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56th Public Media Awards Honorees
NETA is proud to announce the honorees for the 56th Public Media Awards. Congratulations to all those selected!
The Public Media Awards honor our members' finest work in community engagement, content, education, marketing/communications, independent productions, and overall excellence.
Awards were judged by a group of expert panelists from within the public media system, as well as industry professionals working outside of public media.
Join us at the annual NETA Conference when we celebrate the finest work in public media and announce the winners during the 56th Public Media Awards presentation on September 15, 2024.
Press Release (PDF)
Gallery of Honorees
List of Honorees:
| Educational Resources for the Classroom | |
| Alabama Public Television | Yellowhammer History Hunt |
| Arkansas PBS | Mystery League |
| Public Media Connect | CET & ThinkTV | Ohio Learns 360: Year Two |
| WETA | Colorin' Colorado ELL Strategy Library |
| WETA | How2Internet, a MediaWise Series |
| WOUB Public Media | Our Ohio High School Documentary Film Festival |
| WTCI PBS | Family Cooking Experiences |
| Educational Resources for the Community | |
| Arkansas PBS | Mystery League |
| East Tennessee PBS | Job Pop! |
| GPB | GASHA GO! World |
| KVCR | Learn with Me |
| Lehigh Valley Public Media | Arte Y Español |
| PBS SoCal | Family Math |
| PBS Utah | 2023 PBS Utah Reading Marathon, Adventure Pass, and Rural Reading Marathons |
| PBS Wisconsin | Connecting Communities and Cultures at the Children's Museum: Molly of Denali + Wisconsin First Nations resources with kids and families |
| WBGU PBS | Sun, Moon & Shadows: Eclipse Video Series and Companion Guide |
| Teacher Professional Learning | |
| Montana PBS | American Buffalo Virtual Teacher Workshop and Viewing Opportunity |
| WETA | Reading Universe: Short Vowels Skill Explorer |
| Learning Events | |
| KET | KET Media Lab and News Quiz Field Trips |
| Northwest Public Broadcasting | Explore Together / Exploremos Juntos |
| WETA | PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab's First SRL Winter Academy |
| WHYY | WHYY Spelling Bee |
| WPSU | Student Climate Day |
| WQLN PBS NPR | WQLN PBS Stream Machine - WQLN PBS Education Department Strategic Plan |
| Innovation in Education | |
| Ball State PBS | Public Media Accelerator |
| Blue Ridge PBS | ECHO Channel - Education, Community, Health & Opportunity |
| GPB | Georgia NASEF Farmcraft® |
| WHRO Public Media | Empowering Parents: WHRO's Innovative Approach to Hazing Awareness and Prevention |
| WVIA Public Media | Be My Neighbor Day |
| Local Project | |
| Alabama Public Television | K.A.S.H. Market |
| Blue Ridge PBS | Hometowns, Marion - Screening/Panel Discussion |
| Idaho Public Television | KNOW VAPE: Be Smart. Don’t Start. |
| Iowa PBS | Iconic Iowa |
| NorCal Public Media | Trust & Democracy |
| WEDU PBS | Be My Neighbor Day / Dia de ser mi vecino |
| National Project | |
| Alaska Public Media | The Future of Alaska's Caribou: A Community Conversation |
| Maryland Public Television | HBCU Week NOW |
| Nebraska Public Media | "The American Buffalo" Engagement Initiative |
| PBS Utah | Crying with Laughter - Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo |
| PBS Utah | Utah College Media Collaborative - POV Our America |
| WNET | Jobs Explained: A National Workforce Impact Project through Local Activation |
| WyomingPBS | WyomingPBS: American Buffalo & Homecoming Screenings |
| Community Initiative | |
| Basin PBS | Basin PBS West Texas Heritage Festival: A Fusion of Culture |
| Nine PBS | Nine PBS Mental Well-Being Initiative |
| OETA | The American Buffalo with the Kiowa Tribe and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes |
| South Carolina ETV | SCETV Safe Space |
| Kids & Family | |
| Arkansas PBS | Mystery League Premiere Screening |
| KSPS | KSPS PBS Kids Days |
| PBS North Carolina | PBS NC's Rootle Roadster Tour |
| PBS Utah | 2023 PBS Utah Reading Marathon, Adventure Pass, and Rural Reading Marathon |
| WCTE | WCTE: Inspiring Families to Prosper |
| WEDU PBS | Alma's Way Premiere Party "Alma Goes to Puerto Rico" |
| WHUT - Howard University Television | WHUT presents FamFest |
| WPSU | WPSU/SCASD Multicultural Children's Festival |
| Integrated Media Campaign | |
| KLCS Public Media | See You in School |
| Northwest Public Broadcasting | Stories From Northwest Tribes |
| PBS SoCal | Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo |
| South Carolina ETV | After Action Season 2 |
| South Carolina ETV | SCETV Safe Space |
