STATEWIDE – When the Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominations were announced on August 3, 2006, the State of the Arts series garnered eight nominations from among the 19 Emmy nominations received by NJN Public Television. The Emmy winners will be announced on Saturday, September 9, during the 24th annual award ceremony at the Marriott in Philadelphia.

The following State of the Arts programs were nominated in Individual Achievement and Programming Categories.

Arts Program or Special
Shakespeare: As You Like It
Nila Aronow, Executive Producer
Susan Wallner, Series Producer
Eric Schultz, Producer
Christopher Benincasa, Associate Producer

Forces of Nature
Susan Wallner, Series Producer
Amber Edwards, Segment Producer
Christopher Benincasa, Segment Producer
Eric Schultz, Segment Producer

Entertainment Program or Special
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Susan Wallner, Series Producer
Nila Aronow, Executive Producer
Amber Edwards, Segment Producer
Eric Schultz, Segment Producer

Historic/Cultural Program Feature or Segment
“In Search of Alexander” from the program American Originals
Eric Schultz, Producer/Director

Historic/Cultural Program or Special
Turnpike
Leandra Little, Producer/Writer
Nila Aronow, Executive Produer
Bob Herman, Editor

Magazine Program or Special
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Christopher Benincasa, Segment Producer
Susan Wallner, Series Producer
Eric Schultz, Segment Producer
Bob Herman, Online Editor
Peter Shea, Assistant Producer

Tools of the Trade
Eric Schultz, Segment Producer
Christopher Benincasa, Segment Producer

Writer-Program
Leandra Little, Producer/Writer, for Turnpike

State of the Arts is the recipient of 24 regional Emmy Awards including a 2005 Mid-Atlantic Emmy and a 2004 New York Emmy. The executive producer of State of the Arts is Nila Aronow, and the series producer is Susan Wallner. Funding is provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

State of the Arts, the award-winning, half-hour arts magazine, airs every Friday at 8:30 pm, followed by an encore presentation each Wednesday at 11:30 pm

The current episode of State of the Arts can be viewed online at www.njn.net. Individual stories will be available to view following their broadcast by visiting the program online at State of the Arts.