BILL RAFTERY WINS FOR OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY – SPORTS EVENT ANALYST

Verne Lundquist Honored with Sports Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement

CBS Sports won three Sports Emmy Awards for its Super Bowl 50 coverage highlighted by Outstanding Live Sports Special and two for technical innovation, including the George Wensel Technical Achievement Award, for its use of “EyeVision 360,” and Outstanding Technical Team Remote. The awards were given out last night at the 37^th Annual Sports Emmy Awards at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.

Bill Raftery won for Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst and Verne Lundquist was honored with the Sports Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement.

The Network’s coverage of Super Bowl 50 was led by Sean McManus, Chairman, CBS Sports & Executive Producer, THE NFL ON CBS; David Berson, President, CBS Sports; Harold Bryant, Executive Producer and Senior Vice President, Production, CBS Sports; and Ken Aagaard, Executive Vice President, Innovation and New Technology, CBS Sports.

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CBS Sports Contact:

Jerry Caraccioli 212/975-7466 gwcaraccioli@cbs.com