PRESS RELEASE — Monday, April 19, 2010
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Idaho Public Television Garners Nine Regional Emmy Nominations

Idaho Public Television received nine Northwest Regional Emmy Award nominations Friday.

The award winners will be announced during the June 5 Emmy Awards Banquet at Snoqualmie Casino near Seattle.

Nominated are:

  • D4K 10th Anniversary in the Children/Youth-Program/Special category — Joan Cartan-Hansen, host/producer; Sue Nass, contributing producer; Mare Morris, videographer.
  • PATHWAYS OF PIONEERS: AN OUTDOOR IDAHO SPECIAL in the Historic/Cultural-Program/Special category; John Crancer, producer.
  • OUTDOOR IDAHO “Adventure Racing” in the Sports-Program Series category; Thanh Tan, producer.
  • OUTDOOR IDAHO “Let Me Be Brave” in the Sports-One Time Special; Marcia Franklin, producer.
  • OUTDOOR IDAHO “Winter Play” in the Informational/Instructional-Program/Special; Joan Cartan-Hansen, producer.
  • HYMNS OF THANKSGIVING in the Special Event Coverage (Not News or Sports) category; Jeff Tucker, producer.
  • OUTDOOR IDAHO “Wolves in Idaho” in the Public/Current/Community Affairs category; Bruce Reichert, executive producer.
  • OUTDOOR IDAHO “Winter Play” in the Writer-Program category; Joan Cartan-Hansen.
  • IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION in the Station Excellence category; Peter W. Morrill, general manager.

IdahoPTV is a statewide public television system with transmitters in Coeur d’Alene, Moscow, Boise, Twin Falls and Pocatello-Idaho Falls, plus a network of 42 translators to extend the signal beyond the transmitter areas.