St. Louis, MO—October 22, 2020—Nine received five 2020 Emmy® nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Mid-America Chapter today, one of 19 regional chapters of NATAS. Winners will be announced during the virtual 44th Annual Mid-America Emmy Awards program on November 21.
Of Black and Blue: The Journey of African American Police
Ruth Ezell, Brian Holder
Category: Specialty Assignment: Program/Special
Ezell examines race and police-community relations through the eyes of Black police officers, providing historical context and perspectives on how to move forward.
Mid-Century Modern in St. Louis
Kara Vaninger, Brooke Butler, Brian Holder
Category: Documentary: Cultural
An exploration of how St. Louis became a hotbed of modernist architecture, including interviews with nationally renowned architects, historians, and preservationists.
A Baseball Legacy: Fans Remember the St. Louis Browns
Kara Vaninger, Ed Wheatley
Category: Human Interest: Program/Special
The film weaves personal stories of fans and former players of St. Louis’s other, beloved major league baseball team that played in the city between 1902 and 1953.
Living St. Louis: Local Woman Weds VP
Jim Kirchherr, Brooke Butler
Category: Historic/Cultural: Program Feature Segment
Nine’s flagship, magazine-style series covers the November 1949 celebrity wedding that made international headlines when widowed St. Louis secretary Jane Hadley married Harry Truman’s vice president, Alben W. Barkley.
Tyale McNary: He May Be Wrong, But He Doubts It
Frank Popper, Tyale McNary
Category: Interstitial
Tyale McNary offers up funny observations about life as part of a digital series.
About Nine Network of Public Media
Nine Network of Public Media is a multifaceted organization creating a network of individuals and organizations empowered by public media to strengthen civic life. One of the nation’s most watched public television stations, Nine Network offers the people of the St. Louis region multiple ways to explore the world and become engaged in civic life. Nine’s platforms include four distinct broadcast channels (Nine PBS, Nine World, Nine Create and Nine PBS KIDS®), the Nine Center for Public Engagement, the Public Media Commons, social media, and online. Nine Network’s rich legacy of serving the community was launched in 1954 and continues through our vision of a strong and healthy community working together through public media and our mission of igniting the spirit of possibility.
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Matt Huelskamp
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
(314) 313-6049
mhuelskamp@ketc.org