At the 2020 Mid-America Emmy® virtual awards program in November, Nine PBS producer Kara Vaninger was honored with an Emmy for the special, A Baseball Legacy: Fans Remember the St. Louis Browns. Senior editor Brian Holder, postproduction and color, graphic designer Allie Bronsky, titles and graphics, and associate producer Brooke Butler also played roles in the production’s success. Nine received four other 2020 Emmy® nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Mid-America Chapter.
A Baseball Legacy: Fans Remember the St. Louis Browns
Kara Vaninger, producer (pictured)
Ed Wheatley, executive producer (pictured)
The film weaves personal stories of fans and former players of St. Louis’s other beloved major league baseball team, which played in the city between 1902 and 1953.
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Jim Kirchherr, Brooke Butler
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Frank Popper, Tyale McNary