THE 40th SPORTS EMMY®
NOMINEES
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host

Rece Davis
Studio Host
Rece Davis,
ESPN

WINNER
Ernie Johnson
Studio Host
Ernie Johnson,
TNT

Bob Ley
Studio Host
Bob Ley,
ESPN

Curt Menefee
Studio Host
Curt Menefee,
FOX

Mike Tirico
Studio Host
Mike Tirico,
NBC/Golf Channel

Scott Van Pelt
Studio Host
Scott Van Pelt,
ESPN
Outstanding Sports Personality - Play-by-Play

Mike Breen
Play-by-Play
Mike Breen,
ESPN/ABC

Joe Buck
Play-by-Play
Joe Buck,
FOX/FS1/NFL Network

Ian Eagle
Play-by-Play
Ian Eagle,
tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV/Tennis Channel

WINNER
Mike Emrick
Play-by-Play
Mike Emrick,
NBC/NBCSN

Jim Nantz
Play-by-Play
Jim Nantz,
tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Analyst

Charles Barkley
Studio Analyst
Charles Barkley,
TNT

WINNER
Kirk Herbstreit
Studio Analyst
Kirk Herbstreit,
ESPN

Alex Rodriguez
Studio Analyst
Alex Rodriguez,
FS1

Michael Strahan
Studio Analyst
Michael Strahan,
FOX

Kurt Warner
Studio Analyst
Kurt Warner,
NFL Network
Outstanding Sports Personality - Sports Event Analyst

Jay Bilas
Sports Event Analyst
Jay Bilas,
ESPN/ESPN2

Cris Collinsworth
Sports Event Analyst
Cris Collinsworth,
NBC

Kirk Herbstreit
Sports Event Analyst
Kirk Herbstreit,
ESPN

WINNER
Bill Raftery
Sports Event Analyst
Bill Raftery,
tbs/CBS/TNT/truTV/FS1

Tony Romo
Sports Event Analyst
Tony Romo,
CBS

John Smoltz
Sports Event Analyst
John Smoltz,
FOX/FS1/MLB Network
Outstanding Sports Personality - Sports Reporter

Ken Rosenthal
Sports Reporter
Ken Rosenthal,
FOX/FS1/MLB Network

Holly Rowe
Sports Reporter
Holly Rowe,
ESPN/ESPN2/ABC

Lisa Salters
Sports Reporter
Lisa Salters,
ESPN/ABC

WINNER
Michele Tafoya
Sports Reporter
Michele Tafoya,
NBC

Tom Verducci
Sports Reporter
Tom Verducci,
MLB Network/FOX
Outstanding On-Air Talent in Spanish

Martín Ainstein
Sports Reporter
Martín Ainstein,
ESPN Deportes

Andrés Cantor
Play-by-Play
Andrés Cantor,
Telemundo

José Ramón Fernández
Studio Host
José Ramón Fernández,
ESPN Deportes

WINNER
Miguel Gurwitz
Studio Host
Miguel Gurwitz,
Telemundo

Luis Omar Tapia
Play-by-Play
Luis Omar Tapia,
Univision Deportes