Kansas City PBS received nine nominations for the 2022 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-America Regional Chapter EMMY Awards. The nominations are based on outstanding cultural, educational, technological, entertainment, news and informational achievements in television.
“We are thrilled to receive these nominations recognizing the diversity and importance of the content Kansas City PBS offers the metro,” said Kliff Kuehl, president and CEO of Kansas City PBS. “We are fortunate to have the generous support of our community, a talented team and collaborators who have been able to illuminate untold Kansas City stories on air and online.”
The winners will be announced on Oct. 29. Kansas City PBS’ nominations are as follows:
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS – NEWS
Debates Over Critical Race Theory Obscure and Mislead
Cody Boston, Vicky Diaz-Camacho
DOCUMENTARY – CULTURAL
Sandy Woodson, Emily Woodring, Brydie O’Connor
DOCUMENTARY – HISTORICAL
Preserving Our Past: Kansas City Stories of Black History
Catherine Hoffman
DOCUMENTARY – HISTORICAL
Brad Austin
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM
Houseless In Kansas City | Flatland
Cody Boston, Catherine Hoffman, Vicky Diaz-Camacho, D. Rashaan Gilmore
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT – LONG FORM CONTENT
John McGrath, Brad Austin
HUMAN INTEREST – LONG FORM CONTENT
Nicholas Wiggins, Jacob Handy, Samuel Jones, Nathan Johnson, Cody Boston
SOCIETAL CONCERNS – SHORT FORM CONTENT
Hotels for Kansas City’s Homeless Provide Shelter for Some and Headaches for Others
Catherine Hoffman, Cody Boston, Vicky Diaz-Camacho
PROMOTION – PROGRAM (SINGLE SPOT)
John McGrath
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