Artie Kempner

Background
Artie Kempner attended John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore, NY, 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. He also played varsity football while at Florida. Kempner now lives in Wilmington, Delaware.

Career
Kempner is a 12-time Sports Emmy winner. most recently in the category of "Best Sports Series," as director of Fox Sports coverage of NASCAR, which has won four times: 2001, 2005, 2007, and 2014.

Autism advocacy
Artie Kempner is the founding president of Autism Delaware. Along with a dedicated group of parents, Autism Delaware has gone from an all-volunteer organization based in Kempner's home to a lifespan service agency. The adult services arm of the organization, known as POW&R, is a program that currently serves over 145 individuals on the autism spectrum. Kempner has been passionately advocating for the autism community since 1998, when his son Ethan was diagnosed with the disorder. He helped to establish the Fox Supports program and established the Autism Speaks 400, now known as the "AAA 400 Drive for Autism" at Dover International Speedway. Kempner received the 2015 OM Foundation Award in February 2015 in Cincinnati at The National Sports Forum, the largest cross-team sports sales and marketing conference in North America.