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Kansas City PBS Earns 10 Regional Emmy Nominations

September 10, 2021  |    |  2 min read

Kansas City PBS received 10 nominations for the 2021 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 highlighting the diversity of content across all our services – Kansas City PBS, 90.9 The Bridge and Flatland, KCPBS’ digital news source,” 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, even with current working restrictions imposed by a global pandemic, have been able to tell important KC stories.” 

The winners will be announced on October 23.  Kansas City PBS’ nominations are as follows: 

DOCUMENTARY – CULTURAL 

Six Streets 

Cody Boston, Josh Gloer, Michael Saldivar, Nicholas Wiggins, Trey Swager, Evan Wunsch 

DOCUMENTARY – HISTORICAL 

Bird: Not Out of Nowhere 

Brad Austin, John McGrath, Cole Blaise, Matthew McClelland

PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM 

Housing & Eviction Series 

Cody Boston, Vicky Diaz-Camacho, Catherine Hoffman 

INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL – SHORT FORM CONTENT

5 Vegetables to Start Growing: Beginner’s Guide 

Emily Woodring 

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT – SHORT FORM CONTENT 

Hurly Burly from KC Performs 

Brad Austin, John McGrath 

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT – LONG FORM CONTENT 

A Christmas Carol 

Brad Austin, Cole Blaise, Joseph Pollock, Matt Terwilliger 

HEALTH/MEDICAL – SHORT FORM CONTENT 

Birthing Battle | How Midwifery (Racially) Evolved 

Catherine Hoffman 

HUMAN INTEREST – LONG FORM CONTENT 

A Century of Change 

Kerry Rounds, Tamara Rounds, Tanner Davis, Spencer Chaney, Kevin McKinney, Jazman Brewer, Jamaal Jackson, Anthony Dixon, Trey Swager, Brian Brooks 

POLITICS/GOVERNMENT – LONG FORM 

Into The Zone 

Cody Boston, Nick Haines, Chris Lester, Samuel Snead 

Justice Deferred 

Nick Haines, Mark Stamm, Amanda Krenos, John McGrath, Matthew McClelland, Kevin Lambi

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