RMSW NATAS E-Newsletter April 2008

Message From The President

Greetings!

I hope this newsletter finds you all well.

It’s an exciting time for our chapter. 

Approximately one month ago, I had the honor of presenting some very talented and dedicated professionals Silver and Gold Circle Awards. The Sunday brunch was held at the Arizona Club in the Chase building. We inducted six silver circle members and two gold members into an already impressive list. In order to be eligible to join the Silver Circle group, you must have dedicated 25 years to the television industry. If that’s not impressive enough, Gold Circle members have dedicated 50 years to the industry. We have a complete list of the recipients below.

Speaking of awards, our Call for Entries was released on April 21st. It is available on-line and ready for you to work with. I would like to extend a huge thank you to Chuck Emmert, Joe Pequeno and Vik Narayan for the time they spent getting this important document ready for us. Chuck has all the important dates you need to know about this year’s Emmy Event.

We also have just added some new members to our Board of Governors. They are regional representatives. Our goal is for them to be your voice. A lot of you aren’t in the Phoenix area and we want to be sure that you have local folks working for you! You will find out more about these representatives later on in this newsletter.

Best of luck to all!

Until next time!

Jennifer Jones
President
Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of NATAS

2008 ROCKY MOUNTAIN CALL FOR ENTRIES NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!

How would you like one of these?

It is that time of year to assemble the best of your best and enter into the Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards! The Call for Entries (CFE) is now available online at www.rockymountainemmy.org. You will also find links for Emmy Express, the online entering system and lots of other good stuff to aid in entering your work.

We have added 2 new categories this year for a new total of 91 available areas for you to enter your work!

Category 14 Religion-News Single Story/News Feature or Program Feature/Segment
Category 16 Teen (13 and up)-News Single Story/News Feature or Program Feature/Segment

Do not forget to visit our newest section, the Advanced Media categories to see the options for material that was created primarily for non-traditional viewing platforms. Think about any pieces you may have created for the web, mobile phones, video blogs, etc. – you can enter these to win an Emmy! The times are a changin’ and so is the CFE to keep up with the varied platforms we now create for!

Good luck to all of you who enter and please feel free to contact the chapter office at 623.935.9637 or via email at aznatas@qwest.net with any questions or needed assistance with the entry process.

Important Dates to Remember:
Entry Eligibility – May 1. 2007 through April 30, 2008
Entry Deadline – May 28, 2008
Emmy Nominations - August 2008, exact date TBD
Emmy Event – October 4, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2008 GOLD & SILVER CIRCLE INDUCTEES!

(Pictured L-R - Jennifer Jones-President, John Vasseur, Mike Serres, Jane Bergamo, Gilbert ZermenTom Chauncey, Jack Miller, Jan Jacobson-Chair and Larry Martel.  Not pictured: Lin Sue Cooney, David Luna and Richard McKee)

Each year we search our region for those individuals who have committed themselves to our industry not only with the endurance of time, but with the special qualities that set them apart from their peers. This year we celebrated our 15th “Crystal” anniversary for Silver Circle and our 3rd year anniversary for Gold Circle with a full range of honorees - videographers, producers, on air talent, a general manager, an educator and a very talented music producer! The Rocky Mountain Chapter inducted a total of 10 individuals, 2 for the Gold Circle and 8 for Silver Circle.

A Sunday brunch was held atop the Chase Tower in downtown Phoenix at the Arizona Club on March 30th with a full room of family, friends and co-workers on hand to honor this fabulous group. Congratulations to Larry Martel and Jack Miller for 50 plus years of service and becoming our newest Gold Circle members! Congratulations to Tom Chauncey, Lin Sue Cooney, David Luna, Richard McKee, Mike Serres, John Vasseur and Gilbert Zermeno for 25 plus years of service and for becoming our newest Silver Circle members! On a very special note, we honored and inducted Ron Bergamo into Silver Circle and his lovely wife Jane and family were on hand to accept his award in his memory.

