STATEWIDE – NJN Public Television and Radio received four Mid-Atlantic Emmys at the annual Emmy Awards ceremony held on September 15, 2007 in Philadelphia. Nominated for 14 Emmys in categories as varied as Arts Program, Education/Schools Program, Community Service, and Interview Discussion Series, NJN took home two Emmys for an episode of its State of the Arts series, as well as an Emmy for a program of the Due Process series, and one for a segment of the Classroom Close-up, NJ series.
“We are delighted to be recognized by our peers for our exceptional programs, which this year includes a series featuring an in-depth focus on the arts, New Jersey’s public schools, and a balanced look at legal issues,” said NJN Executive Director Elizabeth Christopherson.
State of the Arts: The Healing Arts garnered an Emmy in the category of Magazine Program or Special for Susan Wallner, Series Producer; Eric Schultz, Producer; and Christopher Benincasa, Producer. The special episode takes a poignant look at the liberating — even cathartic — effect that music, dance, and the visual arts have on human nature. State of the Arts, which marks 25 years on NJN this year, is an award-winning half-hour arts magazines that goes on location with creative personalities and productions around the state and devotes each show to a particular theme. Funding for State of the Arts is provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. The series airs Fridays at 8:30 pm and is rebroadcast Wednesdays at 11:30 pm.
The Body You Have, a story segment of The Healing Arts program, also received an Emmy in the category of Informational/Instructional Program Feature or Segment for Susan Wallner, the story’s Producer. The segment focuses on “Wheels in Motion,” a project of The Roxey Ballet, based in Lambertville, New Jersey. This teaching, mentoring, and performing project provides a vehicle for people to explore the art of dance regardless of individual disabilities.
Due Process: Needle Exchange Redux received an Emmy in the category of Health/Science-Program or Special for Sandra King, Senior Producer; Jeff Friedman, Executive Producer/Director; Raymond Brown, Host; and Richard Kretchmer, Editor. The program explores the issue of needle exchange in New Jersey, the last state in the nation to outlaw all distribution of syringes without a prescription. It takes a look at how needle exchange works in Philadelphia and includes interviews with a Columbia University epidemiologist and the head of the Drug-free Schools Coalition. Due Process, now in its 11th season, is NJN’s award-winning weekly series on law and justice issues. The series is made possible by major funding from the New Jersey State Bar Foundation and the Fund for New Jersey. Due Process airs Sundays at 9:30 am and 6:30 pm and Tuesdays at 11:30 pm.
Classroom Close-up, NJ: Whodunnit? received an Emmy in the category of Education/Schools Program Feature or Segment for Kevin Ronan, Segment Producer; and Wanda Swanson, Executive Producer. Whodunnit? is a segment of one of Classroom Close-up, NJ’s programs in which Advance Placement Biology students at Nottingham North High School in Hamilton participate in a CSI-type mystery. With the help of Princeton University, students use DNA analysis to determine which administrator stole a chocolate cake from the Teacher’s Lounge. Classroom Close-up, NJ is a magazine-style weekly series focusing on innovative education in New Jersey’s public schools. The program is a co-production of the New Jersey Education Association and NJN public Television, with additional funding provided by PSE&G and Lockheed Martin. Classroom Close-up, NJ airs Mondays at 6:30 pm and Saturdays at 9 am.
The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences was chartered in 1981. It is dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. The Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards recognize excellence in regional television news, programming, and individual achievement.
NJN is available on all New Jersey cable systems, satellite systems, and Time Warner Cable channel 750 in NYC.
State of the Arts is also available via video streaming at njn.net after the original broadcast.
Additionally, the program is repeated on NJN’s JerseyVision available on Comcast Digital Cable in New Jersey.
(Check http://www.njn.net/digital/schedule.html for detailed listings.)
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