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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – News 12 Brooklyn was honored by The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with a New York Emmy® Award in the Religion: News category for Born Again. The award was presented on Sunday night at the 57th annual New York Emmy® Awards ceremony at The Marriott Marquis Times Square in New York City.

“We’re incredibly proud of Nick Meidanis and Jose Sanchez who helped bring News 12 Brooklyn its second Emmy award,” said Berta Castaner, News 12 Brooklyn News Director.  “Every day we strive to deliver on our commitment to provide unique local coverage of the borough we serve.  This Emmy award winning piece was an example of how we tell stories about the amazing people of Brooklyn.  We are honored to be recognized for that effort.”

News 12 Networks, which is comprised of seven individual local 24-hour news channels across Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, received a total of 17 New York Emmy® Awards this year.

The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, founded in 1955, is the preeminent membership organization serving the television industry. NY NATAS encourages the pursuit of excellence and promotes the highest standards of quality in television by conferring the industry’s classic and most-coveted peer-recognition symbol of distinction – the Emmy®.

About News 12 Brooklyn
News 12 Brooklyn is the exclusive 24-hour local news channel dedicated to covering the borough Brooklyn.  The cable exclusive service is currently available on the Cablevision and Time Warner Cable systems in Brooklyn. News 12 Brooklyn is a part of News 12 Networks, the country’s first, largest, and most watched regional news network.  Launched in 1986, today the network includes seven individual local 24-hour news channels, five traffic and weather channels, the award winning news12.com, and News 12 Interactive, channel 612 on Optimum TV.  News 12 Networks is owned and operated by Cablevision Systems Corporation.