WTIU earns nine Telly Awards for local programs

The Telly Awards named WTIU Public Television the winner of nine awards in its 45th annual competition, which honors excellence in video and television across all screens.
 
WTIU’s television series Journey Indiana earned five Tellys, including one gold in the nature and wildlife category; three silvers in the museums and galleries, sustainability, and videography and cinematography categories; and one bronze in the travel and tourism category. WTIU’s documentary special Journey Indiana: From Above earned one bronze Telly in the drone and aerial cinematography category.
 
Flyover Culture, a digital series on Midwestern pop culture, won two bronze Tellys in social issues and video games and eSports. WTIU’s concert film Wes Montgomery at 100: A 100th Birthday Tribute Concert won a bronze Telly in the sound and sound design category.
 
After receiving these Telly Awards, WTIU and its sister station WFIU Public Radio have earned a total of 40 awards so far this year, including 24 Society of Professional Journalists Awards from the Indiana Professional Chapter and seven Regional Murrows. WTIU is also nominated for 16 NATAS Central Great Lakes Emmys. The Emmy winners will be announced on June 22.

A complete list of Telly Award winners follows:

Journey Indiana
Whoop There It Is
Gold Telly Winner in Television – Nature & Wildlife
Nick Deel, producer, videographer, editor; John Timm, videographer
 
Journey Indiana
The National Model Aviation Museum
Silver Telly Winner in Television – Museums & Galleries
Saddam Al-Zubaidi, Videographer
 
Journey Indiana
Great Grains
Silver Telly Winner in Television – Sustainability
Nick Deel, producer, videographer, editor
 
Journey Indiana
A Timeless Medium
Silver Telly Winner in Television – Videography & Cinematography
Saddam Al-Zubaidi, videographer
 
Journey Indiana
A Light at the End of the Lake
Bronze Telly Winner in Television – Travel & Tourism
John Timm, producer/videographer/editor
 
Journey Indiana: From Above
Bronze Telly Winner in Television – Drone & Aerial Cinematography
Jason Pear, producer; Jacob Lindauer, John Timm, Saddam Al-Zubaidi, and Jake Lindsay, drone videographers
 
Flyover Culture
Why Are There So Many Book Bans?
Bronze Telly Winner in Online – Social Issues
Payton Whaley, producer; Jake Lindsay, videographer
 
Flyover Culture
Jackbox Games, From Pitch to Party Pack
Bronze Telly Winner in Online – Video Games & eSports
Payton Whaley, producer; Saddam Al-Zubaidi, videographer
 
Wes Montgomery at 100: A 100th Birthday Tribute Concert
Bronze Telly Winner in Television – Sound & Sound Design
Kevin Evans, audio engineer; Todd Gould, producer