Ithaca College

A 1989 Ithaca College graduate was among the winners to take the stage at the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards held on Sunday, August 27, in Los Angeles.

Chris Regan, a writer for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” earned his fifth Emmy in the category of outstanding writing for a variety, music or comedy program. He is a six-time nominee and this was his fourth straight win.

Regan was one of five Ithaca College alumni to be nominated for Primetime Emmys for their work in television over the past year. Also receiving nominations were:

Five-time Emmy winner Barbara Gaines ’79, who was nominated once again in the outstanding variety, music or comedy series category in her role as executive producer of “The Late Show with David Letterman”;

“Mad TV” production designer John Sabato ’80, earning his seventh nomination in the category of outstanding art direction for a variety, music program or special;

Editor Evan Mediuch ’99, nominated for the fifth year for his work on “Survivor” in the category of outstanding picture editing for nonfiction programming (large team entries—primarily multi-camera productions); and

First-time nominee David Rogers ’92, who was nominated in the category of outstanding single-camera picture editing for a comedy series for his work editing NBC’s “The Office,” which took the award for outstanding comedy series.

For a complete list of Emmy nominees and winners, visit www.emmys.org/awards.