The University of Akron's student-run television station, Z-TV, won an Emmy award in a ceremony held June 18 by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) in Cleveland, Ohio.
Z-TV's "Akron After Hours," a sketch comedy show, earned the Emmy in the Lower Great Lakes chapter of NATAS' competition for programs produced in 2010. This marks the third win for Z-TV since 2006. Z-TV has been nominated for Emmy awards 12 times since 2005.
At the podium is producer of "Akron After Hours" Mikhail Delinois, surrounded by cast and crew after the show received an Emmy at the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ceremony June 18. At far right, is Dr. Phil Hoffman, general manager of Z-TV.
Z-TV is partnered with WZIP-FM, the nation's top-rated student-run radio station. Both are part of The University of Akron’s School of Communication.
"Akron After Hours" has won 10 national awards since 2006, and won its first Emmy award in 2009.
Alumni from the show and the UA School of Communication have gone on to work for "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, "The Late, Late Show" with Craig Ferguson, Tribeca Films and NBC Universal in Los Angeles.
The University of Akron's Z-TV programming is seen on Time Warner Cable of Northeast Ohio and at Akron After Hours.
For more information and to see the nominated programs, go to ZTV. The programs are also on Time Warner Cable's Ohio On Demand Channel 501. The new season of "Akron After Hours" begins Sept. 19.
Dr. Phil Hoffman, a Wadsworth resident, is the general manager of Z-TV and a faculty member in the UA School of Communication. UA student Mikhail Delinois of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, is the producer of “Akron After Hours.” Also on the team are these UA students:
- Michael Boyle — Canton, Ohio
- Cory Boyle — Canton, Ohio
- Brian Dotin — Coventry, Ohio
- Troy Eison — Bridgeport, Conn.
- Ryan Keeper — Massillon, Ohio
- Sarah Kotila — North Canton, Ohio
- Caitlin Madill — San Francisco, Calif.
- Jason Miller — Willoughby, Ohio
- David Tavolier — Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
- Trista White — Akron, Ohio
Media contact: Cyndee Snider, 330-972-5196 or cyndee@.uakron.edu.