WTIU earns 18 NATAS Central Great Lakes Emmy nominations

BLOOMINGTON — The NATAS Central Great Lakes Chapter announced on April 28 that WTIU Public Television received 18 regional Emmy Award nominations.

WTIU’s travel series, Journey Indiana, earned ten nominations, including for best
magazine program, best video essay, best photographer, the best editor in short-form content, and best news features in the categories of arts/entertainment, environment/science, human interest, and military. 

The Friday Zone, WTIU’s children’s series, earned four nominations in the children’s, talent, and writer categories.

Singing Winds: The Life & Works of T.C. Steele earned four nominations for best historical documentary, best writing, best audio, and best music composition/arrangement.

The Central Great Lakes Emmy Awards recognize excellence in television among its members in Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. A complete list of WTIU’s Emmy nominees follows:

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT – NEWS
Journey Indiana – My Own Little World
Saddam Al-Zubaidi, Producer

ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE – NEWS
Journey Indiana – A Brood Awakening
Jason Pear, Videographer
John Timm, Producer/Videographer/Editor

HUMAN INTEREST – NEWS (NO TIME LIMIT)
Journey Indiana – Mercy of the Winds Reuben Browning, Producer/Director/Editor
Saddam Al-Zubaidi, Videographer
Jacob Lindauer, Videographer
Jacob Lindsay, Videographer
Journey Indiana – Flying Without Brakes
Ron Prickel, Producer/Videographer/Editor
Saddam Al-Zubaidi, Videographer

MILITARY – NEWS
Journey Indiana – Defining Success
Jason Pear, Producer/Videographer/Editor
Jacob Lindauer, Videographer

DOCUMENTARY HISTORICAL
Singing Winds: The Life & Works of T.C. Steele
Todd Gould, Producer & Director
Ron Prickel, Managing Producer
Robert Anderson, WTIU Executive Producer

MAGAZINE PROGRAM
Journey Indiana – Episode 318
Jason Pear, Series Producer
Ashley Chilla, Host
Brandon Wentz, Host
Jacob Lindauer, Videographer

CHILDREN/YOUTH/TEEN
Pandemic Playhouse
Elizabeth Armancas, Executive Producer
Supriya Limaye, Producer
Timothy Grant, Producer
Kevin Edelson, Producer

TALENT: PERFORMER/HOST/NARRATOR
Peggy’s Poetry & Zarg, Season 5 – Beware the Boojum
Emily McGee, Puppeteer & Vocal Talent
A BethJean Daydream
Beth Jean Olson, Performer

WRITER – LONG FORM CONTENT
Singing Winds: The Life & Works of T.C. Steele
Todd Gould, Writer
A BethJean Daydream
Beth Jean Olson, Writer

EDITOR: SHORT-FORM CONTENT (UP TO 10 MINUTES)
John Timm – Editor Composite (Journey Indiana)
John Timm, Editor

PHOTOGRAPHER: SHORT FORM/LONG FORM
John Timm – Videographer Composite (Journey Indiana)
John Timm, Videographer
Journey Indiana – My Own Little World
WTIU Saddam Al-Zubaidi Videographer

VIDEO ESSAY
Journey Indiana – Haulin’ Grass
Jason Pear, Videographer/Editor

AUDIO
Singing Winds: The Life & Works of T.C. Steele
Kevin Evans, Post-Production Audio Engineer

MUSICAL COMPOSITION/ARRANGEMENT
Singing Winds: The Life & Works of T.C. Steele
Tyron Cooper, Composer/Arranger