Photo l-r: Host/Producer Liz Adeola, Associate Producer J.R. Hardman, Cinematographer Shawn Emery, Producer/Director Joe Prokop, and Lisa Olken, Director of Content.
PBS Utah took home six awards for their journalism and storytelling Thursday night at the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Utah Headliners Chapter awards ceremony. With more than 1,000 entries coming in from media outlets on all platforms, PBS Utah is honored to receive this recognition.
First Place, Television Education
Utah Insight: Students Speak Up: One Teacher's Quest to Amplify Young Voices in Education
RaeAnn Christensen, Producer
Shawn Emery, Cinematographer
Lee Ollerton, Technical Director
Connor O'Hagan, Audio Engineer
Second Place,Television: Business/Consumer
This Is Utah: Honey TeaHive
Liz Adeola, Producer
John Rogers, Cinematographer
Shawn Emery, Cinematographer
Brenton Winegar, Audio Engineer
Third Place, Television: Diversity and Equity
This is Utah: Song of the Paiute Native Youth Group
Joe Prokop, Producer
Liz Adeola, Producer
Shawn Emery, Cinematographer
Brenton Winegar, Audio Engineer
Honorable Mention, Television: Business Consumer
Utah Insight: Springdale's Squeeze: Unpacking the Housing Crunch
RaeAnn Christensen, Producer
Shawn Emery, Cinematographer
Brenton Winegar, Audio Engineer
Lee Ollerton, Technical Director
Honorable Mention, Television: Diversity and Equity
This is Utah: Threads of Heritage: Denise Koli's Fusion of Traditions and Trend in Fashion
RaeAnn Christensen, Producer
Shawn Emery, Cinematographer
Connor O'Hagan, Audio Engineer
Brenton Winegar, Audio Engineer
Honorable Mention, Television: Best TV Reporter
The Voices of Utah: Stories of Resilience
RaeAnn Christensen, Reporter
