{"id":10511,"date":"2014-09-02T15:31:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T19:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=10511"},"modified":"2016-12-01T13:20:30","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T18:20:30","slug":"shark-tank-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/shark-tank-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cShark Tank\u201d Takes a Bite Out of the Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cShark Tank,\u201d produced by UCF alumnus Clay Newbill, \u201982, devoured the competition at the 2014 Creative Emmy Awards for Outstanding Structured Reality Program. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmys.com\/shows\/shark-tank\">Emmy\u2019s website<\/a> \u201cShark Tank\u201d has been nominated\u00a0three times with their first win this year.<\/p>\n<p>Newbill earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in radio-television from UCF. Not only is he the executive producer of \u201cShark Tank\u201d but he is the president, founder and executive producer of 310 Entertainment. Other reality shows he has worked on include \u201cThe Mole,\u201d \u201cThe Bachelorette,\u201d \u201cRoad Rules,\u201d and \u201cThe Real World.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Winning an Emmy is an honor for anyone, but growing up in Ormond Beach and going to UCF Newbill said that the award was especially rewarding and the greatest achievement of his professional career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly my marriage and the birth of my son are greater milestones in my life,\u201d Newbill said. \u201cFrom now on, I will forever be \u2018Emmy Award winning, Clay Newbill.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As \u201cShark Tank\u201d was announced at the Creative Arts Emmys Newbill and his fellow producers leapt to their feet shouting and screaming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo many emotions are ripping through you, elation, excitement, and at the same instant you feel humbled, and gracious, adrenaline is coursing through you,\u201d Newbill said. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to describe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From that moment on Newbill said that it was all a blur, he could not wait to hold the statue in his hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have seen Emmy statues before, but this one was mine, and it looked oddly different knowing this,\u201d Newbill said. \u201cI held it above my head in a sign of triumph.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Newbill\u2019s acceptance speech, the team was led backstage to go through a series of interviews and photo ops. Their last stop was at the Governor\u2019s Ball where they celebrated their win with each member receiving an Emmy statue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/09\/Emmys-on-table.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10514 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/09\/Emmys-on-table-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Emmys on table\" width=\"142\" height=\"190\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/09\/Emmys-on-table-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/09\/Emmys-on-table-299x400.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/09\/Emmys-on-table.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 142px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 142\/190;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch a proud moment, such an incredible night, such an amazing honor,\u201d Newbill said.<\/p>\n<p>He hopes to continue to raise the bar for their show and push his team to produce an even better season so that they can hold an Emmy statue above their heads again. Season six of \u201cShark Tank\u201d will premier Sept. 26.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShark Tank\u201d will forever be known as \u2018the Emmy Award winning Shark Tank.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Not only has his show gone down in history, but Newbill has as well. In September 2013 he was inducted into the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/emmy-nominated-alumnus-inducted-into-hall-of-fame\/\">UCF Nicholson School of Communication Hall of Fame<\/a> by the UCF NSC Alumni Chapter. In 2009, Newbill received the UCF College of Sciences Professional Achievement Award, which is the highest honor awarded to an alumnus from each college by the UCF Alumni Association at its annual Black &amp; Gold Gala.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cShark Tank,\u201d produced by UCF alumnus Clay Newbill, \u201982, devoured the competition at the 2014 Creative Emmy Awards for Outstanding Structured Reality Program. 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