| TPT | Twin Cities PBS | Feast Your Senses on a New Season and Campaign for "Relish" |
| Special Event | |
| Milwaukee PBS | Doors Open Milwaukee 2023 |
| NorCal Public Media | NorCal Public Media Food & Wine Awards |
| South Carolina ETV | US INPUT Conference |
| South Florida PBS | 2nd Annual Women's Health Fair |
| WHRO Public Media | WHRO Young Storytellers Awards Celebration |
| Promotion | |
| Arizona PBS | Your Arizona Connection Starts Here brand elevation campaign |
| KLCS Public Media | 2024 LAUSD Bus Transportation Promo |
| PBS SoCal | Artbound S14: John Cho Stream on the PBS App |
| PBS SoCal | Earth Focus S5 :60 Series Sell Preview |
| South Carolina ETV | After Action Season 2 |
| South Carolina ETV | The World of Cecil |
| WTCI PBS | Where is Daniel Tiger? |
| Social Media | |
| Alabama Public Television | Garden Party |
| Iowa PBS | Iowa State Fair Social Media Campaign |
| PBS North Carolina | NC Weekend Season 21 |
| PBS North Carolina | SCI NC |
| South Carolina ETV | SCETV Safe Space |
| VPM | Black History Month Campaign |
| Annual Report | |
| Arizona PBS | FY2022-23 CPB Local Content and Service Report |
| Houston Public Media | 2023 Houston Public Media Annual Impact Report |
| NorCal Public Media | 2023 Local Content and Service Report to the Community |
| OETA | OETA 2023 Local Content Service Report |
| PBS Wisconsin | PBS Wisconsin 2023 Annual Report |
| South Carolina ETV | SCETV FY23 Local Content Report |
| WVIA Public Media | 2023 Community Impact Report: Our Community. Our Commitment. Our Future. |
| News & Public Affairs | |
| Detroit PBS | Detroit PBS chronicles challenges of prison reentry and examines solutions |
| KET | Kentucky Edition |
| Milwaukee PBS | Black Nouveau |
| VPM | Price of Poverty | VPM News Focal Point |
| WKAR Public Media | Beyond the Score with Al Martin |
| WTCI PBS | Our Voices Chattanooga |
| Cultural Feature | |
| Alaska Public Media | Talk to the Tundra: How a Yup'ik Village Heals Together | INDIE ALASKA |
| Detroit PBS | Extra Credit: MiPoetry |
| Maryland Public Television | ARTWORKS |
| Northwest Public Broadcasting | Reciprocity: Northwest Tribes Manage Land by Putting First Foods First |
| PBS Utah | This is Utah - Belonging |
| PBS Wisconsin | Wisconsin in Black & White |
| WHRO Public Media | To My Best Friend From the Start |
| Historical Feature | |
| Iowa PBS | Tractor Wars |
| Kansas City PBS | Nichols' Folly |
| KET | Becoming bell hooks |
| KET | The Legacy of Black Horsemen |
| South Carolina ETV | The World of Cecil (Part Two) |
| OETA | Back in Time: Wild West Women |
| WHUT - Howard University Television | The Golden Year: Howard Women's Basketball |
| WLRN Public Media | Never Drop the Ball |
| Topical Feature | |
| Arkansas PBS | Totality: The Great Arkansas Eclipse |
| WHRO Public Media/WORLD | Local USA: Against the Current |
| Kansas City PBS | How Should We Care? |
| Nebraska Public Media | "What If…" |
| VPM | Special: Caring for Others | VPM News Focal Point |
| WVIA Public Media | WVIA NEWS Special: To Save The River to Save The Mountain |
| WYES | Turning the Tide: A Story of Hell, Healing & Hope |
| WyomingPBS | A State of Mind: The Caregivers |
| Education | |
| Arkansas PBS | Mystery League |
| South Carolina ETV | Citizen Better |
| South Carolina ETV | Coastal Kingdom - Kingsnake Project |
| VPM | Trapped in Student Loan Debt | VPM News Focal Point |
| WGCU Public Media | Dream School: A Journey to Higher Ed |
| WNET | Camp TV |
| Visual Arts | |
| Blue Ridge PBS | Artistic Encounters: Meet the Artist |
| Idaho Public Television | Create ID | SARA: A Life in Dreams and Symbols |
| LPB | Ziggy's Arts Adventure (Season 2) |
| Nashville Public Television | Arts Break: Emily April Allen Photography |
| WGCU Public Media | The Face of Immokalee: Public Art for Social Change |
| WHRO Public Media | Curate Season 8 |
| WOUB Public Media | The Land of Giants: The Ohio Art Corridor |
| WTCI PBS | Art by: Seven |
| Performing Arts | |
| PBS Michiana - WNIT | Better Homes: The Play |
| PBS Western Reserve | The World According to Polka |
| WHRO Public Media | Exodus | Homecoming |
| WHUT - Howard University Television | DMV THE BEAT - TC On Sax |
| WHYY | "Stories" from Albie's Elevator, Featuring R. Eric Thomas |
| WKU PBS | Lost River Sessions - Larry & Joe |
| WVIA Public Media | WHAM Re-Bop-Boom-Bam |
| Digital Media | |
| Alaska Public Media | Indie Alaska |
| Blue Ridge PBS | The Custom Clothier |
| OETA | Aerospace Jobs Explained |
| PBS Wisconsin | Why Race Matters |
| Utah Education Network | UEN and NHU Research Quest Program |
