47th Sports Emmy Awards: NBC's 'Sunday Night Football', Mike Tirico, Ernie Johnson & Katie George Among Winners
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The 47th annual Sports Emmy Awards ceremony was held at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in Manhattan, hosted by Roy Wood Jr. and produced by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The event honored excellence in sports television coverage from 2025, with NBC's 'Sunday Night Football', Mike Tirico, Ernie Johnson, and Katie George among the winners. The 2026 lifetime achievement award was presented to Steve Bornstein, former ESPN president and CEO.
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· 3 pulledWe have the winners of the 47th annual Sports Emmy Awards, which were handed out at Tuesday night's ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in Manhattan.
Roy Wood Jr., who co-hosts CNN's Have I Got News for You, hosted the show, produced by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, that honored excellence in sports television coverage from 2025.
The Sports Emmys presented its 2026 lifetime achievement award to longtime sports media and entertainment executive Steve Bornstein, who joined ESPN in its infancy in 1980 and became its president and CEO a
Here is the winners list for the 2026 Sports Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

