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Empire Challenge received its first New York Emmy in 1998.
In 2002 the UnitedHealthcare Empire Challenge received it second New York Emmy Award for Live Sports Coverage – Single Program at the 45th Annual New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Awards Presentation.
The category included the following single live sports program; New York Knicks – Patrick Ewing Returns, Baseball Returns (New York’s first baseball Game after September 11th) and Stephon Marbury’s 50 - point game.
In 2009 the UnitedHealthcare Empire Challenge was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Live Sports Event. | |