Please take a moment and visit our website www.rockymountainemmy.org to read about each one of these individual’s vast accomplishments. Congratulations once again to this very talented group of people!

NATIONAL STUDENT TELEVISION

National Student Television (NSTV), is an Award of Excellence for outstanding High School television journalism. Each year our National offices in New York accept entries from high schools from all over the United States. The NSTV Awards Categories are: News, Writing, Sports, Documentary, Technical Achievement, Arts & Entertainment/Cultural Affairs and Public Affairs/Community Service/Public Service.
This year our chapter had 6 students from 2 schools that received regional recognition for their work. On May 7th we will recognize this talented group with an Awards luncheon followed by a tour of KPHO-TV.

Congratulations to the 2008 Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter NSTV Recipients!

Arts & Entertainment, Cultural Affairs - Regional Winner
Composite Entry
Vicki Diaz, Student and Jeff Chandler, Teacher
Skyline High School - Mesa, Arizona

Arts & Entertainment, Cultural Affairs - Regional Honorable Mention
Rock Band
Joseph Samartino, Student and Paul Hoeprich, Teacher
East Valley Insitutue of Technology- Mesa, Arizona

Hubbard Family Public Affairs/Community Service/Public Service - Regional Winner
Heroin
Jonathan Buerkle, Student and Paul Hoeprich, Teacher
East Valley Insitutue of Technology- Mesa, Arizona

Long Form- Fiction and Non-Fiction - Regional Honorable Mention
Global Warming: Manmade?
Emily Brozewicz, Student and Jeff Chandler, Teacher
Skyline High School - Mesa, Arizona

News - Regional Honorable Mention
School Safety
Deanna Pomeroy, Student and Paul Hoeprich, Teacher
East Valley Insitutue of Technology- Mesa, Arizona

News - Regional Honorable Mention
Immigration
Juan Perea, Student and Paul Hoeprich, Teacher
East Valley Insitutue of Technology- Mesa, Arizona

RENEW YOUR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP BY MAY 20TH AND RECEIVE A CHANCE TO WIN $200!!!

How would you like to win $200?

All you need to do is renew your current membership by May 20th and we will enter your name into a drawing for a $200 Visa gift card. Would you like to increase those odds? For every “NEW” NATAS member you recruit who joins by May 20th your name will be entered again along with the new member’s name you recruited. The winner will be announced on May 21st to celebrate the end of May book.

It is easy to renew or join – all you need to do is visit our website at www.rockymountainemmy.org where you can fill out a membership form and pay online. Unless you have recently renewed then your current membership is up for renewal. Any questions about your current status please email the NATAS office at aznatas@qwest.net.

Welcome Our New Regional Board Members!

The Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter would like to announce our new Regional Representatives that have joined our Board of Governors.  We have established these roles and invited individuals to join us in an inaugural run so that we may better serve your area and markets.  These individuals are there for you as members located in Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming and Tucson, AZ to provide you with a local and direct link to your NATAS chapter.  Please feel free to contact them with any ideas, suggestions or concerns.  We would love to hear from you and better serve you in these areas!

Please Welcome the following individuals:

Congratulations to Ron Romero of KRQE in New Mexico! Contact Ron at Ron.Romero@krqe.com
Congratulations to Jeff Lubsen of Fischer Productions in Utah!  Contact Jeff at jeff@fischerproductions.com
Congratulations to Kyle Nicholoff of Wyoming Public Television in Wyoming!  Contact Kyle at kyle@cwc.edu
Congratulations to Dan Duncan of KUAT in Tucson! Contact Dan at dduncan@kuat.org

GOT NEWS-Please email us!

RMSW News is published by the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. We are always looking for news of interest for your colleagues around the region. Please email suggestions, notices, Station news, people news or industry news. We want it all!

Send submissions to Patty at aznatas@qwest.net - in the subject line of your email please type "RMSW News" - Thank you.

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