Since the Emmy Awards came into existence in 1949, they had never been postponed or canceled until 2001. In that year it happened twice.
I was elected chairman/CEO of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in August 2001, almost a month to the day before 9/11. The Emmy broadcast was scheduled for Sept. 16 of that year.
Source: http://www.thewrap.com/blog-post/tv-academy-ceo-remembers-911-and-emmys-almost-werent-30609
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