Last year, LAFC won its first trophy on the pitch when it raised the Supporters' Shield. Now the Black & Gold are up for a prestigious trophy off the pitch.
On Monday, nominations for the 72nd Los Angeles Emmy Awards were announced. Included in the list of nominees is LAFC's Faces of LAFC feature with Lorraine Hammond. The episode is up for the award in the best Sports Feature category:
Coby’s Journey (Backstage Lakers)
Spectrum SportsNet
Jesse Aron, Producer | Mark Phillips, Camera
Faces of LAFC – Lorraine Hammonds (LAFC Postgame Show)
LAFC
Benard Worrell, Executive Producer | Mark Stilwell, Editor, Producer | Ulises Roman, Camera
Legends of Dodger Baseball: Fernando Valenzuela (Dodgers Dugout)
Spectrum SportsNet LA
Erick Cesar Vazquez, Editor, Producer | Gregory Vincent Taylor, Executive Producer, Writer | Vin Scully, On-Camera Talent | Jaime Jarrin, On-Camera Talent | Aaron Minderhout, Camera Nicholas Gresham, Camera | Mario E. Toledo, Graphic Designer | Kevin Cook, Graphic Designer
Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ Posthumous No-Hitter (Angels Weekly)
Fox Sports West
Jeff Shearin, Camera, Editor, Producer
Our Stories: Fight on Jackson Family! (Our Stories)
Pac-12 Los Angeles
Yogi Roth, Host, Reporter | Richard Allard, Editor, Producer
The Emmy nomination is LAFC's first in Club history and the only nomination received by an MLS team. The LA Emmy Awards are being held virtually on July 18 at 7pm. The award presentation can be streamed at Emmys.com.