WTIU Earns 11 NATAS Central Great Lakes Emmy nominations

​The NATAS Central Great Lakes Chapter announced today that WTIU Public Television received 11 regional Emmy Award nominations.

​WTIU’s travel series, Journey Indiana, earned six nominations in the categories of news feature, education, photographer (news/sports and short form), and video essayist.
 
The Friday Zone, WTIU’s children’s series, received four nominations in the children’s and entertainment categories.
 
WTIU’s documentary Chimes of Christmas earned one nomination for best audio.
 
The Central Great Lakes Emmy Awards recognize excellence in television among its members in Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The winners of the Central Great Lakes Emmy Awards will be announced on June 17.

A complete list of WTIU’s Emmy nominees follows:
 
AUDIO
 
Chimes of Christmas
Kevin Evans, Audio Engineer
 
CHILDREN/YOUTH/TEEN
 
The Friday Zone – The Show Must Go On
Eric Bolstridge, Producer
 
The Friday Zone – Garden Gnomes
Eric Bolstridge, Producer
 
The Friday Zone – Peggy’s Poetry & Zarg: Series Finale
Russell McGee, Producer
 
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS – NEWS
 
Journey Indiana – A Sticky Subject
Jason Pear, Producer/Editor
John Timm, Videographer
 
ENTERTAINMENT
 
The Friday Zone – Playlist
Beth Jean Olson, Producer
 
NEWS FEATURE – LIGHT FEATURE (SINGLE REPORT)
 
Journey Indiana – Small but Mighty
John Timm, Videographer
Saddam Al-Zubaidi, Videographer
Tyler Lake, Producer
 
PHOTOGRAPHER: NEWS/SPORTS
 
Journey Indiana – Trails of Honor
Saddam Al-Zubaidi, Videographer
 
PHOTOGRAPHER: SHORT FORM CONTENT (UNDER 10 MINUTES)
 
Videographer Composite (Journey Indiana)
Saddam Al-Zubaidi, Videographer
 
Videographer Composite (Journey Indiana)
John Timm, Videographer
 
VIDEO ESSAYIST
 
Journey Indiana ­­– Memory Carvings
Saddam Al-Zubaidi, Producer/Videographer/Editor