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We person nan winners of nan 47th yearly Sports Emmy Awards, which were handed retired astatine Tuesday night’s ceremonial astatine Jazz astatine Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall successful Manhattan.
Roy Wood Jr., who co-hosts CNN’s Have I Got News for You, hosted nan show, produced by nan National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, that honored excellence successful sports tv sum from 2025.
The Sports Emmys presented its 2026 life accomplishment grant to longtime sports media and intermezo executive Steve Bornstein, who joined ESPN successful its infancy successful 1980 and became its president and CEO a decade later.
The ceremonial featured presenters from crossed nan sports community, including: Andrés Cantor (Telemundo), Ian Eagle (CBS Sports), Rich Eisen (NFL Network), Scott Graham (NFL Films), New York Sirens jock Elle Hartje, NBA Champion Dwight Howard, Brian Kenny (MLB Network), MLB Champion Pedro Martinez (TNT Sports), Mark Shapiro (TKO Group Holdings), Jonathan Scott (TNT Sports), Jenny Taft (FOX Sports), Pablo Torre (Pablo Torre Finds Out), Colleen Wolfe (NFL Network), Nick Wright (FOX Sports).
“In an era defined by endless contented and progressively individualized media consumption, sports tv remains 1 of nan fewer experiences that still consistently brings group together successful existent time,” said NATAS President and CEO, Adam Sharp. “Tonight we grant nan bonzer professionals whose talent, productivity and invention bring those melodramatic victories, enduring heartbreaking defeats to life.”
Here are nan winners of nan 2026 Sports Emmy Awards:
Outstanding Live Sports Series: Sunday Night Football (NBC / Peacock)
Outstanding Sports Studio Show: Weekly: College Game Day (ESPN)
Outstanding Sports Studio Show: Daily: NFL Live (ESPN)
Outstanding Sports Personality: Play-By-Play: Mike Tirico
Outstanding Studio Host: Ernie Johnson (TNT / CBS)
Outstanding Emerging On-Air Talent: Katie George
Outstanding Studio Analyst: Alex Rodriguez
Outstanding Event Analyst: Greg Olsen (Fox / NFL Network)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Steve Bornstein, erstwhile CEO of nan NFL Network
