Larry Unger
MPT to broadcast regional Emmy® Award ceremony on July 1
The National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) presented Maryland Public Television with four Emmy® awards during its 58th Emmy gala at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel on Saturday, June 25.
A three-hour broadcast of the Emmy Awards ceremony airs on Friday, July 1 at 8 p.m. on MPT2. The telecast is the first program to air on MPT2 in its new high-definition format.
A Video Conversation with Larry Unger, President and CEO of MPT About Their Salute to Vietnam Veterans - Interviewed by Edwin Warfield
The regional Emmy® Awards recognize work in 105 separate categories. The annual competition acknowledges achievement in areas including entertainment programming, news and documentary shows, and sports programming. There were 937 submissions for work produced in 2015, resulting in 317 nominations.
MPT earned 17 nominations in 12 categories and received Emmy® Awards in the following categories:
- Chesapeake Heritage – Program/Special
Potomac by Air: Our Nation’s River
John Paulson, Producer/Writer
Michael English, Executive Producer/Writer
Patrick Ridgely, Associate Producer
- Magazine Program – Program/Special
Outdoors Maryland: Episode 2801
Michael English, Producer
Patrick Ridgely, Associate Producer
Daryl Martin, Online Editor
- Audio
Audio Composite – Jillian Kuchman
Maryland Public TV Jillian Kuchman, Audio Engineer/Mixer
- Lighting
America’s Veterans: A Musical Tribute – The Vietnam War
Commemoration Edition
Tracy Gaspari, Lighting Director
Harry Vaughn, Lighting Director
In the past decade alone, MPT productions and personnel have earned more than 60 regional Emmys®. Since its launch in 1969, Maryland Public Television has also been the recipient of four national Emmy® Awards.
The National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts &
Sciences was established in 1958 and comprises more than 900 television broadcast professionals dedicated to fostering and recognizing outstanding achievements in television production throughout the National Capital Chesapeake Bay region.
About MPT
Launched in 1969 and headquartered in Owings Mills, MD, Maryland Public Television is a nonprofit, state-licensed public television network and member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). MPT’s six transmitters cover Maryland plus portions of contiguous states and the District of Columbia. Frequent winner of regional Emmy® awards, MPT creates local, regional, and national television shows. Beyond broadcast, MPT’s commitment to professional educators, parents, caregivers, and learners of all ages is manifest in its year-round instructional events and super-website Thinkport, which garners in excess of 14 million visits annually.
