WQED Big Winner at the Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards

WQED Big Winner at the Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- WQED Multimedia proudly took home nine Emmy awards from The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) -- including a first-ever award for overall Station Excellence that recognizes one station in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware that exhibits the qualities of excellence, service and professionalism.

The 2006 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards were presented at a gala ceremony on September 9 at the Philadelphia Marriott. WQED received the second highest number of awards given that evening and was the biggest winner in western Pennsylvania broadcasting.

WQED's winning Emmy entries were:

EDUCATION/SCHOOLS PROGRAM FEATURE OR SEGMENT
On Q: The Cantor's Classroom Visit
David Solomon, Producer/Writer
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor

MUSICAL COMPOSITION/ARRANGEMENT
Scott Anderson, WQED Multimedia

HISTORIC/CULTURAL - PROGRAM FEATURE OR SEGMENT
On Q: My Father's Story
Carol Lee Espy, Producer/Writer
Paul Ruggieri, Editor/Photographer

PUBLIC/CURRENT/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS - PROGRAM OR SPECIAL
On Q: One Year in Brownsville
David Solomon, Producer/Writer
Frank Caloiero, Photographer/Editor
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor
Michael Bartley, Narrator

COMMUNITY SERVICE
On Q: Rx For Healthier Living
Chris Moore, Host/Reporter
Elizabeth Speed, Producer
Alicia Schisler, Producer
Tonia Caruso, Reporter/Producer
Darryl Ford-Williams, Vice-President Production

WRITER - PROGRAM
David Solomon

PUBLIC/CURRENT/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS - FEATURE OR SEGMENT
On Q: From the Ashes
Beth Dolinar, Reporter/Producer

(tied with) On Q: March of the Living
David Solomon, Producer/Writer
Michael Bartley, Reporter
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor
Pierina Morelli, Photographer/Editor
Iris Samson, Associate Producer

STATION EXCELLENCE
WQED Multimedia - Deborah Acklin, General Manager

"These awards are a testament to the work and the mission of WQED," said Deborah Acklin, executive vice president and general manager of WQED Multimedia. "It is especially gratifying to be recognized in the station excellence category against such esteemed competition."

A total of 75 awards were presented in 68 categories to honor excellence in news, programming and individual achievement in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Emmy judging is spearheaded by regional chapters of the National Television Academy in comparable television markets across the country. All entries in a given category are judged by television industry peers with expertise in that category, and judges apply personal standards of excellence to evaluate entries in areas of content, creativity and execution. The Mid-Atlantic Chapter represents almost 800 industry professionals working in regional television.

Over 400 industry professionals gathered for festivities which paid tribute to the phenomena of Reality TV, with well-known Reality TV contestants joining popular TV personalities on stage for award ceremonies.

WQED Multimedia provides quality products and services to engage, inform, educate and entertain the public within its community and around the world. It is the parent company of WQED tv13, WQEX - your America's Store channel, WQED fm89.3, WQEJ fm89.7/Johnstown, a publishing division that includes PITTSBURGH magazine, local and national television and radio productions, www.wqed.org and the WQED Education and Community Resource Center.

Mid-Atlantic NATAS is a non-profit, professional association with nearly 800 members in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware representing more than 32 television stations, many cable companies and programmers, as well as independent producers, production facilities and educational institutions.

Source: WQED Multimedia

CONTACT: Rosemary Martinelli of WQED Multimedia, +1-412-622-6433, or
rmartine@wqed.org, or George Hazimanolis of WQED Multimedia, +1-412-622-1366,
or ghaziman@wqed.org, or Tara Faccenda Chapter Administrator of NATAS,
+1-610-859-8886, or tara@natasmid-atlantic.org

Web site: http://www.wqed.org/

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