Jack Morton Set Design for MLB Network Wins Emmy

Agency's PDG design group takes home its 17th Emmy

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Apr 29, 2010, 06:00 ET

BOSTON April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Global brand experience agency Jack Morton Worldwide has been awarded its 17th Emmy Award, for a set created for MLB Network.

Jack Morton's in-house broadcast design team, Jack Morton PDG, has already won 16 Emmy Awards, including one Sports Emmy.

The award was for Outstanding Production Design and Art Direction for the "MLB Tonight" set created for MLB Network, which launched on January 1, 2009. Architectural features include a multi-tiered, curved Plexiglas walkway, a rotating main anchor platform and a 35 x 7-foot rear projection wall.

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the winners of the 31st Annual Sports Emmy Awards at a special ceremony at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 26th.

The award recognized a production design team that includes Jim Fenhagen and Joe Lamberta of Jack Morton; and John Entz, Chris Mallory, Tony Petitti, Tony Santomauro, Michael Sheehan, Susan Stone, Karen Whritner and Gary Fippinger of MLB Network.

Photos of the set are posted online at Flickr.com.

Jack Morton Worldwide is a global brand experience agency. We create experiences that strengthen relationships between brands and the people who matter most to them — thereby helping our clients become talked-about experience brands. Rated among the top marketing service agencies worldwide, we integrate live and online experiences, digital and social media, and branded 3D environments that engage and inspire consumers, business partners and employees. Jack Morton has a staff of 500 employees in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific that drive our idea-led agency culture and is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE: IPG). More information is available online at www.jackmorton.com or follow us on Twitter @jackmorton.

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