Presenters for 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards Announced
JON CRYER & CHUCK LORRE, CONNIE BRITTON & JASON KATIMS, MITZI GAYNOR & BOB MACKIE, ALISON BRIE & DAN HARMON, PHIL KEOGHAN & BERTRAM VAN MUNSTER, NOAH WYLE & ROBERT RODAT, NICK TWEED SIMMONS & GENE SIMMONS, KIERNAN SHIPKA & MATTHEW WEINER, JEFF PROBST & MARK BURNETT TO PRESENT AT THE 2011 PRIMETIME CREATIVE ARTS EMMY® AWARDS
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA, August 24, 2011 – Today the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences along with producer Spike Jones, Jr. announced presenters for the 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards. Similar to last year, the awards will be presented by pairings of showrunners with talent from the shows they produce.
Presenters announced today include Jon Cryer & Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men), Connie Britton & Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights), Mitzi Gaynor & Bob Mackie (Mitzi Roaring in the 20s), Alison Brie & Dan Harmon (Community), Phil Keoghan & Bertram Van Munster (The Amazing Race), Noah Wyle & Robert Rodat (Falling Skies), Nick Tweed Simmons & Gene Simmons (Gene Simmons: Family Jewels), Kiernan Shipka & Matthew Weiner (Mad Men) and Jeff Probst & Mark Burnett (Survivor).
The Primetime Creative Arts Emmys will be held on Saturday, September 10, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. The awards will air September 17, at 8:00pm ET and 8:00pm PT on REELZCHANNEL.
For a complete list of nominations and more information, please visit www.emmys.com.
About the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, founded in 1946 at the birth of the medium, is a non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of telecommunication arts, sciences and creative leadership. Known for recognizing outstanding programming through its Primetime Emmy® Awards, the Television Academy also publishes emmy magazine. Its charitable Foundation operates the Archive of American Television, College Television Awards, acclaimed student internships and other educational outreach programs. For more information on the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, its many industry-related programs and services, including year-round events, please visit www.emmys.com
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