South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB) has received four nominations for the 2017 Upper Midwest Regional Emmy Awards from the National Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The nominees include:
1) Persistence Paying Off– Nominated in the category of “Science/Environment”
For over a decade, compliance paperwork, poison ivy and rattlesnakes prevented excavation of a new cave in Wind Cave National Park. But the discovery of Persistence Cave has paid off, as recent excavations reveal thousands of years of Black Hills history.
- Josh Kappler, Producer
- Paul Ebsen, Videographer
2) Tales of the Gridiron – Nominated in the category of “Sports – Program Series (Outside of News)”
The stories behind rural South Dakota communities supporting their local football teams.
- Brad Van Osdel, Producer
- Andrew Bork, Producer/ Videographer
- Paul Ebsen, Videographer
- Chad Andersen, Producer
- Nate Wek, Producer
- Josh Kappler, Co-Producer/Videographer
3) Deadwood Pioneer: A Face from the Past – Nominated in the category of “Historical Documentary”
Maps the work of the archeologists, historians, and forensic experts who pieced together the short life of a man whose skeletal remains were recently unearthed in a Deadwood residential neighborhood.
- Chad Andersen, Producer
- Andrew Bork, Videographer/Editor
- Brian Gevik, Narrator
4) Deadwood Pioneer: A Face from the Past – Nominated in the category of “Promotion: Program (Single Spot)”
- Dave Foote, Producer
- Brian Gevik, Voice Talent
- Fritz Miller, Producer
Winners will be announced at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 2017 Upper Midwest Regional Emmy Awards Gala, October 7 in Bloomington, Minnesota.