VPM nominated for 6 Capital Emmy Awards

VPM, together with its producing partners, has been nominated for 6 awards at the 66th Capital Emmy Awards.

The Capital Emmy Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recognizes outstanding individual achievement in the region by conferring annual awards of merit.

The Capital Emmy-nominated programs and series produced and/or presented by VPM, Virginia’s home for public media, include:

• Documentary - Cultural/Topical 
  
  • Life in the Heart Land Episode 104 – Farming 
    
    • Mason Mills, Executive Producer 
    • Clay Bretz, Producer 
    • Lysandra Petersson, Producer 
    • Zach Laliberte, Producer 
    • Zan Gillies, Producer 
• Public Affairs Program 
  
  • Survivors - VPM News Focal Point 
    
    • Shawn Freude, Executive Producer 
    • Angela Miles, Host/Producer 
    • Roberta Oster, Senior Producer 
    • Adrienne McGibbon, News Producer 
    • Adam Hamza, Associate Producer 
    • Keyris Manzanares, Multimedia Reporter 
    • Billy Shields, Multimedia Reporter 
    • Emmanuel Tambakakis, Chief Photographer 
    • Elijah Hedrick, Production Manager 
    • Bryant Dameron, Director 
• Education/Schools - Short Form Content (Up To 15 Minutes)  
  
  • Achievement Gap Part 1 - VPM News Focal Point 
    
    • Angela Miles, Reporter/Producer 
    • Zachary Keifer, Associate Producer/Photographer/Editor 
    • Bradley Clore, Additional Photography 
• Historical/Cultural - Short Form Content (Up To 15 Minutes) 2 nominations 
  
  • Hidden History with Brian Bullock - Rosenwald Schools 
    
    • Brian Bullock, Producer 
    • Ryan Pace, Cinematographer  
    • Jamin Anderson, Producer 
  • Seed Keepers - VPM News Focal Point 
    
    • Adrienne McGibbon, Reporter/Producer 
    • Bradley Clore, Photographer/Editor 
• Societal Concerns - Short Form Content (Up To 15 Minutes)  
  
  • Mobile Homes Part 1 - VPM News Focal Point 
    
    • Keyris Manzanares, Reporter/Producer 
    • Mark Robinson, Reporter 
    • Duy Linh Tu, Photographer/Editor 

The 66th Capital Emmy Awards will be held on June 22 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Maryland. A full list of the nominees and more information about the awards gala are available here. The event will be live-streamed at www.capitalemmys.tv.