The elected Democrat had received a statuette for his daily briefings at the start of the pandemic.
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Former New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, who resigned after being accused of sexual harassment, had the Emmy Award withdrawn Tuesday, August 24, which had rewarded his televised briefings during the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the Academy announced Tuesday, the day after Andrew Cuomo left the governor’s residence in Albany, that it was removing the statuette from him.
The Democrat, in office since 2011, had acquired in 2020 a national star status with his daily press briefings, deemed rational and reassuring, unlike Donald Trump whose announcements on the health crisis were seen as erratic. His performances were hailed by the Television Academy, which presented him with an Emmy Award.
Andrew Cuomo was replaced Tuesday by Kathy Hochul, also a Democrat. She thus became the first woman to hold the post of governor of the State of New York.
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