40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards Set for 6/14

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced that the 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be held on Friday, June 14, 2013 at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown, Los Angeles, CA. The Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards honors the crafts behind the many shows that grace the Daytime genre.

"Just as this year's broadcast will be a major 40th Anniversary celebration, so will our evening of honoring the Daytime Creative Arts nominees," said David Michaels, Senior Executive Director, Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards. "We are planning a 'grand gala' event this year for Creative Arts to honor the incredibly talented 'unsung heroes' behind the scenes without whom there would be no Daytime television shows on the air."

The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards broadcast will follow on Sunday, June 16th, 2013, live from the Beverly Hilton's International Ballroom. The show will be telecast by the Turner Broadcast Network on HLN. Game Show icon Monty Hall and legendary producer Bob Stewart will be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the ceremony.

The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards is a presentation of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in cooperation with the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS).