New York (May 19, 2026) – The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced that the 47th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards and the 47th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards will stream live on YouTube, with YouTube celebrating the ceremonies as the Presenting Sponsor. NATAS also shared presenters across all three shows. Viewers can watch on the NATAS YouTube channel at youtube.com/@theemmys, with the Sports Emmy® Awards airing May 26 and the News & Documentary Emmy® Awards airing May 27 and 28, all at 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT.
“Partnering with YouTube at this level for the first time allows us to put these ceremonies directly into the environment where so much of today’s journalism and storytelling already lives,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS. “The work we’re honoring isn’t confined to traditional platforms anymore, and neither is the audience.”
“The most vital and compelling journalism today is happening on YouTube, driven by both established newsrooms and a new generation of independent voices,” said Brandon Feldman, Director of News, Civics & Podcast Partnerships. “We are excited to partner with the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to honor these storytellers and celebrate the evolving news landscape.”
Presenters at the Sports Emmy® Awards on May 26 will include Ian Eagle (CBS Sports), Rich Eisen (NFL Network), NBA Champion Dwight Howard, Brian Kenny (MLB Network), MLB Champion Pedro Martinez (TNT Sports), Colleen Wolfe (NFL Network), Nick Wright (FOX Sports), Andrés Cantor (Telemundo) and Pablo Torre (Pablo Torre Finds Out). Roy Wood Jr. returns to host the ceremony, and sports media executive Steve Bornstein will receive Lifetime Achievement honors.
The News categories of the News & Documentary Emmy® Awards will be presented on May 27, and presenters will include Lisa Abramowicz (Bloomberg), Jason Bellini (Scripps), Jim Cantore (The Weather Channel), Jeremy Diamond (CNN), Johnny Harris (YouTube), Vanessa Hauc (Telemundo), Hallie Jackson (NBC News), Areva Martin (“The Special Report”), Camilo Montoya-Galvez (CBS News), Bill Owens (former “60 Minutes” producer), former Lifetime Achievement recipient Jorge Ramos (YouTube), Maria Rozman (Spectrum Noticias) and Natasha Zouves (NewsNation). Amber Ruffin will host the ceremony, Suzanne Kianpour (Helmet to Heels) will serve as the special red carpet correspondent, and ABC’s Debra OConnell will present Lifetime Achievement honors to Emmy and Peabody-winning ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz.
Presenters for the Documentary categories of the News & Documentary Emmy® Awards on May 28 will include director Serena Davies, producer Stephanie Jenkins, Cynthia Lopez (New York Women in Film & Television), Tiler Peck (“Tiler Peck: Suspending Time”) and documentarian Simon Schama. Michael Ian Black will host the ceremony, and Emmy-winning documentarian and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sam Pollard will receive Lifetime Achievement honors.
The complete list of nominees was previously announced and is available on the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences website: theemmys.tv/sports/ and theemmys.tv/news/. Each ceremony will be held at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street, New York City. The firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP, provides accounting services for the competition.
About the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Awards for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime and Children’s & Family programming, as well as achievements in television Technology & Engineering.
NATAS membership is made up of National members joined by more than 18,000+ broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the country. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including its National Student Production Awards for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships for aspiring filmmakers and broadcasters.
For more information, please visit the website at http://www.theemmys.tv/
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