Included are eight total nominations for popular MPT series Maryland Farm & Harvest and Outdoors Maryland
Maryland Public Television (MPT) today announced the statewide public television network has earned 17Emmy® Award nominations from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter (NCCB) of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). Nominations for the NATAS chapter’s 62nd Emmy Awards were revealed over three days, from May 12 - 14.
The competition is open to any television station, company, production house, or independent producer in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Nominations recognize work performed during 2019 in more than 120 categories of production and television crafts.
The NATAS-NCCB’s 62nd annual Emmy Awards will be announced on August 8.
Over the course of its more than 50-year history, MPT has earned 170 regional Emmys out of 400 nominations, the Board of Governors Award (the regional chapter’s highest honor), and four national Emmy Awards.
Maryland Public Television’s 17 nominations this year were earned in these 10 categories:
- category 12C: Chesapeake Heritage - Program/Special
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal: Gateway to the World
John Paulson, Producer
Michael English, Executive Producer
Maryland Crabs: Tradition & Taste
Heidi Hanson, Producer
Chris Warner, Director
Michael English, Executive Producer
- category 13C: Arts/Entertainment - Program/Special
Made Possible By Viewers Like You: 50 Years of Maryland Public Television
Linda Taggart, Executive in Charge of Production
Eric Neumann, Executive Producer
Jonathan Slade, Producer
Patrick Shea, Producer
WTMD First Thursday Festival -episode 201
Frank Batavick, Producer
Adam Oberfeld, Producer
Scott Mullins, Executive Producer
- category 21C: Historical/Cultural - Program Feature/Segment
Statues of Change
Heidi Hanson, Producer
Chris Warner, Director
Michael English, Executive Producer
- category 28: Interview/Discussion
Direct Connection- DeRay Mckesson interview
Jeff Salkin, Host/Anchor
Roxana Bardan, Producer
Mark Keefer, Executive Producer
- category 29A: Magazine Program - Feature/Segment
Maryland Farm & Harvest -Steam Society Show segment - episode 706
Joseph Ligo, Producer
Outdoors Maryland: Water From the Air
Michael Sobola, Producer
- category 29B: Magazine Program/Special
Maryland Farm & Harvest- episode 701
Joe Ligo, Series Producer
Harpreet Kaur, Segment Producer
Stefanie Robey, Segment Producer
Abigail Sussman, Assistant Producer
Frank Batavick, Executive Producer
Outdoors Maryland- Blue Ribbon River - episode 3202
Robert Ferrier, Producer
Sarah Sampson, Series Producer
- category 38: Audio Sound Design & Audio Mix Composite
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal: Gateway to the World
Jillian Kuchman, Mixer/Editor
- category 40A: Editor - Program (Non-News)
Made Possible by Viewers Like You: 50 Years of Maryland Public Television
Patrick Shea, Editor
Maryland Farm & Harvest- episode 613
Brandon Holthaus, Online Editor
- category46: Program Host/Moderator
Maryland Farm & Harvest
Joanne Clendining, Host
- category 50A: Photographer - Program (Non-News)
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal: Gateway to the World
Timothy Pugh, Photographer
Dave Earnest, Photographer
Nick Caloyianis, Aerial Photographer
Maryland Farm & Harvest-Live Births segment – episode 609
Nick Caloyianis, Photographer
Outdoors Maryland- Blue Ribbon River - episode 3202
Dave Earnest, Aerial Videographer
Michael Estrabillo, Ground Videographer
The National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter (NCCB) of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a non-profit, professional organization serving the Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC television community. NATAS-NCCB is dedicated to advancement in the art and science of television. The Academy’s goals are to foster creative leadership in the television industry, and to encourage artistic, educational and cultural excellence and technical progress.
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 delivered through year-round instructional events and the super-websiteThinkport,which garners in excess of five million page views annually. MPT’s community engagement connects viewers with local resources on significant health, education, arts, and public interest topics through year-round outreach events, viewer forums, program screenings, and phone bank call-in opportunities. For more information visit mpt.org.
