The New England Emmys want you to know that they have a record number of entries this year.

Over 1100 people have forked over hundreds of dollars to try what has become primarily a participation trophy.

True story: A person who is on the Governors Board for one of the local Emmy chapters calls me on the phone one day.

They tell me they are just killing time before they can hit the skip button on the Emmy nomination that they were supposed to be judging. This is a person on the board, and even they are NOT watching the full story that was nominated.

For this, you pay hundreds of dollars.