NBC News, MSNBC And CNBC Honored With 29 News And Documentary Emmy Award Nominations

“NBC Nightly News ” Nominated for Seven Awards, Including Two For “Earthquake in Haiti” and “The War Next Door”

“Dateline NBC” Honored with Seven Nominations Including “Feature Story In A News Magazine” and “Outstanding Interview”

“TODAY” and “Meet the Press” Are Each Nominated

“Education Nation” and “Decision 2010” Receive Nominations In Multiple Categories

MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” Nominated for “Good Morning, Landlocked Central Asia”

CNBC Nominated for Six Awards, Including Outstanding Interview for “Investing in America: A CNBC Town Hall Event with President Obama”

NEW YORK -- NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC have received a total of 29 News and Documentary Emmy Award nominations, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today. The News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented on Monday, September 26 at a ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in the Time Warner Center in New York City. The following is a breakdown of the 29 nominations by network and show.


“NBC Nightly News” was nominated in the following categories:

OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST:
“NBC Nightly News” – Earthquake in Haiti
“NBC Nightly News ” – Iraq: The Long Way Out

OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST:
“NBC Nightly News ” – The War Next Door

BEST STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST:
“NBC Nightly News” – Afghanistan: From the Front Lines to the Home Front
“NBC Nightly News” – Desperate Days: The Floods of Pakistan
“NBC Nightly News” – Earthquake in Haiti
“NBC Nightly News” – The War Next Door: Mexico Drug Violence


“Dateline NBC” was nominated in the following categories:

OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE:
“Dateline NBC” – The Passenger in Seat 19A

OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE:
“Dateline NBC” – A Father’s Mission
“Dateline NBC” – America Now: Friends and Neighbors

OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE:
“Dateline NBC” - Hurricane Katrina: The First Five Days

OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW:
“Dateline NBC” – Rescue on the High Seas

OUTSTANDING EDITING – QUICK TURNAROUND:
“Dateline NBC” - Bringing Sean Home: The Untold Story

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT: INSTITUTIONAL:
“Dateline NBC” - Shadows & Light


TODAY Show was nominated in the following categories:

BEST STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST:
“TODAY” - The World’s Most Dangerous City


Meet the Press was nominated in the following categories:

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION & SCENIC DESIGN:
“Meet the Press with David Gregory”


Education Nation was nominated in the following categories:

OUTSTANDING NEWS DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS:
Education Nation - Teacher Town Hall on MSNBC

NEW APPROACHES TO NEWS & DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMMING: CURRENT NEWS COVERAGE:
Education Nation - NBC/EducationNation.com

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION & SCENIC DESIGN:
MSNBC - NBC News - Education Nation at Rockefeller Center


NBC News was nominated in the following categories:

OUTSTANDING LIVE COVERAGE OF A CURRENT NEWS STORY – LONG FORM:
NBC News – Decision 2010 - Election Night

OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN & ART DIRECTION:
NBC News/MSNBC - Decision 2010


MSNBC was nominated in the following categories:

OUTSTANDING NEWS DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS:
MSNBC Special Presentation - Beyond Borderlines
The Rachel Maddow Show - Good Morning, Landlocked Central Asia


CNBC was nominated in the following categories:

OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST:
CNBC - Street Signs - Transammonia: An American Business in Iran

OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW:
CNBC - Investing in America: A CNBC Town Hall Event with President Obama

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT: INSTITUTIONAL:
CNBC - I Am American Business - White/Hilfiger/Hawk

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – EPISODIC:
CNBC - CNBC Original: Liquid Assets
CNBC - CNBC Original: Trash Inc. - Garbage Ballet
CNBC - Predictions 2011