Little League Baseball World Series Coverage Receives Two Emmy Nominations

Print

The ABC/ESPN presentation of the 2005 Little League Baseball World Series has received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Live Sports Special, and ABC's coverage of the Little League World Series was nominated in the Outstanding Open/Tease category. The awards ceremony will take place May 1 in New York City.

“Throughout its proud partnership with ABC and ESPN, the Little League World Series has served as a stage to showcase the values of the Little League program to millions of people,” said Stephen D. Keener, president and chief executive officer of Little League Baseball and Softball. “The creativity and dedication of these two networks helps to convey Little League’s message of teamwork, sportsmanship and fair play, even as the coverage focuses on the outstanding athleticism we see each year here in Williamsport. We congratulate ABC and ESPN on being nominated, and wish them best of luck this May at the awards ceremony.”

Last year, more than 40 games in Little League Baseball and Softball were televised nationally on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. Dozens of Little League Baseball and Softball games also were televised regionally and locally. (More information on the procedure for televising games locally is available from the Regional Offices.)

The Sports Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in sports television coverage. For over a quarter century, the National Television Academy has presented the Emmy as a reward for excellence in Sports broadcasting and as an incentive for its continued pursuit.

The list of nominees for the Emmy Awards in which Little League Baseball World Series Coverage was nominated is below. In addition, Harold Reynolds, an analyst for ESPN's Baseball Tonight as well as for the Little League Baseball World Series, received a nomination in the Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Analyst category.

Televising Little League games and events has been going on for decades. The first Little League Baseball World Series to be televised was in 1953.