Hometown with Rachel Nichols
The 7th Annual Awards
- Best Original Film or Series: Long-Form
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Award winning sports journalist and television personality Rachel Nichols gets behind the scenes access and conducts fascinating in-depth interviews with some of the most dynamic athletes and celebrities in the Washington DC area.
How does this represent "Excellence in Engagement"?
On a series like Hometown with Rachel Nichols, fans get unique access to their favorite athletes and their favorite teams. After watching an episode of the series, they will feel that they know these players that much more intimately. This will only serve to strengthen their passion for the sport and their teams.
Objective
The objective of the series is to allow fans unprecedented access to these DC area celebrities and athletes and get to know them in a more in-depth way. Every episode features a fun activity that is designed to get the athlete or celebrity out of their comfort zone a bit to show a side of these superstars that the viewers rarely get to see. Rachel has taken her interviewees bowling, they’ve eaten Maryland crabs, and even played virtual golf. Rachel then sits down with the DC area superstars to walk them through their careers and uncover never-revealed stories and anecdotes. The more the viewers get to know these athletes and celebrities, the more they are invested in the success of the teams and their careers. Rachel’s infectious energy brings out a side of her interviewees that is not often seen.
Strategy & Execution
In today’s age of social media platforms and behind the scenes documentaries, modern sports fans not only expect, but demand this kind of unfiltered access to the athletes that they follow. Shining a light of the personalities of the sports stars has become almost as important as their success on the field or the court. As a journalist for multiple decades Rachel Nichols has a special relationship with the athletes she covers. She can draw from her depth of knowledge of the sports themselves and also of the past and present athletes, as she finds unique angles of questioning to bring out and engaging and fascinating interviews.
Organizations
- Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Links
Featured
- Episodes features DC area born actors such as Ben Feldman and Jonathan Banks as well as superstar athletes like Alex Ovechkin
- Ryan Zimmerman
- Olympic Gold medalist Dominique Dawes and NFL All-Star Tight End
- Vernon Davis.
Credits
Jim Kowats
Executive Producer
Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Mark Johnston
Producer
Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Supriya Vasanth
Producer
Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Matt Cone
Associate Producer
Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Robyn Salzman
Associate Producer
Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Cynthia D'Agostino
Editor
Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Kyle Gildea
Editor
Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Matt Tilley
Editor
Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Evan Smith
Assistant Editor
Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Rachel Nichols
Host
Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Thomas Jacobi
Director of Photography
Jacobi Films
Amy Boyce
Director of Production
Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Delaney Murtaugh
Sr. Manager of Creative Operations
Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Scott Silberstein
Sr. Media Manager
Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Amina Ragheb
Post Production Coordinator
Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Celebrate in NYC
Join us for the 7th Annual Hashtag Sports Awards™ on the evening of June 24, 2025 as we celebrate finalists and reveal the winners of this year's awards live during the show.
