This past weekend we celebrated a successful evening at the 2026 Great Lakes Emmy Awards where we took home the hardware in four categories and received a total of ten nominations.
At Rock Entertainment Group, innovation is rewarded and execution is worshipped. This recognition is a direct reflection of both. From live game coverage to feature storytelling, the work led by our teams at Rock Entertainment Sports Network and Rock Creative Production continue to deepen the connection with our fans while setting the standard across the region and industry.
These honors are a testament to the passion, creativity and precision that defines our teams. To our production teams, creative leads, on-air talent, engineers, partners and all who have contributed, thank you.
Please join me in congratulating this year’s Emmy Award winners on these outstanding achievements in the below categories:
Sports – One-Time Special
Greater Cleveland Sports Awards | Rock Entertainment Sports Network
Michael Conley, Executive Producer
Joe Frietchen, Engineer
David McElhatten, Director and Producer
Peter Beurmann, Audio Engineer
Casey Kulas, Audio Engineer
Robert Hageman, Engineer
Sport Program – Live – Single Program
Cavaliers Countdown – NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 1
Rock Entertainment Sports Network
Michael Conley – Executive Producer
David McElhatten – Producer
Joe Frietchen – Engineer
Dan Larsen – Producer
Casey Kulas – Engineer
Pete Beurmann – Engineer
Robert Hageman – Engineer
Andrew Jardy – Editor
Daniel Sevic – Director
Cayleigh Griffin – Host
Sports Report – News
Cavs Historic Start Inspires Young Fan in Cancer Battle | Cleveland Cavaliers
Jacob Jones – Director/Editor
Paul Taylor – Producer
Nicholas Langer – Cinematographer
Nate Klein – Cinematographer
Sports Play-by-Play
John Michael – Cleveland Cavaliers | FanDuel Sports Network
Note: This is the third consecutive year John Michael and Tony Brown have been the only two nominees in the category, reflecting the elite level of play-by-play talent within our organization).