KUAC Emmy Award nominees hit the red carpet

Submitted by Tammy Tragis
Phone: (907) 474-1890
05/25/06

Fairbanks, Alaska--Production team members from KUAC are packing their bags and preparing to walk down the red carpet in Seattle as they participate in the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Northwest Chapter’s 43rd-annual Emmy Awards on June 3. KUAC has been nominated for two of the coveted 2006 Emmy awards.

The KUAC travel series "Anywhere Alaska" received a nomination in the informational special or series category. Aaron Elterman is the producer/director and Deb Lawton is the associate producer. The second Emmy nomination is for "The 49th Star" trailer. It was nominated in the single spot promo category. Elterman is the producer/director and Michael Letzring is the photographer.

"An Emmy nomination means maybe the stress of filming out of backpacks was worth it,"? Elterman said. "We wanted to show off the variety and beauty of our home state."?

The Northwest Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) serves television professionals in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Montana. The complete list of Emmy nominations and other news and information is available from the academy’s website at natasnw.org/awards/

"The Emmy is TV’s equivalent of the Oscar,"? said Claudia Clark, KUAC-TV executive producer. "It really is an honor just to be nominated. But of course we also want to win, especially since we’re up against big-market stations in Seattle and Portland."?

This is the second consecutive year KUAC has received Emmy award nominations. KUAC was nominated in 2005 for its Alaska heath series, "Vital Signs."