Capital Emmys Name 2026 Gold And Silver Circle Honorees

Pat O’Donnell, executive director of the SAG AFTRA Washington Mid Atlantic Local, has been selected as the 2026 Gold Circle honoree by the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Silver Circle honorees include Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin of Monumental Sports Network, Martin A. Carr of WETA, Mac Finney of WBAL TV, and Jim Handly of NBC4 (WRC).

The Gold and Silver Circle ceremony will be held October 10 at the Visitation Hotel in Frederick. The honors recognize longtime television professionals whose careers have made a lasting impact on broadcasting and their communities.