"Advances in secure digital media management have opened incredible new opportunities for us to streamline our awards process," said Malachy Wienges, chairman of NATAS, in a statement.

Malachy Wienges Chairman On June 20, 2011,The Trustees of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) have elected Malachy G. Wienges to be Chairman of the 12,000 member Television Academy. During the past thirty years, Wienges has served NATAS in multiple roles including First Vice Chair, Treasurer, and National Trustee from New York and Phoenix. Wienges' career spans 31 years at the CBS Television Network, with positions ranging from management trainee to Vice President of Sales/Marketing and Technical Systems. He has produced The CBS Thanksgiving Day Parades, and is credited with originating the concept of remote production for daytime dramas (soap operas) when he took The Guiding Light to the Bahamas in 1976. Since then, he has produced more than 155 television and film productions worldwide. Wienges received a National Emmy in 1992 for the NFL on CBS, and he was awarded a second National Emmy for technical achievement for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Wienges is President of Sedona Broadcasting, serving as a television consultant to worldwide television and media companies. He is also an Arizona State Film Commissioner, having been appointed to this position by then-Governor Janet Napolitano in 2006. Wienges is an honors graduate from C.W. Post College with a B.S. in atomic and nuclear physics. He obtained a Masters of Science degree in engineering management from Long Island University. He resides with his wife, Noreen, in Sedona, Arizona, and serves on the Executive Committee of The Sedona Chamber of Commerce as Chairman Emeritus.

This year's Sedona Chamber of Commerce Nominating Committee for the 2008 Board of Directors election will consist of Mal Wienges of Sedona Broadcasting Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Directors (BOD); Edd Zielinski of ILX Resorts Inc and Immediate Past-Chairman of the BOD; Judi Bloomfield of Sedona Luxury Weddings & Events LLC and BOD member; Wilma Wilcox of Joe Wilcox Stores and BOD member; John Bradshaw of A Day in the West and Chamber member; Larry Rosenberg of BR Consulting Inc and Chamber member; and Jennifer Wesselhoff, President/CEO of the Sedona Chamber of Commerce.Mal was instrumental in forming the Sedona Chamber's Film Office in 2006.Mal also serves on the City of Sedona's Public Works Quality Assurance Committee, Sedona's Main Street Design Committee, and Saint John Vianney's Finance Committee. Last year Governor Napolitano appointed Mal to serve as an Arizona State Film Commissioner.He was also elected to, and currently serves on, the Executive Committee of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (The Emmy Organization.) Mal spent an illustrious 31 years at the CBS Television Network.He began as a management trainee and rose to position of Vice President.Wienges is credited with originating the concept of remote production for daytime dramas when he took The Guiding Light to the Bahamas.Since then, Mal has produced more than 158 television and film productions.Mal received two National Emmys, including one for technical achievement for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and a second National Emmy in 1992 for the NFL on CBS. Wienges, an honors graduate from C.W. Post College with a B.S. in atomic and nuclear physics, obtained a Masters of Science degree in engineering management from Long Island University.Mal is President of Sedona Broadcasting, and serves as a television consultant to the Warner Brothers Television Network and IBM.Contact Mal Wienges via email.

Malachy Wienges, President, Sedona Broadcasting Company, LLC, was elected 1st Vice Chairman of the organization. Malachy Wienges - 1st Vice Chairman Wienges spent an illustrious 31 years at the CBS Television Network. He began as a management trainee and rose to the position of Vice President, Sales/Marketing and Technical Systems. From 1975 to 1985, he was Producer of The CBS Thanksgiving Day Parades for which he was nominated for two Emmys. Mal also received two National Emmys, including one for technical achievement for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and a second National Emmy in 1992 for the NFL on CBS. Wienges is credited with originating the concept of remote production for daytime dramas (soap operas) when he took The Guiding Light to the Bahamas in 1976. Since then, Mal has participated in more than 152 location productions. Wienges was also nominated for three Daytime Emmys. Wienges is an honors graduate from C.W. Post College with a B.S. in atomic and nuclear physics. He obtained a Masters of Science degree in engineering management from Long Island University. Wienges has received national recognition including being listed in Outstanding Young Men of America, Who's Who in Management and in the 2001 millennium edition of Who's Who in Entertainment. In 2005, Wienges was appointed by Arizona Governor, Janet Napolitano, to serve as an Arizona State Film Commissioner, a position he continues to serve in. From 2008-2009, Mal served as Chairman of the Board of the Sedona Chamber of Commerce. Wienges is currently President of Sedona Broadcasting, LLC, and serves as a television consultant to the Warner Bros. Television Network, CBS and IBM.

Malachy G. Wienges, Ex-Officio Mal was instrumental in forming the Sedona Chamber's Film Office in 2006. Mal also serves on the City of Sedona's Public Works Quality Assurance Committee, Sedona's Main Street Design Committee, and Saint John Vianney's Finance Committee. Last year Governor Napolitano appointed Mal to serve as an Arizona State Film Commissioner. He was also elected to, and currently serves on, the Executive Committee of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (The Emmy Organization.) Mal spent an illustrious 31 years at the CBS Television Network. He began as a management trainee and rose to position of Vice President. Wienges is credited with originating the concept of remote production for daytime dramas when he took The Guiding Light to the Bahamas. Since then, Mal has produced more than 158 television and film productions. Mal received two National Emmys, including one for technical achievement for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and a second National Emmy in 1992 for the NFL on CBS. Wienges, an honors graduate from C.W. Post College with a B.S. in atomic and nuclear physics, obtained a Masters of Science degree in engineering management from Long Island University. Wienges is credited with originating the concept of remote production for daytime dramas when he took The Guiding Light to the Bahamas. Since then, Mal has produced more than 158 television and film productions. Mal received two National Emmys, including one for technical achievement for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and a second National Emmy in 1992 for the NFL on CBS. Wienges, an honors graduate from C.W. Post College with a B.S. in atomic and nuclear physics, obtained a Masters of Science degree in engineering management from Long Island University.