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This Old House Brings Home a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Service Show
May 13, 2002 |
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Creator, Executive Producer and Director Russell Morash is Honored at Creative Craft Awards Ceremony BOSTON, MA -- At the 29th Annual Creative Craft Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony on Saturday evening in New York City, Creator, Executive Producer and Director Russell Morash of America's favorite home improvement series, This Old House, took home the Outstanding Directing in a Service Show Emmy Award. This Old House continues to be the most awarded home improvement series on television, now boasting a series total of 16 Emmy Awards and 64 Emmy nominations. "I wish the Emmy Award was made out of chocolate so I could give a piece of it to everyone on the team who has helped me get to this point," says Morash. "It is after all the entire team's award." Executive Producer/Director Russell Morash created This Old House in 1979 and currently ranks 4th on the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences list of Top 100 Daytime Emmy Award winners. This Old House Ventures, Inc. is a multi-media lifestyle brand that both inspires and informs home enthusiasts. With media assets spanning television, publishing, the web, and direct marketing, This Old House offers unmatched expertise and practical advice on home restoration and renovation. Host Steve Thomas, master carpenter Norm Abram, general contractor Tom Silva, heating and plumbing expert Richard Trethewey and landscape contractor Roger Cook lead the way on a journey that celebrates the fusion of old world craftsmanship with modern technology. This Old House Ventures, Inc. is owned by Time4 Media, the world's leading publisher of leisure-time magazines. Time4 Media is a subsidiary of Time, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL Time Warner, Inc. (NYSE: AOL). thisoldhouse.com provides a wealth of expert advice from trusted artisans, woodworkers, builders, contractors, and others, through detailed articles, comprehensive resource guides, trade tools, and timely forums. The site offers virtual house tours, 2 4/7 on-site web cams, time-lapse movies, and comprehensive information about current renovation projects airing on the series. The site also offers exclusive behind-the-scenes reports from the series' talent and producers and sneak previews of upcoming projects. The site's resource listings catalogue every product and service ever used on a This Old House project. This Old House is presented on PBS by WGBH Boston. Funding is provided by State Farm Insurance Companies, Ace Hardware Corporation, The Saturn Corporation and Kohler Co. Creator, executive producer and director of This Old House is Russell Morash. Producer is Bruce Irving. WGBH Boston is America's pre-eminent public broadcasting producer. One-third of PBS's prime-time lineup and companion web content as well as many public radio favorites are produced by WGBH. The station also is a pioneer in educational multimedia and in access technologies for people with disabilities. For more information, visit www.wgbh.org.
Contact Info:
"Frederika Brookfield (This Old House Ventures, Inc.)
212-522-5809
frederika_brookfield@timeinc.com
Leah Orfanos (WGBH Boston)
617-300-5416
leah_orfanos@wgbh.org
Shayla O'Neil (WGBH Boston)
617-300-5349
shayla_oneil@wgbh.org
Photography Contact: Rebecca Singer (WGBH Boston)
617-300-5305
rebecca_singer@wgbh.org
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