NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES
UPPER MIDWEST CHAPTER
Governors' Emmy® Award
ENTRY DEADLINE: Friday June 20, 2025
Upper Midwest Board of Governors' Emmy® Award
The National Academy of Television Arts & Science (NATAS) – Upper Midwest Chapter Board of Governors Award is the most prestigious Regional Emmy® Award in our chapter. It is voted on by solely by the board.
The Governor’s Emmy® Award is presented in recognition of achievements by individuals, organizations, or companies, within the Chapter’s designated region, which do not fall within the structure of the Chapter’s regular awards.
Historically, the Board of Governors’ Award is for truly outstanding and unique accomplishments or for achievements of some duration and durability in our industry. For this award, a Regional Emmy® statuette is presented.
This award can be given to an individual, a company, or an organization for outstanding achievements in the arts, sciences or management of television which is either of a cumulative nature or extraordinary and universal in nature as to be beyond the realm of the awards presented in the categories of achievements.
Contributions to the industry in the Chapter’s region should be an important consideration when determining Board of Governors’ Award recognition. Those who appear as an interview subject or expert in a given field do not qualify.
This year’s award will be presented at the 26th Annual Upper Midwest Regional Emmy® Awards Show on October 18th, 2025.
2025 Board of Governors' Emmy® Award - Home for the Holidays
Minnesota is celebrating an incredible milestone thanks to Home for the Holidays, an eight-year partnership between WCCO, the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, and the Minnesota Twins.
As of December 2024, every Minnesota county but one has systems in place to house a Veteran within 90 days of learning they are without shelter. This represents a functional end to Veteran homelessness in Minnesota.
The power of WCCO has made MACV a household name, inspiring immeasurable generosity. In 2024, Home for the Holidays raised a record-breaking $906,082 for the MACV mission to end Veteran homelessness in Minnesota. Since 2017, Home for the Holidays has raised more than $4.9 million.
WCCO creative producers revitalized this season’s multi-platform promotional campaign with the authentic voice of WCCO reporter and Gulf War Veteran Reg Chapman. Through a heartfelt interview with Reg, people rediscovered the life-saving difference their generosity would make.
Home for the Holidays has grown into a Minnesota tradition. Once again, WCCO hosted weekly Days of Giving, where we featured a Veteran profile by Reg Chapman, and encouraged viewers to donate. We also brought back the beloved Community Tree, where viewers mailed in holiday ornaments to decorate a tree for a Veteran family in need.
Thanks to the Minnesota Twins again hosting the Winter Salute, everyone had a chance to witness MACV in action. WCCO Mornings broadcast live from Target Field, where Veterans could access housing, employment, health care, legal services, and more. A record number of vendors participated in the 2024 Winter Salute, with more than 70 organizations offering services to Veterans. Employees from dozens of organizations, including proud sponsor Wells Fargo, made Veterans feel honored, cared for, and celebrated. Some of these volunteers handed out 300 care packages provided by our corporate partners. At the annual Winter Salute holiday meal, Veterans and their families filled more seats than ever before.
We are honored the Board of Governors has recognized Home for the Holidays with this prestigious award for a second time. The increased visibility from this award will help MACV continue saving Veterans’ lives for years to come.
2025 Governors' Emmy® Award - Call for Entries
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – Upper Midwest Chapter is recognizing special achievements and accomplishments between our media organizations and regional non-profit organizations or individuals that are making a difference in their communities.
Award
One statuette will be presented to each of the following: the broadcaster, the advertiser or company, and the non-profit organization.
(Additional duplicate statuettes available for $425 each.)
This award honors the broadcaster, advertiser or company, and non-profit organization that have come together to champion a cause. It is intended to recognize visionary, long-standing partnerships that creatively and effectively combine corporate, non-profit, and broadcast resources to demonstrate the power of broadcasting in advancing a mission or message.
Entries may include public service announcements, special events and initiatives, broadcast or digital media components, and any other materials that illustrate the impact of this collaborative effort.
Eligibility Period
Entries must have been produced between:
June 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025
Entry Deadline
Friday, June 20th, 2025
Entry Fee
None
2025 Governors' Emmy® Award - Entry Form
UPPER MIDWEST REGIONAL EMMY® GALA
The Governors Emmy® Award will be given to the broadcaster, advertiser or company, and non-profit organization, each of which contributed to forward a cause. It is the intent of the award to honor visionary, long-standing relationships that creatively and effectively use corporate, non-profit and broadcast resources to showcase the power of broadcasting to advance mission or message.
Saturday, October 18th, 2025
Mystic Lake Event Center
2400 Mystic Lake Blvd NW, Prior Lake, MN 55372
The entry can include public service announcements, special events and activities, broadcast or advanced media elements, and all other materials which illustrate what can be achieved when the individual entities bring their collective strengths to the partnership.
Entries must be received by June 21st, 2024
Eligible Participants
Broadcasters – broadcast, cablecast and/or webcast (broadband)
Partners – non-profit organizations, community groups, educational institutions/schools, local, state or Federal government agencies, corporations.