Director's Cut Blog with Frank Macek

Our friends at the Lower Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has let us know this year's Emmy Nomination Party is set for June 4th. This year's gathering will be held locally at Fat Fish Blue in downtown Cleveland, along with simultaneous gatherings at The Rathskeller in Indianapolis and Fat Blue Fish in Toledo (Perrysburg). You can visit www.nataslgl.org for more information or to register on-line if you plan on attending this year.

The first-ever, simultaneous Lower Great Lakes Chapter nomination parties will be held in Indianapolis, Toledo and Cleveland on Thursday, June 12th, 2008. Here's your chance to enjoy a fun social gathering with your friends and fellow television broadcasters while you find out which entries have been nominated for an Emmy at this year's Emmy Gala coming up Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the Marriott Key Center Grand Ballroom in Cleveland. In Cleveland, Jack Moffitt, former general manager of WUAB and NATAS Gold Circle recipient, has arranged for Nighttown, 12387 Cedar Road to host the Emmy Nomination Party from 5:30 - 8:30 PM in the indoor/outdoor garden area. Producer/Director and Chapter Governor Mike Vendeland has stepped up to be the first nominations reader at the Cleveland party. All three events are free for chapter members and will include appetizers and a cash bar. Non-members and the general public will be charged a $5.00 cover. The 39th Annual Emmy Awards will be he...