In addition to granting Emmy® Awards to professional members in the Lower Great Lakes region, the chapter awards scholarships, honors industry veterans with the Gold and Silver Circle Awards, conducts Regional Student Television Awards of Excellence (RSTV), has a free research and a nationwide job bank.
The chapter also participates in judging Emmy® Award entries at the regional and national levels.
[1] The Lower Great Lakes Chapter of NATAS is divided into the following boundaries and encompasses all of northern Ohio (including Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Toledo, Lima, Mansfield and Youngstown), central and northern Indiana (including Indianapolis, Bloomington, Muncie, Lafayette and Ft. Wayne), and Erie, Pennsylvania.
These boundaries or region are responsible for the submission of television broadcast and web materials presented for awards consideration.
[1] Executive Director: Robert Hammer President: Daniel Spehler, WXIN 1st Vice President: Carl Monday, WJW 2nd Vice President: Vickie Binkley, WXIN Treasurer: James Stunek, WOIO Secretary: Susanne Schwibs, Indiana University Media School Trustee: Steve Warren, Bally Sports Trustee: Megan Simpson, WTHR Alternate Trustee: Daniel Spehler, WXIN