Ed Sharpe 2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy(R) Award

Photo: Ed Sharpe of CouryGraph Productions/ Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV with 2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy(R) Award for the production of "The Laura Graff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver" .(Photo by Julie Sharpe)

Ed Sharpe 2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy(R) Award
by LeeAnn Sharpe

Last month I turned on the television just in time to catch the second half of the Emmys and cheered when Robert Duvall won for Broken Trail.

It’s a long way from Hollywood and The National Television Academy Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter awards that cover Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and parts of California and Wyoming. Still the Emmy® Statuettes represent the highest honor bestowed in the television industry, making them the most coveted awards in broadcasting. So when Glendale broadcaster Ed Sharpe told me he had been nominated I said, “No way!” But he was, and he won!

Ed Sharpe of CouryGraph Productions / Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV in Glendale, AZ was awarded a 2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy(R) Award for his production of "The Laura Graff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver". He won in a new internet IPTV category that was recently added to the awards. In fact, he held all four of the nominations in the category.

The new category displays how important the internet has become, not just in local news, but in the ability of the public to view local TV from anywhere in the world. The web TV lists over 300 stations around the world who broadcast on the internet. And that doesn’t even include the thousands of independent broadcasters like Sharpe.

Sharpe has always been a leader in innovative ideas and on the cutting edge of technologies. In his history he has seen the next wave and jumped aboard to ride until the trend becomes mainstream. As a computer entrepreneur Sharpe was one of the first to educate the pubic about scanning, lasers and inkjet printing. He recently has been an advocate of government funded public access WIFI. His KKAT-IPTV produces hundreds of hours of local news and public service footage posted to his site www.glendaledailyplanet.com.

Sharpe says, "Many people have taken time to teach me videography, editing, writing, ethics in journalism and I appreciate the people who were great sounding boards to discuss ideas."

Glendale Police Chief Steven Conrad stated: "I would like to congratulate Ed on his latest Emmy! Ed is committed to providing our community with information about the efforts of public safety. This video is a great example of a great police-media relationship."

Officer Matt Barnett, Glendale Police Department PIO, who narrated the Hit and Run segment congratulated Ed Sharpe "I have worked with him many times in the past and Mr. Sharpe is a pleasure to work with and is asset to the local journalistic community."

Sharpe took his wife Bette, and daughter Julie to the presentation on the evening of October 6th at the recently completed plush Renaissance Hotel and Resort Conference Center located near the University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale Arizona.
The video can be viewed online at http://www.glendaledailyplanet.com/media/Barnett%20police%20motorcycle-3.wmv

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