OPB Receives 16 Emmy Nominations
Posted Tue April 22, 2008
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Oregon Public Broadcasting has been nominated for 16 Northwest Regional Emmy Awards by the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Televison Arts and Sciences.
OREGON EXPERIENCE received 11 nominations. OREGON FIELD GUIDE was nominated in four categories. OREGON ART BEAT also received a nomination. Winners will be announced at the June 7 banquet in Seattle. The Northwest Chapter serves television professionals in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Montana.
OPB’s nominations:
Arts/Entertainment - Program Special
OBP-TV, “Oregon Art Beat Episode # 901”; Jessica Martin, executive producer
Historic/Cultural - Program/Special
OBP-TV, “Beervana”; Beth Harrington, Producer/Director/Writer
Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Oregon Experience: The Beach Bill”; Nadine
Jelsing, producer/writer; Bruce Barrow, editor
Informational/Instructional - Program/Special
Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Oregon Field Guide”; Steve Amen, executive
producer
Informational/Instructional - Feature/Segment
Oregon Field Guide, “Quagga Invasion”; Ed Jahn, producer; Todd Sonflieth,
videographer; Nick Fisher, videographer;
Human Interest - Program Feature/Segment
OPB - Oregon Field Guide, “Toad Crossing”; Vince Patton, producer
Documentary - Cultural/Historical
Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Oregon Experience: Oregon at War”; Eric Cain,
producer/writer; Lisa Suinn Kallem, editor
Promotion - Program - Campaign
Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Oregon at War”; Kami Horton, producer
Individual Achievement
Director
Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Canyoneering”; Ed Jahn, director
Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Oregon Experience: Oregon at War”; Eric Cain,
director
Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregon Experience “Beatrice Morrow Cannady”;
Nadine Jelsing, director
Writer - Program
Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregon Experience “Bill Bowerman”; Nadien
Jelsing, writer
Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregon Experience: “The Braceros”; Eric Cain,
writer
Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregon Experience: “Oregon at War”; Eric Cain,
writer
Editor - Program
Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregon Experience “William Gladstone Steel”;
Lisa Suinn Kallem, editor
Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregon Experience “Oregon at War”; Lisa Suinn
Kallem, editor
About OPB
OPB is the state's most far-reaching and accessible media resource, providing free access to programming for children and adults designed to give voice to community, connect Oregon and its neighbors and illuminate a wider world. Every week, over 1.5 million people tune in to or log on to OPB's television, radio and Internet services. As the hub of operations for the state's Emergency Broadcast and Amber Alert services, OPB serves as the backbone for the distribution of critical information to broadcasters and homes throughout Oregon. OPB is one of the largest producers and presenters of national television programming through PBS, and is also a member station of NPR, Public Radio International (PRI), and American Public Media (APM).
The OPB Web site is opb.org.
Last Modified Tue April 22 2008 09:56AM
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