The National Capital Chesapeake Bay Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The division was founded in 1977 and in addition to granting the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Emmy Awards, it recognizes awards scholarships, honors industry veterans at the Silver Circle Celebration, conducts National Student Television Awards of Excellence, has a free research and a nationwide job bank. The chapter also participates in judging Emmy entries at the regional and national levels.

Boundaries

The academy is divided into the following boundaries and encompasses Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. These boundaries are responsible for the submission of television broadcast materials presented for awards considerations.

Board of governors

Each year the membership of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter elects new professionals on rotating Board of Governors to represent the chapter. While best known for The EMMY Awards and Silver Circle, which recognize outstanding achievements in the industry, NATAS, NCCB also represents an array of other events available to their membership. Bremante Bryant David Burns Salisbury University Ken Day Maryland Public Television (MPT) Leslie Estes WJLA-TV Robin D. Fader Rebecca Jewsbury Jeffrey Kramer Kramer Communications Denise Li Georgetown University Marilyn McClellan Mid-Atlantic Sports Network Jim McNulty Discovery Communications Rob Melick Fox News Channel Janet Riksen Melinda Roeder WBFF-TV Matthew Sobocinski /Politico Rebecca Tulkoff WETA-TV