I’m very proud to let you know that Idaho Public Television has been honored by three organizations: the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences: Northwest Chapter (NATAS), Worldfest Houston and the Idaho Press Club. In order, the awards include:

Idaho Public Television has received five Northwest Regional Emmy Award nominations.

The award winners will be announced during the June 2 Northwest Chapter of National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Awards Banquet at Snoqualmie Casino near Seattle.

Nominated are:

--     Idaho Public Television, Peter W. Morrill, General Manager; Station Excellence category. This is the third consecutive Station Excellence nomination in three years.

--     OUTDOOR IDAHO “Salmon River Lodges & Legacies,” John Crancer, producer; Historic/Cultural Program/Special category.

--     OUTDOOR IDAHO “The People’s Land,” Bruce Reichert, producer; Public/Current/Community Affairs Program Special category.

--     THE COLOR OF CONSCIENCE: HUMAN RIGHTS IN IDAHO, Marcia Franklin, producer; Documentary-Topical category.

--     THE COLOR OF CONSCIENCE: HUMAN RIGHTS IN IDAHO, Marcia Franklin, writer; Writer-Program category.

Idaho Public Television also recently collected nine Remi Awards during the recent 45rd annual WorldFest Houston Independent International Film Festival, including three first-place Platinum Remi Awards and a Special Jury Award.

SKY ISLAND was chosen for a Special Jury Award for creative excellence. All Special Jury Awards are also eligible for consideration in the Grand Remi competition, the festival’s highest award.

Other IdahoPTV winners are:

--     OUTDOOR IDAHO “Working for Wildlife,” Platinum Remi

--     OUTDOOR IDAHO “Flying Idaho,” Platinum Remi

--     OUTDOOR IDAHO “Wilderness in the 21st Century,” Platinum Remi

--     OUTDOOR IDAHO “Canyonlands Calling,” Gold Remi

--     OUTDOOR IDAHO “Idaho Fairways,” Gold Remi

--     D4K, Gold Remi

--     IDAHO REPORTS, Silver Remi

--     DIALOGUE, Silver Remi

--     THE COLOR OF CONSCIENCE, Silver Remi

--     EYES OF THE FOREST: AN OUTDOOR IDAHO SPECAL, Silver Remi

WorldFest is the third-oldest international film festival in North America and the oldest independent film festival in the world. The contest features 10 major categories with 200 competition sub-categories.

And finally on April 28, the Idaho Press Club, awarded their Best of 2011 Annual Awards including seventeen awards to Idaho Public Television including:

PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM -TV — STUDIO

2^nd Joan Cartan-Hansen, Al Hagenlock, Jay Krajic, Sue Nass, Pat Metzler - Idaho Public Television - "D4K: Snakes"

3^rd Marcia Franklin, Melanie Corry, Ricardo Ochoa - Idaho Public Television - "Dialogue: Captured by the Taliban"

PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM - TV — FIELD

2^nd Bruce Reichert, Pat Metzler, John Crancer, Jay Krajic, Hank Nystrom, Aaron Kunz, Jeff Tucker - Idaho Public Television - "Outdoor Idaho: The People's Land"

DOCUMENTARY — TV

1^st Marcia Franklin, Jay Krajic - Idaho Public Television - "Color of Conscience: Human Rights in Idaho"

2^nd Pat Metzler, John Crancer, Jay Krajic, Chuck Cathcart, Kris Millgate - Idaho Public Television - "Outdoor Idaho: Boat Builders"

3^rd Marcia Franklin, Jay Krajic, Dave Butler - Idaho Public Television - "Outdoor Idaho: Writers at Harriman"

OUTDOOR / ENVIRONMENT REPORT — TV

1^st Bruce Reichert, Pat Metzler, Kris Millgate, Hank Nystrom, Dave Butler - Idaho Public Television - "Outdoor Idaho: Working for Wildlife"

2nd John Crancer, Chuck Cathcart, Bruce Reichert, Cassandra Groll, Janette Crancer, Dave Butler - Idaho Public Television - "Outdoor Idaho: Eyes of the Forest"

GOVERNMENT / POLITICAL — TV

1^st Joan Cartan-Hansen, Ricardo Ochoa, Melanie Corry, McKenna Lowe - "Idaho Public Television - "Dialogue: Budget Cuts 2011"

3^rd Greg Hahn, Seth Ogilvie, Kara Veit, Bruce Reichert, Jeff Tucker, Cassandra Groll - Idaho Public Television - "Idaho Reports"

TELEVISION WRITING — TV

1^st Marcia Franklin - Idaho Public Television - "Color of Conscience: Human Rights in Idaho"

3^rd Joan Cartan-Hansen - Idaho Public Television - "D4K: Snakes"

VIDEOGRAPHY — TV

1^st TIE

Jay Krajic - Idaho Public Television - "Outdoor Idaho: Salmon River Lodges and Legacies"

VIDEO ESSAY

1^st Sauni Symonds - Idaho Public Televsion - "Heli-Skiing"

BEST TV GRAPHICS

2^nd Cassandra Groll - Idaho Public Television - "Idahoptv"

Public Relations

MEDIA KIT — PR

2^nd Lisa Sommer, Anne Peterson & Bob Evancho - Idaho Public Television - "Color of Conscience: Human Rights in Idaho"

WEBSITE - SPECIAL PURPOSE — TV

2nd Idaho Public Television - "D4K"

A big congratulations to The Color of Conscience: Human Rights in Idaho team for being honored with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award. The Edward R. Murrow Awards are sponsored by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). An initial review of the awards list suggests that Idaho Public Television; KCET, Los Angeles; and WPBA, Atlanta were the only three public television stations honored this year in the fourteen RTNDA regions.

For a complete rundown of the RTNDA honorees, check out:

http://www.rtdna.org/pages/media_items/2012-regional-edward-r.-murrow-award-winners2081.php?id=2081#region1

You can watch The Color of Conscience: Human Rights in Idaho by clicking:

http://video.idahoptv.org/video/1949293974/

The Color of Conscience website is located:

http://idahoptv.org/productions/specials/colorofconscience/

The Color of Conscience is an hour-long Idaho Public Television documentary that looks at the development of the modern human rights movement in Idaho. It features the story of a small group of concerned citizens who fought against the Aryan Nations, ultimately bankrupting the neo-Nazi supremacist group in north Idaho. The program also examines some of the current human rights issues in Idaho, such as gay rights, immigrant rights and hate crimes.

Major funding for this program was provided by: Idaho National Laboratory, The Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation, Idaho Women's Charitable Foundation and the Idaho Public Television Endowment.

Again, a big congratulations to our talented IdahoPTV staff!

I’m very proud to announce IdahoPTV has been awarded five honors from the Telly Awards. Bronze Awards were recently given to the following productions:

The Color of Conscience, Social Responsibility 

Outdoor Idaho “Salmon River Lodges & Legacies,” Travel and Tourism

Outdoor Idaho “Canyonlands Calling,” Information

Outdoor Idaho “Boat Builders,” Miscellaneous

Sky Island, Documentary

The Telly Awards was founded in 1978 to honor excellence in local, regional and cable TV commercials. The Telly is one of the most sought-after awards by industry leaders, from large international firms to local production companies and ad agencies. Last year, we were awarded with four Telly Awards. Congrats to our great team!