Tag: Awards
Independent Lens films take home honors, Midwest pubcasters receive Emmys, and more awards in public media
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION Independent Lens took home four wins from the 30th annual IDA Documentary Awards. The public TV documentary series won the award for ...StoryCorps founder David Isay wins 2015 TED Prize
StoryCorps founder David Isay has won the 2015 TED Prize, which gives him $1 million to fulfill a “wish” of his choice. Isay ...Radio Diaries takes gold at Third Coast, and other awards in public media
An update on the life of Teenage Diaries subject Melissa Rodriguez took the top prize at the biennial festival.Pubcasters take home regional Emmys, and more awards in public media
Three programs that will run on PBS in the next year were recognized at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.PBS tops networks at News and Documentary Emmys
"Syria Behind the Lines" and two other Frontline documentaries were among the winners.Online Journalism honors include several pubmedia projects
An Oregon Public Broadcasting journey through the Glacier Caves was among the winners.PRPD honors Oliver, JazzWeek recognizes community stations, and more awards in public media
PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAM DIRECTORS Craig Oliver, a public radio audience research consultant, received the Don Otto award for career contributions to the field. Oliver ...Sherlock adds three Emmys in primetime ceremony
Sherlock: His Last Vow, a BBC production that aired as part of WGBH’s Masterpiece, won three Primetime Emmys at the televised awards ceremony Monday. That brought ...Sherlock, Downton Abbey lead PBS to eight wins in Creative Arts Emmys
Sherlock: His Last Vow won four of the eight Creative Arts Emmys awarded to PBS programs by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ...Pubcasters take home 17 NABJ honors, and more awards in public media
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS Public broadcasters received 17 Salute to Excellence Awards from NABJ with NPR, Chicago’s WBEZ and Milwaukee Public Television ...PBS leads networks in news Emmy nominations
PBS’s 43 nominations for News and Documentary Emmys topped all networks. Its programs will compete against each other in many categories. In ...Masterpiece leads PBS slate of 34 Primetime Emmy nominees, and more awards in public media
Downton Abbey and Sherlock: His Last Vow each picked up 12 primetime Emmy nominations July 10, earning the lion’s share of the 34 nominations for PBS programs. Downton Abbey, a ...Peg + Cat + Sesame = Daytime Creative Emmys for PBS, topping networks
Longtime favorite Sesame Street took six statuettes, and the new PBS Kids animated series Peg + Cat, three.Berson honored for contribution to community radio, and other awards in public media
Ginny Berson received the Michael Bader Award honoring lifetime achievements in community radio.Pubcasters win four UNITY Awards for commitment to cultural diversity
Over half of this year’s RTDNA/UNITY Awards went to pubcasters, including a public TV station. WKAR-TV in East Lansing, Mich., won the ...
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