In an exciting evening of national recognition of local achievements across the public media system, Rhode Island PBS took home four first-place crystal trophies on Tuesday night during the virtual presentation of the 53rd Annual National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) Public Media Awards. The awards were presented during the 2022 NETA Conference and CPB Public Media Thought Leader Forum.
Rhode Island PBS took top honors in Education Learning Events for its program, “Reading Across Rhode Island: STAMPED Evenings for Educators.”
Chasing Silver: The Story of Gorham earned Best Historical Documentary.
“Dark History – A Segment from Rhode Island PBS Weekly” won Best Education/Schools content.
Under the Ground: The Story of Liberation News Service tied for Best Cultural Documentary.
“We are thrilled to be recognized for our creative work and humbled to be honored by our peers in public media,” said David W. Piccerelli, president of Rhode Island PBS.
In what NETA calls, “a mosaic of relevant content that reflects both creativity and diversity that paint rich stories of truth and consequence,” this year’s unprecedented number of entries were judged by a group of expert panelists from within the public media system, as well as industry professionals working outside of public media. Stations compete in the Public Media Awards in one of two divisions, based on their size. Rhode Island PBS competes in Division Two.
The award-winning broadcast content is available free to the public through the Rhode Island PBS Video On Demand portal at watch.ripbs.org.
