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10/16/2026

It's SHOWTIME!

We are proud to present the members of our Silver - and GOLD - Circle class of 2026! 6 outstanding inductees are being honored at a banquet in Nashville onโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ†โœจ ๐“๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“! โœจ๐Ÿ†Join us TONIGHT as we celebrate the remarkable careers, contributions and lasting impact of t...
10/15/2026

๐Ÿ†โœจ ๐“๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“! โœจ๐Ÿ†

Join us TONIGHT as we celebrate the remarkable careers, contributions and lasting impact of the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Œ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒโ€™๐ฌ ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐ & ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ!

๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿ“บ ๐“๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐‹๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ซ๐ž!

๐Ÿ”ด ๐–๐€๐“๐‚๐‡ ๐‹๐ˆ๐•๐„: https://vimeo.com/event/6144293

Help us raise a glass to these extraordinary individuals whose dedication and achievements have left a lasting mark on the Midsouth television community.

๐“๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ! ๐Ÿ†โœจ

10/12/2026

To celebrate our Silver (and Gold) Circle inductions later this week, let's take a look back! See who made the cut into the Midsouth Silver Circle back 30 years ago. And tune into the live stream on Thursday night at 7p cst: https://vimeo.com/event/6144293

Well, there you have it! Over the past few weeks, youโ€™ve met each member of the Midsouth Emmy Chapterโ€™s 2026 Silver and ...
10/11/2026

Well, there you have it! Over the past few weeks, youโ€™ve met each member of the Midsouth Emmy Chapterโ€™s 2026 Silver and Gold Circle class. Join us this Thursday evening to watch their induction ceremony live, with livestream production by some of the areaโ€™s best and brightest high school media students!

Watch live: Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7 p.m. CDT
https://vimeo.com/event/6144293

Meet this yearโ€™s honorees:

Randy Nielsen
SILVER CIRCLE
Randy Nielsen is a veteran television production leader whose career included work with CNN and, most recently, Queen City News in Charlotte. His decades behind the scenes helped bring countless newscasts and live broadcasts to air while supporting the teams and technology that make television possible.

Liz Hurley WAFF 48
SILVER CIRCLE
WAFF 48 anchor Liz Hurley has brought more than three decades of authority, credibility, and compassion to viewers across North Alabama. An Emmy Award-winning journalist and longtime breast cancer awareness advocate, she founded the Liz Hurley Breast Cancer Fund and the Liz Hurley Ribbon Run, extending her impact far beyond the newsroom.

Les Smith
SILVER CIRCLE ยท POSTHUMOUS HONOR
The late Les Smith was one of Memphisโ€™ most respected journalists, with a nearly 40-year career that included work at all four of the cityโ€™s television news stations. Known for his integrity, compassion and exceptional storytelling, Smith became a trusted voice for generations of Midsouth viewers and a valued mentor to younger journalists.

Lisa Spencer
SILVER CIRCLE
WSMV 4, Nashville Chief Meteorologist Emeritus Lisa Spencer served Middle Tennessee for more than 25 years, becoming one of the regionโ€™s most trusted voices for everyday forecasts and severe weather coverage. Her nationally recognized career includes 12 regional Emmy Awards and the distinction of being the first woman to earn the American Meteorological Societyโ€™s Certified Broadcast Meteorologist designation.

Robert Deaton & George Flanigen
SILVER CIRCLE ยท DUAL INDUCTION
Robert Deaton and George Flanigen are the acclaimed Nashville production and directing team behind Deaton Flanigen Productions. Together, they created nearly 300 music videos and numerous landmark television and entertainment projects, earning major industry honors and helping shape the visual language of country music for a generation.

Harry Chapman
GOLD CIRCLE ยท MORE THAN 50 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE!
Harry Chapman is a Nashville broadcasting icon who spent 35 years at NewsChannel 5 Nashville as an anchor, entertainment reporter, and longtime co-host of Talk of the Town. His broadcasting career spans more than five decades, reflecting a lasting commitment to storytelling and service to the Nashville community.

Explore our entire Silver & Gold Circle Society and learn more about the extraordinary individuals who have shaped television in our region:

https://midsouthemmys.org/gold-and-silver-circle/

โœจ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ โ€“ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ† Weโ€™re proud to celebrate Harry Chapman, our third ind...
10/05/2026

โœจ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ โ€“ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ†

Weโ€™re proud to celebrate Harry Chapman, our third inductee into the Midsouth ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž, honoring an extraordinary 50+ years of service to the television industry! ๐ŸŽ‰

A true Nashville broadcasting icon, Harry began his professional career in 1967 and spent 35 years at NewsChannel 5 Nashville, serving as an anchor, entertainment reporter and longtime co-host of Talk of the Town.

