Glendale Arizona Internet Broadcaster Receives 5 Emmy® Nominations.

Glendale Arizona Internet Broadcaster Receives 5 Emmy® Nominations.

Photo: Jennifer Jones KPHO and President of the Rocky Mountain NATAS Chapter Presents Ed Sharpe of CouryGraph Productions/ Glendale Daily Planet/KKAT-IPTV With 5 Emmy® Nominations! (Photo by Bette Sharpe)
Glendale Arizona Internet Broadcaster Receives 5 Emmy® Nominations.
Ed Sharpe of CouryGraph Productions, www.GlendaleDailyPlanet.com, KKAT-IPTV, Glendale, AZ, was honored to receive five 2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy® Nominations August 28th at the award nomination ceremony in Phoenix.

Four separate 2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy® Nomination Parties were held simultaneously in Phoenix, Tucson, Salt Lake City and Albuquerque. The Phoenix Emmy® nomination party was held at the Friday's Front Row Sports Grill at 401 E. Jefferson Street, Tuesday, August 28th from 6pm - 8pm.

About Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV And CouryGraph Productions
Glendale Daily Planet, the parent organization of KKAT-IPTV was started in 2004, as the first community journalism news site in Glendale and perhaps all of Arizona. Serving The Metro West Side of the Valley of the Sun, Glendale Daily Planet has witnessed, participated in and recorded the further rejuvenation of the downtown core, the meteoric rise of the 'Glendale Sports Empire' and the restoration of historic sections of the town.

“We here at KKAT-IPTV are most proud of the ability to have a continuous 24/7 stream of archived footage online.” Sharpe comments. “But when a special event arises, we have the ability to go live interrupting the pre-programmed content to cover the event. With the advent of higher speed EVDO radio cards and compact portable satellite terminals, the options are limitless.”

“Residents can now catch stories of interest on their schedule, taking advantage of the on-demand character of Internet media. No more waiting for 5 or 10pm news and no need to program the TiVo. Important stories remain available, a mouse click away, and for years to come in the online archives.”
In addition to his work with KKAT-IPTV, CouryGraph Productions and the Glendale Daily Planet, Ed Sharpe is the webmaster for MCA-I Chapter 44 in Phoenix Arizona and a member of the National Media Communications Association-International Association.
A Glendale resident since 1974, Sharpe also is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), Society of Broadcast Engineers(SBE), Investigative Reporters and Editors(IRE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Society of Professional Journalists(SPJ), National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation (SMECC) and other associations. He has been actively filming important events in the history of Glendale for several years. He has been a vocal supporter of Glendale and helps to maintain her history as well as guide the area into new technologies.

“I’ve always been a pioneer using technology to push the envelope in communication, as well as respecting and preserving it’s history,” says Sharpe.

The work of Sharpe’s CouryGraph Productions and other participative community journalists and engineering staff may be viewed, 24-hours a day, seven days a week at http://www.glendaledailyplanet.com/ .
CouryGraph Emmy® Nominations In Category 72, Advanced Media – Arts / Entertainment, Sharpe’s film “Sphere Factor!” competes with only one other nomination. The story of an imaginary crime fighter, portrayed by Sharpe himself as writer, producer, director, actor, videographer, and editor, truly exposes the mind of an interesting character.
Remarkably Sharpe has taken all four nominations in Category 73, Advanced Media – Breaking News-Continuing Coverage. “Glendale High School Alumni Event” includes detailed coverage of the Sheriff’s Department helicopter as well as a collector car show.

Also nominated is “Heroism—First to Respond” , “The Laura Graff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver”, and “Rose Lane Aquatics Center” which shows off the refurbished Rose Lane Pool, originally built in 1966. Sharpe’s video shows off the family-friendly facility including a beach-entry pool with play structures, spray pad, in-pool misting systems, water slide, six-lane competitive pool and diving tank.
The 2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy® Awards will be held at the brand new Renaissance Hotel and Resort in Glendale on Saturday, October 6th - more details to come. Be sure to keep an eye on http://www.rockymountainemmy.org .
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Submitted by LeeAnn Sharpe