News 12 Westchester was honored by The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with eight New York Emmy® Awards. The awards were presented this weekend at the 59th annual New York Emmy® Awards ceremony at The Marriott Marquis Times Square in New York City.

“We’re incredibly proud of these eight Emmy awards,” said Janine Rose, News 12 Westchester News Director.  “I’m so proud of Tara Rosenblum and the entire News 12 Westchester team.  Every day we strive to fulfill our mission of bringing news and information to our viewers in a truly professional manner. We are honored to be recognized for that effort.”

We congratulate the following News 12 Westchester New York Emmy® Award winners:

  • Feature News Report: Serious Feature: Drama in the Big House: Acts 1, 2 and 3
  • Craft Specialty: Research: Tara Rosenblum
  • Religion: Program/Special: Tale of Two Districts
  • On-Camera Talent: Reporter – Features/Human Interest: Tara Rosenblum
  • On-Camera Talent: Reporter – General Assignment: Tara Rosenblum
  • On-Camera Talent: Reporter – Political: Tara Rosenblum
  • Writer: Program: Tara Rosenblum and Erika Martinez
  • Writer: News: Tara Rosenblum

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 15 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 Westchester
News 12 Westchester is the exclusive 24-hour local news channel dedicated to serving the county of Westchester, New York.  The cable exclusive service is currently available to households on the Cablevision and Time Warner Cable systems in Westchester, and the Comcast system in Putnam County.  News 12 Westchester is 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.