BLOOMINGTON—The Telly Awards named WTIU Public Television the winner of seven awards in its 46th annual competition. The competition honors excellence in video and television across all screens.
WTIU’s television series Journey Indiana earned four Tellys, including three silvers in the editing, videography, cinematography, travel and tourism categories, and one bronze in the culture and lifestyle category.
Flyover Culture, a digital series on Midwestern pop culture, won one silver Telly in the interview and talk show category. WTIU’s project Peggy’s Poetry and Zarg won two bronze Tellys in the voiceover, narration, and use of music categories.
After receiving these Telly Awards, WTIU and its sister station, WFIU Public Radio, have earned 36 awards this year, including 27 Society of Professional Journalists Awards from the Indiana Professional Chapter and two regional Murrow Awards.
Below is the complete list of 2025 Telly Award winners:
Journey Indiana
Silver Telly Winner in Television – Editing
John Timm, videographer/editor
Journey Indiana
Silver Telly Winner in Television – Videography and Cinematography
Saddam Al-Zubaidi, videographer
Journey Indiana
Silver Telly Winner in Television – Travel & Tourism
Nick Deel, producer; Abi Yates, associate producer; Saddam Al-Zubaidi, and John Timm, producer/videographer/editor; Brandon Wentz, and Ashley Chilla, host
Journey Indiana
Bronz Telly Winner in Television – Culture and Lifestyle
Russell McGee, producer; John Timm, Jason Pear, and Jacob Lindsey, videographer; Thomas Tiggleman, gaffer; Aiden Denehie, production assistant
Flyover Culture
Silver Telly Winner in Online – Interview and Talk Show
Payton Whaley, producer/editor/host; John Timm, videographer
Bronze Telly Winner in Television – Use of Music
Russell McGee, producer/puppeteer; Emily McGee, puppeteer; Ryan Chase, composer
Bronze Telly Winner in Television – Voiceover and Narration
Russell McGee, producer/puppeteer; Emily McGee, puppeteer; Ryan Chase, composer
