Indianapolis Student Selected for Television Academy Fellowship

David Nixon has been selected for the Television Academy Foundation’s prestigious 2021 Summer Fellows program. Nixon is one of just 50 students chosen from across the country by Television Academy members for the program.

Nixon is a 2021 graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design who majored in Film and Television. He will be a Television Production Fellow this summer through the Television Academy Foundation’s program. Originally from Indianapolis, IN, he attended Arsenal Technical High School.

“It feels utterly amazing to have been chosen for this prestigious fellowship program,” said Nixon. “I am honored and grateful to the Television Academy Foundation for selecting me amongst the multitude of other talented candidates. It boggles my mind to conceive that the very same people who select the winners for the Primetime Emmy Awards selected me for this program! It further motivates me to continue to expand my professional knowledge and work hard to achieve the goals I have set for my career and beyond.”

Typically, the Television Academy Foundation’s annual Internship Program provides 50 internships, at top Hollywood studios and production companies, to college students nationwide every summer. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Television Academy Foundation has had to re-imagine its internship program this year offering the 50 students selected from across the country the chance to either intern remotely or enroll as a Summer Fellow.

The Summer Fellows Program includes virtual one-on-one visits with professionals in a student’s field of study, online panels with leaders in the television industry, and customized seminars covering personal brand building and navigating the job market ahead. Fellows also become life-long members of the Foundation’s alumni family giving them access to events and networking opportunities as they build their careers in the industry.