ESPN has received 36 Sports Emmy nominations including 12 for their FIFA coverage, 6 for their E:60 series, 3 for their series Outside the Lines, 2 for the 2010 NBA Draft and 2 for June 17, 1994. NBC’s Al Michaels will be presented the Lifetime Achievement Award, many Disney fans may recall that the sportscaster responsible for the legendary 1980 Olympic call — “Do You Believe in Miracles?” was released from his contract with Disney’s ABC in trade for the copyright to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit from Universal.
The Awards will be given out at the prestigious Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center located in the Time Warner Center on May 2nd, 2011 in New York City.