Industry Awards & Professional Honors
- 2015 Sports Emmy Award nomination for IP Remote Production Techniques
- 2014 Sports Emmy Award nomination for IP Remote Production Techniques
- 1991 Sports Emmy Award for Individual Achievement: Coordination and Logistics for the 1991 Pan Am Games in Cuba
- 2008, Regional Edward R. Murrow Award, WCBSTV.com
- 2008, Associated Press Best Website WCBSTV.com, Best Webcast, Best Web breaking news coverage
- 2008, 06 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award , Outstanding Achievement on the Web, WBZTV.com
- 2008, 07 Colorado Broadcasters Association Award of Excellence, Best TV Website, CBS4Denver.com
- 2005,06,07 IBA Silver Dome Award CBS 2 Chicago Website
- 2007 AP- Mark Twain Award, Best Web Site, CBS5 San Francisco
- 2007 Emmy Award Advanced Media, WCCO.com
- 2007 Northwest Broadcast News Association, Best TV website WCCO.com
- 2007 AP Best Website WBZTV.com
- 2007, Regional Edward R. Murrow Award, Outstanding Website WCCO.com
- 2006 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award, Outstanding Achievement on the Web, KDKA.com
- 2006 AP Best Website CBS4Denver.com
Press & Interviews
- Leess elevated to Executive Vice President, Pac-12 Networks-
- Innovative IP Live Sports Production Model Interview-
- Sports Business Daily-Minding My Business-
- Pac-12 Innovates Live Remote Production-SVG-
- Pac-12 Networks Bolsters Production-SVG
- NAPTE Interview CBS Television Distribution-
- “Media in the Digital Age” John V. Pavlik
- Embracing New Media Technologies-RTHK Media Digest-Hong Kong 2011
- ABC Launches ABC’s Enhanced TV Programming
- ABC’s Enhanced TV for Monday Night Football
- Digital TV Magazine Interview
- New York Times-“Counting Down to Digital”
- “Clicking Outside The Box” by Saul Hansell; NYTimes Sept 2000
- TV WEEK interview
- CBS TV Stations Get New Look
- CBS “Always On” Strategies with Microsoft’s Silverlight
- ABC’s Enhanced TV for Prime Time Emmy Awards
- ABC’s Enhanced TV for the Academy Awards
- CBS Launches Local Ad Network
- LATV Festival
- CBS Partners with Video Search Engine “Blinkx”
- Enhanced TV booming on ABC, ESPN
- New York Times: PAN AMERICAN GAMES; Technology Hits Cuba, By Land, Sea and U.S.
- ABC’s Enhanced TV During Coverage of the 2000 Presidential Election
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