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2025 Daytime Emmys with President and CEO Adam Sharp · The Daytime Emmys Specials

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  Speaker 1: Hi everyone. We are here at the fifty second Daytime
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  Speaker 1: Emmy Awards, and I am with Adam Sharp, who is
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  Speaker 1: the president of all of this Mayhem and Joy and Extravaganza.
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  Speaker 2: President of Mayhem. That should be on my business card.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, I can't imagine what is on your plate on
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  Speaker 1: a daily basis. What does a typical day look like
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  Speaker 1: for you?
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  Speaker 2: There is no typical day. It's all very different, especially
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  Speaker 2: because we don't just do Daytime. We have Sports Semis,
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  Speaker 2: News Amies, Documentary EMI's, Children's Emmys, Technology Emmys, so every
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  Speaker 2: day is different and exciting, but all focused on fostering
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  Speaker 2: and recognizing excellence in this beautiful industries.
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  Speaker 1: Why do you love it so much?
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  Speaker 2: Well, in one big measure, because it gave me my start,
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  Speaker 2: you know. In addition to the work we do as
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  Speaker 2: an academy recognizing excellence with these awards, we foster through
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  Speaker 2: things like scholarships, and our scholarships paid for me to
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  Speaker 2: go to college thirty years ago, so it's full circle
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  Speaker 2: for me.
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  Speaker 1: I love that. I have no idea. We've been talking
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  Speaker 1: about the concept of legacy, and Daytime has its phenomenal legacy.
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  Speaker 2: For sure, absolutely, And just last night we did our
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  Speaker 2: induction for our Gold and Silver Circle, people who have
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  Speaker 2: been in the industry for twenty five and fifty years,
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  Speaker 2: but not just punching the clock, giving back through mentorship
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  Speaker 2: and supporting others and lifting them up so that they
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  Speaker 2: carry that legacy forward and that spirit of the community
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  Speaker 2: forward to the next generation of daytime creators.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you so much for everything that you do.
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  Speaker 3: It takes a village, indeed, so thanks to everyone who's
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  Speaker 3: working with you. We appreciate you and the industry and
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  Speaker 3: have a good time.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you enjoying the show
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  Speaker 3: Back backs, back backs tru