NJN’s The Hidden Child Takes First Place for Public Service Television
In the Philadelphia Press Association Media Awards

Trenton, NJ – Four NJN programs have received awards in this year’s Philadelphia Press Association Media Awards Competition. Winning first place in the category of Public Service Television is the NJN documentary The Hidden Child: Elizabeth G. Christopherson and Janice Selinger, executive producers; Sara Lee Kessler, producer/writer/narrator; Lisa Bair Miller, producer/editor; and Ron Wagner, camerman. The documentary chronicles the story of Maud Dahme, a New Jersey resident and former president of the New Jersey Board of Education – one of the only 100,000 children who survived the Holocaust. A “hidden child,” Dahme’s is a story of courage, hope and bravery in the face of evil and death. Her story continues with her devoted involvement in Holocaust and genocide education. The Hidden Child received the award for the documentary, website and teacher guide. The teacher guide was distributed free of charge to each New Jersey middle and high school with additional copies available for purchase. The documentary aired nationally on PBS in April, and the teacher guide is also available through PBS. More about this program is available at The Hidden Child at njn.net.

Receiving second place in the category of Television Feature is Due Process: Sandra King, senior producer; Raymond Brown, host. Due Process, launched in 1996, is NJN’s award-winning weekly series on law and justice issues. Cutting-edge coverage is the hallmark of this program, which explores criminal, civil, consumer and civil liberties law while addressing topics as diverse as mandatory sentencing, drug laws, capital punishment, adoption, divorce and discrimination. Due Process airs on NJN Sundays at 9:30 am with rebroadcasts on Sundays at 6:30 pm and Tuesdays at 11:30 pm. For more information, visit Due Process on njn.net.

Two NJN specials placed in the Television Magazine Feature category. Receiving second place is Seaside Story: Marie DeNoia, host/producer; Bobby Hartman, photography; and Kirk Sohr, editor. This half-hour documentary features the iconic New Jersey shore town of Seaside Heights, transformed each summer by tens of thousands of visitors flocking to its beach and boardwalk. The program, distributed nationally this year through American Public Television, follows the ups and downs of three businesses over the course of a summer. Visit Seaside Story on njn.net for more about this program.

Placing third in the category of Television Magazine Feature is Turning the Tide: Janice Selinger, executive producer; Bob Szuter, producer/editor; and Lynn Kosek Walker, producer/writer. Often misunderstood, America’s wetlands are commonly seen as wastelands – too wet to be easily built upon or farmed, yet a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes. Now recognized as a critical natural resource, the tide is turning for wetlands. This half-hour documentary, shot in high definition video, showcases the hidden beauty of the tidal areas in and around the Hackensack Meadowlands of northern New Jersey and the Hamilton -Trenton Marsh just south of the state capital of Trenton. More at Turning the Tide on njn.net.

The Philadelphia Press Association Media Awards Competition is open to all daily and weekly newspapers, radio stations and television stations serving the Greater Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey, and Northern and Central Delaware areas. This year’s awards banquet will take place on Friday, June 29 at the Bala Golf Club in Philadelphia.

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