Ed Sharpe and Associates at CouryGraph Productions in Glendale AZ Walk off with Three Gold EMPixx Media Awards

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Ed Sharpe and CouryGraph Productions received two of the Gold 2009 EMPixx Awards for the Emmy (r) Award winning "The Laura Graff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver".

Glendale, AZ, March 20, 2010 (PressReleasePoint) -- Ed Sharpe director of CouryGraph Productions, who oversees The Glendale Daily Planet - KKAT-Internet Streaming TV, Glendale's own homegrown Internet video news source; is the recipient of three prestigious Gold 2009 EMPixx Awards as recognition of its outstanding programming.

Thomas Edison called his invention “Moving Pictures.” More than 100 years later, we are now in the age of Moving Pixels. (The name EMPixx comes from Electronic Moving Pixels.”)

The EMPixx competition was created by David E. Carter, a multiple Emmy® and Clio® winner with a long history of innovation for the creative world. Carter founded American Corporate Identity, edited the Creativity Annual, and founded the Telly® Awards.

Ed Sharpe and CouryGraph Productions received two of the Gold 2009 EMPixx Awards for the Emmy (r) Award winning "The Laura Graff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The Driver". the two categories were local regional programming and internet moving pictures. The judges cited " Excellent 'instantaneous' distribution of an urgent message." This video contained the on screen presence of Matt Barnett, who shares in this award, was Glendale Police Department PIO at the time of filming.

The other EMPixx Award was for an " Arizona Science Olympiad Promo ." This was a video developed to act as a recruiting aid for teachers, parents, event coaches and students to get them involved with the Science Olympiad program. Sharing in this award are associates : Photographer/ Art Direction - Bette Sharpe, Scriptwriter - Karen Conzelman and Voiceover - Tamara Mc Daniel.
"It is honor to receive a highly respected national award for work in publicizing events that take place in the city of Glendale," said Ed Sharpe, Director for CouryGraph Productions and its subsidiaries. "The EMPixx awards highlight the high standards of excellence we wish to achieve. In addition, it is our wish to provide our viewer-ship with information they can trust and enjoy."

The work of Ed Sharpe from CouryGraph Productions and other participative journalists may be viewed, 24-hours a day, seven days a week at www.glendaledailyplanet.com

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