| VPM | Sonic Threads - House Music Episode |
| WEDU PBS | Bite by Bite: Sustainable Eats |
| WNET | Cyberchase: Cyber Sound Quest |
| Short Form | |
| Detroit PBS | From Detroit's Walk to Freedom to the March on Washington: 60 years of civil rights legacy |
| Idaho Public Television | Outdoor Idaho: Appaloosa Legacy |
| Iowa PBS | Iowa Life - Dasia Taylor |
| PBS Wisconsin | Electa Quinney: Mohican Teacher and Mentor |
| WHUT - Howard University Television | Who's the REAL HU? |
| WNET | Say What?! |
| WVIA Public Media | WVIA Short Takes. Breaking Barriers: High School Girls Wrestling |
| Podcast | |
| AZPM | Tapped |
| Indiana Public Radio | Pop of Culture |
| Nashville Public Television | A Word on Words |
| VPM | Track Change |
| WETA | On Our Minds: A podcast about the teenage experience |
| WNET | PBS Nature | Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant |
| WNET | The Plate Show |
| Military Chronicles | |
| Blue Ridge PBS | One Week in October |
| Idaho Public Television | Idaho Experience: Idaho's Nuclear Navy |
| PBS Western Reserve | Marauder Men: In Their Own Words |
| South Carolina ETV | After Action Season 2 |
| VPM | Veterans in Prison | VPM News Focal Point |
| WGVU Public Media | Mutually Inclusive - Virgil Nishimura Westdale |
| Visual Design – New for 2024! | |
| Alabama Public Television | In the Margins: Hobson City |
| KLCS Public Media | Nationally Themed Month Celebrations |
| Northwest Public Broadcasting | Trails End Theater |
| PBS SoCal | Outside the Lyrics |
| South Carolina ETV | Citizen Better |
| Radio – News & Public Affairs | |
| Alaska Public Media | Talk of Alaska |
| AZPM | The Buzz: El Tour de Mayor of Tucson |
| NorCal Public Media | Rooted & Reenergized: Environmental & Energy Stories from the Ground Up |
| VPM | Virginia's Community Health Workers |
| WGTE Public Media | Rethinking Jails + Justice Radio Series |
| WHRO Public Media | WHRO Weekly Edition with Doug Boynton |
| Radio – Society & Culture | |
| Nebraska Public Media | Indigenous, intergenerational sewing group empowers and heals through fashion |
| PBS Utah/KUER | This year's Dragalicious was the cathartic party St. George's LGBTQ+ community needed |
| WKU PBS | A true American story: how a celebrated Bransford family legacy continues to impact Mammoth Cave National Park |
| WKU PBS | Buckle up: Bowling Green group is offering resources for LGBTQ+ community needed |
| Radio – Environment | |
| NorCal Public Media | Ear to the Wild |
| South Carolina ETV | Sea turtle stranding season begins with influx of patients at South Carolina Aquarium |
| West Virginia Public Broadcasting | Ballad of Muddy Water Endures and Brings Healing |
| WHRO Public Media | At risk from rising seas, Norfolk plans massive, controversial floodwall |
| Radio – Local Storytelling | |
| VPM | Iwacu: A journey of rediscovering home |
| West Virginia Public Broadcasting | Celebrating W.VA.'s Rail History On A One-87th Scale |
| WGCU Public Media | Reflections of a Colored Girl |
| WKU PBS | As world's largest EV battery manufacturing site takes shape, historic Glendale hopes to retain small town identity |
| Bernard McCoy – Nebraska Public Media | Running Towards the Fire - A War Correspondent’s Story |
| Ernest White – NorCal Public Media | Fly Brother with Ernest White II |
| Sabiyha Robin and Samuel George – WHUT - Howard University Television | Barry Farm: Community, Land, and Justice in Washington, DC |
| Excellence in Education | |
| Arkansas PBS | Arkansas PBS Overall Excellence in Education |
| PBS Wisconsin | PBS Wisconsin Education |
| Excellence in Community Engagement | |
| Alaska Public Media | Rural Alaska Health Care and Family Wellness Engagement |
| Arkansas PBS | Arkansas PBS Overall Excellence Community Engagement |
| South Carolina ETV and Public Radio | South Carolina ETV and Public Radio: Excellence in Community Engagement |
| Excellence in Marketing/Communications | |
| South Carolina ETV and Public Radio | South Carolina ETV and Public Radio: Excellence in Marketing/Communication |
| WHRO Public Media | Smarter and Happier |
| Excellence in Content | |
| Arkansas PBS | Arkansas PBS Overall Excellence |
| GBH/WORLD | Stories from the Stage |
| PBS Appalachia | Blue Ridge PBS | PBS Appalachia | Excellence in Content |
| South Carolina ETV and Public Radio | SCETV Overall Excellence in Content |
| WHYY | WHYY Children's Programming: Albie's Elevator and Infinite Art Hunt |
| Excellence in Innovation | |
| Maryland Public Television | Maryland State Ad Agency |
| PBS Appalachia | Blue Ridge PBS | PBS Appalachia | Excellence in Innovation |