Telecast of 2017 Monon Bell Classic nominated for Emmy Award

The telecast of the 124th Monon Bell Classic, which was produced by Fox Sports Indiana and distributed across the United States, has been nominated for an Emmy® Award.

The Lower Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has nominated the Monon Bell telecast in the “Sports Game/Event - Live/Unedited” category.

Game producer Bill Cochran and game director Larry Mago led the Nov. 11, 2017 live telecast, with Chris Denari, Brad Wochomurka (Class of 2004) and Jeremiah Johnson announcing the contest.

Other nominees in the category are a Cleveland Indians game, an Indiana Pacers contest, and a telecast of the NBA Finals.

The winners of the 49th Emmy Awards will be announced Saturday, June 23, 2018 at the Crane Bay in Indianapolis.

The Lower Great Lakes Chapter of NATAS includes Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The Monon Bell -- a football rivalry between DePauw University and Wabash College -- dates back to 1890 and has been televised by ABC, AXS TV/HDNet and ESPN2. The game has been the subject of features in Sports Illustrated and USA Today and on Charles Kuralt’s “CBS Sunday Morning.”

In 1932, a locomotive bell from the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railroad, also known as the Monon Line, was donated and became the winner’s trophy each year. In the all-time series, Wabash holds a 61-54-9 lead. Since the Monon Bell entered the rivalry, Wabash leads 42-38-6.