Jan. 22, 2009

Michael Cabbage
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
mcabbage{at}nasa.gov

Angela Storey
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-0034
angela.d.storey{at}nasa.gov

Geneva M. Brignolo
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Nashville,
Tenn.
615-259-0040
emmynash{at}aol.com

RELEASE: 09-015

NASA TELEVISION HONORED BY MIDSOUTH EMMY CHAPTER

WASHINGTON -- NASA Television and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
in Huntsville, Ala., will receive special recognition from the
Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences on Saturday, Jan. 24.

During the 23rd Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards in Nashville,
Tenn., NASA TV and Marshall will be honored with the Governor's Award
for Lifetime Achievement. The award recognizes the 50th anniversary
of NASA and NASA TV's broadcast, technology and engineering
excellence.

"NASA Television provides vital mission support and is a powerful
communications and education tool that informs the media, the
American public, and our work force," said Bob Jacobs, acting
assistant administrator for public affairs at NASA Headquarters in
Washington. "This recognition is deeply appreciated by everyone
involved with NASA TV. Their hard work and creativity allow us to
bring the results of the agency's exploration efforts to the world."

The program will air live on NASA TV and the agency's Web site Jan.
24
at 9 p.m. EST. Congressman Bart Gordon, who chairs the Committee on
Science and Technology in the U.S. House of Representatives, and
former astronaut Rick Chappell of Vanderbilt University's Dyer
Observatory, will present the Emmy.

The program also will include remarks from Expedition 18 Commander
Michael Fincke, who is currently living aboard the International
Space Station, and a special video presentation outlining the history
of NASA TV and its many audiences.

"As the 'wizards behind the curtain,' it is nice to be recognized for
the improvements to NASA TV," said Rodney Grubbs, NASA's digital
television program manager at Marshall. "All of the producers and
engineers are proud of their roles and excited about the future of
high definition television and other emerging communications
technologies."

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is a non-profit,
professional organization dedicated to fostering excellence in
television. The academy has 19 chapters with 15,000 members
nationwide. The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter includes North Carolina,
Tennessee and northern Alabama.

To watch the awards broadcast and for information about NASA TV,
streaming video, downlink and scheduling, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

and

http://youtube.com/nasatelevision

For more information about the Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of the
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, visit:

http://www.emmyonline.org/nashville

-end-
--- SBBSecho 2.12-Win32