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About Frank

Frank DiLella is a New York-based entertainment journalist and the
11-time Emmy Award winning host of “On Stage”on Spectrum News NY1,
the news channel’s weekly half-hour theater program. 

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Frank DiLella

EMMY AWARD WINNING
JOURNALIST, TV HOST

& MEDIA PERSONALITY

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ABOUT

HIGHLIGHTS

HIGHLIGHTS

2023

NEW YORK
EMMY AWARDS

Frank receives 3 Emmy Awards in the following categories for NY1 "On Stage": DIVERSITY/EQUITY/INCLUSION - SHORT FORM CONTENT and Best Magazine Program (Series).  In the category of DIVERSITY/EQUITY/INCLUSION - LONG FORM CONTENT, DiLella was honored for hosting Spectrum News NY1's LGBTQ Special - "NY1 Celebrates Pride: The New Generation."

2022

NEW YORK
EMMY AWARDS

NLGJA AWARD

NEW YORK PRESS CLUB AWARD

Frank receives five Emmy awards in the following categories for NY1 "On Stage": Best Magazine Program Series, Best Public Affairs Program, Best Public Affairs Series, Short-Form Content, Special Event Coverage.

Frank receives the NLGJA Excellence in Local Television Award

for hosting “NY1 Presents: Pride and Perseverance."

Frank wins New York Press Club Award for hosting / executive producing "ON STAGE PRESENTS: Broadway's Revival" in the category Special Event Reporting / NYC Metro.

PBS DOCUMENTARY

"REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL"

As host and executive producer, Frank goes behind the scenes of Broadway as shows reunite, rehearse and re-stage for their long-awaited reopening nights while the theater industry learns how to turn the lights back on after its longest hiatus in history due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021

NEW YORK
EMMY AWARDS

Frank received two Emmy Awards: one for a documentary special he hosted about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the other for hosting and producing the 2020 Roger Rees Awards during the COVID-19 pandemic.

NEW YORK
PRESS CLUB AWARDS

Frank received two NY Press Club Awards - one in the category Entertainment News / TV for his feature on the Broadway revival of A Soldier's Play and the other for Special Event Reporting when he hosted the 2020 Drama Desk Awards.

2020

NEW YORK PRESS
CLUB AWARD

Frank received a NY Press Club award for his special on the Broadway production of Network with Bryan Cranston.

2019

NEW YORK PRESS
CLUB AWARD

Frank received a NY Press Club award for his special on the Broadway revival of Angels in America.

2018

NEW YORK
EMMY AWARD

Frank received his first Emmy Award for his Spectrum News NY1 special on the Broadway musical Come From Away.

REEL

REEL

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"It's Time
for New York City"

Frank was asked to take part in NYC & Company's $30 million tourism recovery campaign, “It’s Time for New York City,” the largest-ever, multi-phased global tourism marketing and advertising campaign
to promote New York City. 

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