Maryland Public Television Earns 20 Regional Emmy Awards

OWINGS MILLS, MD – The National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences presented Maryland Public Television (MPT) with 20 Emmys during its 68^th Capital Emmy® Awards ceremony at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center on Saturday, June 20.

NATAS-NCCB comprises television industry professionals dedicated to fostering and recognizing outstanding achievements in television production in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The NCCB chapter is one of the largest in NATAS, with more than 1,500 members. Its annual Capital Emmy Awards competition recognizes excellence across a range of television genres and production roles.

MPT’s 20 Emmys are the most the statewide public TV network has earned during a single competition in its more than 55-year history. To date, MPT has received 249 regional Emmys out of 578 total nominations. It has also earned six Community Service Awards, two Overall Excellence Awards, two Board of Governors Awards (the chapter's highest honor), and five national Emmy Awards.

After garnering 44 nominations this year, MPT earned Capital Emmy Awards in the following categories:

● INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL – SHORT FORM CONTENT

Maryland Farm & Harvest: OlaLekan

▪ Richard Royle, Producer

● INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL – LONG FORM CONTENT

Artworks: The Art of Architecture Part I – Conception

▪ Trae Mitchell, Producer; T.L. Benton, Producer

● CHESAPEAKE HERITAGE – SHORT FORM CONTENT

Outdoors Maryland: Breaking the Ice

▪ Stefanie Robey, Producer

MD250 Commission: How do you say Semiquincentennial?

▪ Jason Cohen, Producer; Shannon Turner, Director

● CHESAPEAKE HERITAGE – LONG FORM CONTENT

Resurrecting Poplar Island

▪ Sarah Sampson, Producer; Patrick Keegan, Executive Producer

● ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT – LONG FORM CONTENT

Artworks: The Art of Painting

▪ T.L. Benton, Producer; Rikki Hughes, Producer; Wendel Patrick, Host

Artworks: The Art of Sacred Spaces

▪ T.L. Benton, Producer; Trae Mitchell, Producer

● BUSINESS/CONSUMER – SHORT FORM CONTENT

Maryland Farm & Harvest: Brandywine Cow Cuddling

▪ Jay McDonald, Producer

● DIVERSITY/EQUITY/INCLUSION – LONG FORM CONTENT

6 Days of Determination: The Story of the 1990 Morgan State Student Protest

▪ Travis Mitchell, Producer; T.L. Benton, Producer; Trae Mitchell, Producer; Mike Adeyeye, Cinematographer

● EDUCATION/SCHOOLS – LONG FORM CONTENT

Outdoors Maryland: Racing Leviathan

▪ Stefanie Robey, Producer; Nick Caloyianis, Field Producer

● ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE – SHORT FORM CONTENT

Outdoors Maryland: An Island Becoming

▪ Stefanie Robey, Producer; Sarah Sampson, Producer

Outdoors Maryland: For the Birds

▪ Sam Mallon, Producer; Stefanie Robey, Series Producer

Maryland Farm & Harvest: Saving the Bay – A Billion Oysters at a Time

▪ Richard Royle, Producer

● ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE – LONG FORM CONTENT

Outdoors Maryland: A Fragile Inheritance

▪ Stefanie Robey, Producer

● LIFESTYLE – SHORT FORM CONTENT

Outdoors Maryland: Darkness Illuminated

▪ Andrew Paterson, Producer

● TECHNOLOGY

Maryland Farm & Harvest: 1 Million Wasp Eggs – Using Drone Tech to Combat Pests

▪ Luke Fisher, Producer

Outdoors Maryland: The Listening Post

▪ Andrew Paterson, Producer

● AUDIO RECORDING, MIXING, AND DESIGN

Maryland By Air

▪ Jillian Kuchman, Audio Producer; David Wainwright, Audio Producer; Nicole Phillips-Naylor, Audio Producer

● DIRECTOR – PROGRAM

Key Bridge Disaster: Reflect, Recover, Rebuild

▪ Sandy Petrykowski, Director

● WRITER – LONG FORM CONTENT

Outdoors Maryland: A Fragile Inheritance

▪ Stefanie Robey, Writer

The full list of Capital Emmy Awards nominees and winners and a recording of the June 20 ceremony are available on the NATAS-NCCB website at capitalemmys.tv.