This Old House® Nominated for Three Daytime Emmy® Awards
May 15, 2009
CONCORD, Mass., (May 15, 2009)—The popular PBS home improvement series This Old House, which is entering its 30th anniversary season this fall, has been nominated for three Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominations for the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards yesterday. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, August 30, 2009, at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles and televised live by the CW Television Network.
This Old House is honored with nominations in the following categories: Outstanding Lifestyle Program (senior producer David Vos and producer Deborah Hood), Outstanding Directing in a Lifestyle/Culinary Program (director David Vos) and Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Photography (cameraman Stephen D'Onofrio).
Throughout its 30-year history, This Old House has won a grand total of 16 Emmy Awards and garnered an impressive 82 nominations.
The 30th anniversary season of This Old House premieres on PBS Thursday, October 8, 2009 (check www.thisoldhouse.com/tvschedule or your local listings).
This Old House is produced by This Old House Productions, Inc., for This Old House Ventures, Inc., and is presented on PBS by WGBH Boston. Vice President of Television Operations is Michael Burton. Senior producer and director is David Vos and producer is Deborah Hood. Founder is Russell Morash. Funding is provided by State Farm Insurance Companies. Additional funders were not confirmed at press time. This Old House is the No. 1 multi-media home enthusiast brand, offering trusted information and expert advice through award-winning television, a highly regarded magazine and an information-driven Web site. This Old House Ventures, Inc., is a business of Time Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner.
WGBH Boston is America’s preeminent public broadcasting producer, the source of fully one-third of PBS’s primetime lineup, along with some of public television’s best-known lifestyle shows and children’s programs and many public radio favorites. For more information, visit www.wgbh.org.
Contacts:
Dawn Newell
Senior Account Executive
WGBH Boston
617-300-5344
dawn_newell@wgbh.org
Tara Rafieymehr Pettinato
Account Executive
WGBH Boston
617-300-5328
tara_rafieymehr@wgbh.org
Karen Affinito
Senior Manager
This Old House Ventures, Inc.
212-522-3740
karen_affinito@timeinc.com
