Education
Artie Kempner attended John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore, New York, and was inducted into the School"s Hall of Fame in 2013. He graduated from The University of Florida in 1981 with a degree in Journalism and Communications.
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He is widely recognized for his work on the NFL, directing Super Bowls XLII (2008) and XXXIX (2005), as well as National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing, where he"s directed 12 Daytona 500 races. His directorial credits also include the Masters, National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball tournament, National Basketball Association, for Turner Sports, Thursday Night Football on the NFL Network, the National Hockey League on Fox, as well as the Fox prime time entertainment special, Opening the Lost Tombs: Live from Egypt (1999). He also played varsity football while at Florida.
Artie Kempner is the founding president of Autism Delaware.
The adult services arm of the organization known as Prisoner Of War&R, is an award winning program that currently serves over 80 individuals on the autism spectrum. Kempner was a finalist for the Home Depot"s Humanitarian of the Year award.
Kempner was recently honored with the 2015 Member of the Order of Merit Foundation Award in February 2015 in Cincinnati, at The National Sports Forum, the largest cross‐team sports sales and marketing conference in North America. This award recognizes individuals in the sports and entertainment industry who go above and beyond to strengthen their community.
The organization operated out of their house for the first five years of operation., The Kempners have helped raise over $5 million for Autism Delaware.
The group has now served over 1,000 children and adults living with the disorder. Yearly events such as "Drive for Autism" a celebrity golf event in conjunction with the spring race weekend at Dover International Speedway.
Achievements
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Kempner is an 11-time Sports Emmy winner, 3 of which were Emmys for National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing in 2001, 2005 and 2007. Artie"s proudest"s achievements are helping to establish the Fox supports program, and coordinating the Autism Speaks sponsorship of the Federal Express 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway.
