Emmys moved to August

By Greg Braxton

Nov. 19, 2009 12 AM PT

The Emmy Awards, which are usually held in the middle of September, will move next year to Aug. 29, executives announced Wednesday.

NBC’s announcement that it will air the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards a few weeks earlier than usual will give the network and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences a “head start on creative discussions,” said Paul Telegdy, executive vice president of alternative programming for NBC and Universal Media Studios.

-- Greg Braxton

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Greg Braxton

A lifelong Los Angeles resident, Greg Braxton has written for the Los Angeles Times for more than three decades. He currently is a staff writer covering television for the Calendar section, and has also written extensively about trends and cultural issues in the entertainment field.

Emmys moved to August

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