, and the television market of Huntsville, Alabama.
Markets include:
Alabama
- Decatur
- Florence
- Huntsville
North Carolina
- Charlotte
- Durham
- Greensboro
- Greenville
- High Point
- New Bern
- Raleigh
- Washington
- Wilmington
- Winston-Salem
Tennessee
- Chattanooga
- Jackson
- Knoxville
- Memphis
- Nashville
- Tri-Cities
BOARD OF GOVERNORS, 2019-19
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National Trustee – Whit Adamson, Tennessee Association of Broadcasters
National Trustee/President – Clifton Hunt, NewsChannel 5 Network
National Trustee – Ellen Jones Pryor, Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Alternate National Trustee and National Treasurer – Phillip L. Bell, BellMedia
Vice President – Nicholas Dugger, TNDV Television
Vice President – Lisa Harless, Regions
Regional Vice President – Amy Burkett, WTVI
Regional Vice President – James A. Ford, Jr., WRAL
Regional Vice President – Sharon Tinsley, Alabama Broadcasters Assn.
Executive Committee – Gene Policinski, The Freedom Forum
Treasurer – Jennifer Lane, Vaden Group
Secretary – Heather Middleton, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation
Legal Counsel – Suzanne Kessler, Bone McAllester Norton
Executive Director – Geneva M. Brignolo, NATAS Nashville
Advanced Media Chairman – Michael Schoenfeld, Duke University
Education Chairman – Janet Ivey, Janet’s Planet
Emmy® Awards Chairman – Beth Tucker Womack
Program Chairman – Rich Stone, Stone Productions
Student Awards Chairman – Nicholas Dugger, TNDV Television
Governors
Jennifer Duck, CNN and Belmont University
Jessica Frost, BMI
Aaron Gant, Warner Chappell Production Music
Janet Ivey, Janet’s Planet
Samantha Smith Jean, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Michelle Palmer, WSMV
Tracey Rogers. WKRN
Lelan Statom, NewsChannel 5 Network
Pat Slattery, Vanderbilt University News Service
Pete Weber, Voice of the Nashville Predators
Adam Yeomans, The Associated Press