The judging period is February 1st through January 31st. There are 7-10 opportunities to judge very year. Judge at least three panels during the judging period to receive an automatic $20 discount on your 2024 EMMY® entries.
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All EMMY® entrants are required to judge when called upon. Here are few tips before signing up:
TIP #1: Be sure to update your judging profile with your qualifications or your judging requests may be denied.
TIP #2: Do not request more panels than you can handle. Typically, no more than 3-4 panel requests will be approved per person at a time. Once complete you may request more panels.
TIP #3: Only request panels that you are qualified to judge. For example, do not request a news panel if you do not have experience in news.
The success of the Emmy® Awards process depends on the willingness of qualified professionals to serve as judges. Peers in other NATAS Chapters are serving this Chapter's entrants. This Chapter will judge other Chapter's entries. By entering, you agree to serve as a judge when asked.
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Click below to sign up now. Login into your EMMY® Express Dashboard and select Search Available Panels to request the categories you are qualified to judge. ​You do not need to be a member to judge. If you do not have an EMMY® Express account you may create a free registered user account. For difficulties logging in please email us at emmyoffice@southeastemmy.com. Please do not create a duplicate account.
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We currently judging panels from the Great Lakes, Michigan, and Northwest Chapters. Panels include the following and more:
Overall Excellence
Evening Newscast
Morning Newscast
News Special
Breaking News
Spot News
Continuing Coverage
Team Coverage
Investigative
Daily News Report
Hard News Report
News Feature - Light Feature
News Feature - Serious Feature
Crime/Justice
Business/Consumer
Health/Medical
Environment/Science
Politics/Government
Arts/Entertainment
Historical/Cultural
Diversity Equity Inclusion
Sports Story
Sports Program
Sports One-Time Special
Live Sporting Event/Game
Documentary
Public Affairs Program
Interview/Discussion
Entertainment
Children/Youth/Teens
Human Interest
Informational/Instructional
Branded Content
News Promotion
Program Promotion
Commercial
Public Service Announcement
Anchor
Sports Play-by-Play/Analyst
Reporter
Program Host
Program Correspondent
Live News Producer
Director
Writer
Photographer
Video Essayist
Editor
Graphic Arts
Audio
Multimedia Journalist