Maryland Public Television earns 14 Emmy® nominations in annual competition

OWINGS MILLS, MD – The National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Television Academy of Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has announced nominations for its 55th Emmy Awards, and Maryland Public Television has earned nominations in 14 categories of the annual competition.  The chapter also presented its annual National Capital Chesapeake Bay Community Service Award to MPT to recognize the station’s 2012 “Concert for the Chesapeake Bay” volunteer-a-thon.

The nominations recognize 2012 work in some 90 categories of production and television crafts.  The competition is open to any television station, company, production house, or independent producer in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia.  There were 774 entries in the competition. 

The chapter’s Emmy® Awards gala will take place on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel, and a two-hour telecast of the ceremony will air on Maryland Public Television on Monday, June 17 at 8 p.m. on MPT2, the station’s secondary channel. The awards will be re-broadcast on MPT-HD, the station’s main channel, on Tuesday, June 18 at 8 p.m.

MPT’s nominations were earned in the following categories:

• Reporter - Political

Maryland Political Packages 2012

Yolanda Vazquez

• Program Host/Moderator

Rhea Feikin

• Audio

“America's Veterans: A Musical Tribute”

James Bigwood, Gordon Masters, David Wainwright, MSgt. Jim DeVaughn

• Station Excellence

Maryland Public Television

• Magazine Program - Feature/Segment

“Outdoors Maryland: Urban Oasis”

Patrick Ridgely, Segment Producer

• Magazine Program - Program/Special

“Outdoors Maryland: Episode 2405”

Michael English, Producer; Susan Jacobson, Coordinating Producer

• Interview/Discussion - Program/Special

“Impressions Of Dr. Ben Carson”

Susanne Stahley, Producer/Editor

• Documentary - Historical

“Heart Of The Civil War”

Robert Ferrier, Producer/Director; Shaun Gildea, Editor; Gary Parker, Writer;

Seraphina Lin, Associate Producer; Chris Haugh, Producer; Michael English, Executive Producer

• Historical/Cultural - Program Feature/Segment

“The Tall Ship Guayas"

Frank Batavick, Producer

• Politics/Government - Program/Special

“State Circle: Referendum Decisions”

Mark Keefer, Executive Producer; Jeff Salkin, Anchor/Host; Melinda Wise, Associate Producer

• Arts/Entertainment - Program Feature/Segment

“Alexander Heilner” artist profile segment

Susanne Stahley, Producer/Editor

• Arts/Entertainment – Program Feature/Segment

“David Knopp” artist profile segment

Patrick Ridgely, Segment Producer

• Chesapeake Heritage - Program/Special

“Secrets Of The Chesapeake”

John Paulson, Producer; Susan Jacobson, Coordinating Producer; Michael English, Executive Producer

• Chesapeake Heritage – Program/Special

“The War Of 1812 On The Chesapeake: Home Of The Brave”

Drew Perkins, Director; Midge Flinn Yost, Producer; Michael English, Executive Producer

About MPT

Launched in 1969 and headquartered in Owings Mills, MD, Maryland Public Television is a nonprofit, state-licensed public television network and member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).  MPT’s six transmitters cover Maryland plus portions of contiguous states and the District of Columbia.  Frequent winner of regional Emmy® awards, MPT creates local, regional, and national television shows.  Beyond broadcast, MPT’s commitment to professional educators, parents, caregivers, and learners of all ages is manifest in its year-round instructional events and super-website Thinkport which garners in excess of 1.4 million visits annually.