New York Governor to be honored with Emmy Award for 'leadership in the fight against COVID-19'
'23.11.2020'
Vita Popova
The Governor of New York was so adept at using television "to inform and reassure people around the world" during the COVID-19 pandemic that they decided to reward him for it. This is reported on the website www.iemmys.tv.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will receive an international Emmy Founders Award in recognition of his "leadership in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and his skillful use of television to inform and reassure people around the world."
The Emmy Award will be presented to the Governor live on the International Emmy Awards program broadcast November 23 at 11:00 am Eastern Time on the website www.iemmys.tv.
On the subject: Study: in New York, COVID-19 had 10 times more people than recorded
It is noted that since the beginning of the pandemic, the governor managed to hold 111 daily briefings. They were watched not only by residents of New York and throughout America, but also by other countries.
“People around the world were plugging in to see what was happening, and New York was a symbol of determination to fight back the pandemic,” said Bruce L. Paisner, President and CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. ...
Cuomo held his first briefing on March 2, 2020. Then the outbreak of coronavirus was just beginning to be recognized as a massive threat to public health. This 12-minute presentation was part of a half-hour meeting with leaders from other states. Since then, the governor has held 111 daily briefings in a row, addressing residents around the world.
The briefings were broadcast live by local New York television stations, national television networks such as CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and other news agencies in the United States and around the world.
The last briefing took place on June 19, 2020.
A total of 59 million viewers watched these briefings.
Andrew Cuomo is the 56th Governor of New York. Following the 1996 election, President Bill Clinton appointed him as Governor of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In 2006, he was elected New York State Attorney General. In 2010, Cuomo was elected governor, after which he was re-elected twice - in 2014 and 2018.
On the subject: New York Launches COVID-19 Tracking App: How It Works
We will remind that in New York began to produce stickers on the windows depicting the governor of the state, watching the feast of state residents on Thanksgiving Day. What is this and why stickers have become popular, read in this publication.
About the Emmy Founders Award
The International Emmy Founders Award is awarded by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to organizations and individuals whose creative achievements have in some way contributed to the quality of global television production. Previous laureates include former US Vice President Al Gore, TV host Oprah Winfrey and filmmaker Steven Spielberg.
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is an organization made up of leading media and entertainment professionals from over 60 countries and 500 companies from all sectors of television, including the Internet, mobile and technology. ...
The Academy awards the prestigious Emmy Award to the best television programs produced outside the United States, as well as US Primetime programs produced in languages other than English.
Currently, programs are celebrated in various fields such as: the art of programming, documentaries, drama series, news, and others.
