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• The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences was found in 1946 and the first Emmy Award ceremony was on January 25, 1949. The Emmy Awards celebrate achievements in the television industry including programs in entertainment, news, documentaries, talk shows, soap operas and sports.CNN: If You Knew Emmys... (September 4, 1998)

• Fast Facts

  1. 1946: Academy of Television Arts and Sciences was founded by Syd CassydCNN: If You Knew Emmys... (September 4, 1998)
  2. Cassyd was a reporter for a Los Angeles television trade magazine
  3. January 25, 1949: The first six Emmys were awardedCNN: If You Knew Emmys... (September 4, 1998)
  4. The very first Emmy was awarded for Most Outstanding Television Personality and was given to Shirley Dinsdale, a 20-year-old Los Angeles ventriloquistCNN: If You Knew Emmys... (September 4, 1998)
  5. Were originally going to be called "Ikes", an abbreviation for a short form for the television "iconoscrope tube"CNN: If You Knew Emmys... (September 4, 1998)
  6. 1949: Were first broadcast in 1949; there were 1 million television sets in the United States at the timeCNN: If You Knew Emmys... (September 4, 1998)
  7. 1955: First national broadcastCNN: If You Knew Emmys... (September 4, 1998)
  8. January 16, 1957: The first awards ceremony to be telecast in colorCNN: If You Knew Emmys... (September 4, 1998)

• Governing Bodies of the Emmy Awards

  • The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS): National prime time entertainment, except for sports
  • The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS): Daytime, sports, news and documentary programming
  • The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: All programming produced and originally aired outside the United States

• Emmy Award Statue

  • The Emmy Award statue was designed by Louis McManus and his wife, Dorothy, was the model. The statue's winged golden girl holds up the universal symbol of the electron. McManus received a plaque from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at the first awards ceremony in 1946.CNN: If You Knew Emmys... (September 4, 1998)

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