Why are the called the Emmys? Unlike the Tonys and the Oscars, which are both named after real people, the TV Academy Award is not named after an actual person named Emmy.Here’s the story of how the coveted TV prize got its name.Syd Cassyd, who founded the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1946, originally did not want to hand out awards, according to the . He eventually changed his mind, but his first suggestion for the new award’s name was “Ike,” the nickname for an tube, the first practical video camera tube to be used in early TV cameras. However, the name...…Why are the called the Emmys? Unlike the Tonys and the Oscars, which are both named after real people, the TV Academy Award is not named after an actual person named Emmy.Here’s the story of how the coveted TV prize got its name.Syd Cassyd, who founded the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1946, originally did not want to hand out awards, according to the . He eventually changed his mind, but his first suggestion for the new award’s name was “Ike,” the nickname for an tube, the first practical video camera tube to be used in early TV cameras. However, the name...WW…

Sheryl Lee Ralph took a minute or two to absorb the fact she had won who won the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for her role in “Abbott Elementary,” at Monday night’s ceremony, but the actress took that moment to gather her full power by the time she hit the stage.After taking a deep breath, she began her acceptance speech with a stunning rendition of Dianne Reeves’ “Endangered Species,” which begins with the lyrics, “I am an endangered species, but I sing no victim’s song/I am a woman I am an artist/And I know where my voice belongs.”In the press room, Ralph explained why she...…Sheryl Lee Ralph took a minute or two to absorb the fact she had won who won the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for her role in “Abbott Elementary,” at Monday night’s ceremony, but the actress took that moment to gather her full power by the time she hit the stage.After taking a deep breath, she began her acceptance speech with a stunning rendition of Dianne Reeves’ “Endangered Species,” which begins with the lyrics, “I am an endangered species, but I sing no victim’s song/I am a woman I am an artist/And I know where my voice belongs.”In the press room, Ralph explained why she...WW…

“The White Lotus” creator Mike White really was on “Survivor,” as he mentioned in his acceptance speech after collecting his second Emmy during Monday night’s ceremony.White, who won a directing and a writing Emmy for the HBO limited series, quipped “On ‘Survivor,’ the way to stay in the game is you lower your threat level, and now I feel like I’ve raised my threat level. … Don’t come for me, don’t vote me off the island, please!”The actor/writer, who’s also known for playing Ned Schneebly in “School of Rock,” competed during Season 37 of the CBS reality show in 2018.Also Read:White also...…“The White Lotus” creator Mike White really was on “Survivor,” as he mentioned in his acceptance speech after collecting his second Emmy during Monday night’s ceremony.White, who won a directing and a writing Emmy for the HBO limited series, quipped “On ‘Survivor,’ the way to stay in the game is you lower your threat level, and now I feel like I’ve raised my threat level. … Don’t come for me, don’t vote me off the island, please!”The actor/writer, who’s also known for playing Ned Schneebly in “School of Rock,” competed during Season 37 of the CBS reality show in 2018.Also Read:White also...WW…