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56th Public Media Awards Winners
NETA is proud to announce the winners of the 56th Public Media Awards. Congratulations to all the recipients and honorees!
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.
Press Release (PDF)
Winners Gallery
PMA56 logos and background (zipped folder)
List of Winners:
| Educational Resources for the Classroom | |
| Division 1 | |
| WETA | Colorin Colorado ELL Strategy Library |
| Division 2 | |
| WOUB Public Media | Our Ohio High School Documentary Film Festival |
| Educational Resources for the Community | |
| Division 1 | |
| Arkansas PBS | Mystery League |
| Division 2 | |
| KVCR | Learn with Me |
| Teacher Professional Learning | |
| Division 1 | |
| WETA | Reading Universe: Short Vowels Skill Explorer |
| Learning Events | |
| Division 1 | |
| WETA | PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab's First SRL Winter Academy |
| Division 2 | |
| WQLN PBS NPR | WQLN PBS Stream Machine - WQLN PBS Education Department Strategic Plan |
| Innovation in Education | |
| Division 1 | |
| WHRO Public Media | Empowering Parents: WHRO's Innovative Approach to Hazing Awareness and Prevention |
| Division 2 | |
| Blue Ridge PBS | ECHO Channel - Education, Community, Health & Opportunity |
| Local Project | |
| Division 1 | |
| Iowa PBS | Iconic Iowa |
| Division 2 | |
| Blue Ridge PBS | Hometowns, Marion - Screening/Panel Discussion |
| National Project | |
| Division 1 | |
| WNET | Jobs Explained: A National Workforce Impact Project through Local Activation |
| Division 2 | |
| Alaska Public Media | The Future of Alaska's Caribou: A Community Conversation |
| Community Initiative | |
| Division 1 | |
| South Carolina ETV | SCETV Safe Space |
| Division 2 | |
| Basin PBS | Basin PBS West Texas Heritage Festival: A Fusion of Culture |
| Kids & Family | |
| Division 1 | |
| Arkansas PBS | Mystery League Premiere Screening |
| Division 2 | |
| WCTE | WCTE: Inspiring Families to Prosper |
| Integrated Media Campaign | |
| Division 1 | |
| PBS SoCal | Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo |
| Division 2 | |
| KLCS Public Media | See You in School |
| Special Event | |
| Division 1 | |
| South Florida PBS | 2nd Annual Women's Health Fair |
| Division 2 | |
| NorCal Public Media | NorCal Public Media Food & Wine Awards |
| Promotion | |
| Division 1 | |
| Arizona PBS | Your Arizona Connection Starts Here brand elevation campaign |
| Division 2 | |
| KLCS Public Media | 2024 LAUSD Bus Transportation Promo |
| Social Media | |
| Division 1 | |
| South Carolina ETV | SCETV Safe Space |
| Division 2 | |
| VPM | Black History Month Campaign |
| Annual Report | |
| Division 1 | |
| Houston Public Media | 2023 Houston Public Media Annual Impact Report |
| Division 2 | |
| NorCal Public Media | 2023 Local Content and Service Report to the Community |
| News & Public Affairs | |
| Division 1 | |
| Detroit PBS | Detroit PBS chronicles challenges of prison reentry and examines solutions |
| Division 2 | |
| WTCI PBS | Our Voices Chattanooga |
| Cultural Feature | |
| Division 1 | |
| Maryland Public Television | ARTWORKS |
| Division 2 | |
| Alaska Public Media | Talk to the Tundra: How a Yup'ik Village Heals Together | INDIE ALASKA |
| Historical Feature | |
| Division 1 | |
| Kansas City PBS | Nichols' Folly |
| Division 2 | |
| WLRN Public Media | Never Drop the Ball |
| Topical Feature | |
| Division 1 | |
| Nebraska Public Media | "What If…" |
| Division 2 | |
| VPM | Special: Caring for Others | VPM News Focal Point |
| Education | |
| Division 1 | |
| WNET | Camp TV |
| Division 2 | |
| WGCU Public Media | Dream School: A Journey to Higher Ed |
| Visual Arts | |
| Division 1 | |
| LPB | Ziggy's Arts Adventure (Season 2) |
| Division 2 | |
| WGCU Public Media | The Face of Immokalee: Public Art for Social Change |
| Performing Arts | |
| Division 1 | |
| WHRO Public Media | Exodus | Homecoming |
| Division 2 | |
| PBS Western Reserve | The World According to Polka |
| Digital Media | |
| Division 1 | |
| Utah Education Network | UEN and NHU Research Quest Program |
| Division 2 | |
| Alaska Public Media | Indie Alaska |
| Short Form | |
| Division 1 | |
| WNET | Say What?! |
| Division 2 | |
| WHUT - Howard University Television | Who's the REAL HU? |
| Podcast | |
| Division 1 | |
| WNET | The Plate Show |
| Division 2 | |
| VPM | Track Change |
| Military Chronicles | |
| Division 1 | |
| South Carolina ETV | After Action Season 2 |
| Division 2 | |
| VPM | Veterans in Prison | VPM News Focal Point |
| Visual Design – New for 2024! | |
| Division 1 | |
| South Carolina ETV | Citizen Better |
| Division 2 | |
| KLCS Public Media | Nationally Themed Month Celebrations |
| Radio – News & Public Affairs | |
| Division 1 | |
| AZPM | The Buzz: El Tour de Mayor of Tucson |
| Division 2 | |
| WGTE Public Media | Rethinking Jails + Justice Radio Series |
| Radio – Society & Culture | |
| Division 1 | |
| Nebraska Public Media | Indigenous, intergenerational sewing group empowers and heals through fashion |
| Division 2 | |
| WKU PBS | A true American story: how a celebrated Bransford family legacy continues to impact Mammoth Cave National Park |
| Radio – Environment | |
| Division 1 | |
| WHRO Public Media | At risk from rising seas, Norfolk plans massive, controversial floodwall |
| Division 2 | |
| West Virginia Public Broadcasting | Ballad of Muddy Water Endures and Brings Healing |
| Radio – Local Storytelling | |
| Division 2 | |
| WGCU Public Media | Reflections of a Colored Girl |
| Sabiyha Robin and Samuel George – WHUT - Howard University Television | Barry Farm: Community, Land, and Justice in Washington, DC |
| Excellence in Education | |
| PBS Wisconsin | PBS Wisconsin Education |
| Excellence in Community Engagement | |
| Alaska Public Media | Rural Alaska Health Care and Family Wellness Engagement |
| Excellence in Marketing/Communications | |
| South Carolina ETV and Public Radio | South Carolina ETV and Public Radio: Excellence in Marketing/Communication |
| Excellence in Content | |
| WHYY | WHYY Children's Programming: Albie's Elevator and Infinite Art Hunt |
| Excellence in Innovation | |
| PBS Appalachia | Blue Ridge PBS | PBS Appalachia | Excellence in Innovation |