Emmys add New York broadcast

LOS ANGELES, California - The Emmy Awards for television is adding a broadcast from a studio in New York for nominees who want to avoid traveling to California for the October 7 ceremony.
"We're doing it this year in light of the terrible events" of September 11, said incoming the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences chairman Bryce Zabel. "We're reaching out to our friends in New York to give them as much comfort and security as possible."

Nominees and presenters who prefer not to leave "loved ones and families" can gather at a New York studio, Emmy executive producer Don Mischer said.
"We think it's the right thing to do," Mischer said Friday. "Linking New York and Los Angeles is very appropriate given what we've been going through in the last few weeks." There are more than 100 nominees on the East Coast, he said.

The awards, which were scheduled for September 16, were immediately postponed following terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.

In changes aimed at creating a subdued and respectful ceremony, attendees are being encouraged to wear business attire instead of tuxedoes and gowns, and there will be no bleachers filled with cheering fans.

Veteran newsman Walter Cronkite will make opening remarks, and tributes to those caught up in the terrorist attacks are planned.