Ask Elvis or the Rolling Stones!' and, more problematically, "Why are there no awards for music of white origin?".
And the appalling, you know, situation that developed this year of no awards for people who portray black people in any kind of situation of complexity.
The process will win no awards for efficiency: Out of several dozen pilots made each spring, each network typically picks five or six new fall shows.
There are no awards for, say, best abuse of the company jet or best retirement package for a departing chairman.
This wasn't the only no-award this year - the category of Editorial Writing was also deemed unworthy of a winner.
Despite this effort, no award, as of June 2008, had been made.
The two, Seth Hosick and Patricia Arnold, allege that they were wrongfully fired after they complained to state officials about abuse of power and the awarding of no-bid contracts by university trustees led by Mr. Finney.
The county attorney and other department heads make recommendations about which firms to hire, he said, and the awarding of no-bid or personal service contracts is made public through the county's legislative calendar.
Instead of basking in the glow of anticipation at the nation's largest public health-care university, questions have been swirling over the institution's financial practices, including the awarding of no-bid contracts and grants to non-affiliated organizations, charitable donations and a general concern about a lack of oversight.
