(DURHAM, April 10, 2007) - New Hampshire Public Television recently received 15 silver and bronze Telly awards for excellence in non-network television programming. In addition, NHPTV was also honored with five First Place and Honorable Mention awards from the Associated Press Broadcasters Awards competition. NH Outlook, NHPTV's public affairs program received five Telly awards, including a Silver First Place award and four awards from the Associated Press, including a First Place award. Wildlife Journal, a co-production of NHPTV and the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, won two Telly awards, including a Silver First Place award. Windows to the Wild received six Telly awards, including four Silver First Place awards. UNH Wildcat Hockey received one First Place award from the Associated Press. NH OUTLOOK, dedicated to statewide coverage of the people, places, politics, communities and culture that make the Granite State unique, received the following Tellys: Ø NH Dropout Rate (Education Category) - Silver TellyExecutive Producer: Dawn DeAngelisProgram Producer: Kim PielaHost: Beth CarrollReporter/Producer/Videographer: Phil VaughnDirector: Rebecca Reilly Ø LiveFIT NH: School Nutrition (Health and Fitness Category) - Bronze TellyExecutive Producer: Dawn DeAngelisProgram Producer: Kim PielaHost: Beth CarrollReporter/Producer/Videographer: Phil VaughnVideographer: Jonathon MillmanEditor: Rebecca Reilly Ø NH Originals (Documentary Category) - Bronze TellyProgram Producer: Kim PielaProducer: Phil VaughnVideographer/Editor: Steve Giordani Ø New Hampshire Floods Clean-up (News or News Feature Category) - Bronze TellyProducer: Chip NealProducer/Videographer: Phil Vaughn Ø The Washburns (Cultural Category) - Bronze TellyProducer: Richard Ager Videographer: Jonathon MillmanEditor: Rebecca Reilly In addition, NH Outlook received First Place and Honorable Mention awards from the Associated Press for the following programs: Ø NH Originals (Documentary Series) - First PlaceProducer: Kim PielaSegment Producers: Phil Vaughn, Allison McNairVideographer/Editor: Steve GiordaniEditor/Host: Beth Carroll Ø LiveFIT NH (Documentary Series) - Honorable MentionProducer/Editor: Phil Vaughn Ø Future of GOP (Public Affairs Talk Show) - Honorable MentionProducer: Kim PielaDirector/Editor: Rebecca ReillyAssistant Director: Adam FrostVideographer: Steve GiordaniHost: Beth Carroll Ø In-Shape (Feature Story) - Honorable MentionProducer/Editor/Reporter: Phil Vaughn NH Outlook, NHPTV's award-winning public affairs program, is all about New Hampshire. NH Outlook airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., and also Sundays from 9 - 10 a.m. NH Outlook programs are also available for viewing online at www.nhptv.org/outlook, along with other specials like the "Politics and Eggs" series, NH Education Adequacy forums and UNH NH Authors' Series. NHPTV's WILDLIFE JOURNAL explores New Hampshire's outdoor recreation opportunities, its wildlife resources and the people who manage and conserve them. It received Telly awards for: Ø Dragonflies (Education Category) - Silver TellyProducer/Editor: Chip NealVideographer: Jonathon Millman, Steve GiordaniExecutive Producer: Jon Charpentier, Marc Diessner Ø The Eagle Has Landed (Nature/Wildlife Category) - Silver TellyProducer/Videographer: Jason PhilippyExecutive Producer: Jon Charpentier, Marc Diessner Ø Mt. Chocoura (Nature/Wildlife Category) - Bronze TellyProducer/Videographer: Chip Neal, Jason Philippy, Jonathon Millman, Steve GiordaniExecutive Producer: Jon Charpentier, Marc Diessner Wildlife Journal is co-hosted by Willem Lange and Lisa Densmore; the executive producers are Marc Diessner and Jon Charpentier. Each episode has four segments: two feature stories and a "Wild Ways" (how-to skills) and "Wild Places" (areas of scenic or recreational interest) segment. Wildlife Journal airs on NHPTV Wednesdays nights @ 7:30 p.m., and is repeated Thursdays @ 1:00 a.m. and Sundays @ noon. Information is available at www.wildlifejournal.tv. Windows to the Wild records the beauty, diversity, and character of New England's natural world. Host Willem Lange guides viewers through each new adventure. It won Telly awards for the following: Ø Lakes of the Clouds (Travel/Tourism Category) - Silver TellyProducer/Editor: Chip NealVideographer: Steve GiordaniExecutive Producer: Marc Diessner Ø Umbagog Lake (Nature/Wildlife Category) - Silver TellyProducer/Videographer: Jonathon MillmanProducer/Editor: Schuyler ScribnerExecutive Producer: Marc Diessner Ø Isle of Shoals (Education Category) - Silver TellyProducer/Videographer: Jonathon MillmanExecutive Producer: Marc Diessner Ø Carter Notch (Information Category) - Silver TellyVideographer: Jonathon MillmanEditor: Schuyler ScribnerProducer/Executive Producer: Marc Diessner Ø Lonesome Lake (Nature/Wildlife Category) - Bronze TellyVideographer: Jonathon MillmanEditor: Steve GiordaniProducer/Executive Producer: Marc Diessner Ø The Cog Railway (Travel/Tourism Category) - Bronze TellyProducer/Videographer: Steve GiordaniExecutive Producer: Marc Diessner Ø Zealand Hike (Education Category) - Bronze TellyVideographer/Editor: Jonathon MillmanProducer/Executive Producer: Marc Diessner Windows to the Wild airs on NHPTV Sundays @ 12:30 p.m., and is repeated Tuesdays @ 6:00 a.m. and Fridays @ 1:00 a.m. NHPTV's production of UNH WILDCAT HOCKEY received a First Place award from the Associated Press Broadcasters Awards competition: Ø Hockey (Play-by-Play Category) - First PlaceProducer: Linda HoweDirector: Scott JonesPlay-by-play: Dan ParkhurstColor Commentator: Bob Norton The 2005-06 season of UNH Wildcat Hockey was shown live on NHPTV and is available for viewing through streaming video online at https://nhpbs.org/product/hockey/hockey.htm. More than 13,000 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. Previous winners include the History Channel, A&E, PBS, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, Walt Disney Studios, Miramax Films, National Geographic, and Time Life Video.
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