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ashokan

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This is kinda funny considering how ESPN people were dogging Michigan all season


"Stars such as Lee Corso (fake name: “Lee Clark”), Kirk Herbstreit (“Kirk Henry”), Chris Fowler (“Chris Fulton”), Desmond Howard (“Dirk Howard”), Tom Rinaldi (“Tim Richard”) and Samantha Ponder (“Steven Ponder”) were among those to receive the ill-gotten Emmys.

The report additionally suggests Erin Andrews might have received an Emmy through the scheme (“Erik Andrews” was the name on the credit list), and highlights a photo of “SportsCenter” anchor Linda Cohn showing off Emmy statuettes that she would have been ineligible to receive.

Why go to these lengths, though?

“You have to remember that those personalities are so important, and they have egos,” a person involved in the ESPN Emmy submission process in recent years told The Athletic. The report noted “there was no evidence” the on-air talent was in on the scheme or aware the Emmys were obtained through subterfuge."

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ESPN operated 13-year Emmy scheme using fake names to get awards for top talent

Stars such as Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, and Samantha Ponder were among those to receive the fake Emmys, with The Athletic noting the on-air talent was not in on the scheme or aware the Emmys were…
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Ty Webb_rivals67856

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So hold on, people like Andrews and Herbstreit and Corso just thought they won and had no idea that someone(s) at the network were submitting false names and then re-engraving the statues?

Wouldn't someone check the actual winning names on the internet or something?
 
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NickRU714

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ashokan said:
ktla.com

ESPN returns 37 Emmys won using fake names: Report

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has taken back at least three dozen Emmy Awards that were won by fake ESPN employees, then re-engraved and given to hosts who were ineligible …
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The show won actually did win he Emmy. But the on air talent couldn't get a stature for the show. Only producers and such.
Think of a movie - Tom Hanks doesn't get credit or a statue for Forrest Gump winning Best Picture. He only gets credit for individual "Best Actor".

So Emmys sent award statutes to ESPN - one for each "producer".

But ESPN wanted to give the talent a trophy so they made up fake producer names just to get the trophy. Then changed the engraving.
 
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Brisket and Bourbon

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ashokan said:
This is kinda funny considering how ESPN people were dogging Michigan all season


"Stars such as Lee Corso (fake name: “Lee Clark”), Kirk Herbstreit (“Kirk Henry”), Chris Fowler (“Chris Fulton”), Desmond Howard (“Dirk Howard”), Tom Rinaldi (“Tim Richard”) and Samantha Ponder (“Steven Ponder”) were among those to receive the ill-gotten Emmys.

The report additionally suggests Erin Andrews might have received an Emmy through the scheme (“Erik Andrews” was the name on the credit list), and highlights a photo of “SportsCenter” anchor Linda Cohn showing off Emmy statuettes that she would have been ineligible to receive.

Why go to these lengths, though?

“You have to remember that those personalities are so important, and they have egos,” a person involved in the ESPN Emmy submission process in recent years told The Athletic. The report noted “there was no evidence” the on-air talent was in on the scheme or aware the Emmys were obtained through subterfuge."

nypost.com

ESPN operated 13-year Emmy scheme using fake names to get awards for top talent

Stars such as Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, and Samantha Ponder were among those to receive the fake Emmys, with The Athletic noting the on-air talent was not in on the scheme or aware the Emmys were…
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They made Samantha a Steven…how DEI of them even back then…they’ve been way ahead of the “revolutionary” pronouns curve for years, haven’t they! 🤭🤣

At least the b1g did no sell its soul to that mess like the SEC did…
 
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Plum Street

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NickRU714 said:
The show won actually did win he Emmy. But the on air talent couldn't get a stature for the show. Only producers and such.
Think of a movie - Tom Hanks doesn't get credit or a statue for Forrest Gump winning Best Picture. He only gets credit for individual "Best Actor".

So Emmys sent award statutes to ESPN - one for each "producer".

But ESPN wanted to give the talent a trophy so they made up fake producer names just to get the trophy. Then changed the engraving.
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Couldn’t espn just made statues for them anyway as recognition ? There was no need to make fake entries
 
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NickRU714

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Couldn’t espn just made statues for them anyway as recognition ? There was no need to make fake entries
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That was my thought reading the article.
Give them a trophy or something.
I doubt the on screen personality would care.

They can still say "My show won an Emmy" instead of "I won an Emmy."
Or even just say "I won an Emmy." And if anyone questioned it just clarify "Well the show I was on did."
 
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Bunch of third graders.
 
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