(DURHAM, February 25, 2010) — New Hampshire Public Television recently received three silver and one bronze Telly Awards for excellence in non-network television programming. NHPTV received the following awards: • Journey of the Broad-Winged Hawk – Silver Telly (Nature/Wildlife) This program takes viewers along the broad-winged hawk’s migratory route, from the northern forests of New Hampshire to the rainforests of Ecuador. Producer/Editor—Phil Vaughn; Videographer—Steve Giordani; Host—Willem Lange; Executive Producer—Marc Diessner. • Augustus St. Gaudens: Master of American Sculpture – Silver Telly (Documentary) A feature documentary film on the life and work of the great American sculptor (1848-1907). Producer/Director/Editor—Paul Sanderson; NHPTV Production Manager—Marc Diessner. • Planet Granite – Silver Telly (Social Responsibility) A community engagement initiative of New Hampshire Public Television and nine partner organizations. Project Manager—Lynn Zuccarelli-Austin; Producer/Editor—Phil Vaughn; Associate Producer—Lauren Foxall; Videographer—Steve Giordani; Online Producer—Montana West. • MESY – Bronze Telly (Education) Math + Engineering + Science + You! The focus is to engage and excite kids, parents, educators, and community leaders about the STEM subjects - science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Project Manager—Susan Adams; Producer/Editor—Phil Vaughn; Videographer—Steve Giordani. More than 14,000 entries to the Telly Awards were received this year. The highly respected national competition recognizes outstanding non-network TV programming, as well as film and video productions. Entries do not compete against one another, but are judged on their own merit by production professionals.
NHPBS is a 501(c)3 multi-media, educational non-profit organization governed by a local Board of Directors. As the only statewide, locally owned and operated PBS member station, five transmitters carry the station’s signal to 98% of the Granite State, (and beyond). Over 200,000 students annually benefit from NHPBS' free, curriculum-aligned, educational services, while hundreds of thousands of online visitors access information and interactive content. NHPBS engages audiences via community screenings and events that spark meaningful dialogue and community connection throughout the Granite State. The station receives no state funding and is supported by nearly 22,000 members.
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For over sixty years, NHPBS has provided the residents of New Hampshire and Northern New England with the best of PBS and award-winning local programs. To this day, the station remains committed to a handful of time-tested tenets: commercial free programming that engages minds, connects communities, and celebrates the Granite State in a way that entertains as well as educates and has impact beyond the broadcast. NHPBS is valued by its viewers for providing high quality, educational programming that can’t be found anywhere else. PBS and its member stations, like NHPBS, has been voted the #1 trusted brand in America for 14 consecutive years by the American public (Source: Roper Poll).
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