ESPN has been caught in a scandal involving the creation of fake names for Emmy Awards in order to honor on-air talent who were ineligible to receive awards. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), which oversees the Emmys, discovered the scheme and foiled it. According to The Athletic, ESPN had been operating this scheme since 2010, by obtaining awards for fake individuals, re-engraving the statuettes, and delivering them to their on-air personalities. Stars such as Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Fowler, Desmond Howard, and Samantha Ponder were among those who received the fake Emmys. However, the on-air talent was reportedly not aware that the Emmys were not real.
ESPN used fake names to win awards for top talent for 13 years
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