Heartland Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences or NATAS was created in 1955 to advance the arts and sciences of television. Headquartered in New York, NATAS's membership is national and the organization has local chapters around the country....

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Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Highlands Ranch is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 96,713 at the 2010 census; it is one of the most populous unincorporated communities in the United States...

 division was founded in 1986. In addition to granting the Heartlands Emmy Awards, this division awards scholarships, honors industry veterans at the Silver Circle Celebration, conducts National Student Television Awards of Excellence, has a free research and a nationwide job bank. The chapter also participates in judging Emmy entries at the regional and national levels.

Boundaries

The Heartland chapter was formed in 1986 after an intense effort to meet the high eligibility standards of the National Academy's national board, and serves the television industry in these markets/DMAs:

City, State
Denver,CO
Oklahoma City,OK
Tulsa, OK
Wichita/Hutchinson,KS
Omaha, NE
Colorado Springs/Pueblo
Lincoln/Hastings-Kearney
Topeka
Grand Junction/Montrose
Cheyenne/Scottsbluff
North Platte