Arizona Public Media's PBS-HD Channel 6 was recognized with 14 EmmyTM Award nominations, more than any station in the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and more than any local television news station. In addition, NPR 89.1/1550AM was the Readers Pick for Best Radio Station for News in the Tucson Weekly's Best of TucsonTM 25: Super Tucson and Best Place to Hear About What's Good in Our Schools.
Nominations by Program:
*Arizona Illustrated -Daily News Magazine program - 5 total nominations
*Borderlandia (Arizona Illustrated) - Luis Carrion
Arts/Entertainment - Program Feature-Segment
*Tucson Arts Brigade (Arizona Illustrated) - Luis Carrion
Arts/Entertainment - Program Feature-Segment
*Youth Diving Competition (Arizona Illustrated) - Luis Carrion
Teen (13 and up) - News Single Story/News Feature or Program Feature/Segment
*Neon Artistry (Arizona Illustrated) - Luis Carrion
Historic/Cultural - News Single Story
*Last Chopper Out (Arizona Illustrated) - Christopher Conover & Mike Baron
Historic/Cultural - News Single Story
*Secrets of the Divine: The Altarpiece of Ciudad Rodrigo - A total of 4 nominations
Cultural - Sooyeon Lee
Editor - Program (Non-News) - Sooyeon Lee & Martin Rubio
Photographer - Program (Non News) - Martin Rubio
Writer - Sooyeon Lee & Kimberly Craft
*Unforgettable: The Korean War - A total of 2 nominations
Documentary Historical - Thomas Kleespie
Writer - Program (Non-News) - Thomas Kleespie
*Wavelengths Series - A total of 2 nominations
Informational/Instructional
Scientific Voyage - Pamela White & Daniel Duncan
The Thinking Machine, Part 1 - Pamela White
*To Be Chinese - Sooyeon Lee - 1 nomination
Magazine Program - Feature/Segment
The Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is a membership organization dedicated to excellence in television by honoring exceptional work through the prestigious Emmy Award. This organization is the only professional association representing television professionals from all disciplines of the industry, serving as the common meeting ground for individuals dedicated to advancing the art and science of television. The Chapter region serves Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and El Centro, California. Click herefor more information on the 2011 Rocky Mountain Emmy Nominees.
