St. Louis, MO—September 14, 2022—The Nine PBS team produced outstanding television this year and they were rewarded with six Mid-America Emmy© Award nominations for work produced in 2021. The winners will be announced Saturday, October 29, at the Mid-America National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences annual gala, where Nine PBS Executive Producer Jim Kirchherr will be inducted into the Silver Circle, which honors those who have made significant contributions to TV for 25 years or more.
“I am proud of our work at Nine PBS and especially excited for our Living St. Louis team, who have consistently told compelling, local stories that magnify and deepen understanding of our community, and each other, for almost 20 years,” says Amy Shaw, president and CEO, Nine PBS.
Click on title links to view the content or watch these Mid-America Emmy-nominated stories at ninepbs.org and on the PBS Video App.
Living St. Louis: The Fulton Flash
Brooke Butler
Category: Human Interest–Long-Form Content
Helen Stephens, a track star known as the Fulton Flash, won gold at the 1936 summer Olympics in Berlin, but the success of the Fulton, MO, native was complicated by her brief meeting with Adolf Hitler and questions about her gender.
Living St. Louis: Missouri’s Bootheel
Jim Kirchherr
Category: Historical/Cultural–Short-Form Content
The story of John Hardeman Walker, an early landowner in southeast Missouri, who famously convinced the United States Congress to place the Bootheel in Missouri instead of Arkansas.
Living St. Louis: Charles Henry Turner
Jim Kirchherr
Category: Environment/Science–Short-Form Content
More than a 100 years ago, Black scientist Charles Henry Turner was doing groundbreaking work in the field of insect behavior while teaching at Sumner High School in St. Louis.
Living St. Louis: Florence Lawrence
Jim Kirchherr
Category: Informational/Instructional–Long-Form Content
Silent film star Florence Lawrence appearance in St. Louis in 1910 marked the start of our infatuation with movie stars. St. Louis also played a role in the publicity stunt that helped make her name famous: a rumor and well-publicized denial that she had been killed in a streetcar accident.
Living St. Louis Special: Early Childhood Education
Anne-Marie Berger, Brooke Butler
Category: Magazine Program
From the need for affordable, high-quality childcare programs to the struggle of providers to stay in business and retain quality teachers, this special explored the challenges our region faces and some of the solutions to ensuring the well-being of our most vulnerable learners. This special was made possible by PNC Grow Up Great.
Candy Men: The Story of Switzer’s Licorice
Patrick Murphy, Brian Holder
Category: Documentary, Historical
This historical documentary celebrates St. Louis, resiliency, and the American Dream, and spans three generations, two World Wars, economic depressions, and labor unrest—all while making delicious candies.
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