Four Nine PBS team members were recognized for their achievements at the 2025 Mid-America Emmy® Awards Ceremony in St. Charles, MO, in October.
- Senior Producer Anne-Marie Berger was recognized for her induction into the Emmy’s Silver Circle.
- Jim Kirchherr’s story, Living St. Louis: Celia's Pardon, won for short-form content in the diversity/equity/inclusion category.
- Multimedia Producer Mike Gualdoni won in the history category for his documentary on artist Bob Cassilly, Concrete Jungle Gym.
- Associate Multimedia Producer Carter Reeves was honored as a recipient of a 2025 Mid-America NATAS Foundation scholarship.
We were thrilled to receive thirteen nominations in 2025, more than doubling the number of awards Nine PBS was nominated for last year, which illustrates Nine PBS’s growing commitment to continue telling our community’s stories.
“At Nine PBS, we believe public broadcasting is essential to our region. Every story we tell is shaped by the voices and experiences of people who are here, and being recognized at this level affirms the importance of public media in strengthening our community, says Amy Shaw, President and CEO of Nine PBS.
Check out all the nominated stories below or on Nine PBS’s YouTube channel; subscribe today!
Contributed by Lynanne Feilen.
Documentary/Cultural
Papa Ray’s Vintage Vinyl Roadshow – Nine PBS, Tom Ray
Public Affairs Program
Rebuilding the Dream – Jim Kirchherr, Frank Popper, Whitney Hess
Informational/Instructional (Short Form)
Living St. Louis: Recovery of Military Records – Leah Gullet
Arts & Entertainment (Long Form)
Papa Ray Goes to UK – Nine PBS, Tom Ray
Living St. Louis, The Aerovons – Brooke Butler
Entertainment (Short or Long)
Teen Talent Competition – Brian Holder
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (Short Form)
Living St. Louis: Celia’s Pardon – Jim Kirchherr
Environmental/Science (Short Form)
Living St. Louis: Purple Martins – Anne-Marie Berger, Laurent Torno
Historical/Cultural
Living St. Louis: Harriet Scott – Jim Kirchherr
Political/Government (Short Form)
Nine PBS Reports: Amendment 3 – Jim Kirchherr, Olivia Moses
Political/Government (Long Form)
Race for Mayor: The St. Louis Citizen’s Agenda – Anne-Marie Berger, Whitney Hess, Jim Kirchherr, Olivia Moses, Aaron Landgraf, Sarah Fenske
Photography
Humans of St. Louis – Aaron Landgraf
Documentary/Historical and Editing
Concrete Jungle Gym – Mike Gualdoni