For more than five decades, Harry has brought stories to life, connected with viewers and made a lasting impact on Nashville television and the community he has served.

Please join us in congratulating Harry Chapman on this incredible achievement and his well-deserved induction into the ๐Œ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž!๐Ÿ‘โœจ๐Ÿ†

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐’๐€๐•๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„! ๐Ÿ†โœจJoin us ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— for the ๐Œ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ as we reveal this yearโ€™s nom...
10/02/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐’๐€๐•๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„! ๐Ÿ†โœจ

Join us ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— for the ๐Œ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ as we reveal this yearโ€™s nominees LIVE! ๐ŸŽ‰

Grab your crew and join us in person for the celebration, or get comfy and tune in via livestream to find out if your work made the nominations! Invitations will be emailed to entrants with the party details. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ†

๐Ÿ“… ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—
๐Ÿ“ Join us in person or watch LIVE online

Save the date and get ready to celebrate the best of the Midsouth! โœจ๐Ÿ†

โœจ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญโœจ๐Ÿ†๐‘๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ง & ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž ๐…๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐Ÿ†Itโ€™s a ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง for one of Nash...
09/29/2026

โœจ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญโœจ
๐Ÿ†๐‘๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ง & ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž ๐…๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐Ÿ†

Itโ€™s a ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง for one of Nashvilleโ€™s most celebrated creative partnerships! ๐ŸŽฌโœจ Robert Deaton and George Flanigen, the acclaimed production and directing team behind ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, have spent decades helping define the visual language of country music. Together, they created nearly 300 music videos and brought countless landmark television and entertainment projects to life, earning major industry honors along the way.

Now, the longtime collaborators will add another milestone to their shared legacy as they are inducted into the ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž togetherโ€”recognizing careers marked by creativity, innovation and an enduring impact on the industry. ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ“บ

3 dates to celebrate the people and work that make our regionโ€™s television community special. Save the dates - and the l...
09/29/2026

3 dates to celebrate the people and work that make our regionโ€™s television community special. Save the dates - and the links!

2026 Silver Circle Induction Ceremony
October 15, 2026
Watch: https://vimeo.com/event/6144293

41st Midsouth Emmyยฎ Nomination Announcements
November 19, 2026
Watch: https://vimeo.com/event/6190444

41st Midsouth Emmyยฎ Awards
February 13, 2027

We hope youโ€™ll join us for all three!

๐ŸŽฅ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐‚๐ฒ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐š ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฌCynthia Perkins is an award-winning Investigative Photojournalist at ...
09/28/2026

๐ŸŽฅ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐‚๐ฒ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐š ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฌ

Cynthia Perkins is an award-winning Investigative Photojournalist at FOX13 Memphis, a ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž-๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐๐€๐“๐€๐’ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž/๐Œ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž, and an FAA Part 107 Certified Remote Pilot. With nearly 20 years in television news, Cynthia has built a career rooted in impactful visual storytelling, earning recognition for both investigative reporting and feature photography. From her start as a production assistant to capturing compelling stories from the ground and the air, she is dedicated to journalism that informs, inspires, and strengthens the communities she serves.

We're excited to welcome Cynthia to the MidSouth Emmy Awards Board of Directors and look forward to the experience, insight, and leadership she'll bring to our chapter! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ“ธ

โœจ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ โ€“ ๐‹๐ข๐ณ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ ๐Ÿ†For more than three decades, 48 News main anchor Liz H...
09/22/2026

โœจ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ โ€“ ๐‹๐ข๐ณ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ ๐Ÿ†

For more than three decades, 48 News main anchor Liz Hurley WAFF 48 has been a trusted voice for viewers across North Alabama, bringing authority, credibility and compassion to every story she tells. An Emmy Award-winning journalist, Lizโ€™s impact reaches well beyond the anchor desk. As a passionate advocate for breast cancer awareness, she founded the Liz Hurley Breast Cancer Fund and Ribbon Run, turning her platform into a powerful force for good in the community she has served for so many years.

Liz will join her fellow Silver Circle honorees in Nashville on October 15 for a special banquet celebrating their remarkable careers and lasting contributions to the television industry.

Congratulations, Liz, on this incredibly well-deserved honor! ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ“บโœจ๐Ÿ‘

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