The Dateline NBC special that aired in July of 2010 and featured Athens County won an Emmy Award during the Monday, Sept. 26 ceremony in New York City for News and Documentary programs.
“America Now: Friends and Neighbors,” originally aired on Sunday, July 25, 2010 on NBC. A short follow-up to the program then aired on Aug. 1, 2010. The program won the award for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine.
