Luke Palermo is the 2007 recipient of the prestigious and coveted Governors' Award voted on by members of the TV Academy's board. Palermo has been a member of that body for over a dozen years, presiding as Emmy Co-chair, a powerful force in CTEC and the donor of a special scholarship named for his late wife, Sharon. Palermo. He is Associate Chair of the Television Department at Columbia College. Palermo has devoted his life to educating prospective TV professionals. We sat down with Luke to hear his reaction to the news.