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Report: ESPN used fake names to secure Sports Emmys for ‘College GameDay’ on-air talent

ESPN has returned at least 37 Sports Emmys after award show administrators found the network used fake names in Emmy entries, The Athletic reported.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said ESPN submitted the fake names, and after the network received the awards, it had them re-engraved and gave them to on-air talent. According to the report, some of the network's biggest names such as Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Chris Fowler, Desmond Howard and Samantha Ponder, received awards. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences prohibited on-air talent from being on a credit list for that specific category.

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