Editing Emmy Awards (section)

===Regional===
[[File:Charlie Moore with Emmy Award.JPG|thumb|New England sports personality [[Charlie Moore (television personality)|Charlie Moore]] holding a [[New England Emmy Award]] in 2011]]
[[File:Maria Rozman at the 2018 National Capital-Chesapeake Bay Emmy Awards.jpg|thumb|[[WZDC-CD]] news director [[Maria Rozman]], winner of three [[National Capital / Chesapeake Bay Emmy Awards|National Capitol/Chesapeake Bay Regional Emmy Awards]] in 2018]]

There are 20 regional chapters located across the United States that each conduct regional awards to recognize excellence in all the regional [[Media market|television markets]], including state to state programming as well as [[local news]] and [[Local programming|locally produced shows]]. Nineteen of the regional chapters are affiliated with the NATAS,<ref name="19Locals">{{cite web |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/chapters.html |title=National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: Chapters |access-date=October 6, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922040419/http://www.emmyonline.org/chapters.html |archive-date=September 22, 2009 }}</ref> while the Los Angeles–based ATAS acts as the regional chapter serving the Los Angeles area.<ref name="ATAS Los Angeles">{{cite web | url=http://cdn.emmys.tv/membership/nationalacademy.php | title=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: National Academy | quote=because our headquarters, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, are located in Los Angeles, our offices handle regional membership and awards for the Los Angeles area only | access-date=October 6, 2009}}</ref><ref name="LALocal">{{cite web | url=http://cdn.emmys.tv/contact/faq.php | title=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: FAQ | quote=The Academy also encompasses a Los Angeles branch whose members work in Southern California | access-date=October 6, 2009}}</ref>

In general, a show is considered regional if it does not reach more than 50 percent of U.S. households; programs that reach more than 50 percent of the country must enter into one of the national Emmy competitions instead.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

Like the national awards, each region goes through their own nomination and voting procedures. Committees are formed to review entries for eligibility and high standards. Once accepted, each entry goes before different review committees, and their votes are cast to determine the final nominees. The final votes are then calculated by certified accounting firms within each region.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-05-30 |title=Emmy Explained: A Guide to Understanding Television's Top Awards |url=https://www.documentary.org/feature/emmy-explained-guide-understanding-televisions-top-awards |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=International Documentary Association |language=en|author-first1=Andrea|author-last1=Van Hook}}</ref>{{failed verification|reason=not seeing anything about committees, votes, regions or accounting firms in this article|date=March 2025}}

Donn Johnson, president of the Pacific Southwest chapter said in 2018: "The Emmy Award is considered the most prestigious award a television professional can receive".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-25|title=10News Wins 'Overall Excellence' as Local TV Takes Home 340 Emmy Awards|url=https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2018/06/24/10news-wins-overall-excellence-as-local-tv-takes-home-340-emmy-awards/|access-date=2021-12-02|website=Times of San Diego|language=en-US}}</ref>

Originally, each Regional Emmy Awards ceremony primarily focused on only honoring individuals in local news programming.<ref name="emmyHistory" /> The regionals have since been expanded to encompass all locally and state to state-produced shows that receive less than fifty percent of the country's viewing audience.

{| class="wikitable"
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! Regional chapter{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}<ref name="19Locals"/><ref name="ATAS Los Angeles"/><ref name="LALocal"/>
! States in region
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| [[New England Emmy Award|Boston / New England]]
| Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Most of Connecticut
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| Chicago / Midwest
| Parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
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| [[Heartland Emmy Awards|Highlands Ranch / Heartlands]]
| Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, and Oklahoma; Parts of Nebraska
|-
| [[Lone Star Emmy Awards|Dallas / Lone Star]]
| Texas; Parts of New Mexico
|-
| [[Los Angeles Emmy Award|Los Angeles (ATAS)]]
| Greater Los Angeles only
|-
| [[Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards|Brecksville / Lower Great Lakes]]
| Parts of Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
|-
| [[Michigan Emmy Awards|Southfield / Michigan]]
| Michigan
|-
| [[Mid-America Emmy Awards|Arkansas / Mid-America]]
| Arkansas, Iowa, and Missouri; Parts of Illinois and Louisiana
|-
| [[Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards|Delaware / Mid-Atlantic]]
| Delaware; Most of Pennsylvania; Parts of New Jersey and Ohio
|-
| [[Midsouth Emmy Awards|Nashville / Midsouth]]
| The [[Huntsville]], [[Alabama]] television market; All of [[North Carolina]] except the [[Asheville]] television market; [[Tennessee]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nashville.emmyonline.org/#89 |title=nashville.emmyonline.org |author=The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |publisher=[[NATAS]] |access-date=2009-04-10 |archive-date=July 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713045932/http://nashville.emmyonline.org/#89 |url-status=dead }} The National Academy of Television of Arts and Sciences boundaries</ref>
|-
| [[National Capital / Chesapeake Bay Emmy Awards|Maryland / National Capitol/Chesapeake Bay]]
| Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D. C.
|-
| [[New York Emmy Awards|New York / New York]]
| New York; Parts of Connecticut and New Jersey
|-
| [[Northwest Emmy Awards|Alaska / Northwest]]
| Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
|-
| [[Ohio Valley Emmy Awards|Kentucky / Ohio Valley]]
| Kentucky and West Virginia; Parts of Indiana and Ohio
|-
| [[Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards|San Diego / Pacific Southwest]]
| Most of Southern California (except Greater Los Angeles); Parts of Nevada
|-
|[[Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards|Rocky Mountain / Southwest]]
| Arizona and Utah; Most of New Mexico; Imperial County, California
|-
| [[San Francisco / Northern California Emmy Awards|San Francisco / Northern California]]
| Northern California and Hawaii; Parts of Nevada
|-
| [[Southeast Emmy Awards|Atlanta / Southeast]]
| [[Mississippi]] and [[South Carolina]]; Most of [[Alabama]] and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]; The [[Asheville, North Carolina]] television market<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.southeastemmy.com/about |title=ABOUT US |website=National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Southeast Chapter |publisher=[[NATAS]] |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref>
|-
| [[Suncoast Chapter|Suncoast]]
| Florida; Parts of Alabama, Louisiana, and Georgia
|-
| [[Upper Midwest Emmy Awards|Minnesota / Upper Midwest]]
| Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Parts of Nebraska and Wisconsin
|}