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Eligibility Period
January 1 — December 31, 2025
Emmy® Nominations
Late April 2026
Emmy® Awards Ceremony
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Hotel Cleveland, Cleveland OH
Submissions are now open
Eligibility Period
January 1 — December 31, 2025
Entry Deadline
January 31, 2026
Student Production Awards
April 2026
Student Awards Recipient Stream
June 2026
Seminar
Navigating Journalism — The Power of Information
Friday, January 23, 12:00 p.m. ET
Kris Cundiff
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Elissa Yancey
Executive/Creative Director
A Picture's Worth
Chip Mahaney
Southern Methodist University
This one-hour webinar from the NATAS Central Great Lakes & Ohio Valley chapters examines the Freedom of Information Act, journalists’ legal rights, and why public access matters.
The panel features media law expert Kris Cundiff, veteran newsroom leader and educator Chip Mahaney, and award-winning journalist and nonprofit leader Elissa Yancey, moderated by Indianapolis news anchor and former NATAS chapter president Dan Spehler.
Scholarships
The NATAS Central Great Lakes Chapter awards over $5,000 in scholarship to students pursuing a career in video journalism or video production each year.