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Telly Awards Hall of Fame

Telly Awards Hall of Fame
 

The Telly Awards Hall of Fame is a salute to past Telly award winners who have helped shape our industry by consistently creating award winning work that pushes the envelope of creativity while upholding a high standard of excellence in video production. Each year, the Telly Awards honors three Hall of Fame Inductees, all of which have upheld this high standard and serve as a true testament of what the Telly is all about.

Check out the pics of the 2011 event or see them all on Facebook.

Check out the pics of the 2010 event or see them all on Facebook.

2011 Inductees
 

NFL Films

Over the course of nearly 50 years, NFL Films has not only transformed the way America watches football, but also tested the limits of film and television production. The company has lent its talents to Emmy Award-winning documentaries, sports-oriented feature films such as Jerry Maguire and Brian’s Song, and scores of TV commercials, video games, and music videos. Today the company’s reach is global, from producing programs for the Olympic Games to helping international audiences better understand the NFL.

Accepted by Patrick Kelleher, Senior Coordinating Producer, NFL Films

FOX Sports

FOX Sports Networks (FSN) is the nation’s leading provider of local sports. Through its 19 owned-and-operated regional networks, FSN serves as the TV home to more than half of all MLB, NHL, and NBA teams. FSN produces over 5,000 live local events each year, including more than 3,200 in high definition, making FSN the most prolific producers of HD Sports programming in the country. In addition to its thousands of home team games and a wide variety of locally produced sports programs, FSN televises national collegiate sports events and programs, including football and basketball from the Pac-10, Conference USA, SEC, and ACC, as well as Big 12 football.

Accepted by Chris Hannan, Senior Vice President Of Marketing, Fox Sports

Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel is part of Discovery Communications the world's number one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 180 countries. Discovery empowers people to explore their world and satisfy their curiosity through 100-plus worldwide networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Investigation Discovery, Planet Green and HD Theater, as well as leading consumer and educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media services including HowStuffWorks.com.

Accepted by John Whyte MD, Chief Medical Expert and Vice President, Health & Medical Education, Discovery Channel

2010 Inductees
 

Harpo Studios

Harpo Studios is home to television’s number one talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show. Based in Chicago, Harpo Studios is also home to Award winning teams in production design, lighting, camera work, editing, audio direction and graphic design. From its state of the art set, daily live shows and tapings featuring the world’s most engaging guests from the famous to everyday people all changing the world in which we live, Harpo Studios has and continues to be at the forefront of television production.

Accepted by Jonathan Sinclair, Vice President of Development and Creative Services, Harpo Studios.

ESPN

ESPN, Inc., The Worldwide Leader in Sports, is the leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring the broadest portfolio of multimedia sports assets with over 50 business entities. ESPN’s Television division alone includes ESPN on ABC, six U.S. Cable Networks (four with high-definition simulcast services) with ESPN 3D to launch June 2010, Regional, Syndicated, Pay Subscription Packages, and 46 International Networks reaching all seven continents.

Accepted by Mitch Rymanowski, Vice President, Technology and Engineering, ESPN

Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable is the nation’s second largest cable operator with almost 15 million customers in 28 states and provides customers with localized all-news channels, offering content tailored to community interests and concerns. Time Warner Cable also has a long history of leadership within our industry and has led the way in technical innovation to improve and expand available cable products and services.

Accepted by Joe Truncale , VP of Operations for the Time Warner Cable Local News Division