ESPN Deportes Wins Two Sports Emmy Awards

On a night that recognizes the best in sports media, ESPN DEPORTES claimed two Sports Emmy Awards, presented for the 37th year by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences last night in New York. ESPN Deportes' SPORTSCENTER won, for the second time, in the Best Studio Show category. David Faitelson took the Emmy for Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish, joining colleague Ernesto Jerez who won the category last year.

ESPN Deportes had five nominations this year, including three in the Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish category - SportsCenter, Nación ESPN and Béisbol Esta Noche - and two in the Outstanding On-Air Talent in Spanish category - Faitelson and Jerez. This is the third consecutive year ESPN DEPORTES is recognized at the event. The network has now five Sports Emmy Awards.

In total, ESPN took home nine awards including E:60 winning Outstanding Long Feature and Outstanding Sports News Anthology - the show's 10th and 11th all-time Emmys; 30 for 30: Of Miracles and Men receiving Outstanding Long Sports Documentary - the third year straight ESPN Films has been recognized; and COLLEGE GAMEDAY winning Outstanding Studio Show. Link to press release with full list of ESPN wins last night

ESPN has now 180 Sports Emmy Awards in 29 years of eligibility.

Category	Winner
Outstanding Long Feature	E:60 - Ernie Johnson
Outstanding Long Sports Documentary	30 for 30 - Of Miracles and Men
Outstanding News Anthology	E:60 (ESPN2)
Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish	David Faitelson
Outstanding Post-Produced Graphic Design	Monday Night Football - Enhanced Content Graphics
Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly	College GameDay
Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish	SportsCenter Deportes (ESPN Deportes)
Outstanding Short Sports Documentary	SC Featured - No Excuses
Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage	2016 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Playoff National Championship Megacast (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Goal line, SEC Network, ESPN3)

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