Tag: Awards
POV’s American Promise wins special jury award for U.S. docs
The 90-minute feature was produced and directed by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson, a married couple who traced the education of two ...Six TV and radio pubcasters receive Golden Mike Awards
Two Los Angeles–area public TV stations won Golden Mikes. KCET won three awards in Division A (for stations with 50 or more ...PBS programs capture three WGAW Awards
The Writers Guild of America, West’s prize in the children’s–episodic and specials category went to Christine Ferraro for writing Sesame Street’s “The Good Sport.” ...Frontline, California Watch cited for outstanding journalism
The Polk Award for documentary television reporting was presented to Frontline correspondent Martin Smith and producer Michael Kirk for the four-part investigative series ...West Virginia’s Bob Wise receives Thought Leader Award
Former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise was honored for his work supporting public media’s educational service. Wise is president of the Alliance for ...APTS recognizes Barbara Mikulksi and Greg Walden, gives innovation and advocacy awards
The Association of Public Television Stations handed out Champions of Public Broadcasting awards during its Public Media Summit in Washington, D.C., Feb ...KUED wins eight regional Emmys, while KUAT receives another six
John Howe, senior producer of the Salt Lake City–based station operated by the University of Utah, won four of KUED’s Emmys: three ...Kentucky Legislature honors KET founder O. Leonard Press
O. Leonard Press, who founded Kentucky Educational Television in 1968 after lobbying the state legislature for 10 years, has received the 2012 ...WTTW captures seven Midwest Emmys, Wisconsin Public TV wins a pair
The Chicago station topped several program categories, and its staff took awards for individual achievements in television crafts. Architect Michael Graves: A Grand Tour ...Pubcasters in Austin and Houston capture five Lone Star Emmys
KLRU in Austin won three statuettes, including one in the community service category for “Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project 2012,” a contemporary ...Nine Network of St. Louis recognized as ‘Best of the Best’ in 2012 NETA ...
The St. Louis public TV station’s Nine Academy, a program that trains individuals and community organizations to produce short videos on stories ...Rebecca Eaton and Newton Minow honored for distinguished service to public television
As the executive producer who acquired and managed co-productions of British dramas for Masterpiece and its predecessor titles for more than 26 years, ...NPR, Frontline cited for 2013 duPont-Columbia Awards
Public media outlets were cited for six 2013 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards, announced today by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. NPR ...WFYI chief honored for leadership in public TV
Lloyd Wright received the 2012 William Kobin Public Television Leadership Award from public TV’s Major Market Group. Wright has served as president ...Ideastream recognizes WCLV’s Robert Conrad for ‘innovative and generous acts.’
Conrad, president and co-founder of the 50-year-old Cleveland-based classical music station, received ideastream’s “Great Idea Award” for his service as a leading ...
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