April 21, 2006

NATHALIE CARRICK AND NICHOLAS DEYSHER NAMED RECIPIENTS OF ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES FOUNDATION FRED ROGERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Graduate Students to Each Receive $10,000 for Their Work in Children’s Media

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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA. April 21, 2006 – The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation along with Ernst & Young LLP jointly announced that Nathalie Carrick and Nicholas Deysher are the recipients of the second Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship. The announcement was made by Nancy Steingard and Vicki Ariyasu, Governors of the Television Academy's Children's Programming Peer Group and Andy Sale, Ernst & Young’s Media and Entertainment Leader for the Pacific Southwest Area.

The scholarships will be presented to the students at the 33rd Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday, April 22 in Los Angeles by Daytime Emmy® nominee, J.D. Roth (“Endurance: Tehachapi"). Carrick, who is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at the UC Irvine, will be given the Research Scholarship. Deysher, a grad student in the University of Miami’s Media Writing and Production program, will be given the Production Scholarship. Each will receive $10,000 to support their aspiring careers in children's media and furthering the values and principles of Rogers' work. In addition to the monetary award, both will be assigned a mentor from the Television Academy's Children's Programming Group who will work with them during the academic year.

"Both Nathalie and Nicholas are students that devote their time to the field of children's media and we are thrilled to be able to award these scholarships to them,” said Steingard. “They have both demonstrated a commitment to programming that reflects the values, creativity and spirit of Fred Rogers."

Added Ariyasu, "We couldn't ask for two better recipients to be emissaries of Fred Rogers and the Television Academy. Nathalie and Nicholas are both sincere and passionate about children's media and their work truly best represents Rogers' vision of using television to enlighten and inspire young children."

“Ernst & Young is proud to underwrite this unique scholarship program,” commented Andy Sale, Ernst & Young’s Media and Entertainment Leader for the Pacific Southwest Area. “We share a commitment to promoting quality education and hope this scholarship encourages others to pursue a career in educational programming for children.”

Nathalie Carrick was born in France and moved to the United States with her family when she was 3 years old. She received her B.A. and M.S. in Child Development from Tufts University and Virginia Tech, respectively. While teaching preschool, she became interested in how young children incorporate the information presented on television or in storybooks into their pretend play. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at UC Irvine, she is studying the relationship between the media and a child’s imagination, specifically focusing on the role of emotion in a child’s understanding of fictional characters and how parents can affect or mediate that relationship. Carrick will graduate in June 2008.

Nicholas Deysher hails from Westborough, MA. He attended Bates College, and graduated in the spring of 2000 with a Bachelor’s degree in music composition with a focus on Jazz writing. Deysher then went on to work as a preschool teacher and music specialist at the LEAP school in Lexington Massachusetts where he discovered his love of children’s music, and began his career as a children’s performer. In 2001 he released his debut children’s music album entitled One Man Band. This was followed up in 2003 with hissecond children’s album, In The Nick of Time. In 2005 Nicholas decided to return to school to pursue a Master’s degree. He was one of two people accepted to the University of Miami’s Media Writing and Production program. This program, designed for students who are interested in composition and production of music for television and film, encompasses many different elements from computer music and engineering to music business and industry. Deysher will graduate in the spring of 2007 and with the support of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation, he hopes to continue to create music for children and pursue his goal of following in the footsteps of such great children’s musician’s as Fred Rogers, Joe Raposo, and Christopher Cerf.

The Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship was established by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and its Children's Programming Peer Group and is administered by the Television Academy Foundation. Donna Mitroff, long-time member of the Children's Programming Peer Group, children's media consultant and adjunct faculty member at USC's Annenberg School of Education oversaw the administration. The Television Academy Foundation will soon announce the process for accepting applications for the next award.

About the Television Academy Foundation
Established in 1959 as the charitable arm of the Television Academy, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation is dedicated to utilizing the resources of the Television Academy and the artistry of television to preserve and celebrate the history of the medium and to educate and guide those who will shape its future. The Foundation is responsible for the Archive of American Television, as well as Educational Programs & Services such as the College Television Awards and its renowned student internship program. For more information please visit www.emmys.com

About Ernst & Young
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The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was founded in 1946 just one month after network television was born. It is a non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of telecommunications arts and sciences and to fostering creative leadership in the telecommunications industry. In addition to recognizing outstanding programming through its Emmy® Award, the Television Academy publishes Emmy® Magazine and stages many industry-related programs, services and year-round events for the television community.

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